:root {
  --bg: #0e1216;
  --bg-raised: #151b21;
  --ink: #e8e6e1;
  --ink-dim: #9aa4ad;
  --gold: #e8a11c;
  --gold-dim: #a97a1e;
  --rule: #2a323a;
  --display: 'Graduate', serif;
  --body: 'Spectral', Georgia, serif;
  --mono: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
}
* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0; background: var(--bg); color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--body); font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.65;
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 90% 40% at 50% -5%, rgba(232, 161, 28, 0.09), transparent 60%),
    repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0 139px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.022) 139px 140px);
}
a { color: var(--gold); text-decoration: none; }
a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.shell { max-width: 1060px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 22px; }

/* ── masthead ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
.masthead { text-align: center; padding: 44px 0 0; }
.masthead .kicker {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 5px;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); margin: 0 0 14px;
}
.masthead h1 {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(30px, 5.6vw, 58px); line-height: 1.08;
  margin: 0; letter-spacing: 2px; color: var(--ink);
}
.masthead h1 .obs { color: var(--gold); }
.masthead .dateline {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px; justify-content: center;
  margin: 20px 0 0; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12px;
  color: var(--ink-dim); letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase;
}
.masthead .dateline::before, .masthead .dateline::after {
  content: ""; flex: 1; max-width: 180px; height: 1px; background: var(--rule);
}
.rules { border: 0; border-top: 3px double var(--rule); margin: 26px 0 0; }
nav.crumbs {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 2px;
  text-transform: uppercase; display: flex; gap: 26px; justify-content: center;
  padding: 14px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
nav.crumbs a { color: var(--ink-dim); }
nav.crumbs a:hover { color: var(--gold); text-decoration: none; }

/* ── page-load reveal ─────────────────────────────────── */
@keyframes rise { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
.rise { animation: rise 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.7, 0.3, 1) both; }
.d1 { animation-delay: 0.05s; } .d2 { animation-delay: 0.15s; }
.d3 { animation-delay: 0.25s; } .d4 { animation-delay: 0.35s; }

/* ── front-page grid ──────────────────────────────────── */
.front { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 7fr 5fr; gap: 44px; padding: 40px 0 10px; }
@media (max-width: 820px) { .front { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

.sechead {
  display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 12px;
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 3px;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); margin: 0 0 18px;
}
.sechead::after { content: ""; flex: 1; height: 1px; background: var(--rule); align-self: center; }

.brief-lead h2 {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 400; font-size: clamp(24px, 3.4vw, 34px);
  line-height: 1.2; margin: 0 0 6px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}
.brief-lead h2 a { color: var(--ink); }
.brief-lead h2 a:hover { color: var(--gold); text-decoration: none; }
.brief-lead .when {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12px; color: var(--ink-dim);
  letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase;
}
.brief-lead .excerpt { font-size: 18px; color: var(--ink); margin: 16px 0; }
.brief-lead .more {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 1px;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold-dim); padding: 10px 18px; display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 4px; transition: background 0.2s, color 0.2s;
}
.brief-lead .more:hover { background: var(--gold); color: #14181d; text-decoration: none; }
.empty-brief { color: var(--ink-dim); font-style: italic; }

/* ── the wire ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
.wire { border-left: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-left: 32px; }
@media (max-width: 820px) { .wire { border-left: 0; padding-left: 0; } }
.wire ol { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.wire li { padding: 11px 0; border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--rule); }
.wire li a { color: var(--ink); font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.45; display: block; }
.wire li a:hover { color: var(--gold); text-decoration: none; }
.wire .src {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-dim); margin-top: 3px; display: block;
}

/* ── fan pulse ────────────────────────────────────────── */
.pulse { padding: 30px 0 10px; }
.pulse-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(220px, 1fr)); gap: 18px; }
.pulse-card {
  background: var(--bg-raised); border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-top: 3px solid var(--gold); padding: 18px 20px;
  transition: transform 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;
}
.pulse-card:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); border-color: var(--gold-dim); }
.pulse-card a { color: var(--ink); font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.45; }
.pulse-card .src { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-dim); display: block; margin-top: 10px; }

