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NHL
The Lightning Are As Perfect As Any NHL Team Can Be
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Lauren Theisen
July 8, 2021
MLB
Could A “Bad Fielder” Do This? (Yes.)
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Lauren Theisen
July 6, 2021
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MLB
The Yankees Game Was Frickin’ Miserable
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Lauren Theisen
July 1, 2021
MLB
It’s Fun To Boo The Gunk Inspections
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Lauren Theisen
June 30, 2021
NHL
This Looks Real Bad For Montreal
57
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Lauren Theisen
June 29, 2021
NHL
So, Do You Believe?
121
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Lauren Theisen
June 24, 2021
NFL
Carl Nassib’s Coming Out Isn’t A Beginning Or An End
173
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Lauren Theisen
June 23, 2021
NHL
Canadian Hockey Teams, Ranked By How Much They Deserve To Break The Cup Drought
132
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Lauren Theisen
June 23, 2021
NHL
That Was An Ass-Kicking
39
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Lauren Theisen
June 22, 2021
The Fights
Naoya Inoue Turned This Dude Into A Frickin’ Piece Of Paper And Then Just Crumpled Him Up Right In The Middle Of A Boxing Ring On Live TV
56
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Lauren Theisen
June 21, 2021
NHL
I Didn’t Know A Puck Could Fit In Here
32
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Lauren Theisen
June 21, 2021
MLB
Jacob deGrom Will Strike Out 20 If His Body Lets Him
80
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Lauren Theisen
June 17, 2021
NHL
Tampa’s Back, Obviously
34
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Lauren Theisen
June 16, 2021
NHL
The Knights Were So Rude To Carey Price
15
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Lauren Theisen
June 15, 2021
NHL
Oh My God, The Islanders Started This Series Perfectly
35
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Lauren Theisen
June 13, 2021
MLB
Paul O’Neill Forgets A Guy
142
Comments
Lauren Theisen
June 13, 2021
Soccer
Team Doctor: Christian Eriksen “Was Gone” Before Being Resuscitated On The Pitch
101
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Lauren Theisen
June 13, 2021
NHL
The Saints—Sorry, The ISLANDERS Might Be A Tougher Task For The Lightning This Time Around
60
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Lauren Theisen
June 10, 2021
This Is So Stupid
Is Today Aaron Harang’s Birthday? An Investigation
97
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Lauren Theisen
June 9, 2021
NHL
Starting Now, This Won’t Be Good Enough For The Hurricanes
41
Comments
Lauren Theisen
June 9, 2021
College Baseball
Stephen Schoch Is Everyone’s Favorite College Baseball Dude
58
Comments
Lauren Theisen
June 8, 2021
NHL
The Bruins’ Other Guys Were Too Little Too Late
53
Comments
Lauren Theisen
June 8, 2021
NHL
Jonathan Marchessault Made The Avalanche Look Mortal Again
59
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Lauren Theisen
June 7, 2021
NHL
Brad Marchand’s OT Goal Was His Most Vile Act Yet
57
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Lauren Theisen
June 4, 2021
NHL
The Avalanche Power Play Is Completely Unfair
49
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Lauren Theisen
June 3, 2021
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