Come fight about food with us! Plus, a Thanksgiving watch guide

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Good morning! Squabble (gobble?) up.

This is the fourth Thanksgiving for The Pulse, which is simply delightful.

I am thankful for all of you.

In the past, weve used the occasion to discuss the merits of cornbread dressing (delicious, and different from stuffing) and the humble turkey.

But now, in 2024, we have a full roster of Athletic newsletters and, as it turns out, very opinionated writers of said newsletters.

In the interest of community, we held a Thanksgiving food draft with simple parameters: We randomized the pick order and did a traditional snake draft.

Here are the results: The judges had to approve gravy and sangria being selected as singular dishes, which roiled some of us, but people are free to make plates (and drinks) as they wish.

I guess.

I honestly have no idea who will win.

Well keep this poll open for a few days and publish the results on Monday.

Make your voice heard here .

A swift name change in Boston? The Boston NWSL expansion team currently known as BOS Nation is considering changing its name , following its widely criticized brand rollout earlier this fall, which also included the problematic Too Many Balls campaign .

The team, which will join the league in 2026, said yesterday it launched a process to seek out, listen to, and reflect on input on its name from fans, supporters and a group of advisers.

Certainly not an ideal start.

Advertisement Ohtani wants cards back Shohei Ohtani petitioned a federal judge this week for ownership of $325,000 worth of baseball cards fraudulently purchased by Ippei Mizuhara, his former interpreter and confidant who pleaded guilty earlier this year to defrauding Ohtani of nearly $17 million.

Mizuhara had purchased cards intending to resell them, but also wrongly had possession of some cards signed by Ohtani, the three-time MVP said.

Read the full story .

More news Today is usually seen as a football-crazed holiday, but you wont need a deft touch to navigate the slate.

Save those skills for tomorrow.

Our best recommendations are below.

All times ET: NFL 12:30 p.m.: Bears at Lions This is the best of what shaped up to be a meh day of NFL football, thanks to lost seasons in Dallas and New York.

Come see if Chicago can break through against the leagues best team.

Plus, its early enough that the afternoon/evening holiday meal crowd can crush some hors doeuvres while watching.

TV: CBS CFB 7:30 p.m.: Memphis at No.

20 Tulane Legitimately the only FBS game on today, and its actually a good one.

The Green Wave still have an outside shot at the Playoff, but need to win out.

NCAAW 1:30 p.m.: No.

4 South Carolina at No.

15 Iowa State The womens landscape shook when the Gamecocks lost to UCLA last week, proving the defending national champions are fallible.

If you dont want football, definitely watch this.

The Athletic Football Show : Dane Brugler joined to explain why this will be the most polarizing NFL Draft class hes ever covered.

The Las Vegas Strip is a pretty singular experience, yet F1 s arrival has brought more new quirks dog tags, dance clubs, $135 Red Bull margaritas to one of the worlds most unique stretches.

Jeff Gluck has the full scoop .

Zaccharie Risacher might not be your typical NBA No.

1 pick, as Jared Weiss writes, but hes proven to be a great fit with the Hawks .

Theres a new docuseries about the Madden video game franchise out this week.

Jason Jones has five things to know before watching .

Most-clicked in the newsletter yesterday : The plug for our excellent college football newsletter , Until Saturday.

Subscribe if you havent yet! Most-read on the website yesterday : Michael Silvers great piece on how it took quarterback Jared Goff hitting rock bottom for him and the Lions to find salvation.

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