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Why Your Team Sucks 2022: Tennessee Titans

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Chelsea FC v West Ham United – Premier League

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VAR Isn’t The Only Way To Piss Away A Game

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2022 US Open – Day 6

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At Least Carlos Alcaraz Gave Jenson Brooksby A Memorable Highlight

Minnesota Twins v Chicago White Sox

Dylan Cease Ran Into One Hell Of A Final Boss

South Dakota State v Iowa

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College Football Has Something For Every Type Of Degenerate

AFC Divisional Playoffs – Buffalo Bills v Kansas City Chiefs

Why Your Team Sucks 2022: Buffalo Bills

<a href="https://twitter.com/jaseidler" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jarrett Seidler</a> is the senior prospect writer and evaluation coordinator at Baseball Prospectus. He is a proud Jersey Shore local.

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<a href="https://twitter.com/jeffpaternostro" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jeffrey Paternostro</a> is the Lead Prospect Writer at Baseball Prospectus and has spent over a decade waiting for the Mets to develop one fourth-round ACC infielder.

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The minor league Tampa Tarpons, under manager Rachel Balkovec, stand for the national anthem in an April 2022 game.

Dunedin Blue Jays v Tampa Tarpons

To Form A More Perfect Union

Dallas Cowboys Introduce Head Coach Mike McCarthy

Why Your Team Sucks 2022: Dallas Cowboys

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The College Football Season Already Has A Fake Fake Punt And A Puke-Six

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It’s Good To Be A Sky Fan

Malcolm Harris is the author of Kids These Days: Human Capital And The Making Of Millennials, Shit Is Fucked Up And Bullshit: History Since The End Of History, and the forthcoming Palo Alto: A History Of California, Capitalism, And The World.

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Growth For What: The Shaky Promise Of Green Capitalism

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The Hater’s Guide To The 2022 College Football Season, With Eric Eager

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The Padres Have A Month To Avoid Humiliation

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Why Your Team Sucks 2022: Arizona Cardinals

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Chelsea Gray Keeps It Together For The Aces

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Serena Williams of the United States plays a backhand against Anett Kontaveit of Estonia in their Women's Singles Second Round match on Day Three of the 2022 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 31, 2022 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

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Nobody Wants Serena Williams To Lose

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