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Jared Goff #16 of the Detroit Lions warms up prior to the NFC Championship NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on January 28, 2024 in Santa Clara, California.

NFC Championship – Detroit Lions v San Francisco 49ers

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Lessons Of Collapse And The Christian Version Of Limp Bizkit, With Jason Kirk

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Barry Petchesky

College Basketball: NCAA Playoffs: View of sports book patrons betting on March Madness games at MGM Grand Hotel &amp; Casino. Las Vegas, NV 3/21/2013 CREDIT: Chris Farina (Photo by Chris Farina /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images) (Set Number: X156296 TK2 R1 F31 )

Gambling in Las Vegas, 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament

Life's Rich Pageant

We’ve Found Him: America’s Dumbest Bettor

Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

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Drew Magary

BENGHAZI, LIBYA - AUGUST 8,1943: A view as a soldier sits at the latrine at the U.S Air Force base in Benghazi, Libya. (Photo by Ivan Dmitri/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

U.S AIRFORCE BASE BENGHAZI LIBYA

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“Who Took A Giant Shit In The Drug Test Toilet?!” Your Annual POOPOROO

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Journalismism

The Messenger Was Built To Fail, And Did

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Israel Daramola

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To Love ‘Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans,’ You Must Loathe It

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St Louis Blues v Calgary Flames

The Canucks Are The Right Kind Of Nervous

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Ross Levinsohn

Debating The Finer Points Of Nepotism With Ex-SI Boss Ross Levinsohn

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Shark Is Maybe Baby

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Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes scores her 3,403 career point, passing Kelsey Mitchell for second in Division I NCAA women's basketball history, during the second quarter against the Northwestern Wildcats at Welsh-Ryan Arena on January 31, 2024 in Evanston, Illinois.

Iowa v Northwestern

Women's Basketball

Caitlin Clark Keeps Gliding Towards Immortality

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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - JANUARY 28: Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs (L) celebrates with Taylor Swift after defeating the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game at M&amp;T Bank Stadium on January 28, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

AFC Championship – Kansas City Chiefs v Baltimore Ravens

Republicans Struggle To Comprehend Nation’s Interest In NFL All-Pro And Taylor Swift

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Russian Olympic Committee Kamila Valieva with coaches Eteri Tutberidze (L) and Daniil Gleikhengauz after Women’s Free Program Final at Capital Indoor Stadium. Beijing, China

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Two Years Later, The Russian Figure Skating Scandal Still Lingers

A NCAA logo is seen on the field before the game between the South Dakota State Jackrabbits and the North Dakota State Bison in the Division I FCS Football Championship held at Toyota Stadium on January 8, 2023 in Frisco, Texas.

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Death To The NCAA

NCAA’s Desperate Flailing Invites Another Lawsuit

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Ray Ratto

An exterior view shows signage for Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium on January 30, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The game will be played on February 11, 2024, between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers.

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Super Bowl Day 3: Too Stupid, Too Early

John Angelos Got Everything He Wanted

Dennis Young is the news editor at Front Office Sports.

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A runner (2nd R) looks at his watch as he stands at the start line during the 2015 Shanghai International Marathon in Shanghai on November 8, 2015. Shanghai marathon kicked off in the morning of November 8, with 35,000 runners starting their race from the Bund, local media reported.

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Negative Splits

Embrace The Second-Dumbest Running Watch You Can Find

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A Notorious Pitchfork Reviewer Was My Biggest Musical Influence

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Giri Nathan

Jannik Sinner with his Australian Open trophy

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Tennis

Jannik Sinner Booted And Rallied To His First Major Title

MEMPHIS, TN - JANUARY 29: Domantas Sabonis #10 of the Sacramento Kings looks for a rebound during the game against the Memphis Grizzlies on January 29, 2024 at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2024 NBAE (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images)

Sacramento Kings v Memphis Grizzlies

An Ode To The Modern Rebounder

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Help! My Daughter Eats Soup Like An Animal!

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Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat rebounds the ball against Bradley Beal #3 of the Phoenix Suns during the third quarter of the game at Kaseya Center on January 29, 2024 in Miami,

Phoenix Suns v Miami Heat

My Bad: I Cursed The Miami Heat

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Life Lessons

This Giant Visage Of Jerry Seinfeld Is What Finally Got Me To Floss

Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.

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‘Origin’ Fails As Both Homework And Entertainment

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Head Coach Xavi Hernandez of FC Barcelona looks on during the LaLiga EA Sports match between FC Barcelona and Villarreal CF at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on January 27, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain.

FC Barcelona v Villarreal CF – LaLiga EA Sports

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Xavi Writes Himself An Ending

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Let The British Parrots Say “Fuck”

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I Bonked My Head On The Moon

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