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November 30, 2023

You Won’t Believe What This Race Puts Its Competitors Through—or Spectators

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You hear a lot of strange noises at night from inside a camping tent. In the California desert, there’s coyotes yipping and screeching under the moonlight, plotting heinous crimes against household pets. In the woods of Vermont, it’s the trademark “Who cooks for youuu?” hoot of the barred owl, which is an unsettling thing to be asked while you’re squatted down in the dark with your pants around your ankles. Nothing compares, however, to the piercing backwoods racket happening in southern Tennessee during Red Bull TKO weekend—when the harshest hard enduro race on this half of the planet is in full tilt. 

In the dense forests of Sequatchie, TN, campers have heard sounds for years that simply defy explanation. The locals have attributed it to an urban legend known as “The Banshee of Sequatchie,” an elusive humanoid cryptid said to haunt the mountains around the nearby Trials Training Center for demons on dirt bikes.

Whatever it is, it’s been happening around the end of August every year since 2011. Without fail, dozens of people report hearing strange noises like aluminum cans being crushed from dusk till dawn, human-like screams and laughter coming from deep within the forest, and the unmistakable sound of two-stroke engines ringing throughout the night like a gang of chainsaw-wielding madmen felling trees by moonlight.

I’d been following this phenomenon for years, but this August I decided to travel out to the Sequatchie Valley wilderness myself to investigate. What I discovered there in the woods of East Tennessee is not for the faint of heart, so consider yourself warned before reading further into this tale of supernatural spectacle.

Hard enduro racing is, by its very nature, a bewildering spectacle to behold—a lawless free-for-all where the race course is the forest itself.

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What Goes On in the Wilderness

I spent three nights in those woods, but it took all of three seconds to solve the mystery of the “The Banshee of Sequatchie.” Here in this sleepy little town with a population of just 16,000 people, it turns out the folks at Red Bull have been sponsoring the most challenging off-road race in North America right under our noses. I was stuck in the middle of the 2023 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout hard enduro championship, and I was in for 72 hours of sheer madness.

Like all urban legends, it turns out the TKO started from humble beginnings. The competition first ran back in 2011, and saw just 50 racers competing for a very modest cash reward. Nowadays the TKO is unrecognizable from that first undertaking, with some 500 riders and thousands more fans descending on the small town for race weekend.

If you’ve never been to a hard enduro event before, it’s important to understand what you’re missing. There’s a reason people drive thousands of miles across the country for this event, some even coming from as far as South America for a glimpse of the action.

Hard enduro racing is, by its very nature, a bewildering spectacle to behold. It’s a lawless free-for-all where the race course is the forest itself, and if you’re a spectator the best seats in the house are general admission, standing room only, and mere inches away from the action.

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Race fans file into the woods in giant waves, jockeying for position around the steepest hills, rockiest creek beds, and muddiest ruts for a chance to see dirt bikes do the impossible. Their favorite riders squeeze by so close you can see the sweat streaming down their faces and fill your lungs with the sweet smell of their two-stroke smoke.

Catching mud in your teeth from a spinning tire is like catching a home run at a major league game, and for fans who stray a little too close to the action, catching a front tire to the chest isn’t out of the question either.

What makes the Tennessee TKO particularly attractive to fans is its unique schedule. Because the race is run in a “knockout” format, with three major events on Sunday alone, you get a chance to see near-constant action from Friday afternoon all the way through Sunday evening.

All you have to do is load up your cooler, pitch your tent, and prepare to enjoy three days of one of the South’s most cherished traditions: Raising hell in the woods.

“They chose this area because it’s incredibly nasty, rocky, and humid,” says 6-time TKO champ Cody Webb. “The intensity keeps getting higher. It’s a death trap.” 

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Prologue: Friday Qualifying

For me, the action started promptly on Friday afternoon, with amateur hot laps beginning at 2 p.m. The short 1-mile lap determines each rider’s starting position for Saturday. But with some 400 amateurs lining up for a chance to race against the pros, spectators get a full four hours of constant race traffic to soak up before sundown.

This is another important hallmark of TKO tradition: The contest started as an open invitation to amateurs and pros alike, and the format remains unchanged in this regard.

