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Patrick Redford

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College Football

Here Is The Most Futile Trick Play Of The Weekend, Possibly The Season, Maybe Even The Decade

ANN ARBOR, MI - NOVEMBER 16: Michigan Wolverines head football coach Jim Harbaugh watches the pregame warm ups prior to the start of the game against the Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Stadium on November 16, 2019 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)

Michigan State v Michigan

Jim Harbaugh: The Problem With Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan Is Jim Harbaugh

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David Roth

The moment in Sunday's round when things got very bad for Tiger Woods is circled in red.

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Golf

Things Are Not Going Well For Tiger Woods At The Masters

Chasing a football 20 yards is not ordinarily what a punter does on a punt play.

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Washington-Oregon State Delivered 13 Seconds Of Avant-Garde Football

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Albert Burneko

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Chefector

Let’s Cook Shakshouka, The Perfect Short-Notice Food

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Tom Ley

Nebraska v Northwestern

Very Short Debates

Is 53 Football Games A Lot Of Football Games?

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Chris Thompson

A look at my fully operational JET-style tokamak, churning out big numbers of what could be power but might in fact be deadly radiation.

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Science

They Made An Interactive Virtual Tokamak And Buddy, It Rules

Patrick Dubuque is a writer and editor at Baseball Prospectus.

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World Series – Tampa Bay Rays v Los Angeles Dodgers  – Game Six

How Baseball Was Solved, And Where It Got Us

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Samer Kalaf

Attorney for the President, Rudy Giuliani, speaks at a news conference in the parking lot of a landscaping company on November 7, 2020 in Philadelphia.

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This Is So Stupid

The Trump Voter Fraud Hotline Was Very Rude And Did Not Appreciate My Helpful Information

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Barry Petchesky

MIAMI, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 20: A general view of the field prior to the game between the Miami Marlins and the Washington Nationals at Marlins Park on September 20, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)

Washington Nationals v Miami Marlins – Game One

Kim Ng Is Finally A GM

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Interviews

An Astrophysicist Explains The Challenges Of De-Juicing The Baseball

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Lauren Theisen

E.J. Speed #45 of the Indianapolis Colts blocks a punt by Trevor Daniel #12 of the Tennessee Titans

Indianapolis Colts v Tennessee Titans

Mike Vrabel Switched Punters And Hoo Boy Did It Blow Up In His Face

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Democratic members of U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, led by Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), walk down the east front steps of the U.S. Capitol for a news conference after a boycott of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court on October 22, 2020 in Washington, DC.

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Senate Takes Decisive Bipartisan Action In Congratulating Lakers, Dodgers

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Sixers President: We Don’t Want To Associate Ourselves With Any Blue Collar Nonsense

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DAVIE, FLORIDA - JANUARY 30: Stefen Wisniewski #61 of the Kansas City Chiefs performs lineman drills during the Kansas City Chiefs practice prior to Super Bowl LIV at Baptist Health Training Facility at Nova Southern University on January 30, 2020 in Davie, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)

Kansas City Chiefs Practice

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Pass Blocking Sucks

James Harden tells a referee what seems like a very interesting story.

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Talking About The Daryl Morey Legacy And The Unripe Fruit Lifestyle, With Isaac Chotiner

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Giri Nathan

New York Knicks v Indiana Pacers

Victor Oladipo Stars In The Offseason’s Saddest Rumor

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Detroit Red Wings v Chicago Blackhawks

Here Are Some Very Good Reasons To Trust The Yzerplan

Wild Card Round – Cincinnati Reds v Atlanta Braves – Game One

Former Draft Bust Wins NL Cy Young Award

Pittsburgh Steelers v Dallas Cowboys

Sports Leagues Have Stopped Even Pretending To Give A Shit

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Now This Is What Video Games Are All About

Josh Reaume during qualifying for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 16, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 – Qualifying

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NASCAR Driver Suspended For Doing Something Bigoted With His “Evening Snack”

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