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The Great Outdoors
New River Gorge Offers Stunning Trails, Subpar Locations For Faking Your Own Death To Avoid Fraud Charges
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Patrick Redford
April 7, 2021
Gymnastics
Illinois Gymnast Celebrates Excellent Vault By Taking Out His Vaccination Card
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Patrick Redford
April 5, 2021
The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock
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NBA
Aaron Gordon Unlocks A Much Scarier Version Of The Denver Nuggets
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Patrick Redford
April 5, 2021
The Fights
MMA Fighter Loses Fight Due To Finger Falling Off And Getting Lost
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Patrick Redford
April 2, 2021
MLB
Baseball’s Off To A Strong Start
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Patrick Redford
April 1, 2021
College Basketball
UCLA Kept The Chaos Going A Little While Longer
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Patrick Redford
March 31, 2021
NBA
Marcus Smart Overthought His Way Into An Avant-Garde Lowlight
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Patrick Redford
March 30, 2021
Soccer
The U.S. Men’s Soccer Team’s Hideous Olympic Qualifying Failure Is A Complete Embarrassment
175
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Patrick Redford
March 29, 2021
Chess
Bird-Feed Seller’s Doomed Quest To Clear His Name Of Cheating Leads To Most-Watched Chess Stream Ever
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Patrick Redford
March 26, 2021
Soccer
Sergiño Dest’s First USMNT Goal Was Jaw-Dropping
51
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Patrick Redford
March 25, 2021
Animals
These Cool Chimps Watch Other Cool Chimps Like Sports
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Patrick Redford
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Giri Nathan
March 24, 2021
Soccer
Yunus Musah’s Choice To Join The USMNT Is A Sign That The Process Is Working
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Patrick Redford
March 24, 2021
NBA
Steve Kerr Was Justifiably Irked About Being Misquoted To Make Kevin Durant Look Bad
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Patrick Redford
March 23, 2021
College Basketball
Forgot About The Pac-12, Did Ya?
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Patrick Redford
March 22, 2021
Soccer
Tottenham Embarrassed By Team Whose Coach Was Sentenced To Prison This Week
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Patrick Redford
March 18, 2021
NBA
Meyers Leonard Banished To And Then Immediately From Oklahoma City
86
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Patrick Redford
March 17, 2021
NBA
SnellWatch: The Promise Of A New World
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Patrick Redford
March 15, 2021
Sports Highlight Of The Day
The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is This Brave Photographer’s Fight Against Authority
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Patrick Redford
March 15, 2021
NBA
Meyers Leonard Suspended By NBA, Banned By Twitch For Heated Gaming Moment
122
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Patrick Redford
March 11, 2021
Soccer
Savor All The Dramatic Turns Of Porto’s Shocking Champions League Win Over Juventus
108
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Patrick Redford
March 10, 2021
NBA
Meyers Leonard Has Heated Gaming Moment, Finds Out He’s In Trouble Live On Stream
205
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Patrick Redford
March 9, 2021
Cycling
Mathieu van der Poel’s Attack At Strade Bianche Was Cycling At Its Best
75
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Patrick Redford
March 9, 2021
Media Meltdowns
Papa John: For 20 Months I Have Worked To Excise Racial Slur From My Vocabulary
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Patrick Redford
March 8, 2021
College Basketball
Jim Boeheim Was A Real Prick To A Reporter
101
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Patrick Redford
March 4, 2021
Capital
Prolific Sneaker Reseller Turns Out To Have A Mom Who’s An Executive At Nike
148
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Patrick Redford
March 3, 2021
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