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Why the Algorithm Loves Gen Z’s ‘It Couple’ April 03, 2025

It wouldn’t be hard to make the case that Olivia Dunne (you probably know her as Livvy) and Paul Skenes are the archetypal Gen Z power couple. She’s the gymnast-slash-influencer reshaping the way college athletes can profit off their own labor. He’s ...

Paul Skenes Is Ready to Be MLB’s League Leader March 27, 2025

When Paul Skenes arrived at the Major League Baseball Players Association board meetings in Scottsdale, Arizona, in December, he didn’t know that there was such a thing as the executive subcommittee. Alongside the 30 team representatives, the eight-m...

Paul Skenes Is a Heroic Figure August 20, 2024

Paul Skenes seemed to arrive in the pros like Aphrodite rising from the sea: fully formed. The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted him last year with the No. 1 pick, shortly after he led Louisiana State University to a College World Series title; in a playoff...

The Paul Skenes Show June 03, 2024

He did it again. In only his fourth start in the Major Leagues, the Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes put on the kind of dominant display we’ve come to associate with the game’s very best....