This year’s amateurs included teenagers too young to drive on public roads, as well as men too old to know a TikTok dance when they see one. The Red Bull TKO is also unique in that it hosts the first-ever all-electric class in the sport, the ECR eMoto, which means this is also one of the only races on the planet you can see electric motorcycles compete head-to-head with gas bikes.

Friday is only a brief taste of the action, but it’s a good indicator of what’s to come during the weekend. Over the course of that short mile, I saw a 13-year-old boy crying tears of joy after crossing the finish line, as well as a grown man weeping hysterically after repeatedly falling into a rocky creek bed.

When they say hard enduro, they’re serious about the “hard” part.

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Six-time TKO winner and AMA Endurocross Champion, Cody Webb, knows this better than most. He’s run this race every year without fail since its inception, and doesn’t mince words when it comes to the Tennessee backcountry.

“They chose this area because it’s incredibly nasty, rocky terrain, and it’s incredibly hot and humid,” said Webb. “Usually in hard enduro we just do one massive, terrible race. This one builds in difficulty and then ends in one big all-out sprint to incorporate more actual racing rather than just suffering. It honestly makes you suffer more because the intensity keeps getting higher. It’s a death trap.”

Strong words from a man who’s conquered the most challenging tracks on the planet. Webb has taken podiums at the Austrian Erzbergrodeo, a brutal hillclimb out of the country’s deepest iron mine, as well as Minas Rider’s challenge through the jungles of Brazil, just to name a few.

By the end of the day, hundreds of riders had completed the loop. The best ran the entire mile in just under six minutes, while others took nearly an hour to fight their way through. Dozens more weren’t able to complete the short course at all, and quietly bowed out from the rest of the weekend’s proceedings.

The sun set, fires were started, and the strange sounds of the Sequatchie Valley night began…

Riders at the 2023 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout brave treacherous obstacles.

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Saturday: Amateur Knockouts

Saturday marks the start of the amateur racing proper, and the contestants have a tough row to hoe ahead of them. To qualify for Sunday’s pro races (and the prize money on offer), they’ll have to complete two 12-mile courses back to back, with one in the morning shortly after sunrise and a second just after 12 noon.

Both races are limited to a two-and-a-half-hour time limit, and anyone who can’t conquer the woods before the clock runs out gets knocked out by default. The fastest 200 riders from the morning race will advance into the afternoon, and of those 200, only 30 will make the cut to race on Sunday.

As if 12 miles of mossy boulders, muddy creek beds, and hills so steep they’re impossible to climb on foot aren’t hard enough, the Tennessee woods harbor a uniquely nefarious challenge for riders: Heat.

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The temperature and humidity of the southern United States come as quite a shock for even the most skilled riders, many of whom are accustomed to racing in milder European climates. Even last year’s world champion, German rider Mani Letttenbichler, had his reservations about the race.

“There are harder tracks than this one,” said Lettenbichler, “but for me as a European coming over, I can tell you it’s the heat and humidity that really get to me. By the time you come into the finish, you’re just ready to throw up because you’re so exhausted.”

And that’s just the first of many finish lines to be crossed this weekend. The heat and intensity are so extreme in these woods, many of the amateur racers who make the cut for Sunday’s main event simply aren’t willing to go on competing.

It’s a war of attrition through and through. Of the 200 riders who qualified for the second race Saturday, only 178 actually managed to complete it. Heat exhaustion, dehydration, and mental fatigue all claimed their fair share of victims that afternoon, but 30 local contenders emerged from the woods victorious, limping their way back to camp to lick their wounds before Sunday’s battle.

Race fans file into the woods in giant waves, jockeying for position around the steepest hills, rockiest creek beds, and muddiest ruts for a chance to see dirt bikes do the impossible.

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Sunday Showdown: The 2023 Red Bull Tennessee Knockout

Sunday’s racing is a three-stage event, with each race adding more obstacles and difficulty to the one before it. This is where pros like Lettenbichler know that strategy comes into play, as three brutal races in one day are as much about skill as they are endurance.

