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Why pickleball keeps catching men over forty

The court is 44 feet long, the ball goes slow, and somehow you'll be out there four nights a week. Start right and skip the torn calf.

GuideMovies & TVMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Sports Movies Where the Game Is the Least Interesting Part

The scoreboard is a lie. These films are about what a man does when nobody's clapping, plus the content concerns before you press play.

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GuideHobbiesDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Buy Your First Pickleball Paddle Without Overspending

Three specs actually matter, and the rest is marketing. What to look for, what to skip, and how to avoid the $250 mistake.

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100 Things6 min read

100 Things Every Man Should Do Before He Turns Forty

Some of these take twenty minutes. One takes a decade. None of them require a bucket list, a sports car, or a midlife crisis.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

BRO TakeHumorMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

A Field Guide to the Guys at Every Pickup Basketball Game

Nine men, one ball with no pebbling left, and a foul call nobody accepts. You know all of these guys, and you're one of them.

GuideHobbiesDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

The Kitchen, the Score and Your First Night of Open Play

Pickleball takes about twenty minutes to learn and a decade to master. Sort out the paddle, the two-bounce rule and where to show up.

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BRO TakeMovies & TVMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

The Best Sports Movies Ever Made, Ranked

Fourteen films worth a Friday night, ranked, with the content concerns named up front so nobody has to lunge for the remote.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideSportsAde Fisher23 Sept 20266 min

A Scholarship Offer Isn't Real Until It's in Writing

What a coach means when he says "we'd like to offer you," and the seven questions that turn a phone call into an actual number.

GuidePlayMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Your first beer league season at forty-five

What it costs, what hurts, which division to pick, and why skating badly is the only problem you actually have to fix.

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StorySportsSam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

Losing Well Is a Skill and These Men Mastered It

A conceded putt, a borrowed bolt, and a kicker who stood in front of 30,000 people. What the great losers teach that trophy cases never will.

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StorySportsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Nine Fights That Explain Boxing From Joe Louis to Muhammad Ali

Four decades of heavyweights, middleweights and one undefeated bricklayer, and the film worth watching tonight to understand all of it.

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GuidePlaySam Ortiz22 Sept 20265 min

The easiest way back to your father is a three-hour game

Side by side, facing the same direction, with something else to look at. That's why a game works when a phone call doesn't.

GuideSportsSam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

Your Kid Just Made a Travel Soccer Team. Now What

The gear, the money, the offside rule, and the twelve-minute car ride that matters more than any of it.

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GuideSportsNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Women's College Sports Are Booming and Easy to Get Into

Ninety-two thousand people showed up for a volleyball match in Lincoln. Here's the season-by-season map for anyone who wants in.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

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How to start playing golf from absolute zero

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Olympic Moments That Still Get Grown Men Every Time

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GuideSportsCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

What the Research Actually Says About One-Sport Kids

Before you sign the year-round travel contract, know what the pediatricians, the orthopedic surgeons and the NFL draft data all point to.

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Play6 min read

Start the weekly game yourself, because nobody else will

Pick a day, book the court, send one message. The hard part isn't fitness — it's being the person who keeps a game alive past week six.

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