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Defector At The Movies

There Should Be A Grand Jury To Approve All Future Film And TV Remakes

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86th MLB All-Star Game

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League Championship – Tampa Bay Rays v Houston Astros – Game Three

The Rays Made The Plays That Jose Altuve No Longer Can

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Le'Veon Bell #26 of the New York Jets runs with the ball against the Arizona Cardinals at MetLife Stadium on October 11, 2020 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Arizona Cardinals defeated the New York Jets 30-10.

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Le’Veon Bell Is Freed From The Clutches Of The Jets And Adam Gase

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MIAMI, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 30: Head coach Dan Mullen of the Florida Gators reacts against the Virginia Cavaliers during the second half of the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium on December 30, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Capital One Orange Bowl – Virginia v Florida

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Dan Mullen Tempted Fate And Fate Couldn’t Resist

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The Giro d’Italia Is Losing Its Fight Against COVID

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I Am Glad This NBA Season Is Finally Over

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Elgin Baylor receives award from Lakers

The Case For Elgin Baylor High School

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League Championship – Atlanta Braves v Los Angeles Dodgers – Game One

Brusdar Graterol Makes It Look Easy

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The Running Back Who Reads Emily Dickinson

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Wild Card Round – Tampa Bay Rays v Oakland Athletics

Billy Beane Finally Gets What He Wanted: Out Of Baseball

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Barry Petchesky

EDMONTON, ALBERTA - AUGUST 17: Alex Pietrangelo #27 of the St. Louis Blues skates prior to the game against the Vancouver Canucks in Game Four of the Western Conference First Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on August 17, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)

St Louis Blues v Vancouver Canucks – Game Four

Alex Pietrangelo Does Everything, And Now He’ll Do It In Vegas

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Mario Is Real And He’s A Lakers Fan

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2020 French Open – Day Fourteen

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Out Of Nowhere, Iga Swiatek Massacred The Field

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Chess Grandmaster Serving Ban For Toilet Cheating Caught Competing Under New Name

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Arizona Coyotes v Toronto Maple Leafs

Taylor Hall Brings Buffalo Hope But Makes No Promises

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Before There Was Colin Kaepernick, There Was Toni Smith-Thompson

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We’re On To Cincinnati

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2020 NBA Finals – Game Six

The Miami Heat Now Have Actual Expectations

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When Teddy Higuera Was King, And Other Guys To Remember

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 11: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates with Quinn Cook #28 of the Los Angeles Lakers and teammates after winning the 2020 NBA Championship in Game Six of the 2020 NBA Finals at AdventHealth Arena at the ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on October 11, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. 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. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)

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Oh Goddammit, Dak Prescott’s Leg Just Got Destroyed

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