“I can’t even say it’s like a poker game because it’s all luck,” said Lettenbichler. “If you’re in a group of really fast guys, you really have to push for it every race. If it’s not such a fast group, you can relax a little and save some energy for the final rather than just pushing the whole time. There’s some strategy there, but you can’t plan it in advance.”

The first race kicks off promptly at 9 a.m. with the sound of an air horn. It’s a startling wake-up call for those of us who were up into the wee hours making Bigfoot sounds and pillaging our neighbor’s coolers. But as they say around these parts, “That’s just racing, baby.”

The initial knockout round sees fast guys like Webb and Lettenbichler cross the finish in just under 50 minutes, while the majority of the amateur qualifiers lag behind by a full 20 minutes or more. Over half the field is knocked out in the first event, and the 30 fastest riders who survive have little time to catch their breath as the second race starts shortly thereafter at 11:45 a.m.

Fatigue sets in as the second race begins, and riders are hammered with even more difficult sections than the previous race. There’s a notable increase in lap times even among the fastest riders on the course, with nearly an hour’s difference between pros like Webb and the final riders who qualify.

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“The terrain out here is just so rocky and relentless.” said Webb. “You’re riding a ton by the end of the day. Normally my hands don’t hurt at the end of a race, but for this race the front wheel is just constantly bouncing off so much stuff. You get to the final race and you’ve got blisters and calluses and you’re just thinking, ‘I really don’t want to start this.’ Your tongue is in the spokes by the time you get to the finish.”

Of the 20 riders who make it to the final knockout, only seven actually made it through all seven laps. Once the dust had settled, Canadian rider Trystan Hart stood atop the podium with his KTM 300 XC-W, followed by the Brit Billy Bolt aboard a Husqvarna TE300i, with third place going to Lettenbichler and his KTM 300 EXC. He looked relieved to be off the bike, and nearly ready to collapse.

“You always just suffer,” he said. “During the race you’re asking yourself ‘What the fuck am I doing here?’ Once you finish you’re telling yourself ‘I don’t know if I ever want to do this again.’ By tomorrow, it’ll be ‘Actually that was pretty cool. I’ll probably come back next year.’”

Looking to add the Red Bull Tennessee Knockout to your own schedule next year? You can keep tabs on the race at the Tennesee Trials Training Center website

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October 23, 2023

The Aerobatic Maestro: Aaron Fitzgerald’s Red Bull Helicopter Ballet in the Skies

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Daredevil. Maverick. Maestro of the skies. There are many monikers one could assign to Aaron Fitzgerald, the extraordinary pilot for the Red Bull Air Force, also known as The Flying Bulls. Coming from Wenatchee, Washington, Aaron Fitzgerald is not your average helicopter pilot. He is a craftsman of the air, painting the skies with jaw-dropping aerobatic maneuvers that leave spectators in awe. With the Pacific Ocean as a backdrop, I had the privilege to experience Fitzgerald’s prowess first-hand at the Pacific Airshow in Huntington, CA. The world from above, punctuated by breathtaking loops, rolls, and flips, was a testament to Fitzgerald’s mastery and the incredible capabilities of the aerobatic helicopters he commands.

 And I didn’t puke – win for both Aaron and I.

Aaron’s journey to the skies was rooted in a childhood passion. Growing up in Wenatchee—home to a USFS Tanker base—his eyes were often drawn upward, watching aircraft gracefully navigating the skies as they battled wildfires. These early inspirations propelled him into a fascinating journey through the aeronautical world, where today, with more than 9,000 flight hours under his belt, he embodies the pinnacle of helicopter aerobatics.

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Joining the prestigious team of The Flying Bulls in 2018, Fitzgerald became a beacon of helicopter aerobatics in North America, having been tutored by the esteemed Rainer Wilke and Blacky Schwarz. Traversing a career landscape as diverse as the geographies he flies over, Fitzgerald has significantly contributed to film and television productions, allowing audiences to virtually experience the vast and entrancing perspectives of our world from above.

In a Red Bull display, viewers are treated to a deftly executed airborne ballet. The Bo.105 helicopter, under Fitzgerald’s command, dances through the air performing hammerheads, loops, half Cuban eights, rolls, and more, all meticulously choreographed to maximize the awe-inspiring potential of aerobatic flight. One can almost trace the invisible lines and curves drawn by the helicopter in the sky, an artistry that echoes the comprehensive skill and control that Fitzgerald possesses.

