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NHL
Just Pick Someone Else
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Lauren Theisen
July 24, 2021
NHL
Ned Alert! An Emergency Red Wings Post-Trade Blog/Celebration
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July 22, 2021
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MLB
The NL West Is Deeply Unfair, And It’s Kind Of Cool
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Lauren Theisen
July 22, 2021
NBA
These 165 Seconds Were Giannis At His Finest
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Lauren Theisen
July 21, 2021
Olympics
The USWNT Got Completely Dismantled By Sweden To Open Their Olympics
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Lauren Theisen
July 21, 2021
MLB
I Swear To God, Whoever’s Out There That Still Expects The Mets To Be Completely Normal, You Need To Stop Right Now
78
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Lauren Theisen
July 20, 2021
MLB
HBPs Are Out Of Control
130
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Lauren Theisen
July 19, 2021
Pro Wrestling
Malakai Black Was A Gift From WWE To AEW
48
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Lauren Theisen
July 15, 2021
NHL
The Minnesota Wild: It Seems Bad!
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Lauren Theisen
July 14, 2021
MLB
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Has Perfect Timing
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Lauren Theisen
July 14, 2021
Defector Up All Night
Pirates Have Sharts, White Sox Get Smelley
87
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Lauren Theisen
July 13, 2021
MLB
The Home Run Derby Had Such Good Vibes
141
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Lauren Theisen
July 13, 2021
MLB
So What’s The Deal With Kumar Rocker?
107
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Lauren Theisen
July 12, 2021
NHL
So Are The Canadiens Good Or What
65
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Lauren Theisen
July 9, 2021
NHL
The Lightning Are As Perfect As Any NHL Team Can Be
115
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Lauren Theisen
July 8, 2021
MLB
Could A “Bad Fielder” Do This? (Yes.)
83
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Lauren Theisen
July 6, 2021
MLB
The Yankees Game Was Frickin’ Miserable
80
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Lauren Theisen
July 1, 2021
MLB
It’s Fun To Boo The Gunk Inspections
47
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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
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