Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Bears’ George McCaskey thrilled with dream season, even Ben Johnson’s F-bombs
The Bears’ chairman is typically averse to curse words, but 2025’s viral moments, especially from wins over the Packers, made him smile.
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Examining 5 NY Jets NFL Draft theories: Pass on Reese? Trade Breece Hall? Ty Simpson Round 1?
Some insight into the Jets’ likely (and unlikely) plans as the NFL Draft nears.
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‘The Beast’ is here, plus a base-brawl
The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! I hope you have a favorite fact about yourself ready. Inside: 📘 600 pages of NFL Draft 🥊 Base-brawl 🐘 Behold the Zammoth I come to you this morning with…
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Chicago Blackhawks are No. 1 in Scott Wheeler’s 2026 NHL prospect pool rankings
With top players at multiple positions, the Blackhawks have a significant collection of legit prospects.
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OG Anunoby, Derrick White highlight our All-Perimeter Defense First Team
The NBA’s stars pushing stellar defense to the limit.
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Red Wings let another game slip late as playoff odds shrink further: 5 thoughts
The Red Wings let a potential regulation win slip away in the final 20 seconds Tuesday, the latest in a long line of missed chances.
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Zach Werenski, on a busted boot, keeps Blue Jackets’ season alive
Werenski scored the shootout-winner for Columbus as the team faced an almost must-win situation and pulled off a massive comeback.
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Which NHL top defense pairs have been the best and worst in the 2025-26 season?
Let’s identify which teams have top pairs that are dominating and which ones are significantly trailing the competition.
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With Cubs’ Cade Horton out for the season, what’s the plan for the rotation?
Ultimately, the likely scenario, at least until the trade deadline, is that the answer to their problems is coming from inside the org.
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How much ABS is too much ABS? We answer your MLB questions in this week’s mailbag
Why are there so many rookie extensions all of a sudden? Is MLB expansion a foregone conclusion? And how many ABS challenges is enough?
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