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College Basketball
Perhaps Now Is Not The Time To Have A Screaming, Spitting Tantrum During A Basketball Game
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Lauren Theisen
February 10, 2021
NFL
Those Kansas City Drops Were Excruciating
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Lauren Theisen
February 8, 2021
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NHL
David Pastrnak Makes The Bruins Even Scarier
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Lauren Theisen
February 4, 2021
NHL
The NHL Schedule Might Be Starting To Unravel
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Lauren Theisen
February 3, 2021
Defector Up All Night
You Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Stick To Play Hockey
44
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Lauren Theisen
February 2, 2021
NHL
Connor McDavid Is Eating Teams Alive
83
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Lauren Theisen
February 1, 2021
Music
SOPHIE Was The Future
28
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Lauren Theisen
January 31, 2021
NHL
The Hockey Was Good Last Night
117
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Lauren Theisen
January 29, 2021
NBA
Joel Embiid Says LeBron Should Have Gotten Ejected, Is Immediately Undermined By His Own Coach
86
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Lauren Theisen
January 28, 2021
Technical Difficulties
Our Newsletter Service Is Busted, So Everyone Gets To Read The Newsletter Today
110
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Lauren Theisen
January 26, 2021
MLB
Gary Sheffield Feels Like A Hall Of Famer, Even If He Isn’t One
156
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Lauren Theisen
January 26, 2021
NFL
The Bills Played It Safe And Paid The Price
142
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Lauren Theisen
January 25, 2021
NFL
The Cowardly Packers Let The Buccaneers Flop Into The Super Bowl
268
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Lauren Theisen
January 24, 2021
NFL
Here’s Your NFL Conference Championships Open Thread
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Lauren Theisen
January 24, 2021
NHL
The Vancouver Canucks Simply Must Get Their Shit Together This Week
41
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Lauren Theisen
January 24, 2021
MMA
Conor McGregor’s Big Night Belonged To Dustin Poirier And Michael Chandler
113
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Lauren Theisen
January 24, 2021
Defector Up All Night
The Texans Are Asking Random Guys On Their Bench If They Want To Be Head Coach
123
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Lauren Theisen
January 22, 2021
NHL
The Islanders’ Most Important Player Is Vulnerable Only To Friendly Fire
30
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Lauren Theisen
January 19, 2021
NFL
Every Good Player In Houston Texans History Is Pissed At Them
132
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Lauren Theisen
January 15, 2021
NHL
Even Without Their Best Player, The Lightning Can Still Be A Monster
46
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Lauren Theisen
January 14, 2021
NHL
31 Teams, 30 Guys: Your 2021 NHL Season Preview
153
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Lauren Theisen
January 13, 2021
Death To The NCAA
All That For Just Another Alabama Title
140
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Lauren Theisen
January 12, 2021
NHL
Now More Than Ever, We Need Hockey Guys Being Dudes
79
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Lauren Theisen
January 11, 2021
Politics
I Don’t Know What The Answer Is, But It’s Definitely Not More Cops
375
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Lauren Theisen
January 8, 2021
NFL
Ryan Tannehill Uncorked An Absolutely Gorgeous Throw To Win The AFC South
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Lauren Theisen
January 4, 2021
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