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Kelsey McKinney

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

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Zillowing Out

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

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

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Media Meltdowns

ESPN Layoffs Signal Arrival Of Sports Broadcasting’s Grim Future


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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

How Many NBA Arenas Actually Became Polling Places?

Defector Reads A Book

Introducing: Defector Reads A Book

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

Nyheim Hines Loves Flips

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A $175,000 Maine House Good For Hauntings

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Mookie Betts Can Win A Game In So Many Ways

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Life Lessons

Circling The Block

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

Have Some Pie

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The Art Of The Live Sports Broadcast Is In Danger

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

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

Learn To Like A New Sport By Finding A Good Crush

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A Little Tip For The Cold And Over-Caffeinated

A player on the denver broncos grips the football at his hip while a player on the titans stretches airborn to try and strip it.

Defector Up All Night

Folks! It’s Your Monday Night Football Doubleheader Open Thread

Lions defender Jamie Collins Sr. lowers his helmet and headbutts a referee in the shoulder