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Set up parental controls on every console in twenty minutes

Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and Steam each hide the important switch in a different place. This is where they're and what they miss.

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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GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Your kid's first hunt should end before they want it to

Plan ninety minutes, set the maximum range in the backyard, and rehearse the shot out loud before you ever leave the truck.

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The voice chat settings worth changing on your kid's console

Ten minutes in three menus gets you most of the way. The rest is knowing where the wall has a door in it.

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GuideSportsDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

How to Watch a NASCAR Race and Actually Know What's Happening

Four hundred miles isn't one long race. It's a dozen short ones, and the guy who understands the pit call wins the room.

GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

How to field dress a deer without ruining the meat

The clock starts the moment the animal is down. A calm, ordered method for getting the cavity open, the heat out, and the venison home clean.

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GuideGamingDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

What game age ratings actually tell you, and what they miss

The letter on the front of the box is the least useful part. The small icons on the back are where the real information lives.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

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.

GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Fishing With Kids Without Ruining It For Them

Ninety minutes, a dock, a box of worms and a bluegill. That's the whole plan, and it works better than anything ambitious.

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GuideGamingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Flight and driving sim gear that fits an actual desk

What to buy when you have a desk and not a spare room, which upgrades you'll feel, and the mounting problems nobody warns you about.

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GuideSportsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

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

Three whistles account for almost every stoppage in a hockey game. Learn them and the sport stops looking like chaos on ice.

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GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Your first hunting season will mostly be waiting

License deadlines, access, cold feet, and the hour after the shot. The parts of a first season the gear catalogues leave out.

GuideGamingDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

What to play when your reflexes are gone and your evenings are short

Turn-based games you can pause mid-move, five that teach you something, and the honest problem with Civilization's late game.

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BRO TakeSportsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Ten NFL Comebacks That Prove Nobody Is Ever Really Finished

From 35-3 in Buffalo to 28-3 in Houston, the greatest rallies in pro football all taught the same stubborn lesson.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

Hunting & Shooting6 min

When you're not sure of the shot, you already have your answer

Gaming5 min

Running a role-playing game for your own kids

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GuideSportsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Run a Fantasy Football League Nobody Quits

Cash buy-ins are what wreck leagues. Pull the money out and you have to build the stakes back in on purpose. Here's how that actually works.

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Hunting & Shooting6 min read

Where to hunt when you don't own a single acre

Public ground is already yours, and private permission is won in July by people who ask well and then keep their word.

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