sports High school runner just happened to hit opponent's head with baton (video) Ellsworth Toohey

Games Sealed 1985 Super Mario Bros game fetches record $3m at auction Rob Beschizza

politics While adults rage, California athletes embrace trans champion AB Hernandez Jason Weisberger

chess Chess champ Magnus Carlsen rejoins tournament after they let him wear jeans Rob Beschizza

olympics ILL-ABILITIES showcases amazing differently-abled breakdancers Jennifer Sandlin

Two great bigots that go great together JD Vance joins JK Rowling in Olympic anti-trans bigotry Jason Weisberger

russia Russians lose Olympic gold to U.S. over doped figure skater at 2022 games Rob Beschizza

ireland Irish customs accepts Native American passports, 12 years after UK rejection Thom Dunn

russia Russia can't use name, flag, anthem at next 2 Olympics Xeni Jardin

memory The USA memory champion shows you how to memorize like a champion Nelson Dellis

Netflix Kevin Spacey made 'House of Cards' set 'toxic' with sexually 'predatory' behavior, sources say Xeni Jardin

north carolina North Carolina set to pass "compromise" bathroom bill that still leaves trans people without a pot to piss in Cory Doctorow

sexism Women competitors must wear hijabs at chess world championship, oddly awarded to Iran Rob Beschizza

events Borrowed Time: a magic show and portal to another world Mark Frauenfelder

education Prisoners' debate team trounces national champs from Harvard Cory Doctorow

offworld Women take a place at the pinball table Laura Hudson

Games Plagiarism claims roil chess coding scene Rob Beschizza