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PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.

• By Max Ufberg
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The Big Ten Conference's Year of Readiness proposal, which would push freshman athletes to the sidelines, is supposedly about giving students time to explore educational opportunities, but the financial benefits to colleges and universities are hard to ignore.

• By Josh Planos

By choice or by circumstance, exiting sport is inevitable. What happens after is less certain.

• By Sam Riches

Athletes, the media, and marijuana: On organizational authority and racial framing in sport.

• By Sam Riches

Why do some of the greatest basketball players ever struggle with an uncontested shot from just 15 feet away?

• By Sam Riches

The age limits in the NBA and NFL were both the result of a small, powerful group using that power to fortify its current position. Sound familiar?

• By Kevin Lincoln

Teamwork wins games, but a taste for “hero ball” means players are much less cooperative during playoffs. That kind of selfish play is often rewarded with boatloads of money.

• By Bettina Chang

LeBron James was right, then, when he said: "I'm LeBron James. From Akron, Ohio. From the inner city. I am not even supposed to be here."

• By Lisa Wade

When people are paid to win a game with a set of arbitrary rules, people will break the rules. We're almost always OK with that—except for one thing.

• By Ryan O'Hanlon

Despite every number suggesting they shouldn't, why do American cities keep building sports stadiums funded with public money?

• By Aaron Gordon

The heads of Major League Gaming want their league to be as big as the NFL—and it's not clear why.

• By Paul Hiebert

LeBron James, Michael Jordan, and the meaninglessness of being the best.

• By Ryan O'Hanlon

The 12-year veteran makes his announcement in this week's issue of Sports Illustrated.

• By Ryan O'Hanlon