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Soccer
Real Sociedad’s La Liga Lead Is No Fluke
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Luis Paez-Pumar
November 2, 2020
Soccer
João Félix Is Atlético Madrid’s Vital Spark Plug
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 28, 2020
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NFL
Was Tom Brady Crud Today?
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 25, 2020
NFL
Todd Gurley Didn’t Fall Down This Time, And It Cost The Falcons A Win
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 25, 2020
NFL
Things Couldn’t Have Gone Much Worse For The Dallas Cowboys
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 25, 2020
College Football
College Football Welcomed Rice Back With A Quadruple Doink In Overtime
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 25, 2020
MLB
Game 4’s Gloriously Insane Ending Is Just What This World Series Needed
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 25, 2020
Soccer
Barcelona And Sergio Busquets Are No Longer Made For Each Other
15
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 25, 2020
Soccer
Bayern Munich Looks Set To Steamroll Europe Again
36
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 22, 2020
Soccer
Vivianne Miedema Has Set The Women’s Super League On Fire
28
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 20, 2020
Soccer
Merseyside Derby Proves That VAR Gets It Wrong Even When It Gets It Right
112
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 19, 2020
Soccer
Robert Lewandowski Is The Best, Ballon d’Or Be Damned
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 15, 2020
Pro Wrestling
One Year In, AEW Feels Too Much Like The Wrestling It Wanted To Rebel Against
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 14, 2020
NBA
The Miami Heat Now Have Actual Expectations
46
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 12, 2020
NBA
Jimmy Butler Had All The Juice
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 10, 2020
Soccer
Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin Is Making The Leap
30
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 9, 2020
Soccer
Lawsuit Between Cristiano Ronaldo And Woman Who Accused Him Of Rape Set For Bench Trial
35
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 7, 2020
Soccer
Manchester United Got Its Teeth Kicked Down Its Throat And Then Liverpool Got Disemboweled On Live TV And It Was Amazing (Unless You Root For One Of Them)
88
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 5, 2020
Soccer
This Dumb Goal Could Only Happen In The Cursed Europa League
38
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 2, 2020
Soccer
Jack Grealish Is Flying, And It Might Be Enough To Lift Aston Villa Out Of The Trash Can
33
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Luis Paez-Pumar
September 29, 2020
Soccer
VAR And The New Handball Rule Form A Two-Headed Monster That Is Terrorizing The Premier League
121
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Luis Paez-Pumar
September 28, 2020
Soccer
Italian University Under Investigation For Helping Luis Suárez Cheat On Citizenship Test
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Luis Paez-Pumar
September 24, 2020
NBA
20-Year-Old Rookie Tyler Herro Brought The Heat To The Brink Of The NBA Finals
66
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Luis Paez-Pumar
September 24, 2020
Soccer
Premier League Clubs Bail Out EFL By Paying For League Cup Opponents’ COVID-19 Tests
32
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Luis Paez-Pumar
September 23, 2020
Soccer
Leeds United Is As Chaotic And Exhilarating As Advertised
66
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Luis Paez-Pumar
September 21, 2020
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