Having had the honor to accompany Fitzgerald, it is easy to feel the palpable passion and precision he brings to the cockpit. Each maneuver, from the dizzying loops to the exhilarating Immel flips, is conducted with a finesse that speaks volumes of his extensive experience and profound respect for the aerobatic craft. The technical prowess of the Bo.105 is fully unleashed in these displays, exhibiting the phenomenal aerobatic capabilities of the machine and the synchronized harmony between pilot and helicopter.

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Fitzgerald’s experiences, from his early days as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division to his remarkable contributions to utility flying and aerial coordination for films, showcase his diverse expertise and unwavering commitment to excellence in aeronautics. His exceptional record, punctuated by recognition such as the Medal of Valor from the California State Firefighter’s Association for rescuing a down news helicopter crew, illuminates the impactful presence he has had in the industry.

Throughout his impressive career, Fitzgerald has never lost the spark of curiosity and awe for flying. From his initial flights in a Cessna 172 at 15 to navigating the powerful Bo.105 in breathtaking aerobatic displays, his journey reflects a profound admiration for the evolution and capabilities of flying machines. The Sikorsky S58T and MD500 remain on his wish list of helicopters, highlighting a passion continuously fueled by the marvels of aeronautical design and performance.

Aaron Fitzgerald’s name is synonymous with the extraordinary realm of helicopter aerobatics—a space where precision, passion, and relentless pursuit of mastery harmonize in a dazzling symphony of flight. His performances, a sublime tribute to the art of aerobatics, continue to captivate, inspire, and push the boundaries of what is possible in the boundless theater of the skies. If allowed to see Aaron in action at an airshow, like the Pacific Airshow, don’t pass it up.

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February 15, 2023

Tiger Woods Will Make His First Start of the Year at the Genesis Invitational

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Tiger Woods plays in a professional golf tournament this week. Savor it, because it’s unclear how many more chances we’ll get to watch the game’s greatest player compete against today’s best pro golfers.

Woods is part of the field at this year’s Genesis Invitational, which takes place at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles. The 15-time major winner announced last week that he’d make his first start in a non-major PGA Tour event since the 2020 Zozo Championship. Woods didn’t play at all in 2021 after a devastating car crash that February, but he managed three starts at majors in 2022. After making the cut at the Masters and PGA Championship but not contending at either, he missed the cut at the British Open at St. Andrews in July. In December, Woods made a couple of semi-competitive appearances: one in a father-son event with his son, Charlie, and another in a made-for-TV match with Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, and Jordan Spieth.

What’s happening at Riviera is different: a competitive tournament against the best players in the world who are all playing to win. Here are five big things to keep an eye on as Tiger gets back on the course.

2023 Genesis Invitational: Tiger Woods Makes His First Start of the Year

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February 14, 2023

Racing Legend Travis Pastrana to Make 2023 Daytona 500 Attempt

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“I talked about maybe even racing the truck series and doing some other stuff,” Pastrana teases. “I know it’s all coming up quick, but it’s cool with the sponsors that we have and it’s not like this is the only race ever. It’s not about winning, it’s about going down, experiencing the Great American race, bringing in veterans, fans, friends, and family.”

That zeal for fun provides plenty of confidence, too.

“I’m the best I’ve ever been in a car,” Pastrana says, completely deadpan, even after breaking his back last year, which proved to be a challenging recovery.

Still, between when we spoke and qualifying at Daytona, Pastrana faced numerous challenges, including squaring off against arguably the greatest rally racer alive, Mattias Ekström, in the snow at Norway’s Race of Champions. Luckily, he’ll come flying into Daytona qualifying with the help of two proven Nascar vets and the grit of an experienced team behind him in the pits.

Tyler Reddick is just such a great wheelman,” Pastrana gushes, “and Bubba [Wallace] has had such good results there. Denny [Hamlin], heck, he’s won there I think more times than any active driver. These are gonna be the most fun and exhausting two weeks of my entire life.”

