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<a href="https://twitter.com/ericnus">Eric Nusbaum</a> (words) is a writer based in Tacoma, Washington. He is the author of the book <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/stealing-home-los-angeles-the-dodgers-and-the-lives-caught-in-between-9781541742222/9781541742215">Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between</a>. He is also a former editor at VICE.
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Before It All Got Silly, Derek Carr Kept His Cool

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 13: Derek Carr #4 of the Las Vegas Raiders leaves the field after the Las Vegas Raiders defeat the Baltimore Ravens 33-27 in overtime at Allegiant Stadium on September 13, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Same Raiders Stupid, New Raiders Outcome

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Emma Raducanu of Great Britain celebrates after winning championship point to defeat Leylah Annie Fernandez of Canada during the second set of their Women's Singles final match on Day Thirteen of the 2021 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 11, 2021 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

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Emma Raducanu’s U.S. Open Title Was Efficient And Unprecedented

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José Mourinho’s Roma Is Flying

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Max Scherzer Got Here By Being A Maniac

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Panthers Kick Off NFL Season With One Of The Worst Punts In History

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Mike Norvell Went Gregg Mode

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SALZBURG, AUSTRIA - MAY 22: Brenden Aaronson of FC Red Bull Salzburg controls the ball during the tipico Bundesliga match between RB Salzburg and WSG Tirol at Red Bull Arena on May 22, 2021 in Salzburg, Austria. (Photo by Andreas Schaad/Getty Images)

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