How many teams make the NBA playoffs The NBA playoffs are an exciting time of year for basketball fans all around the world. The top teams in each conference battle it out for a chance to win the NBA championship. But just how many teams make the playoffs each year? Let’s take a closer look. … Read more
Basketball is full of different kinds of screens that all look to accomplish different things. Cross screens try to get a player open on the block… Back screens free up cutters to the basket… And ball screens give a ball handler an advantage on their defender to attack the rim. But if you want a … Read more
Liverpool hasten deal to sign La Liga forward with 13 goal contributions Liverpool have been linked with a move for the Athletic Club Bilbao attacker Nico Williams. According to a report from Fichajes, Liverpool is eager to sign the 20-year-old Spanish winger and has accelerated negotiations to close the deal. Williams has a deal with … Read more
Liverpool transfer: Jurgen Klopp wants to sign fantastic Chelsea player for Liverpool – and it isn’t Mason Mount Conor Gallagher is wanted by Liverpool, with manager Jurgen Klopp citing the Chelsea star as a top summer transfer target. It’s not exactly a great secret that the Reds need to sign at least two new midfielders … Read more
There’s a different sound coming from inside the Bucs building this offseason. It’s louder, sharper and more urgent. And it’s not by accident, either. The Bucs made a clear effort to reshape the tone of their defense this offseason, and early insight suggest those new additions haven’t just filled roster spots — they’ve raised the … Read more
Welcome back to Make It Nice, Defector’s best interior design advice column. Today, we have a mirror dilemma, a kid- and guest-friendly bathroom, and dinner plates that feel more dignified. Margot asks: My partner and I fell in love with Rejuvenation’s Bentwood Rounded Rectangle Mirror (walnut edges, 32″ x 48″) but— between the price and … Read more
It’s two days before Christmas, and my family and I are in Munich. We got here on a red-eye the morning prior, and remain barely functional thanks to jet lag. But we didn’t fly all this way just to sleep, no matter how badly all of us want to do so. And if there’s any … Read more
BRITISH COLUMBIA — Staring up from the base at the high walls of the Montana Bowl, a backcountry ski zone in Revelstoke, British Columbia, feels like gazing upon a deadly cathedral. My eyes naturally gravitate to the dangerous bits, but I realize they’re pinballing around wildly, because it’s almost all dangerous bits. Front and center … Read more
SR’s FAB 5 column on the Bucs is presented by Gameday Men’s Health Men – do you feel tired? Are you gaining weight despite working out… struggling with sleep, focus, or sexual performance? Did you know that 1 in 4 men over the age of 30 have low testosterone? And many men don’t even realize … Read more
In the sixth episode of Apple TV’s Imperfect Women, the soft-spoken housewife Mary (Elisabeth Moss) nervously awaits the judgment of her writing group. She is sharing a work of autofiction titled “Mary,” which revels in the narrator’s secret affair with her dissertation advisor’s husband. “Takes real bravery to depict yourself as such an amoral person,” … Read more