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NHL
The Canucks Aren’t Ready For Their Comeback
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Lauren Theisen
April 15, 2021
NHL
The Predators Are Winning Like Crazy Just To Tread Water
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Lauren Theisen
April 14, 2021
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NHL
Oh God, Oh No, I’m Actually Feeling Optimistic About The Detroit Red Wings
76
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Lauren Theisen
April 13, 2021
Golf
The Masters Was Will Zalatoris’s Coming-Out Party
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Lauren Theisen
April 12, 2021
MLB
The Legend Of Akil Baddoo Grows By The Day
77
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Lauren Theisen
April 7, 2021
NHL
The Canadiens Aren’t Thinking About Next Year
37
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Lauren Theisen
April 6, 2021
NHL
NHL Quickly Distances Itself From Referee Shenanigans
130
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Lauren Theisen
March 24, 2021
College Basketball
USC’s Demolition Of Kansas Was The Scariest Performance Of The Tournament
40
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Lauren Theisen
March 23, 2021
College Basketball
Big Weirdo Cameron Krutwig Bowled Over Illinois For A Spot In The Sweet 16
154
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Lauren Theisen
March 21, 2021
College Basketball
Here’s Your Open Thread For Day One Of The Women’s Tourney
39
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Lauren Theisen
March 21, 2021
College Basketball
Texas Played The Clumsiest Game Of Basketball Ever And Still Almost Won
72
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Lauren Theisen
March 21, 2021
NHL
The Rangers, Without Their Coaches, Whooped The Flyers’ Asses
69
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Lauren Theisen
March 18, 2021
NHL
The Islanders Are Very Good, But They Don’t Have Alex Ovechkin
84
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Lauren Theisen
March 17, 2021
College Basketball
Making Illinois And Loyola Bracket Neighbors Is A Devious Move And I Couldn’t Be More Excited
116
Comments
Lauren Theisen
March 15, 2021
Defector Up All Night
Purdue Calls In Large Teen To Retrieve Ball
60
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Lauren Theisen
March 12, 2021
College Basketball
The Team Formerly Known As The MSU Spartans Request That Everyone Stop Making Fun Of Their Awful Sponsored Name
316
Comments
Lauren Theisen
March 12, 2021
Defector Up All Night
Cade Cunningham Plummets Down NBA Draft Boards After Blowing A Fast-Break Dunk
42
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Lauren Theisen
March 11, 2021
Better Hate An Owner
Dan Gilbert Demands Both Your Money And Your Undying Love
160
Comments
Lauren Theisen
March 11, 2021
Pro Wrestling
NBA Arena Audio Somehow Invaded AEW’s Broadcast And Ruined A Match
47
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Lauren Theisen
March 11, 2021
NHL
Malfunctioning Horn Goes Off Every Minute, On The Minute, In Lightning–Red Wings
111
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Lauren Theisen
March 10, 2021
NHL
Avs Announcer Marc Moser Is A Land Of Contrasts
90
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Lauren Theisen
March 9, 2021
Pro Wrestling
Let’s Try To Make Sense Of That Awful, Hilarious AEW Pyro Screwup
71
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Lauren Theisen
March 8, 2021
NHL
So We’re Doing This Islanders Thing Again, Huh?
68
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Lauren Theisen
March 8, 2021
The Fights
Aljamain Sterling’s DQ Title Win Brought Out The Worst Of The UFC
71
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Lauren Theisen
March 7, 2021
NHL
R.I.P. Tom Wilson The Himbo. Long Live Tom Wilson The Goon.
98
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Lauren Theisen
March 7, 2021
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