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Features
Curbed Cravings (Sherwood)
Ex-Barcelona wonderkid Bojan hopes he can find happiness, 'freedom' with Montreal Impact (ESPNFC)
On Bob Bradley (ESPNFC)
DaMarcus Beasley Can't Stop, Won't Stop as U.S. Legend Reaches 20 Years as a Pro (ESPNFC)
The Forgotten Story of How a U.S. Men’s Team Tore up the 1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship (The Athletic)
Ahead of Its Time (Traffic)
Why Do Didier Drogba, Diplo, Pete Wentz, and Brandon McCarthy Own a Second-Tier American Soccer Team Together? (The Ringer)
China vs. the West: Who Will Lead the Way in Embryo Editing Research? (Leaps)
Who Gives a Puck About Sports Merch? (Racked)
Economics Professor Sunil Gulati Is the Most Powerful American in Soccer (Howler/ESPNFC)
After Brush with Greatness in US Open Cup, Christos FC Just Wants to Have Fun (ESPNFC)
How Spain Great David Villa Broke the Illusion That MLS Is a Retirement Home (Bleacher Report)
Andrew Carleton May Be the Homegrown Star U.S. Men's Soccer Has Been Waiting for (Bleacher Report)
From Last Chance to the American Messi: The Rise of Rose Lavelle (Bleacher Report)
A Soccer Factory in Football's Heartland: 'It's Like It's Europe or Something' (Bleacher Report)
Geoff Cameron's Rise from Unheralded Youngster to USMNT Star (Bleacher Report)
FIFA Ultimate Team Tournaments Have One Goal in Mind: to Make You Believe You Can Be a Video Game Champion. (ESPNFC) + Talking about it on TV (ESPN2)
The Mayor of the Minor League (Worth)
What Happens When Soccer Bans Heading? (The Ringer)
Tottenham's Cameron Carter-Vickers Is Looking Like a Future Captain America (Bleacher Report)
Meet the Woman Who Dresses Your Favorite Superheroes (Racked)
Team USA's World Cup Hopes Hang on Bruce Arena United a Divided Squad (Bleacher Report)
Do You Need a $115 Apron? (Racked)
Progress Report: 3-D PrintingTaking Shape: Today, Tomorrow & Beyond (Consumer Digest)
The Patriots Are Even Sneakier Than You Think (FiveThirtyEight)
NFL Coaches Yell At Refs Because It Freakin’ Works (FiveThirtyEight)
How a Hunting Gear Brand Gets Huge (Racked)
The Next Next Big Thing (The Ringer)
Bill Foley's Big Bet (Worth)
Who’s LOLing Now? (Traffic Magazine)
The State of the Menswear Union (Racked)
How Lesser-Known Models Navigate Instagram and Snapchat (Racked)
Yoga Pants That Correct Your Form and the Future of Haptic Fashion (Racked)
In the Secondary Sneaker Market, It's No Longer Just about Nike (Racked)
Some NHL Stars Get More Assists at Home Than They Deserve (FiveThirtyEight)
How to Make it as an Artist in New York (Crain's)
The Future of Daily Fantasy Sports (Consumers Digest)
A Plan to Subsidize Rents May Not Be Enough to Keep Artists in Bushwick (Crain's)
On Any Given Sunday, NFL Favorites Win And Underdogs Lose (FiveThirtyEight)
NHL Coaches Are Pulling Their Goalies Earlier Than Ever (FiveThirtyEight)
Will This Robot Take Your Job? (Boston Globe Magazine)
If You Don't Click on this Story, I Don't Get Paid (The Awl) [The addendum]
Mix and the City (Howler)
Umpires Are Less Blind Than They Used to Be (FiveThirtyEight)
Royal Rumble (Improper Bostonian)
Norman Reedus Wrangles Alligators in New Orleans (The Red Bulletin)
Don't Be Fooled by Baseball's Small-Budget Success Stories (FiveThirtyEight)
How Your Favorite Team Blows its Money (FiveThirtyEight)
Hockey Refs Are Out To Get You (If They Already Got The Other Guy) (FiveThirtyEight)
The Growing Pains of U.S. Soccer's Dominant Supporter's Group (Fusion)
Meet the Venus and Serena of Squash (Boston Globe Magazine)
Welcome to Cyclocross (The Red Bulletin)
The 10 Types of NFL Quarterbacks (FIveThirtyEight)
An NBA Player's Draft Day Grudge Doesn't Help Him Play Better (FiveThirtyEight)
Can Former Mayor and Two-Time Felon Buddy Cianci Comeback? Again. (Vice)
American Rises to Rare Heights in Squash World, All While Hitting the Books (The New York Times)
How Florida State Football Hacked Football's Fitness Code (Men's Fitness)
Major League Soccer's Money Problem (The New Yorker)
The Craft Beer Market Has Exploded, and Now Brewers Are Worried about a Collapse (Business Insider)
The End of Seniority (AskMen)
The International Olympic Committee Says These Athletes Can Go to Sochi. Israel Says No. (Tablet)
I Failed a Mensa Test, Twice (Pacific Standard)
Playbook: Paul Rabil (ESPN The Magazine)
You Can't Stop Brian Scalabrine (Boston Globe Magazine)
Why Pele’s Cosmos Were the Best and Worst Thing to Happen to American Soccer (The New Republic)
Everybody Loves Shep Messing (SB Nation Longform)
Electric Funeral: Living through the Death of Virtual Worlds (The Verge)
Type Positive: The Rise of Helvetica (Open Skies)
The Unlikely Friendship Behind MLS’s Fiercest Rivalry (The Wall Street Journal)
Exit Time: The Future of Women’s Soccer in the U.S. (Grantland)
Tetris; Can a Cold War Classic Evolve for the Touchscreen? (The Verge)
Staying in the Game: A Profile of Squash Player Greg Gaultier (Lexus Magazine)
The 2006 World Cup with No Game Plan (The Awl)
Oh Bituminous Blast! At Midtown’s ‘Magic’ Gathering (The Awl)
The Family That Runs, and Runs, Together (The Classical)