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Superfans: The Tribalism of Sports | Annals of Obsession | The New Yorker

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We take a look at some of the nation’s most devout sports fans: the Portland Timbers Army, who rallied around their mascot Timber Jim when his daughter was killed in a car accident, the famous Milwaukee Brewers fan known as the Rally Banana, among others.

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