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Good Sportsmanship at Youth Games Starts in the Bleachers

Kids learn how to win and lose by watching the adults. A plain code for players, parents and coaches, and why it runs top-down.

GuideSportsCal BrennanSep 30, 20266 min

The Safest Off-Season Lifting Program Starts Lighter Than Kids Want

A twelve-week plan for high school athletes that builds real strength, and why the garage max is the lift that hurts people.

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GuideHobbiesDean ShawSep 23, 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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Three Dads, a Wiffle Ball and the Game That Took Over America

Pickleball started as a fix for bored kids on a Washington island in 1965. How it went from a backyard to pro leagues is a great American sports story.

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GuideSportsDean ShawSep 29, 20267 min

Your First Pickleball Tournament Is Mostly Waiting. Plan for It

Brackets, ratings, partners and the cooler that decides how you play at 2 p.m. Everything nobody tells you before your first entry.

GuideHobbiesDean 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.

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GuideSportsDean ShawSep 29, 20266 min

The shot that gets you from 3.0 to 3.5 is the soft one

Power wins you games against beginners. It stalls you there. The skills that actually move a pickleball rating are quieter than you'd think.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideSportsAde FisherSep 23, 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.

StorySportsSam OrtizSep 23, 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 ValeSep 23, 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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GuideSportsSam OrtizSep 23, 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 CastellanSep 23, 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.

StorySportsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Olympic Moments That Still Get Grown Men Every Time

A cartwheel in Sydney, a father climbing out of the stands in Barcelona, and a 29-foot jump nobody saw coming. The list that never gets old.

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GuideSportsCal BrennanSep 23, 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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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Sports6 min

Icing, Offside and the Penalty Box, Explained in Ten Minutes

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The First Thursday of March Madness Beats Any Day in Sports

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GuideSportsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Baseball Isn't Boring, You're Watching It Wrong

The pitch clock fixed the pace. Here's how to actually watch a game so the nine innings fly by, plus five real games worth your evening.

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Dads5 min read

The car ride home is where your kid learns to lose

Your son's worst moment is the ninety seconds after the final whistle, and what you do with them decides whether he keeps playing or starts hiding.

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