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  1. 1.5x speed
    Pablo Torre Wants to Be Your New Favorite Sports PunditHis latest podcast hopes to be more than just a reaction to last night’s games.
    By Nicholas Quah
  2. again!
    Hulu Is Going to Cost You $18Starting on October 12, cousin.
    By Savannah Salazar
  3. buffering
    Why Disney+ and Hulu Just Got a Lot More ExpensiveLess bang for more bucks.
    By Josef Adalian
  4. vulture sports
    How to Stream the 2022 Australian Open Like a ProLet’s serve up some suggestions, shall we?
    By Savannah Salazar
  5. vulture sports
    ESPN Pulls Rachel Nichols From NBA Programming, Ending The JumpFollowing her “diversity” remarks about former colleague Maria Taylor.
    By Zoe Haylock
  6. streamliner
    Disney’s Streaming Bundle Will Soon Be an Even Better DealStarting in August, the price for ESPN+ is set to increase.
    By Savannah Salazar
  7. vulture sports
    Naomi Osaka Takes Home the ESPY for Best Female AthleteIn her first public appearance since withdrawing from the French Open and Wimbledon.
    By Charu Sinha
  8. vulture sports
    ESPN’s Malika Andrews to Replace Rachel Nichols During NBA FinalsFollowing her comments about colleague Maria Taylor.
    By Zoe Haylock
  9. vulture sports
    The 2021 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships Will Vault Onto ABCA little bit of joy as a treat.
    By Zoe Haylock
  10. halftime anytime
    The Killers Welcome Raiders to Vegas With Rooftop ‘Mr. Brightside’What is this, 2003? You wish. You wish it was 2003.
    By Halle Kiefer
  11. rip
    Snoop Dogg Raps Emotional Tribute to Kobe Bryant at the ESPYS“Man, it was Mamba insanity.”
    By Zoe Haylock
  12. movie review
    Be Water Is a Sports Doc with Righteous RageIn fact, it doesn’t feel like a sports doc at all. You walk away convinced that Bruce Lee was an artist more than anything else.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  13. the last dance
    A List of Michael Jordan’s Last Dance Grudges, Real or ImaginedFeaturing Isiah Thomas, Jerry Krause, and a suspicious pizza.
    By Dan McQuade
  14. overnights
    The Last Dance Recap: The Final CutMichael Jordan has lived his life as a battle of wills against the whole world. Why would he surrender control now?
    By David J. Roth
  15. the last dance
    Is This Guy Really Michael Jordan’s Best Friend?His name is George Koehler, he lives in Chicago, and his friendship with Jordan has a surprising backstory.
    By Dan McQuade
  16. overnights
    The Last Dance Recap: The Vengeance SeasonThe story of Michael Jordan’s return to basketball inspires the most moving and most unsettling episode yet.
    By David J. Roth
  17. overnights
    The Last Dance Recap: Michael Jordan Presents Michael JordanWhy did he retire from the NBA to play minor league baseball? Let’s find out.
    By David J. Roth
  18. vulture sports
    Ken Burns Is Not Here for ESPN’s Michael Jordan Doc, The Last Dance“I find it the opposite direction of where we need to be going.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  19. buffering
    Should ViacomCBS Blow Up Its Streaming Strategy?How the company can catch up in the streaming wars.
    By Josef Adalian
  20. the last dance
    A Mortified Carmen Electra Recalls Hiding From Michael JordanOn night two of The Last Dance, Electra recalled the time the greatest basketball player in the world walked in on her and Dennis Rodman.
    By Zoe Haylock
  21. overnights
    The Last Dance Recap: Dennis Rodman AgonistesWhy rush through a life as interesting as Rodman’s to get to yet another Michael Jordan anecdote?
    By David J. Roth
  22. backstories
    How The Last Dance Unearthed the Holy Grail of Buried Michael Jordan FootageThey brokered unfettered access to the Bulls’ inner sanctum, shot 500 hours of 16mm footage, then waited as it sat in the archives for 20 years.
    By Jake Malooley
  23. tv ratings
    The Last Dance Is ESPN’s New Ratings ChampThe premiere of the Michael Jordan docuseries gave the network its best-ever documentary ratings, easily surpassing O.J.: Made in America.
    By Josef Adalian
  24. vulture sports
    Huh, That Former Chicago Resident Sure Does Look FamiliarThe new Michael Jordan doc got creative in identifying subjects.
    By Hunter Harris
  25. overnights
    The Last Dance Recap: The Second FiddleThe Scottie Pippen Episode, like everything else about the actual Pippen, is pulled inexorably back toward Jordan.
    By David J. Roth
  26. overnights
    The Last Dance Premiere Recap: The Michael Jordan ProjectIt’s the closest thing we’ve got to sports right now.
