The Ringer

NFL

Ranking the Top 50 NFL Free Agents of 2026

Austin Gayle

The 23 Players Who Will Define the NFL’s Trade Market

Who Will Define the NFL’s Trade Market?

Diante Lee • 15 min read

The 23 Players Who Will Define the NFL’s Trade Market

Who Will Define the NFL’s Trade Market?

Diante Lee

Free Agency Draft Dominoes! Plus, Pound-the-Table Day Two Prospects.

Free Agency Dominoes and Day Two Prospects

The McShay Show

• 1 hr 4 min

Free Agency Draft Dominoes! Plus, Pound-the-Table Day Two Prospects.

Free Agency Dominoes and Day Two Prospects

The McShay Show

Where Will Kyler Murray End Up This Season?

Which Teams Should Go After Kyler Murray?

Steven Ruiz • 11 min read

Where Will Kyler Murray End Up This Season?

Which Teams Should Go After Kyler Murray?

Steven Ruiz

The Latest

NBA

Jayson Tatum’s Return Was a Celtics Dream—and a Nightmare for Everyone Else

Jayson Tatum’s Return Was a Celtics Dream

By Michael Pina • 5 min read

Jayson Tatum’s Return Was a Celtics Dream—and a Nightmare for Everyone Else

Jayson Tatum’s Return Was a Celtics Dream

Michael Pina • 5 min read

Pop Culture

A Face You Have to Click On

The Rise of YouTube Face

By Nate Rogers • 15 min read

A Face You Have to Click On

The Rise of YouTube Face

Nate Rogers • 15 min read

NBA

Dorkapalooza: The Oral History of the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

The Oral History of Dorkapalooza

By Alan Siegel and 1 more • 35 min read

Dorkapalooza: The Oral History of the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

The Oral History of Dorkapalooza

Alan Siegel and 1 more • 35 min read

Oscars

Make the Case: ‘F1’ Doesn’t Deserve Your Best-Picture Scorn

‘F1’ Doesn’t Deserve Your Best-Picture Scorn

By Miles Surrey • 6 min read

Make the Case: ‘F1’ Doesn’t Deserve Your Best-Picture Scorn

‘F1’ Doesn’t Deserve Your Best-Picture Scorn

Miles Surrey • 6 min read

Oscars

Picking This Century’s Best Casting Oscars

The Ringer’s Best Casting Awards

By The Ringer Staff • 35 min read

Oscars

Picking This Century’s Best Casting Oscars

The Ringer’s Best Casting Awards

By The Ringer Staff • 35 min read

Special Project

The Post-Combine NFL Mock Draft

Danny Kelly

Special Project

The Post-Combine NFL Mock Draft

Danny Kelly

Noteworthy Reads

College Basketball

The Forgotten Larry Bird Punch That Almost Changed Everything

The Larry Bird Punch History Nearly Forgot

The Forgotten Larry Bird Punch That Almost Changed Everything

The Larry Bird Punch History Nearly Forgot

Keith O’Brien

Videos

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29:00

Dorkapalooza: How the Nerds Won

Ringer Video Essays • March 6

29:00

Dorkapalooza: How the Nerds Won

Ringer Video Essays • March 6

About the Event

Join Zach Lowe for a live recording of his podcast in Denver! He’ll be joined by special guests to discuss all things NBA. Fully seated. Tickets on sale now.

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When?

Monday, April 13 | 8 PM

Where?

Fillmore Auditorium, Denver

Zach Lowe Live in Denver

When and Where

Monday, April 13, 8 PM. Denver

Event Details

Join Zach Lowe for a live recording of his podcast in Denver! He’ll be joined by special guests to discuss all things NBA. Fully seated. Tickets on sale now.

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Special Project

NBA

The NBA Top 100: The Midseason Rankings

The Ringer’s NBA Top 100

The NBA Top 100: The Midseason Rankings

The Ringer’s NBA Top 100

The Ringer Staff

Keeping Up With the NFL Offseason

Special Project

The Post-Combine NFL Mock Draft

Danny Kelly

NFL

The 23 Players Who Will Define the NFL’s Trade Market

Who Will Define the NFL’s Trade Market?

