/* Cool white, near-black ink, one blue that does a job. Cream and an
   old-style serif read "literary quarterly"; he is pitching sports desks,
   which look like this. Serif stays for body copy -- the clips still have
   to read like journalism -- while his name, the numbers and the headlines
   move to a grotesk. */
:root{
  --paper:#FFFFFF; --ink:#0E0E10; --muted:#55555E; --rule:#E4E4E9;
  --accent:#0B5FD0; --card:#FFFFFF; --wash:#F7F8FA;
  --serif:'Newsreader',Charter,'Iowan Old Style','Source Serif Pro',Georgia,serif;
  --sans:'Inter',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Helvetica,sans-serif;
  --display:'Space Grotesk','Inter',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Helvetica,sans-serif;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){
  :root:not([data-theme="light"]){
    --paper:#0F1115; --ink:#EDEDF0; --muted:#9A9AA6; --rule:#26292F;
    --accent:#5FA8FF; --card:#15181D; --wash:#15181D;
  }
}
:root[data-theme="dark"]{
  --paper:#0F1115; --ink:#EDEDF0; --muted:#9A9AA6; --rule:#26292F;
  --accent:#5FA8FF; --card:#15181D; --wash:#15181D;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
body{margin:0;background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);
  font-family:var(--serif);font-size:19px;line-height:1.62;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
.wrap{max-width:46rem;margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.5rem}
a{color:inherit}
a:hover{color:var(--accent)}

/* masthead */
header.top{padding:5.5rem 0 2.5rem}
h1.name{font-family:var(--display);font-size:clamp(2.8rem,7.6vw,4.4rem);
  line-height:1.02;margin:0;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.038em}
.role{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.82rem;font-weight:500;
  letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);
  margin:1.15rem 0 0}
.cred{font-size:1.16rem;color:var(--muted);margin:.85rem 0 0;max-width:34rem}
.contact{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.9rem;margin:2rem 0 0;
  display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.6rem 1.5rem}
.contact a{text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);
  padding-bottom:2px}
.contact a:hover{border-color:var(--accent)}

/* stat band -- the numbers are the argument, so let them be loud */
.stats{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:1.4rem;
  padding:1.9rem 0 0;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);margin:2.4rem 0 0}
.stats b{display:block;font-family:var(--display);font-size:1.9rem;
  font-weight:700;line-height:1;letter-spacing:-.035em;color:var(--ink);
  font-feature-settings:"tnum"}
.stats span{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.11em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);display:block;margin-top:.45rem;
  line-height:1.35}
@media(max-width:540px){
  .stats{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:1.5rem 1.2rem}
  .stats b{font-size:1.8rem}
}

/* portrait -- rectangular, the way a paper runs a columnist's photo. His
   head is portrait-shaped, so a 4:5 frame needs no padding or fill. */
.portrait{float:right;width:8.2rem;aspect-ratio:4/5;object-fit:cover;
  border-radius:2px;margin:.5rem 0 1rem 1.7rem}
@media(max-width:540px){.portrait{width:5.6rem;margin-left:1.1rem}}

/* hero -- him at work, wider than the text column so it reads as a scene */
figure.hero{margin:3.2rem 0 0;position:relative;left:50%;
  transform:translateX(-50%);width:min(62rem,94vw)}
figure.hero img{width:100%;height:clamp(15rem,34vw,23rem);object-fit:cover;
  display:block;border-radius:3px}
figure.hero figcaption{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.76rem;
  color:var(--muted);margin:.7rem auto 0;max-width:43rem;padding:0 1.5rem;
  line-height:1.5}

/* section heads */
h2.sec{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.78rem;font-weight:600;
  letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);
  margin:0 0 .5rem;padding-top:3.5rem;border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
.secnote{font-size:1rem;color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 1.7rem;max-width:32rem}

/* featured cards */
.card{display:block;text-decoration:none;padding:1.7rem 0;
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.card:first-of-type{padding-top:0}
.tag{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.68rem;font-weight:600;
  letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--swatch,var(--accent))}
.card h3{font-family:var(--display);font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.22;
  margin:.5rem 0 0;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.025em}
.card:hover h3{color:var(--accent)}
.meta{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.82rem;color:var(--muted);
  margin:.55rem 0 0}
.dek{color:var(--muted);margin:.6rem 0 0;font-size:1.02rem;line-height:1.55}

