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Luis Paez-Pumar
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Soccer
Borussia Dortmund’s Newest Star Is Born
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 2, 2024
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Pro Wrestling
‘Mr. McMahon’ Is An Incomplete Portrait Of Wrestling’s Reprehensible Kingpin
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Luis Paez-Pumar
September 30, 2024
103
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Racing
Formula 1 Gasps, Drops Monocle Over Max Verstappen’s F-Word
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September 24, 2024
50
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Soccer
Arsenal–Manchester City Clash Ruined By Premier League’s New Focus On Delays Of Game
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Luis Paez-Pumar
September 23, 2024
171
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Music
Sunset Rubdown’s Spencer Krug Doesn’t Want To Live In The Past Forever
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Luis Paez-Pumar
September 20, 2024
22
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Soccer
Brutally Late Goalie Boner Costs Girona In Champions League Debut
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Luis Paez-Pumar
September 19, 2024
74
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Soccer
There’s Something Growing At Nottingham Forest
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Luis Paez-Pumar
September 16, 2024
34
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Soccer
Alex Morgan Conquered The World
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Luis Paez-Pumar
September 9, 2024
93
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The Machines
ESPN Masks Cynical AI Pivot As Benevolent Coverage Of “Underserved” Sports
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Luis Paez-Pumar
September 5, 2024
120
Comments
Soccer
NWSL Throws The Draft In The Trash Where It Belongs
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Luis Paez-Pumar
August 22, 2024
67
Comments
Soccer
Why Is Soccer’s Most Famous Scoopster Doing PR Work For Mason Greenwood?
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Luis Paez-Pumar
August 20, 2024
55
Comments
Soccer
And Now, A Timely And Exhaustive Preview Of The 2024-25 Premier League Season
By
Luis Paez-Pumar
,
Albert Burneko
,
Billy Haisley
,
Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Patrick Redford
,
Ray Ratto
, and
Tom Ley
August 16, 2024
180
Comments
Defector At The Movies
‘Borderlands’ Made Me Hate Video Games, Movies, And Even Cate Blanchett
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Luis Paez-Pumar
August 13, 2024
276
Comments
Soccer
Brazil Was Fearless
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Luis Paez-Pumar
August 7, 2024
22
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Swimming
Not Even The Cameras Can Keep Up With Katie Ledecky
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Luis Paez-Pumar
August 1, 2024
96
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Olympics
Canada Manager Did Not Realize Writing Emails About Her Drone Spying Plot Was A Bad Idea
By
Luis Paez-Pumar
July 31, 2024
150
Comments
Olympics
Canada Is Proving It Doesn’t Need Drones To Fly
By
Luis Paez-Pumar
July 29, 2024
26
Comments
Soccer
Everything You Need To Know About The Women’s Olympic Soccer Tournament, While It’s Still Worth Knowing About
By
Billy Haisley
,
Tom Ley
, and
Luis Paez-Pumar
July 25, 2024
43
Comments
Video Games
‘College Football 25’ Is As Broken As It Is Fun
By
Luis Paez-Pumar
July 23, 2024
159
Comments
Soccer
Spain Was Unstoppable To The Very End
By
Luis Paez-Pumar
July 14, 2024
212
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TV
The Winner Of ‘The Mole’ Broke The Game
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Luis Paez-Pumar
July 14, 2024
41
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Soccer
England Finally Got It Right
By
Luis Paez-Pumar
July 11, 2024
110
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Soccer
England Was Finally Exciting, Still Not Actually Good
By
Luis Paez-Pumar
July 1, 2024
165
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Soccer
Venezuela Is Making Some Noise
By
Luis Paez-Pumar
June 27, 2024
52
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Soccer
Never Show Group C To Me Again
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Luis Paez-Pumar
June 26, 2024
96
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