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How India’s Gukesh Dommaraju Became Chess King in a Cricket Crazy Country

Indian chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju has become the youngest world chess champion ever after defeating defending champion Ding Liren of China. Gukesh’s win on Thursday came in the last game of the 14-game World Chess Championship in Singapore.

Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss Reveals Cancer Diagnosis, 6-Hour Surgery

Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss says he is being treated for cancer and is recovering from major surgery.

Dr. A’s Fantasy Basketball Risers and Fallers: Nikola Vucevic, Jrue Holiday Trending in Different Directions

Which fantasy basketball players are on the rise or trending down so far this season? Steve Alexander highlights the names to know.

The NFL Does Not Need to Fear Private Equity

The NFL’s only problem is that it needs free-flowing dollars to keep pace with itself.

This Catholic Liberal Arts School Is the Best-Kept Secret in College Football

San Antonio’s University of the Incarnate Word has produced major conference transfers like Heisman Trophy finalist Cam Ward.

Polo review – Prince Harry’s unintentionally hilarious profile of the world’s stupidest sport

To briefly paraphrase Hans Gruber: when Prince Harry saw the breadth of his Netflix deal, he wept for there were no more family members to slag off.

Running On Empty: How Corporate Cultures Fuel Burnout

In my work advising organizations, I've observed a disturbing trend that's about to reach critical mass.

Tradition, discipline, brotherhood: What it's like to play football at Army, Navy

THE STEEP CLIMB up Stony Lonesome Road is harrowing, even for the fittest of Army's football players.

A Year in Reading: Power to the People

“You know you’re going to die—today, tomorrow, within fifty years. . . . What is it that you want to do with your life before that happens?” Back in January, cave dweller Beatriz Flamini posed this question to D.T.

Road to Damascus

The Syrian civil war lasted twelve long years, but it ended in twelve days. The speed of the rebel advance that brought down the regime of Bashar al-Assad was remarkable.

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‘The army just ran away’: how Bashar al-Assad lost his brutal grip on Syria

One month ago, during a meeting in Beirut, a senior western diplomat was venting his frustration: when would international sanctions be lifted from the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad? Though the dictator had few friends, it seemed that the brutal killing and torture of hundreds of thousands of pr

Why everyone you know is running a marathon

For 20-somethings like me, it can bring order, and friendship, into our lives when we need it most. The 2024 New York City Marathon officially broke the world record for marathon finishers, with 55,646 runners from all over the world crossing the finish line earlier this month.

I Helped the Army Remember Its Values. I Wish I Could Do the Same for the Country.

THERE ARE TIMES IN ALL OUR LIVES when we lose our way.

He was suicidal and needed help. Online predators pushed him to take his life on camera.

Investigations He was suicidal and needed help. Online predators pushed him to take his life on camera.

I changed these 6 Samsung TV settings to significantly improve the picture quality

Say you picked up a shiny new TV this holiday season. You unbox it like a kid at Christmas and prepare yourself to binge-watch Squid Game 2. You think to yourself, "This is 2024. TV technology is sizzling, and it's going to look amazing no matter what.

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How India’s Gukesh Dommaraju Became Chess King in a Cricket Crazy Country

Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss Reveals Cancer Diagnosis, 6-Hour Surgery

Dr. A’s Fantasy Basketball Risers and Fallers: Nikola Vucevic, Jrue Holiday Trending in Different Directions

The NFL Does Not Need to Fear Private Equity

This Catholic Liberal Arts School Is the Best-Kept Secret in College Football

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