    By David J. Roth
  27. tv review
    The Last Dance Is a Perfect Remedy for Sports WithdrawalA ten-part ESPN docuseries about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls would have been great under any circumstances. Right now, it feels like a gift.
    By Jen Chaney
  28. vulture sports
    How to Watch and Stream the New 30 for 30–ish Michael Jordan Doc The Last DanceThe ten-episode docuseries premieres April 19 at 9 p.m. ET.
    By Rebecca Alter
  29. coronavirus
    What Will ESPN Do Without Sports?The coronavirus shutdown has left the self-proclaimed “worldwide leader in sports” scrambling to fill airtime.
    By Patrick Hruby
  30. rip
    SportsCenter’s Elle Duncan Gives a Tearful Tribute to ‘Girl Dad’ Kobe Bryant“I would have five more girls if I could.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  31. tv review
    Basketball: A Love Story Is Good, But It’s No Slam DunkIf you have the slightest interest in basketball, you’ll still want to watch this massive ESPN docuseries.
    By Jen Chaney
  32. 30 for 30
    ESPN and Netflix Will Present Michael Jordan’s Life Story in 10 HoursJordan has authorized the docuseries, which will premiere in 2019.
    By Dee Lockett
  33. extortion
    Blackmail From Cocaine Dealer Led to Former ESPN Chief’s Surprising ResignationJohn Skipper resigned in December to deal with a longtime “substance addiction.”
    By Nate Jones
  34. tv
    Jemele Hill Is Leaving SportsCenter for the UndefeatedShe’ll write for the ESPN culture site and host town halls.
    By Hunter Harris
  35. espn
    ESPN Suspends Jemele Hill for Tweeting About NFL BoycottsHill tweeted about boycotting advertisers after Cowboys owner Jerry Jones promised to bench any player who protested during the national anthem.
    By Nate Jones
  36. podcast review
    30 for 30 Podcasts Is Like This American Life, But for SportsIt’s a podcast where sports stories of greater narrative ambition can flourish.
    By Nicholas Quah
  37. Jon Stewart Will Co-Host Tonight’s ‘SportsCenter’ from the Warrior GamesJon Stewart will return to the anchor desk tonight for a special edition of SportsCenter on ESPN. According to Entertainment Weekly, the former […]
    By Megh Wright
  38. close reads
    O.J.: Made in America Gives Us a Human Portrayal of Nicole BrownNicole Brown was a victim of murder. But in the ESPN O.J. Simpson documentary, she’s also a human being and a strong woman.
    By Jen Chaney
  39. let us compare
    FX’s O.J. v. ESPN’s O.J.: What’s the Difference?Yes, two of the best shows of this year are about O.J. Simpson, but they are not the same at all.
    By Brian Moylan
  40. roll call
    O.J.: Made in America: 9 Key Figures to Know in the ESPN DocumentaryThe who, when, and where are they now.
    By Kenny Herzog
  41. vice
    Vice Partners With ESPN, or Maybe Just Gets Into Sports IronicallyVice Sports will start producing a new short-form series for ESPN.
    By Jackson McHenry
  42. Modern Comedy Owes a Lot to Those ‘This Is SportsCenter’ Commercials Trawling YouTube is a weekly look at one interesting story or oddity from YouTube. You ever go down a YouTube rabbit hole and suddenly you’ve […]
    By Eddie Brawley
  43. espn would rather bay less
    Skip Bayless Is Leaving ESPN; Better Start Stockpiling Those Hot Takes NowThe Troll King will make his final First Take appearance in June.
    By Kevin Lincoln
  44. Randy and Jason Sklar Crack Jokes From the Cheap Seats Riffing, heckling, interrupting: whatever you want to call it, making fun of bad movies and TV shows is a time honored tradition shared by […]
    By Ramsey Ess
  45. sports
    Lil Wayne Re-created Some Historic Sports CallsHis version of the Miracle on Ice would’ve been a little less enthusiastic.
    By Dee Lockett
  46. the sports guy
    Bill Simmons Signs With HBOHe’s taking his talents to premium cable.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  47. thank you based god
    Lil B Went on ESPN to Let Everyone Know Who’s Cursed and Not CursedSorry, Kevin Durant.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  48. ESPN Recruits Hannibal Buress as an NBA Reporter ESPN and Grantland sent Hannibal Buress to a Cavs/Pelicans game to try to report on unibrowed superstar Anthony Davis. Unfortunately, Davis […]
    By Adam Frucci
  49. football
    Get Ready for Snoop Dogg’s ESPN Docu-SeriesFeaturing his football player son.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  50. 90s nostalgia
    Tonya Harding, Nancy Kerrigan Finally Getting ‘30 for 30’ DocWhyyyy, whhhhhyyyy.
    By Margaret Lyons
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