By Diante Lee • 15 min read

NFL

Where Will Kyler Murray End Up This Season?

Which Teams Should Go After Kyler Murray?

By Steven Ruiz • 11 min read

NFL

Ranking the Top 50 NFL Free Agents of 2026

By Austin Gayle • 40 min read

NFL

The Early Offseason QB Notebook: What Is Malik Willis’s Real Value?

QB Notebook: What’s Malik Willis’s Real Value?

By Steven Ruiz • 15 min read

NFL

NFL Free Agency Predictions, an NBA Power Poll, and Tatum’s Return With Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, Michael Pina, and Joe House

NFL Free Agency Predictions, an NBA Power Poll, and Tatum’s Return

NFL Free Agency, NBA Power Poll, and More

The Bill Simmons Podcast

NFL

DJ Moore Trade! Trent McDuffie Trade! And What Are the Raiders Doing?

DJ Moore, McDuffie, and Raiders Confusion

The Ringer NFL Show

Special Project

The Post-Combine NFL Mock Draft

Danny Kelly

NFL

The 23 Players Who Will Define the NFL’s Trade Market

Who Will Define the NFL’s Trade Market?

By Diante Lee • 15 min read

NFL

Where Will Kyler Murray End Up This Season?

Which Teams Should Go After Kyler Murray?

By Steven Ruiz • 11 min read

NFL

Ranking the Top 50 NFL Free Agents of 2026

By Austin Gayle • 40 min read

NFL

The Early Offseason QB Notebook: What Is Malik Willis’s Real Value?

QB Notebook: What’s Malik Willis’s Real Value?

By Steven Ruiz • 15 min read

NFL

NFL Free Agency Predictions, an NBA Power Poll, and Tatum’s Return With Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, Michael Pina, and Joe House

NFL Free Agency Predictions, an NBA Power Poll, and Tatum’s Return

NFL Free Agency, NBA Power Poll, and More

The Bill Simmons Podcast

NFL

DJ Moore Trade! Trent McDuffie Trade! And What Are the Raiders Doing?

DJ Moore, McDuffie, and Raiders Confusion

The Ringer NFL Show

Special Project

The Post-Combine NFL Mock Draft

Danny Kelly

NFL

The 23 Players Who Will Define the NFL’s Trade Market

Who Will Define the NFL’s Trade Market?

By Diante Lee • 15 min read

NFL

Where Will Kyler Murray End Up This Season?

Which Teams Should Go After Kyler Murray?

By Steven Ruiz • 11 min read

NFL

Ranking the Top 50 NFL Free Agents of 2026

By Austin Gayle • 40 min read

NFL

The Early Offseason QB Notebook: What Is Malik Willis’s Real Value?

QB Notebook: What’s Malik Willis’s Real Value?

By Steven Ruiz • 15 min read

NFL

NFL Free Agency Predictions, an NBA Power Poll, and Tatum’s Return With Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, Michael Pina, and Joe House

NFL Free Agency Predictions, an NBA Power Poll, and Tatum’s Return

NFL Free Agency, NBA Power Poll, and More

The Bill Simmons Podcast

NFL

DJ Moore Trade! Trent McDuffie Trade! And What Are the Raiders Doing?

DJ Moore, McDuffie, and Raiders Confusion

The Ringer NFL Show

Media

The Terrifying Tentacles of Paramount’s Media Empire

Paramount’s Empire Is a New Type of Villain

The Terrifying Tentacles of Paramount’s Media Empire

Paramount’s Empire Is a New Type of Villain

Brian Phillips

The NBA Is in the Homestretch Who’ll Come Out on Top?

