The Ringer

NBA Trade Deadline Winners and Losers

2026 NBA Trade Deadline Winners and Losers

By Michael Pina • 16 min read

2026 NBA Trade Deadline Winners and Losers

NBA Trade Deadline Winners and Losers

Michael Pina • 16 min read

Tom Brady Is Super Bowl Switzerland

Would It Kill Tom Brady to Act Like a Human for Once?

By Nora Princiotti • 4 min read

Would It Kill Tom Brady to Act Like a Human for Once?

Tom Brady Is Super Bowl Switzerland

Nora Princiotti • 4 min read

“The Thing Is Nothing”: ‘Industry’ Season 4, Episode 5 Recap

By Katie Baker • 14 min read

“The Thing Is Nothing”: ‘Industry’ Season 4, Episode 5 Recap

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Katie Baker • 14 min read

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Episode 4: Ser Duncan’s Champions

By Riley McAtee • 8 min read

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Episode 4: Ser Duncan’s Champions

Riley McAtee • 8 min read

Ranking Modern Super Bowl QB Performances

Ranking All 50 Super Bowl Quarterback Performances of the 21st Century

By Steven Ruiz • 41 min read

Ranking Modern Super Bowl QB Performances

Ranking All 50 Super Bowl Quarterback Performances of the 21st Century

By Steven Ruiz • 41 min read

Movies

I Watched ‘Melania’ in a Theater at 11:35 a.m. So You Don’t Have To

I Watched ‘Melania’ in a Theater at 11:35 a.m.

By Brian Phillips • 12 min read

Movies

I Watched ‘Melania’ in a Theater at 11:35 a.m. So You Don’t Have To

I Watched ‘Melania’ in a Theater at 11:35 a.m.

By Brian Phillips • 12 min read

Noteworthy Reads

The Oral History of Mike Vrabel, New England’s Habitual Line Stepper

The Oral History of Mike Vrabel, New England’s Habitual Line Stepper

The oral history of Mike Vrabel, the player turned coach who’s dragged the New England Patriots from the depths of the AFC East back to the Super Bowl

The Oral History of Mike Vrabel, New England’s Habitual Line Stepper

The Oral History of Mike Vrabel, New England’s Habitual Line Stepper

The oral history of Mike Vrabel, the player turned coach who’s dragged the New England Patriots from the depths of the AFC East back to the Super Bowl

Spotlight

Super Bowl LX Is Nigh
The Year the NFL Crashed Out
The Year the NFL Crashed Out
The Year the NFL Crashed Out
By Nora Princiotti • Feb. 5 • 10 min read
More on the NFL
Super Bowl LX Is Nigh
The Year the NFL Crashed Out
The Year the NFL Crashed Out
The Year the NFL Crashed Out
By Nora Princiotti • Feb. 5 • 10 min read
More on the NFL

Bill Simmons’s NBA Trade Value Rankings

Bill Simmons

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Bill Simmons’s NBA Trade Value Rankings

Bill Simmons

TV Recaps and Takes

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Episode 4: Ser Duncan’s Champions

By Riley McAtee • 8 min read

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Episode 4: Ser Duncan’s Champions

The ‘Traitors’ Power Rankings: Episode 8

Riley McAtee

The ‘Traitors’ Season 4 Power Rankings: Episode 8

By Andrew Gruttadaro • 8 min read

The ‘Traitors’ Season 4 Power Rankings: Episode 8

The ‘Traitors’ Power Rankings: Episode 8

Andrew Gruttadaro

“The Thing Is Nothing”: ‘Industry’ Season 4, Episode 5 Recap

By Katie Baker • 14 min read

“The Thing Is Nothing”: ‘Industry’ Season 4, Episode 5 Recap

Katie Baker

‘Fallout’ Season 2 Was Too Much and Not Enough

By Daniel Chin • 9 min read

‘Fallout’ Season 2 Was Too Much and Not Enough

Daniel Chin

Media

Death of a Sports Section

The Washington Post sports department was dismantled before its leaders gave it a chance to change

Bryan Curtis

Media

Death of a Sports Section

The Washington Post sports department was dismantled before its leaders gave it a chance to change

Bryan Curtis

Steph Curry’s Final Act: “There Are No Perfect Endings”

Steph Curry’s Final Act: “There Are No Perfect Endings”

NBA stars rarely get fairy-tale endings. But Steph still has his joy, and the hope for one more meaningful run. “There’s still enough of a chance,” he says.

Howard Beck

Steph Curry’s Final Act: “There Are No Perfect Endings”

Steph Curry’s Final Act: “There Are No Perfect Endings”

NBA stars rarely get fairy-tale endings. But Steph still has his joy, and the hope for one more meaningful run. “There’s still enough of a chance,” he says.

Howard Beck

The Pick Heard Round the World

The first Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl ended in the most unlikely of ways thanks to the most unlikely of players. For Malcolm Butler, that was just the beginning of a roller-coaster career.

The Pick Heard Round the World

The first Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl ended in the most unlikely of ways thanks to the most unlikely of players. For Malcolm Butler, that was just the beginning of a roller-coaster career.

NBA Trade Deadline Reactions and Super Bowl Picks

Videos

All Videos

2:03:00

NBA Trade Deadline Reactions and Super Bowl Picks With Zach Lowe and Joe House

NBA Trade Deadline Reactions and SB Picks

The Bill Simmons Podcast • Feb. 5

2:03:00

NBA Trade Deadline Reactions and Super Bowl Picks With Zach Lowe and Joe House

NBA Trade Deadline Reactions and Super Bowl Picks

NBA Trade Deadline Reactions and SB Picks

The Bill Simmons Podcast • Feb. 5

Shorts

Bill’s stunned reaction to Cam Thomas getting waived by the Nets 😂

Feb. 6
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The Targaryens are in their flop era during the A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms 😮‍💨#gameofthrones

Feb. 6
88s

A little memory help for retired PATRIOTS star Tom Brady #tombrady #newenglandpatriots #nfl

Feb. 5
110s

This trade deadline belonged to the tankers | Ringer NBA

Feb. 6
67s

Music

Pure Magic: The Oral History of Prince’s Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show

The Oral History of Prince’s Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show

The Oral History of Prince’s Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show

Pure Magic: The Oral History of Prince’s Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show

As the heavens opened up and rain poured down, the Purple One ran through a handful of covers and some of his own songs, delivering an iconic set on the biggest stage possible and only expanding his legend

The Oral History of Prince’s Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show

Music

Pure Magic: The Oral History of Prince’s Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show

The Oral History of Prince’s Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show

Pure Magic: The Oral History of Prince’s Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show