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July 11, 2022
Rays Week
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July 11, 2022
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MLB
The Reinvention Of Miguel Cabrera
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Lauren Theisen
July 7, 2022
MLB
Jesús Aguilar Finally Stole A Base
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July 6, 2022
Defector At The Movies
‘Elvis’ Is The King As He Deserves To Be Seen
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July 6, 2022
MLB
Dick Bremer Will Not Give Your Walk-Off Home Runs The Time Of Day
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June 30, 2022
MLB
Mark Appel Waited Longer Than Anyone For This
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June 30, 2022
NHL
Let The Bidding Wars Begin For The Avalanche’s Playoff Heroes
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Lauren Theisen
June 29, 2022
NHL
Nathan MacKinnon Gave The Avalanche Everything They Dreamed He Might
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June 27, 2022
NHL
Colorado Won Ugly
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June 23, 2022
MLB
Cast Off The Tyranny Of The Official Scorer
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June 22, 2022
NHL
The Lightning Tried Turning It Off And Back On Again
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June 21, 2022
NHL
Game 1 Delivered On The Hype
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June 16, 2022
MLB
Rally Bird Thwarted By Phillies Bullpen
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June 15, 2022
MLB
The Lost Takeout Slide Of 2006
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June 14, 2022
MLB
It’s Getting Worse For Tony La Russa And The White Sox
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June 13, 2022
MLB
The Javy Báez Experience Is Always Full Of Surprises
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June 12, 2022
NHL
Steven Stamkos Won’t Let Go Of The Cup Without A Fight
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Lauren Theisen
June 12, 2022
MLB
The Angels Have Tried Everything And They’re Still Losing
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June 9, 2022
NHL
This Dang Pat Maroon Is Still Winning
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June 8, 2022
The Fights
Naoya Inoue Is Still The Scariest Little Guy In Boxing
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June 7, 2022
NHL
The Lightning Finally Struck
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June 6, 2022
Pro Wrestling
Jeff Hardy’s ‘Double Or Nothing’ Experience Shows Wrestling Still Needs To Be More Afraid Of Concussions
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June 3, 2022
Pro Wrestling
The AEW-MJF Feud Gets More Fake And More Annoying
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June 2, 2022
NHL
We Should Make The Goalies Even Worse
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Lauren Theisen
June 1, 2022
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