Stefan Fatsis
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Washington, DC, United States
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Past articles by Stefan:
American English Is Now Reliant on Scrabble’s Dictionary
A new edition fills a gap left by Merriam-Webster and others. And it’s full of delightful new words! → Read More
Hustle Is More Than Just a Bunch of Fun NBA Cameos
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Everything That Happened in the Celtics’ Epic Game 1 Win Over the Nets
A pirouetting game-winner, a double bird, and so much more. → Read More
I Was Going to Quit Playing Competitive Scrabble. Then Something Utterly Nuts Happened.
It felt like divine inspiration. → Read More
Does the NFL’s Omicron Outbreak Response Actually Have Some Merit?
Depleted rosters, postponed games, and more than 100 positive tests have not stopped the league from packing stadiums and loosening some restrictions. → Read More
The Surprising Origins of the “Tomahawk Chop” Music
The cartoon origins of the racist sports song. → Read More
Justin Tucker’s Record-Setting Field Goal Was One of the Greatest Plays in NFL History
66! → Read More
Why Shelby Houlihan Blamed a Burrito for Her Positive Doping Test
A conversation with David Epstein about Houlihan's defense. → Read More
Why Major League Baseball Is Boycotting Georgia
Outrage over the state’s controversial voting law doesn’t fully explain the league’s decision. → Read More
Why Do We Ever Play the National Anthem at Sports Games?
The Dallas Mavericks’ failed attempt to cancel it begs the question of why we do this in the first place. → Read More
The NBA Bubble Was About Way More Than Basketball
Sure, the games were great. But the best part of the bubble was letting us into the players’ very real, very complex world. → Read More
The Entire NBA Deserves Credit for Pulling Off Its Pandemic Bubble
James’ fourth title was unlike anything fans have seen before. → Read More
Will the NFL Force Daniel Snyder to Sell?
Is that even the point? → Read More
Big Scrabble’s Decision to Eliminate Offensive Words Has Infuriated Players Like Never Before
Does “hate speech” apply to playing a word in the game? → Read More
The Heated Debate Among Elite Scrabble Players About Using Slurs in the Game
A compromise struck in the 1990s has started to unravel. → Read More
The Out-of-Work Sports Commentator Doing Play-by-Play of Daily Life
An interview with the British announcer compensating for the lack of games with #LifeCommentary. → Read More
How the Coronavirus Led Merriam-Webster to Make Its Fastest Update Ever
Previously, one of its quickest additions was the word AIDS. → Read More
Playing Scrabble in a Pandemic
The little world of competitive Scrabble is playing on, the coronavirus be damned. → Read More
What the Coronavirus Could Mean for March Madness
A discussion about whether NCAA will ban fans from its premier basketball tournaments—or cancel them—because of the outbreak. → Read More
Does Michael Vick Deserve Redemption?
ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentary Vick, reviewed. → Read More