World Cup Recaps and Previews, Wednesday June 17: The Bigs Score in Bunches
Lots of goals from Messi, Mbappe, and Haaland
Promises Made, Promises Kept: The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Absolutely Looks Like Shit Now | Defector
If everyone in the United States weren’t living downstream from its consequences, it would be a pretty good tragic flaw that Donald Trump wants more than anything to be seen as a brilliant man who has always been right about everything when he is transparently a butterfingered dunce whose professional expertise more or less begins…
David Roth
The Basket Under Review Newsletter - June 16, 2026
Kentucky is hiring Michigan State athletic director J Batt, according to a release from the school. Batt will replace the outgoing Mitch Barnhart, who is set to retire in July. Batt’s tenure at Michigan State was technically two days short of one year. He was hired at Michigan State
Basket Under Review
Which program sold the most tickets in FY25?
Plus: what sports beyond football and basketball sold tickets, where has ticket revenue jumped the most, and more:
Matt Brown
EVERYTHING HAPPENED THIS WEEKEND
We may be partial to October as the best sports month, for obvious football-related reasons. But in a World Cup year, June can be utterly transcendent.
Spencer Hall
Shams Charania Casually Tells Colleagues He Really Looking Forward To Breaking Michael Jordan’s Death
CHICAGO—Anticipating the announcement would rank among the biggest scoops of his career, ESPN senior NBA insider Shams Charania is said to have casually mentioned to his colleagues Tuesday that he was really looking forward to breaking the news of Michael Jordan’s eventual death. “When MJ dies, I’ll be right there with a ‘breaking news’ post […]
The Onion Staff
