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Science
Earth, The True GOAT, Breaks Longstanding Speed Record
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Barry Petchesky
August 9, 2022
NHL
The Flames Have Fallen Apart
114
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Barry Petchesky
July 21, 2022
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MLB
Masyn Winn Brought The Heat
54
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Barry Petchesky
July 17, 2022
Media Meltdowns
Fox Sports Finds Perfect Billboard At Ground Zero
212
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Barry Petchesky
July 17, 2022
Rays Week
The Read Planet: Let’s Discuss ‘The Martian Chronicles’
91
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Kelsey McKinney
,
Barry Petchesky
,
Patrick Redford
, and
Chris Thompson
July 14, 2022
Rays Week
The Universe Came To Us
274
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Barry Petchesky
July 12, 2022
Rays Week
Can The Rays Survive Rays Week?
55
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Barry Petchesky
July 12, 2022
NHL
Someone’s Going To Regret This
129
Comments
Barry Petchesky
July 8, 2022
NHL
Circle This Game On Your Calendar, And Then Burn The Calendar
107
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Barry Petchesky
July 7, 2022
NHL
Greatness Isn’t Enough
109
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Barry Petchesky
June 27, 2022
NHL
Ondrej Palat Is Always Right Where You Need Him
49
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Barry Petchesky
June 25, 2022
NHL
Sorry, That Was A Good Goal
117
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Barry Petchesky
June 23, 2022
Defector Reads A Book
Defector Reads A Book Has Picked Its Next Book, To Read
85
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Barry Petchesky
June 21, 2022
MLB
The Oneil Cruz Show Is Here
123
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Barry Petchesky
June 21, 2022
NHL
Brayden Point Changes Everything
54
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Barry Petchesky
June 15, 2022
NHL
Oh God, Ryan Strome, Oh No
63
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Barry Petchesky
June 10, 2022
Defector Reads A Book
Holy Sheets! It’s Time To Discuss ‘Lucky Jim’
66
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Patrick Redford
,
Giri Nathan
,
Kelsey McKinney
, and
Barry Petchesky
June 9, 2022
MLB
Surely, Weird Mets Injury Won’t Turn Into A Whole *Thing*
94
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Barry Petchesky
June 5, 2022
NHL
The Avs Took The Oilers’ Best Punch
34
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Barry Petchesky
June 5, 2022
NHL
Jacob Trouba’s Big Hits Are Changing Games And Making Enemies
177
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Barry Petchesky
May 31, 2022
Defector Up All Night
Panthers Accused Of Having The Full Tampa Experience
261
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Barry Petchesky
May 23, 2022
NHL
Nikita Kucherov’s Skating At You With A Full Head Of Steam. What Do You Do?
65
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Barry Petchesky
May 18, 2022
This Is So Stupid
Wow! Yankees Fans The Best Fans In Sports, Confirmed
173
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Barry Petchesky
May 17, 2022
NHL
Belated Counterpoint: Shoot The Dang Puck
65
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Barry Petchesky
May 16, 2022
NHL
The Penguins May Have Lost Who They Could Least Afford To Lose
62
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Barry Petchesky
May 13, 2022
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