Happy Friday, folks! October and SPOOKY SZN heads towards its zenith; The gales of November loom in the shadows. Or, if you're the Maryland Terrapins marketing team, Oktoberfest

I am going to this game and I will be DAMNED if I don't get one of these hats.
Big Ten Preseason Power Rankings 2026-27
How many Big Ten teams will be extra competitive, and how do we rank the giant glut of them?
Dream B1GAri Levin
Ty Cobb, Nathan Fielder, and True Stories That Aren’t True
The best movie of the year--and maybe of the era--is a story about the lies we tell ourselves (and each other).
Throwbacks: A Newsletter About Sports History and CultureMichael Weinreb
A lawsuit that *ACTUALLY* poses an existential threat to college sports
This one has absolutely nothing to do with employment
Extra PointsMatt Brown
Skye Blakely Ushers In The Next Era Of USA Gymnastics With Gold | Defector
My favorite moment from this year’s World Gymnastics Championships was the second after Skye Blakely hit the final pose in her floor routine. For a second, she was all smiles, sass, and confidence, radiating exactly the energy her sport’s judges want to see. Then the music ended, Blakely’s muscles released, and the 21-year-old from Texas…
DefectorDiana Moskovitz
If the First Marathon Had Been Completed by a Running Bro
ARISTIDES: Greetings, Pheidippides! But why are you covered in sweat? PHEIDIPPIDES: It is because I ran all the way here from Marathon. My friend, I bring im…
McSweeney's Internet TendencyNatasha Dumas