Meet the Notre Dame student who says he'll make $1 million on fantasy sports this year. [WSJ]
FIFA has so many freaking rules about World Cup uniforms. Here are the six weirdest. [Fast Company]
If you're in D.C. tonight, swing by the Dodge City bar at 8:30, where our own Drew Magary will be reading from Someone Could Get Hurt. We can't say it will end with Drew shotgunning beers with you, but we also can't say it won't.
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OJ: The Musical is a movie that exists, and the trailer suggests we might actually enjoy it. If you live in or near Atlanta, you can reserve some seats for a June 17 screening over here.
Since Iverson, the shooting sleeve has been as much a staple of NBA fashion as anything, but it actually started as a happy little medical-MacGyvering accident. The New Yorker has a short history of how it happened—go give it a read. Read more
Over at Slate, Eric Brewster and Ben Blatt have put together a very cool tool that completely automates an itinerary…
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Retro Report does its thing on the '98 Manning-Leaf draft and the cottage industry of character whisperers that sprang up in its wake. (If you've never heard of Retro Report, take a few minutes to watch this, about the myth of the crack-baby boom.)
Steven Levitt, co-author of Freakonomics, has his pick for the Kentucky Derby. He likes Chitu as the best value—20-1 right now—but he has some other recommendations for exotics that you should check out on his blog. Levitt also swung by Deadspin to chat horse racing yesterday, which you can read here.
Tired of dumb sportswriting? Our pal Yago Colás and friends are raising funds for a site that will bring together sports and the academy, in service of addressing serious questions about class, race, gender, and all the rest. Check out their plans, and think about kicking them some money. [The Allrounder]
Old pal Emma Carmichael tells you everything you need to know about UConn's Breanna Stewart, whom Geno Auriemma calls "the first Durantesque player in the women's game." [SI]
How do you survive an avalanche? You get a backpack that doubles as an "avalanche airbag," apparently. They've been around for decades, but have gotten a higher-tech makeover. Our friend Amanda Ruggeri has a look at them over on BBC.
This week's SI cover on the left; the Nov. 28, 1977, cover on the right. While we're doing throwbacks, here's Josh…
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Clean person Jolie Kerr is hosting an AMA over on reddit right now. Go ask her how to clean whatever the hell it is you've ruined this time.
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Deadspin Clean Person Jolie Kerr, author of a forthcoming book, is all up in your New York Times.
Over at FastCoDesign, they've collected a bunch of the worst (best? best.) uniform failures. This year's speed skating suits rank, but loop back for the bobsledder ass-rip and bobsledder pot belly. [FastCoDesign]
Friends of the site Adam Pash and Ellen Flaherty have made this cool thing that won't in any way be used by randy teenagers for the purposes of displaying genitalia. [andtheniwaslike.com]
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"Yeah! Let's watch some interchangeable monsters kick the shit out of each other strategically! And use a ball!": Jack Dickey watches football with Nate Jackson (have we mentioned how great his book is?). [Time] Read more