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January 30, 2023

Super Bowl LVII Preview: Top Players to Watch as the Chiefs Take On the Eagles

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Every Super Bowl is a treat, but Super Bowl LVII—Sunday, Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m. (EST) on FOX—is shaping up to be an especially great one. The Kansas City Chiefs have one of the best quarterbacks in the history of the sport (as well as some other treasures), and the Philadelphia Eagles have one of the most well-rounded teams the NFL has seen in many years. Watching a recently injured Patrick Mahomes try to solve an Eagles defense that had four players reach 11 sacks or more will be fascinating. It’ll also be thrilling to watch the Chiefs defense deal with a Philly offense that has found all kinds of innovative ways to torch opponents.

This Super Bowl will be power against power. It will also be “Kelce against Kelce,” as Chiefs superstar tight end Travis and Eagles stud center Jason put their parents in an exciting but awkward situation—which team do they root for? Here are six players worth focusing on as you watch the Chiefs and Eagles on Super Bowl Sunday.

Super Bowl LVII Preview: 6 Top Players to Watch

1. Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs Quarterback

Mahomes needs no introduction, but it’d be silly to talk about individual players in Super Bowl LVII and not gush about him for a moment. In the modern NFL, it doesn’t get better than what Mahomes and the Chiefs have done together in his first five years as the starting quarterback. He has yet to miss an AFC Championship, and this marks the third of what will, in all likelihood, be a long list of Super Bowl appearances. (He’s 1–1 to date.)

The Chiefs have undergone more change on offense this year than in recent seasons, but Mahomes’ continued presence has been the main reason they’ve kept scoring… and scoring… and scoring. Mahomes is a magician, and his talent gives the Chiefs a chance even when things aren’t going smoothly. To that end, he keyed a win against the Bengals in the AFC title game just eight days after suffering a high ankle sprain. When Mahomes is on the field, he’s a terror.

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January 26, 2023

2023 Dakar Rally: Off-Roading’s Most Relentless Endurance Test Yet

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The mechanics, somehow, seem to hold their nerves best, maybe because they signed up knowing that Dakar means sleep deprivation, working all night on the clock, then driving from bivouac to bivouac during the days. Their toil goes largely unnoticed by the outside world—a world from which we’ve increasingly become separated, differentiated, and removed.

Within this mise en scene, coping with the purposeful chaos that Dakar celebrates, who will blink first?

“I want to defend my world championship,” Baciuška told me after his stage win, “and I for sure targeted to win Dakar, but it’ll be not easy because everyone is pushing like hell and we just need to be clever.”

Keeping a cold mind, as Baciuška calls it, amid all the strategizing and tactics that come to the fore in the final few stages requires discipline, on top of considerations for endurance and reliability of the cars and their driver teams.

“This T3 category is a class stacked full of a lot of talent and there’s no room for error,” Quintero says after winning Stage 10. “I’m in a different strategy, for sure. I’m in third place and there’s not really a lot of room to make up time unless the guys in front of me make some mistakes.”

Nobody wants to hope that potential breakdowns or crashes by their opponents might make the difference in such an important race, but those aspirations of immaculate sportsmanship start to evaporate amid the building appetite for a win that can justify so much willful suffering.

The first day of the second marathon stage, energy fading at the nadir of three days in the Shaybah sandbox, I wake up from a midday nap with little to do after finishing a book. I’m all caught up on work, or as best I can be given the situation. Torturously, I check for cell reception, hoping to answer some emails or at least check the race results. Nothing. But a few people get enough service to load a page or two in the Dakar app. Jones somehow finished the stage tied with Quintero to the second and de Mevius now sits over an hour and 40 minutes behind. But we don’t know why. Can Jones start to exhale, sitting in first overall now with his teammate Quintero in second nearly an hour behind? There’s still lots of race left.

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January 20, 2023

The Best (and Worst) Jerseys in Sports

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What makes a great sports uniform? It’s twofold. Aesthetics are critical, of course. The outfit has to be easy on the eyes, because the rules of dressing well don’t disappear just because the setting is a soccer game rather than Paris Fashion Week. But a quality jersey is also about meaning. To enter the upper ranks of sports fashion, a look has to symbolize something—success, a style of play, the bond between a team and its fanbase, or some other source of passion.

