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GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

How to Find Pickleball Open Play and Leagues Near You

The courts are full of games you haven't been invited to yet. Here's how the paddle rack, the group texts and the ladders actually work.

GuideNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Pickleball Etiquette That Gets You Invited Back

The unwritten rules of open play, from the paddle rack to the post-game tap, so your first morning on a new court isn't your last.

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GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Win More Pickleball Points With the Dink and the Third Shot Drop

Stop smashing everything. The soft game is how beginners start beating people who swing harder than they do.

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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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GuideDean ShawSep 23, 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.

Man United host Aston Villa at Old Trafford in a key Premier League match

ESPN is tracking Sunday's game with live updates, the score and running commentary.

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BRO TakeOutdoorsWes DunbarNov 8, 20266 min

Wind will beat you before rain ever does

Everybody packs for rain. The thing that actually ruins a night out is moving air, and it's cheaper to fix than a wet sleeping bag.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideMovies & TVMarcus ValeNov 8, 20265 min

Turn the sound down on an old nature show and just watch

Wild Kingdom, Cousteau and the early BBC naturalists made you look first. Here's how to use them to train your eyes and your kids'.

NewsSportsBRO DeskNov 8, 20261 min

Notre Dame Knocks Off No. 1 Miami 31-24 in Playoff Push

The Irish answered last season's loss to the Hurricanes with a Saturday night win in South Bend.

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GuideOutdoorsWes DunbarNov 7, 20266 min

Scout with a kid before you ever hunt with one

Three Saturdays, no gun, one kid with a map. It's the best hunting prep you'll do, and it teaches more than opening day will.

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GuideMovies & TVMarcus ValeNov 7, 20265 min

Documentaries that send you to the workbench

Most "inspiring" films about builders leave you feeling like you did something. These five leave you with sawdust on your boots.

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GuideFishingWes DunbarNov 7, 20266 min

Rinse it, back the drag off, and the salt never wins

Most saltwater gear dies from what happens after the trip. Ten minutes in the driveway, plus one yearly teardown, keeps a good reel working for decades.

BRO TakeHumorMarcus ValeNov 7, 20264 min

Why your fish gets an inch bigger every time you tell it

The bass was fourteen inches. By Thanksgiving it's seventeen. Here's the honest math of a good fish story, and when to tell one.

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NewsSportsBRO DeskNov 7, 20261 min

LeBron James has a rough night in Cleveland as 76ers fall to Cavaliers

James scored eight points on 3-for-12 shooting with six turnovers in Philadelphia's 119-96 NBA Cup loss.

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Leave Your Own Rod in the Truck

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Pick Your Line by the Water, Not the Fish

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NewsSportsBRO DeskNov 6, 20261 min

Giants reportedly lead Broncos and Vikings in chase for Colts RB Jonathan Taylor

A trade rumor says New York is ahead of two other teams in pursuit of the Indianapolis running back.

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Your Son Said "That's Mid" and Your Wife Wants a Translation

A field guide to teenage slang at the dinner table, and why you'll get half of it wrong in front of the one person who notices.

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