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NHL
Aaron Dell Might Finally Have Gone Too Far
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Lauren Theisen
January 26, 2022
NHL
Chris Kreider And Mika Zibanejad Lead The League In Friendship
39
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Lauren Theisen
January 25, 2022
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NFL
Patrick Mahomes Made The Improbable Look Inevitable
168
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Lauren Theisen
January 24, 2022
Capital
Sports Betting Apps Are So Easy To Use It’s Terrifying
363
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Lauren Theisen
January 20, 2022
Defector Up All Night
Soccer Endings Don’t Get Any Better Than This
151
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Lauren Theisen
January 19, 2022
College Basketball
I Am Transfixed By The Tall, Skinny Young Man Playing Basketball For Florida State
46
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Lauren Theisen
January 19, 2022
NFL
You Better Bring The Cool Shit In A Playoff Blowout
82
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Lauren Theisen
January 18, 2022
NFL
The Cowboys Ran Themselves Out Of The Postseason
345
Comments
Lauren Theisen
January 17, 2022
NFL
Bucs Enjoy Bye Week Ahead Of Divisional Round
101
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Lauren Theisen
January 16, 2022
Life's Rich Pageant
University Of Michigan Ousts President After Oafish Flirtations With Subordinate Come To Light
222
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Lauren Theisen
January 16, 2022
Defector Up All Night
This Is Your NFL Playoff Sunday Open Thread
937
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Lauren Theisen
January 16, 2022
NFL
The NFL’s Explanation Of That Raiders-Bengals Whistle Doesn’t Make Any Sense
142
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Lauren Theisen
January 16, 2022
NFL
Our Franchise Is Better Than This
147
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Lauren Theisen
January 13, 2022
College Football
Georgia Kind Of Won Me Over
207
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Lauren Theisen
January 11, 2022
NFL
The Colts Really Blew It
142
Comments
Lauren Theisen
January 10, 2022
Infinite Replay
The Picked-Up Flag That Dragged Me Deeper Into The Abyss
138
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Lauren Theisen
January 7, 2022
Chefector
Jack Hughes Has Insulted Detroit-Style Pizza, And Therefore My Honor
281
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Lauren Theisen
January 6, 2022
NHL
Cower, Mortals, In The Face Of Evan Rodrigues’s Pittsburgh Penguins
47
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Lauren Theisen
January 6, 2022
NFL
Nothing To See Here, It’s Fine, They Zip-Tied It
186
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Lauren Theisen
January 5, 2022
NFL
That Was Pathetic!
175
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Lauren Theisen
January 4, 2022
NHL
I Grant You Permission To Care About These Boys At The World Juniors
43
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Lauren Theisen
December 23, 2021
Life's Rich Pageant
Let Me Be A Ham Sniffer
134
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Lauren Theisen
December 21, 2021
NFL
The Lions’ Win Over The Cardinals Was A Glitch
125
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Lauren Theisen
December 20, 2021
NHL
It’s Not Looking Great For The NHL In The Olympics
97
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Lauren Theisen
December 15, 2021
Pro Wrestling
Some Wrestling Matches I Liked This Year
59
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Lauren Theisen
December 14, 2021
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