What makes a terrible sports uniform, on the other hand? Well, it’s having none of those traits. Some jerseys are neither aesthetically pleasing nor meaningful, and those are the ones eligible for consignment to the dustbin of history. Sports organizations are always rolling out new uniform designs as they look to keep their branding fresh and find new things to sell to fans. Unfortunately, a lot of these ensembles are horrendous.

Here, we surveyed major sports leagues and highlighted seven of the best and three of the worst team jerseys ever. Which of these uniforms would you hang on your wall?

The Best (and Worst) Sports Jerseys of All Time

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January 11, 2023

PGA Tour Rising Stars: The Pro Golfers to Watch in 2023

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The PGA Tour had a weird 2022.

On the one hand, it was bad: A big handful of the best players in the world ditched the tour, lured by the deep pockets of Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf. Phil Mickelson was the biggest name LIV swiped, but the left-hander is tumbling toward the end of his career at this point. In terms of talent, LIV’s bigger gets were players like Cameron Smith (who won the Players Championship and British Open last year), Dustin Johnson (a clear top-10 player in the world, though he’s no longer ranked as such), and Brooks Koepka (a four-time major winner who is clearly fading but probably still has some good golf left in him).

On the other hand, 2022 was… kind of exciting? The PGA Tour still has a deep bench of outrageously good players who are either in the middle of or entering the prime of their careers. Last year, stalwarts like Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, and Justin Thomas were as good as ever, while 20-somethings Scottie Scheffler, Matt Fitzpatrick, and Will Zalatoris jumped into the ranks of the best players on the planet.

As the PGA Tour heads into a new schedule that will get its best players on the same courses more often, there’s reason to think 2023 will be a pretty fun year of men’s golf, LIV notwithstanding. As golf fans gear up for the season to come, here’s a look at six players who have established themselves as ascendant threats and could win some big tournaments this year.

For a clearer picture of where they stand at the moment, I’ve also included their 2023 Masters odds (as of Jan. 11), where available. The odds are from FanDuel, and +3500 means a $100 bet can return a $3,500 profit.

PGA Tour 2023: The Rising Stars to Watch This Year

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Being a Diehard Fan Is (Sometimes) Tough, But These Expert Tips Can Help

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The winter and spring are fraught months for those of us who build our lives around sports. The World Cup wrapped right before Christmas. The college football and NFL postseasons come next on the sports calendar. The NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are just around the corner, as are spring playoffs in hockey and basketball. There are lots of sports to watch and, if we want, to freak out about—also known as experiencing fan anxiety, or “fanxiety” for short.

This is the best time of the sporting year. But it is also a brutally stressful time on the schedule, packed with spiking heart rates, sweaty palms, and existential dread that the puck will bounce the wrong way in overtime or a field goal will clank off the upright and end a team’s season in misery.

Sadness is going to come. That’s part of the contract we all sign when we agree to care about sports. But sometimes, devastation really hits hard, and stress over sporting events becomes a genuine setback in our day-to-day lives. Nobody wants that. Fortunately, we don’t have to let it happen.

Here are six tips to help you let go of fanxiety and focus on the more joyful side of fandom, with commentary from a sport psychologist on how to reframe your thinking. (Disclosure: I have personally ignored all six of these tips at different times in my fandom. I will do my best to follow them in the future.)

Fanxiety: Expert Tips for Dealing With Sports-Related Stress

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January 4, 2023

The Best Super Bowl Games of All Time

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The Super Bowl is an American sporting and cultural event unlike any other. No matter who’s playing or who’s performing at halftime, it’ll be the most watched American television show of the year—a phenomenon for both sports fans and people who couldn’t care less about football. While the Super Bowl is always an interesting spectacle, it’s especially compelling when the action between the lines lives up to the hype. After all, not every halftime show will set the world on fire.

In that spirit, here’s our list of the 15 best Super Bowl games ever played. These are the Super Bowl Sundays that live on in the national consciousness not because of a great commercial or stellar performer, but because the games themselves delivered. And before you ask, yes, you’ll see a lot of Tom Brady in this list.

The Best Super Bowl Games of All Time

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