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Every NFL Team Now Has Placed A Player On The COVID-19 List

NFL
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A general view of signage at Lumen Field on November 19, 2020 in Seattle, Washington.

Utah Royals To Relocate To Kansas City

Soccer
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two nwsl players fight for a ball

A $369,000 Historic Home That’s Not Quite Right For Our Hallmark Fantasy

Zillowing Out
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an overexposed rendering of a brick house with a big porch and two turrets

Bro, This New ‘Beowulf’ Translation Is Pretty Tight

Defector Reads A Book
Giri Nathan
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Maitreyi Anantharaman

I Hate This Stupid Amazon Hub In My Apartment Building

Life Lessons
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me flicking off my amazon hub

What Can The Distribution Of Positive COVID-19 Results Tell Us About The NFL’s Testing Program?

NFL
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Two Titans players wear masks

A $985,000 Commune To Move To With All Our Pals

Zillowing Out
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An overexposed artist's rendering of a cabin with a porch

A $270,000 Georgia Home To Move Into And Rapidly Lose Your Mind

Zillowing Out
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artistic rendering of a house built into a hill
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ESPN Layoffs Signal Arrival Of Sports Broadcasting’s Grim Future

Media Meltdowns
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an ESPN cameraman stands in front of a basketball court

How Many NBA Arenas Actually Became Polling Places?

NBA
Diana Moskovitz
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Justin Ellis
People cast their vote on the first day of early voting at the Vote Center at Staples Center sports and entertainment arena in Los Angeles, California

Introducing: Defector Reads A Book

Defector Reads A Book
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a few students read in a crowded library

Nyheim Hines Loves Flips

NFL
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Colts player Nyheim Hines is caught suspended upside down during one of his touchdown celebration flips

A $175,000 Maine House Good For Hauntings

Zillowing Out
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an overexposed drawing of this week's house

Mookie Betts Can Win A Game In So Many Ways

MLB
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mookie betts points up to the heavens as he jogs to first base

Circling The Block

Life Lessons
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a young blonde girl rides with her arms out atop a toy car

A $20,000 Small Town Church That Is Absolutely Haunted And Will Ruin Your Life

Zillowing Out
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overexposed line drawing of a church

Have Some Pie

Life Lessons
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Woman With A Pie

The Art Of The Live Sports Broadcast Is In Danger

Media Meltdowns
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a camera operator is silhouetted by a dusk sky

A $2.5 Million Coastal Retreat That I Would Gladly Receive From The Devil Himself

Zillowing Out
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Learn To Like A New Sport By Finding A Good Crush

Life Lessons
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P.K. Subban and Lindsey Vonn wear sunglasses and smooch