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Soccer
U.S. Soccer, Several USWNT Stars Condemn Council Member After Seven-Minute Rant Against Anthem Kneeling
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Patrick Redford
February 28, 2021
The Great Outdoors
The Dark Legacy Of The CIA’s Bungled Plot To Have Famous Climbers Plant Nuclear-Powered Sensors In The Himalayas
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Patrick Redford
February 28, 2021
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Soccer
The USWNT Is Crushing Everyone
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Patrick Redford
February 25, 2021
Better Hate An Owner
The DeVos Family Is The Face Of American Oligarchy
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Patrick Redford
February 25, 2021
Defector Up All Night
Here Is A Delightful Surprise Message From Julius Randle’s Mom
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Patrick Redford
February 24, 2021
Science
Boston Dynamics: Robot Cop Dog Should Not Be Used To Intimidate
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Patrick Redford
February 24, 2021
NBA
PokuWatch: Proof Of Concept
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Patrick Redford
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Giri Nathan
February 22, 2021
NBA
Wolves Assistant David Vanterpool Couldn’t Even Get The Interim Gig
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Patrick Redford
February 22, 2021
NBA
Damian Lillard Is Unstoppable Right Now, As Usual
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Patrick Redford
February 19, 2021
NBA
Kings Righteously Pissed After Jonas Valanciunas’s Tornado Slam Broke Chimezie Metu’s Wrist
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Patrick Redford
February 18, 2021
NBA
Masai Ujiri’s Outrageous Legal Saga Is Finally Over
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Patrick Redford
February 16, 2021
NBA
Jonas Valanciunas Freaks Out After Being Dunked On, Gets Revenge On The Wrong King
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Patrick Redford
February 15, 2021
Media Meltdowns
Gina Carano Posted Herself All The Way Out Of The Star Wars Universe
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Patrick Redford
February 12, 2021
NFL
Nation Weeps As Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski Complete Lombardi Trophy Pass Over Water
125
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Patrick Redford
February 10, 2021
Capital
The SPAC Gold Rush Is The Financial Bubble At Its Giddiest
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Patrick Redford
February 10, 2021
Media Meltdowns
Hoops Comedy Doofus Apologizes After Challenging Kyrie Irving To Fight Over Dumb Video
100
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Patrick Redford
February 8, 2021
This Is So Stupid
What Time Does “What Time Does The Super Bowl Start?” Start?
127
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Patrick Redford
February 6, 2021
Defector Up All Night
Highlight Inflation Reaches New Peak
57
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Patrick Redford
February 4, 2021
Chess
Chess Tournament Organizers Apologize For Table-Swapping Fiasco
70
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Patrick Redford
February 4, 2021
Cycling
The Growth Of Virtual Cycling Comes With Convoluted Cheating Scandals
121
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Patrick Redford
February 3, 2021
NBA
This Is What “The Leap” Looks Like
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Patrick Redford
February 2, 2021
This Is So Stupid
BaynesWatch: Last Man Standing
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Patrick Redford
February 1, 2021
This Is So Stupid
BaynesWatch: Who Will Break Their Goose Egg First?
57
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Patrick Redford
January 29, 2021
MMA
Tito Ortiz’s Co-Councilors Already Want To Strip Him Of His Position As Mayor Pro Tem
88
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Patrick Redford
January 29, 2021
NFL
Matt Rhule Could Afford To Relax Just A Smidge At The Senior Bowl
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Patrick Redford
January 28, 2021
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