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Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti calls a play during the Rose Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal game against Alabama on Jan. 1 in Pasadena, California. (Mark J. Terrill/AP)

Google Curt Cignetti. He wins

Oliver Bateman · January 16, 2026 3:58 am

Team Indonesia in Netflix’s Physical: Asia. (Courtesy of Netflix)

Is a Korean reality show the last honest sport?

Oliver Bateman · January 2, 2026 3:05 am

Elise Bolton, PWBA Regional champion and NCAA title winner turned Instagram bowling influencer, during a tournament in 2013. (Getty Images)

The eternal argument over what is and isn’t a sport

Oliver Bateman · October 31, 2025 3:41 am

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The weight of comparison

Oliver Bateman · October 3, 2025 3:30 am

Josh Naylor of the Seattle Mariners steals second base as Max Schuemann of the Athletics is unable to field a throw in the top of the fourth inning on July 28 in Sacramento, California. (Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

The stolen base is back — and so is baseball

Oliver Bateman · September 4, 2025 11:50 pm

Why bringing back the Presidential Fitness Test is exactly what America needs, even if you hated it

Oliver Bateman · August 14, 2025 11:40 pm

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark looks around the defense of Seattle Storm forward Gabby Williams a game on June 24 in Seattle. (Lindsey Wasson/AP)

The WNBA should guard Caitlin Clark like gold

Oliver Bateman · July 11, 2025 5:37 am

John Cena’s empty throne

Oliver Bateman · May 30, 2025 12:35 am

Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cleveland Guardians with Pirates' Paul Skenes pitching on Paul Skenes Bobblehead Day at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

When Paul Skenes takes the mound, time begins anew in Pittsburgh

Oliver Bateman · April 24, 2025 11:00 pm

The future of golf is fun

Oliver Bateman · January 17, 2025 5:19 am

A second-chance Super Bowl for second-place cities

Oliver Bateman · November 28, 2024 11:35 pm

Tua Tagovailoa takes a third strike, but he’s not out

Oliver Bateman · September 27, 2024 9:04 am