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NBA
Ugly Playoff Basketball Games Are Uniquely Thrilling
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Luis Paez-Pumar
May 23, 2021
Soccer
Atlético Madrid Won La Liga The Hard Way
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Luis Paez-Pumar
May 23, 2021
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Soccer
It Sure Looks Like Leicester City Might Blow It, Again
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Luis Paez-Pumar
May 19, 2021
Soccer
The Premier League Top Four Race Is Wide Open Thanks To Jorginho’s Boner
84
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Luis Paez-Pumar
May 13, 2021
Soccer
The Columbus Crew Have A Stupid New Name Because MLS Can’t Help Itself
229
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Luis Paez-Pumar
May 11, 2021
Soccer
Chelsea Is Terrifying, Even When It Can’t Finish Its Chances
80
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Luis Paez-Pumar
May 7, 2021
Soccer
Edinson Cavani’s Dimming Star Can Still Shine Brightly
42
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Luis Paez-Pumar
April 30, 2021
MLB
Shohei Ohtani Highlights Have Made Me Care About Baseball Again
72
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Luis Paez-Pumar
April 27, 2021
Soccer
The Best Laid Plans Of Mice And Morons
71
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Luis Paez-Pumar
April 23, 2021
Soccer
The European Super League Is Already Showing Cracks
140
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Luis Paez-Pumar
April 20, 2021
Soccer
Arsenal Protests Racism With A Pregame Knee And An In-Game Beatdown
42
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Luis Paez-Pumar
April 16, 2021
Soccer
PSG Lost When It Should’ve Won After Winning When It Should’ve Lost, And Still Won Anyway
52
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Luis Paez-Pumar
April 14, 2021
Pro Wrestling
Bad Bunny Should Be The New Template For WWE’s Celebrity Wrestlers
69
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Luis Paez-Pumar
April 11, 2021
Soccer
PSG’s Stars Are Unstoppable, Snow And Stats And Bayern Be Damned
57
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Luis Paez-Pumar
April 8, 2021
Soccer
The Premier League’s Top Four Race Is Going To Be Nuts
69
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Luis Paez-Pumar
April 5, 2021
College Basketball
It’s Hard To Lose When You Grab Every Damn Rebound In Sight
39
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Luis Paez-Pumar
March 30, 2021
Soccer
Player Protests Won’t Stop The 2022 Qatar World Cup
70
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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
41
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Luis Paez-Pumar
March 24, 2021
Soccer
So Many Things Had To Go Wrong So This Goalie Goal Could Exist
46
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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
71
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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
33
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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
63
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Luis Paez-Pumar
March 5, 2021
Soccer
Let’s Dive Into Barçagate, Barcelona’s Latest And Nuttiest Scandal
90
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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
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