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Barry Petchesky
July 22, 2025
Bills Week
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July 17, 2025
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Bill Shapes, Ranked
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July 16, 2025
Bills Week
Bill Goldberg Was A Star From Day 1
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July 14, 2025
Bills Week
The “Big Beautiful Bill” Is Trying To Steal A Space Shuttle
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Barry Petchesky
July 14, 2025
MLB
Bobby Jenks Made The Most Of A Short Time
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Barry Petchesky
July 6, 2025
MLB
It’s Been That Kind Of A Week For Aaron Judge And The Yankees
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July 6, 2025
Science
A Comet From Another Solar System Is On Its Way
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Barry Petchesky
July 6, 2025
NHL
The Kings Did Their Free Agency Shopping At A Bin Store
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July 2, 2025
Arts And Culture
Just Give Me Some Normal Damn Dinosaurs
326
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Barry Petchesky
July 1, 2025
NHL
The Panthers Are Bringing Back All Their Guys
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Barry Petchesky
July 1, 2025
NHL
The End Of EBUGs Means The End Of Dreams Coming True
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Barry Petchesky
June 27, 2025
Life's Rich Pageant
Hurdler Wins 400-Meter Race Despite His Dick And Balls Falling Out Several Times
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Barry Petchesky
June 24, 2025
Policing
The Dodgers Can’t Sit This Moment Out
204
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Barry Petchesky
June 20, 2025
NHL
The Panthers Grind All Before Them To Dust
85
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June 18, 2025
NHL
Calvin Pickard Saved The Day
69
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Barry Petchesky
June 13, 2025
Life's Rich Pageant
Chicago Man Wears White Sox Cap To Work
146
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Barry Petchesky
June 11, 2025
NHL
The Panthers Are Having A Laugh
119
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June 10, 2025
NHL
We Don’t Speak Connor McDavid
97
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Barry Petchesky
June 9, 2025
NHL
Pete DeBoer Just Loves Making Conference Finals And Getting Fired
86
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Barry Petchesky
June 6, 2025
NHL
These Oilers Can Take A Punch
123
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Barry Petchesky
June 5, 2025
This Is So Stupid
Let’s Figure Out What Dodgers Game They Watched On The Bulldog
98
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June 4, 2025
NHL
Something’s Over In Toronto
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Barry Petchesky
May 19, 2025
NHL
Toronto Once Again Wins The Stanley Cup Of Angst
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Barry Petchesky
May 15, 2025
NHL
Mikael Granlund Takes Jets Downapeg
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May 14, 2025
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