/* beat cards -- the portfolio's one navigation layer. An NBA editor gets
   sent /beats/nba, not a 45-clip page where two of them are NBA. */
/* Breaks out wider than the text column, like the hero: six tiles at
   46rem would be 245px each, too cramped for a headline and a line of
   explanation, and the extra width also stops the section reading as
   more stacked clip cards. */
.beats{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:1px;
  background:var(--rule);border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:3px;
  overflow:hidden;margin:0 0 1rem;
  position:relative;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);
  width:min(62rem,calc(100vw - 3rem))}
@media(max-width:820px){.beats{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}}
@media(max-width:480px){.beats{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
a.beat{display:block;text-decoration:none;background:var(--card);
  padding:1.15rem 1.15rem 1.3rem;transition:background .12s}
a.beat:hover{background:var(--wash)}
a.beat .n{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.66rem;font-weight:700;
  letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent)}
a.beat .n .dot{width:.44rem;height:.44rem;border-radius:50%;
  background:var(--swatch,var(--muted));display:inline-block;
  margin-right:.45rem;vertical-align:middle}
a.beat h3{font-family:var(--display);font-size:1.18rem;font-weight:700;
  letter-spacing:-.022em;line-height:1.2;margin:.55rem 0 0;color:var(--ink)}
a.beat:hover h3{color:var(--accent)}
a.beat p{font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.45;color:var(--muted);margin:.4rem 0 0}

/* beat page */
.beathead{padding:1rem 0 0}
.beathead h1{font-family:var(--display);font-size:clamp(2.1rem,6vw,3rem);
  font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.035em;line-height:1.05;margin:0}
.beathead .n{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.72rem;font-weight:700;
  letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);
  margin:0 0 .7rem}
.beathead .n .dot{width:.5rem;height:.5rem;border-radius:50%;
  background:var(--swatch,var(--muted));display:inline-block;
  margin-right:.5rem;vertical-align:middle}
.beathead p{color:var(--muted);margin:.8rem 0 0;max-width:34rem}
.beatnav{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.5rem .85rem;font-family:var(--sans);
  font-size:.8rem;margin:2.6rem 0 0;padding-top:1.4rem;
  border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
.beatnav a{text-decoration:none;color:var(--muted);border:1px solid var(--rule);
  border-radius:99px;padding:.3rem .8rem}
.beatnav a:hover{color:var(--accent);border-color:var(--accent)}
.beatnav a[aria-current]{color:var(--ink);border-color:var(--ink)}

/* archive */
details{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
summary{cursor:pointer;padding:.95rem 0;font-family:var(--sans);
  font-size:.92rem;font-weight:600;list-style:none;display:flex;
  justify-content:space-between;align-items:center}
summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
summary .s{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.65rem}
summary .dot{width:.6rem;height:.6rem;border-radius:50%;flex:0 0 auto;
  background:var(--swatch,var(--muted));
  box-shadow:0 0 0 3px color-mix(in srgb,currentColor 8%,transparent)}
summary .n{color:var(--muted);font-weight:400;font-size:.85rem;
  font-feature-settings:"tnum"}
details[open] summary{color:var(--accent)}
/* On a coverage page the clip list IS the content, not a secondary index,
   so the headlines carry full ink rather than the muted archive grey. */
ul.arch{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0 0 1rem}
ul.arch li{display:flex;gap:1rem;align-items:baseline;padding:.5rem 0;
  font-size:1.04rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
ul.arch li:last-child{border-bottom:0}
ul.arch time{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.74rem;color:var(--muted);
  flex:0 0 5.4rem;letter-spacing:.02em}
ul.arch a{text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);font-weight:400}
ul.arch a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
/* A quiet marker, not a button: it only says this one is reproduced in
   full here rather than linking out. */
ul.arch .own{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.58rem;letter-spacing:.07em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);border:1px solid var(--rule);
  padding:.06rem .3rem;border-radius:2px;white-space:nowrap}

