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Soccer
PSG’s Stars Are Unstoppable, Snow And Stats And Bayern Be Damned
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Luis Paez-Pumar
April 8, 2021
Soccer
The Premier League’s Top Four Race Is Going To Be Nuts
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Luis Paez-Pumar
April 5, 2021
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College Basketball
It’s Hard To Lose When You Grab Every Damn Rebound In Sight
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Luis Paez-Pumar
March 30, 2021
Soccer
Player Protests Won’t Stop The 2022 Qatar World Cup
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Luis Paez-Pumar
March 29, 2021
Soccer
Turkey And The Netherlands Kicked Off World Cup Qualifiers With A Six-Goal Banger
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Luis Paez-Pumar
March 24, 2021
Soccer
So Many Things Had To Go Wrong So This Goalie Goal Could Exist
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Luis Paez-Pumar
March 21, 2021
TV
‘WandaVision’ Was Nothing More Than A TV Show, And That’s Enough
169
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Luis Paez-Pumar
March 15, 2021
Pro Wrestling
Let’s Try To Make Sense Of That Awful, Hilarious AEW Pyro Screwup
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Luis Paez-Pumar
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Lauren Theisen
March 8, 2021
Soccer
Mason Mount Has Become Chelsea’s Best Player
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Luis Paez-Pumar
March 5, 2021
TV
The Anxious Identity Crisis At The Heart of ‘Search Party’ Is Its Biggest Strength
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Luis Paez-Pumar
March 5, 2021
Soccer
Let’s Dive Into Barçagate, Barcelona’s Latest And Nuttiest Scandal
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Luis Paez-Pumar
March 3, 2021
Soccer
Liverpool’s Season Has Fallen Apart
108
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Luis Paez-Pumar
February 23, 2021
Soccer
Kylian Mbappé Is Just Too Much
78
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Luis Paez-Pumar
February 17, 2021
Soccer
Juventus’s Grip On Serie A Is Finally Loosening
30
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Luis Paez-Pumar
February 15, 2021
Better Hate An Owner
Micky Arison Is A Case Study In How Winning Fixes Everything
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Luis Paez-Pumar
February 10, 2021
Pro Wrestling
WWE Doesn’t Think The Public Can Handle Nia Jax Yelling “My Hole!”
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Luis Paez-Pumar
February 9, 2021
Soccer
West Ham Survived To Thrive In The Premier League
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Luis Paez-Pumar
February 8, 2021
Soccer
Manchester City Is Imposing Some Order On This Chaotic Season
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Luis Paez-Pumar
February 3, 2021
Pro Wrestling
Enough With The Handcuffs
76
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Luis Paez-Pumar
February 1, 2021
Soccer
The Milan Derby Heaped Up Another Serving Of Chaos
62
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Luis Paez-Pumar
January 27, 2021
Soccer
Thomas Tuchel Is Exactly What Chelsea Needs, For Now
30
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Luis Paez-Pumar
January 26, 2021
Soccer
Liverpool Has Forgotten How To Score
45
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Luis Paez-Pumar
January 19, 2021
Music
Ariel Pink Has Always Been This Boring And Stupid
342
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Luis Paez-Pumar
January 15, 2021
NBA
Random Crappy NBA Games Have Lost Their Thrill
55
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Luis Paez-Pumar
January 13, 2021
Soccer
The Premier League Is Losing Its Battle Against COVID-19
49
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Luis Paez-Pumar
January 12, 2021
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