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Science
NASA Would Like You To Check Out These Spooky Space Noises
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Patrick Redford
December 22, 2021
Chess
Magnus Carlsen Says He’ll Only Defend His Title Against Teenage Genius Alireza Firouzja
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Patrick Redford
December 21, 2021
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The Great Outdoors
An Ode To The Jack-O’-Lantern Mushroom, A Poisonous Friend
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Patrick Redford
December 20, 2021
NBA
KyrieWatch: Deployed As Emergency Player For Select Road Games
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Patrick Redford
December 17, 2021
NFL
The Old Protocols Don’t Work For The New COVID Wave
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Patrick Redford
December 17, 2021
NFL
Former Jaguars Kicker Says Urban Meyer Kicked Him
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Patrick Redford
December 15, 2021
NFL
Justin Herbert Touched The Sky With This Pass
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Patrick Redford
December 13, 2021
Racing
Let’s Banter About The Finish At The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
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Patrick Redford
,
Maitreyi Anantharaman
, and
Giri Nathan
December 13, 2021
Soccer
What Is This USMNT Guy’s Deal: George Bello
31
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Patrick Redford
December 10, 2021
Chess
It’s All Gone To Hell For Ian Nepomniachtchi At The World Chess Championship
91
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Patrick Redford
December 7, 2021
NHL
Perfectly Nice Center-Ice Poop Ruined By Flyers Logo
87
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Patrick Redford
December 6, 2021
Chess
Magnus Carlsen Wins Longest World Chess Championship Game Of All Time
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Patrick Redford
December 3, 2021
Soccer
What Is This USMNT Guy’s Deal: Nicholas Gioacchini
20
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Patrick Redford
December 3, 2021
NBA
Blazers Fire Neil Olshey After Taking A Month To Learn He Led A Toxic Workplace
67
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Patrick Redford
December 3, 2021
NBA
Here Comes Giannis
67
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Patrick Redford
December 2, 2021
College Football
Is Oklahoma Assistant Roy Manning Recruiting For The Sooners Or Lincoln Riley?
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Patrick Redford
December 1, 2021
Media Meltdowns
Let’s All Laugh At Andrew Cuomo’s Pathetic Crisis Team
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Laura Wagner
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Patrick Redford
November 30, 2021
College Football
The State Of Oklahoma Is Handling Lincoln Riley’s Departure Very Normally
344
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Patrick Redford
November 29, 2021
NBA
The Lakers Are Big-Time Butt
104
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Patrick Redford
November 24, 2021
Sports Highlight Of The Day
The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is: Tire
158
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Patrick Redford
November 23, 2021
NBA
Luke Walton–Sized Solution No Match For Sacramento Kings–Sized Problem
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Patrick Redford
November 22, 2021
Soccer
What Is This USMNT Guy’s Deal: Caden Clark
56
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Patrick Redford
November 19, 2021
NFL
Kelly Stafford, Who Threw Pretzel At Niners Fan: “Zero Excuse” For Throwing Pretzel At Niners Fan
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
and
Patrick Redford
November 17, 2021
Soccer
Tim Weah Answers All The Right Questions
136
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Patrick Redford
November 17, 2021
NBA
At Least The Marvin Bagley Disaster Will Be Over Soon
83
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Patrick Redford
November 16, 2021
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