/* the provocation a Fence Post column answers -- stated once, then he
   argues straight; the piece has to stand up with this removed */
.prompt{border-left:3px solid var(--accent);padding:.15rem 0 .15rem 1.1rem;
  margin:0 0 2.2rem;font-size:1.14rem;line-height:1.5}
.prompt p{margin:0;font-style:italic;color:var(--ink)}
.prompt .rlabel{display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.68rem;
  font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--accent);margin-bottom:.45rem}
.prompt .rhead{font-style:normal;font-weight:600;font-size:1.2rem;
  line-height:1.28;margin:0 0 .5rem}
.prompt.respond p:not(.rhead){font-size:1.02rem;color:var(--muted)}
.prompt cite{display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-style:normal;
  font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);margin-top:.6rem;
  text-transform:uppercase}

/* article page */
.back{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.85rem;text-decoration:none;
  color:var(--muted);display:inline-block;margin:3rem 0 2.5rem}
article h1{font-family:var(--display);font-size:clamp(1.95rem,5.2vw,2.75rem);
  line-height:1.16;margin:0 0 .9rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.032em}
.credit{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.86rem;color:var(--muted);
  padding:1rem 0;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);margin:1.6rem 0 2.6rem}
.credit a{color:var(--accent)}
article p{margin:0 0 1.45rem}
/* direct child only: the prompt block sits above the body and its
   paragraphs must not pick up the drop cap */
article > p:first-of-type::first-letter{font-size:3.3rem;float:left;
  line-height:.86;padding:.06em .09em 0 0;font-weight:600}
nav.pn{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:1.5rem;
  border-top:1px solid var(--rule);margin-top:3.5rem;padding:1.6rem 0 0;
  font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.88rem}
nav.pn a{text-decoration:none;max-width:47%}
nav.pn span{display:block;color:var(--muted);font-size:.72rem;
  letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:.3rem}

footer{margin-top:4.5rem;padding:2rem 0 4rem;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);
  font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.84rem;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.6}
.s-football{--swatch:#C2410C}
.s-men-s-basketball{--swatch:#0F766E}
.s-women-s-basketball{--swatch:#A21CAF}
.s-baseball{--swatch:#0369A1}
.s-softball{--swatch:#B45309}
.s-women-s-soccer{--swatch:#15803D}
.s-volleyball{--swatch:#BE123C}
.s-nba{--swatch:#7C3AED}
.s-media{--swatch:#4338CA}
.s-culture{--swatch:#7E22CE}
.s-commentary{--swatch:#64748B}
@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){
:root:not([data-theme="light"]) .s-football{--swatch:#FB923C}
:root:not([data-theme="light"]) .s-men-s-basketball{--swatch:#2DD4BF}
:root:not([data-theme="light"]) .s-women-s-basketball{--swatch:#E879F9}
:root:not([data-theme="light"]) .s-baseball{--swatch:#38BDF8}
:root:not([data-theme="light"]) .s-softball{--swatch:#FBBF24}
:root:not([data-theme="light"]) .s-women-s-soccer{--swatch:#4ADE80}
:root:not([data-theme="light"]) .s-volleyball{--swatch:#FB7185}
:root:not([data-theme="light"]) .s-nba{--swatch:#A78BFA}
:root:not([data-theme="light"]) .s-media{--swatch:#818CF8}
:root:not([data-theme="light"]) .s-culture{--swatch:#C084FC}
:root:not([data-theme="light"]) .s-commentary{--swatch:#94A3B8}
}
:root[data-theme="dark"] .s-football{--swatch:#FB923C}
:root[data-theme="dark"] .s-men-s-basketball{--swatch:#2DD4BF}
:root[data-theme="dark"] .s-women-s-basketball{--swatch:#E879F9}
:root[data-theme="dark"] .s-baseball{--swatch:#38BDF8}
:root[data-theme="dark"] .s-softball{--swatch:#FBBF24}
:root[data-theme="dark"] .s-women-s-soccer{--swatch:#4ADE80}
:root[data-theme="dark"] .s-volleyball{--swatch:#FB7185}
:root[data-theme="dark"] .s-nba{--swatch:#A78BFA}
:root[data-theme="dark"] .s-media{--swatch:#818CF8}
:root[data-theme="dark"] .s-culture{--swatch:#C084FC}
:root[data-theme="dark"] .s-commentary{--swatch:#94A3B8}