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What to buy when you only get forty minutes a night

Resume time matters more than frame rate. A practical look at handhelds, consoles and the games that actually fit a short evening.

BRO TakeSportsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

The First Thursday of March Madness Beats Any Day in Sports

Sixteen games before dinner, a 16 seed with nothing to lose, and a senior playing the last basketball game of his life. Commentary.

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GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarSep 22, 20266 min

Cutting up your own deer without wasting half of it

What home butchering actually takes — the cold space, the tools, the legal checks, and the mistakes that cost you meat.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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Gaming5 min read

What esports scholarships actually pay, and what they cost

The roster spot is real. The money is usually partial. And the most useful part of a school program is the part nobody gets recruited for.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideSportsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

How to Survive Your First Rivalry Saturday With the In-Laws

You married a woman whose father hasn't spoken a rival's name out loud since 1985. A field guide to the week that runs his calendar.

GuideHunting & ShootingSam OrtizSep 22, 20266 min

The First Hunt Should Be Short, Warm and a Little Boring

Plan a kid's first time in the field around whether they'll want to come back, not around whether anything gets shot.

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GuideGamingDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Family game night on the console, without the arguments

Four controllers, rounds under twenty minutes, and a handful of games that work whether the youngest is six or the oldest is seventy.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

BRO TakeSportsSam OrtizSep 23, 20266 min

What a Small Town Loses When the Friday Night Lights Go Out

Four hours a week, a whole town shows up in the same place for the same reason. There's almost nothing else left like it.

GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarSep 22, 20265 min

Your knife, your saw, and what else the pack has to carry

The gear that matters starts working two hours after the shot, when the light is going and the animal is bigger than you remembered.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideGamingDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

The retro consoles worth keeping and the ones to sell

Flip the Wii over before you list it. Model numbers, dying save batteries, and the honest way to price what's sitting in your closet.

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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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Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarSep 22, 20266 min

Dressing for the stand when you won't move for six hours

Sitting still in the cold is a different problem than hiking in the cold, and most hunters dress for the wrong one.

GuideGamingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

How loot boxes work on kids and how to shut them down

Randomized rewards, points currencies and limited-time shops are built to beat a ten-year-old's self-control. The fixes take about twenty minutes.

Delicious.com — Nine thousand recipes and a plan for tonight

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GuideSportsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Watch the Safeties First and Football Opens Right Up

Ten seconds before every snap, both coordinators show you their hand. Learn where to look and a Sunday broadcast stops being noise.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Hunting & Shooting6 min

Reading Sign Is a Clock, Not a Map

Gaming5 min

Set the time you stop, not the hours you play

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideSportsSam OrtizSep 23, 20265 min

How to Coach Youth Baseball When You've Never Coached Anything

You signed the volunteer form, you got twelve kids and a bag of bats, and the first practice is Tuesday. Start with the 90-minute plan.

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Hunting & Shooting5 min read

Sight in six weeks early, not the night before

A rifle that shot well last November doesn't owe you anything this year. Confirm it early, confirm it cold, and confirm it from the positions you'll actually shoot.

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How many days a week are you actually training?

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