NBA

The Six Biggest Questions of the NBA’s Stretch Run

Six Questions for the NBA’s Stretch Run

By Michael Pina • 13 min read

The Six Biggest Questions of the NBA’s Stretch Run

Six Questions for the NBA’s Stretch Run

Michael Pina

NBA

Jayson Tatum’s Return Was a Celtics Dream—and a Nightmare for Everyone Else

Jayson Tatum’s Return Was a Celtics Dream

By Michael Pina • 5 min read

Jayson Tatum’s Return Was a Celtics Dream—and a Nightmare for Everyone Else

Jayson Tatum’s Return Was a Celtics Dream

Michael Pina

NBA

How Worried Should We Be About Nikola Jokic?

How Worried Should We Be About Jokic?

By Michael Pina • 7 min read

How Worried Should We Be About Nikola Jokic?

How Worried Should We Be About Jokic?

Michael Pina

NBA

The Beard, Reimagined: Why the Cavaliers Will Win the East

The Beard, Reimagined: Why the Cavs Will Win the East

Fear the Beard, Fear the Cavaliers

By Michael Pina • 8 min read

The Beard, Reimagined: Why the Cavaliers Will Win the East

The Beard, Reimagined: Why the Cavs Will Win the East

Fear the Beard, Fear the Cavaliers

Michael Pina

National Affairs

Inside the Hidden Network of Resistance in Minneapolis

The Heartbeat of Resistance in Minneapolis

Inside the Hidden Network of Resistance in Minneapolis

The Heartbeat of Resistance in Minneapolis

Waves of federal agents forced countless Minnesota residents into hiding. Countless more responded with a movement unlike any other. A deeper look reveals the heartbeat of resistance—and the soul of the city.

Jordan Ritter Conn

The Oscars Countdown

Oscars

Make the Case: ‘F1’ Doesn’t Deserve Your Best-Picture Scorn

‘F1’ Doesn’t Deserve Your Best-Picture Scorn

By Miles Surrey • March 9 • 6 min read

Oscars

Make the Case: ‘F1’ Doesn’t Deserve Your Best-Picture Scorn

‘F1’ Doesn’t Deserve Your Best-Picture Scorn

By Miles Surrey • March 9 • 6 min read

Oscars

Picking This Century’s Best Casting Oscars

The Ringer’s Best Casting Awards

By The Ringer Staff • March 5 • 35 min read

Oscars

Picking This Century’s Best Casting Oscars

The Ringer’s Best Casting Awards

By The Ringer Staff • March 5 • 35 min read

Oscars

The Best Casting Oscar Is Here. What Does It Even Mean?

What Is the Best Casting Oscar Trying to Be?

By Adam Nayman • March 5 • 8 min read

Oscars

The Best Casting Oscar Is Here. What Does It Even Mean?

What Is the Best Casting Oscar Trying to Be?

By Adam Nayman • March 5 • 8 min read

Oscars

Is ‘Sinners’ Making a Late Oscars Surge?

By Julianna Ress • March 2 • 6 min read

Oscars

Is ‘Sinners’ Making a Late Oscars Surge?

By Julianna Ress • March 2 • 6 min read

Oscars

The Forgotten Oscar Darlings

By Helena Hunt • March 4 • 20 min read

Oscars

The Forgotten Oscar Darlings

By Helena Hunt • March 4 • 20 min read

Oscars

What the BAFTA Results Tell Us About the Oscars’ Most Exciting Races

What the BAFTAs Tell Us About Key Oscar Races

By Julianna Ress • Feb. 23 • 8 min read

Oscars

What the BAFTA Results Tell Us About the Oscars’ Most Exciting Races

What the BAFTAs Tell Us About Key Oscar Races

By Julianna Ress • Feb. 23 • 8 min read

Oscars

The Art of the Last-Minute Oscar Surge

By Julianna Ress • Feb. 20 • 8 min read

Oscars

The Art of the Last-Minute Oscar Surge

By Julianna Ress • Feb. 20 • 8 min read

Oscars

Is It Finally Horror’s Time to Shine at the Oscars?

Is It Horror’s Time to Shine at the Oscars?

By Julianna Ress • Feb. 12 • 9 min read

Oscars

Is It Finally Horror’s Time to Shine at the Oscars?

