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Soccer
Italy’s Getting There, Slowly, Maybe
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Albert Burneko
July 14, 2023
NBA
Catch The Victor Wembanyama Show
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Albert Burneko
July 10, 2023
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Soccer
Spain Is A Big Ugly Mess With Some Extremely Cool Players
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Albert Burneko
June 30, 2023
Soccer
Nigeria Could Be Headed For World Cup Disaster
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Albert Burneko
June 29, 2023
Chefector
You Just Need A Thermometer
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Albert Burneko
June 10, 2023
MLS
Lionel Messi Chooses Inter Miami
219
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Albert Burneko
June 7, 2023
La Liga
Barcelona’s Pursuit Of Lionel Messi Is A Degrading Farce
147
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Albert Burneko
June 6, 2023
Horse Racing
Horse Racing To Hide Somewhere Else Until Storm Blows Over
100
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Albert Burneko
June 4, 2023
MLB
Extremely Depressing Report: Stephen Strasburg’s Body Is A Wreck
206
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Albert Burneko
June 4, 2023
NBA
A Timely And Data-Loaded 2023 NBA Finals Preview, For Basketball Idiots
71
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Albert Burneko
June 1, 2023
NBA
The Heat Win Ugly
346
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Albert Burneko
May 30, 2023
Chefector
Your Crummy Apartment Stove Is Perfectly Fine For Cooking
202
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Albert Burneko
May 29, 2023
La Liga
La Liga’s Racism Problem Boils Over
137
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Albert Burneko
May 22, 2023
Media Meltdowns
How Not To Interview A Transportation Secretary
400
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Albert Burneko
May 19, 2023
NBA
Happy Recrimination Season To All Who Celebrate
174
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Albert Burneko
May 16, 2023
Chefector
Pink Lemonade For Everybody!
205
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Albert Burneko
May 13, 2023
Media Meltdowns
Everyone Who Knows What Elizabeth Holmes Did Wrong, Step Forward (Not So Fast, The New York Times)
368
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Albert Burneko
May 8, 2023
Capital
Jordan Neely Just Needed Some Help
352
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Albert Burneko
May 3, 2023
NBA
Well, Shit: Steph Curry’s Fourth-Quarter Buckets, Graded For Rudeness
172
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Albert Burneko
May 1, 2023
Chefector
How To Help Your Kids Learn To Like A Food
315
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Albert Burneko
April 29, 2023
NBA
Giannis Erupts On Reporter With Heated Display Of Nuanced Understanding Of The Ultimate Purpose Of Sport
199
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Albert Burneko
April 27, 2023
NBA
The Knicks Spent A Quarter In Hell
80
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Albert Burneko
April 19, 2023
Chefector
Uncleanliness Is Next To Godliness
339
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Albert Burneko
April 18, 2023
La Liga
Barcelona’s Doing Its Damnedest To Make Winning Boring
29
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Albert Burneko
April 17, 2023
NBA
A Timely Preview Of The 2023 NBA Playoffs, Almost Certainly Including All Of The Participants
146
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Albert Burneko
April 14, 2023
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