/* ── subscribe band ───────────────────────────────────── */
.subscribe { background: var(--gold); color: #14181d; margin: 44px 0 0; }
.subscribe .inner { max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 42px 22px; text-align: center; }
.subscribe h3 { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 400; font-size: 26px;
  margin: 0 0 8px; letter-spacing: 1px; }
.subscribe p { margin: 0 0 20px; font-size: 16.5px; }
.subscribe form { display: flex; gap: 10px; max-width: 440px; margin: 0 auto; }
.subscribe input[type=email] {
  flex: 1; padding: 13px 16px; border: 2px solid #14181d; background: #fdf8ec;
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 14px; color: #14181d;
}
.subscribe button, .follow-btn {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 1px; font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase; background: #14181d; color: var(--gold);
  border: 2px solid #14181d; padding: 13px 22px; cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.2s, color 0.2s; display: inline-block;
}
.subscribe button:hover, .follow-btn:hover { background: transparent; color: #14181d; text-decoration: none; }
.follow-row { display: flex; gap: 12px; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; }

/* ── article pages ────────────────────────────────────── */
.article { max-width: 700px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 40px 22px 30px; }
.article h1.title { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(26px, 4vw, 38px); line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: 1px; margin: 0 0 8px; }
.article .when { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12px; color: var(--ink-dim);
  letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; }
.article h2 { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 3px;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); margin: 38px 0 14px;
  padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.article h3 { font-size: 18px; margin: 24px 0 8px; }
.article blockquote { margin: 24px 0; padding: 16px 22px; background: var(--bg-raised);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold); font-style: italic; }
.article blockquote p { margin: 4px 0; }
.article hr { border: 0; border-top: 1px dashed var(--rule); margin: 30px 0; }
.article li { margin-bottom: 10px; }
.article img { max-width: 100%; }

/* ── archive ──────────────────────────────────────────── */
.archive-list { list-style: none; padding: 0; max-width: 700px; margin: 30px auto; }
.archive-list li { display: flex; gap: 18px; align-items: baseline;
  padding: 16px 0; border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--rule); }
.archive-list .when { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12px;
  color: var(--ink-dim); white-space: nowrap; }
.archive-list a { color: var(--ink); font-size: 18px; }
.archive-list a:hover { color: var(--gold); text-decoration: none; }

/* ── the slate (weekly schedule / results) ───────────── */
.slate-head { text-align: center; padding: 34px 0 6px; }
.slate-head h2 { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(24px, 3.6vw, 36px); letter-spacing: 1px; margin: 0; }
.slate-head .sub { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12px; color: var(--ink-dim);
  letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; margin-top: 8px; }
.demo-banner { background: #7a2a1d; color: #ffe9df; text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 2px;
  text-transform: uppercase; padding: 10px; }
.slate-day { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 3px;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); margin: 34px 0 6px;
  padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 12px; }
.game { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 5fr) 110px 90px minmax(0, 3fr);
  gap: 14px; align-items: center; padding: 13px 4px;
  border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--rule); }
@media (max-width: 700px) { .game { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  row-gap: 4px; } .game .kick, .game .net { justify-self: start; } }
.matchup { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; }
.team { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; font-size: 16px; }
.team .chip { width: 16px; height: 16px; flex: none; border-radius: 3px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.25); }
.team .rank { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; color: var(--gold);
  width: 26px; flex: none; text-align: right; }
.team .mascot { color: var(--ink-dim); font-size: 13.5px; }
.team .pts { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 17px; margin-left: auto;
  color: var(--ink-dim); }
.team.winner, .team.winner .pts { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }
.team.winner .pts { color: var(--gold); }
.kick { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12.5px; color: var(--ink); }
.kick .tbd, .final-tag { color: var(--ink-dim); }
.final-tag { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 2px;
  text-transform: uppercase; }
.net { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 1px;
  color: #14181d; background: var(--gold); padding: 3px 8px; border-radius: 3px;
  justify-self: start; white-space: nowrap; }
.net.none { background: transparent; color: var(--ink-dim); }
.odds { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12.5px; color: var(--ink-dim);
  text-align: right; line-height: 1.5; }
.odds .spread { color: var(--ink); }
.slate-week-nav { display: flex; gap: 18px; justify-content: center;
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 1px;
  text-transform: uppercase; padding: 26px 0 6px; flex-wrap: wrap; }

/* ── footer ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
footer { border-top: 3px double var(--rule); margin-top: 50px;
  padding: 30px 0 40px; text-align: center; }
footer .social { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 2px;
  text-transform: uppercase; display: flex; gap: 24px; justify-content: center;
  margin-bottom: 18px; }
footer .fine { color: var(--ink-dim); font-size: 13px; max-width: 640px;
  margin: 0 auto; line-height: 1.6; }
footer .sig { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 1px;
  color: var(--gold-dim); margin-top: 16px; text-transform: uppercase; }