Is It Horror’s Time to Shine at the Oscars?

By Julianna Ress • Feb. 12 • 9 min read

Oscars

Is This the Strongest Best Actor Race of the Century?

By Julianna Ress • Feb. 5 • 13 min read

Oscars

Is This the Strongest Best Actor Race of the Century?

By Julianna Ress • Feb. 5 • 13 min read

Oscars

Is Being the Most Nominated Oscars Movie a Blessing or a Curse?

Why ‘Sinners’ Isn’t Guaranteed Best Picture

By Julianna Ress • Jan. 29 • 9 min read

Oscars

Is Being the Most Nominated Oscars Movie a Blessing or a Curse?

Why ‘Sinners’ Isn’t Guaranteed Best Picture

By Julianna Ress • Jan. 29 • 9 min read

Oscars

The 2026 Alternative Oscars, a.k.a. the Sixth Annual Big Picks! Plus: The Craziest Awards Season in Years.

The Alternative Oscars and the Craziest Awards Season in Years

The 2026 Alternative Oscars

The Big Picture • March 3

Oscars

The 2026 Alternative Oscars, a.k.a. the Sixth Annual Big Picks! Plus: The Craziest Awards Season in Years.

The Alternative Oscars and the Craziest Awards Season in Years

The 2026 Alternative Oscars

The Big Picture • March 3

Movies

The Final Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Sinners’ Second Look With Autumn Durald Arkapaw!

The Final Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Sinners’ Second Look

Best Picture Rankings and ‘Sinners’!

The Big Picture • Feb. 24

Movies

The Final Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Sinners’ Second Look With Autumn Durald Arkapaw!

The Final Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Sinners’ Second Look

Best Picture Rankings and ‘Sinners’!

The Big Picture • Feb. 24

Oscars

The Oscar Noms Mailbag: Is ‘Sinners’ vs. ‘One Battle After Another’ a Race? Plus: Best Picture Power Rankings.

The Oscar Noms Mailbag. Plus: Best Picture Power Rankings.

Oscar Nom Mailbag and Best Picture Rankings

The Big Picture • Jan. 28

Oscars

The Oscar Noms Mailbag: Is ‘Sinners’ vs. ‘One Battle After Another’ a Race? Plus: Best Picture Power Rankings.

The Oscar Noms Mailbag. Plus: Best Picture Power Rankings.

Oscar Nom Mailbag and Best Picture Rankings

The Big Picture • Jan. 28

Shorts

Reacting to the Celtics weekend #bostonceltics #nba #jaysontatum

March 9
19s

We need this for Craig ASAP

March 9
37s

We aren’t talking enough about the threat of fajitas to human furniture 😭

March 9
42s

Would you watch a Game of Thrones story on the big screen? 👀 #gameofthrones #houseofthedragon

March 8
117s

Podcasts

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The Bill Simmons Podcast

Tatum’s Stunning Return, Wemby’s Big Weekend, and a 2011 MVP Deep Dive With Zach Lowe

Tatum’s Return, Wemby’s Big Weekend, and a 2011 MVP Deep Dive

Tatum’s Return and Wemby’s Big Weekend

The Big Picture

The Anything but Oscars Mailbag, Live!

House of R

‘Interstellar’ Revisited With Van Lathan

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show

Free Agency Preview, Tyreek Cut, Derek Carr’s Comeback, the Shai–Paul George Trade, and Fixing Car Horns

Free Agency, Tyreek Cut, Derek Carr, and the Shai–Paul George Trade

Free Agency, Tyreek Cut, Derek Carr, and More

The McShay Show

Free Agency Draft Dominoes! Plus, Pound-the-Table Day Two Prospects.

Free Agency Dominoes and Day Two Prospects

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Tech

What Is Palantir? An FAQ.

The Peter Thiel–founded, ‘Lord of the Rings’–inspired company has a massive government presence and is seemingly always at the center of controversy. So, uh … why does hardly anyone know what it does?

Brian Phillips