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Nocino Report: Defeated By Walnuts
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Patrick Redford
January 10, 2022
Tennis
Detained Novak Djokovic Is Jesus And Spartacus All Rolled Into One, According To Novak Djokovic’s Father
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Patrick Redford
January 6, 2022
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Tennis
Novak Djokovic Tried To Enter Australia Without Being Vaccinated And Now It’s A Big Mess [Update: Entry Denied]
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Patrick Redford
January 5, 2022
NBA
Ja Morant Is The Only NBA Player
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Patrick Redford
January 4, 2022
Media Meltdowns
BBC Very Sorry For Inviting An Accused Epstein Collaborator On To Talk About Ghislaine Maxwell
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Patrick Redford
December 30, 2021
NFL
WFT Reaches The “Fighting On Sidelines” Stage Of Their Tailspin
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Patrick Redford
December 28, 2021
Soccer
Sergiño Dest Is Probably Moving On Up From Barcelona And It Feels Terrible
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Patrick Redford
December 23, 2021
College Football
The New College Football Playoff Protocols Leave Zero Wiggle Room
208
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Patrick Redford
December 23, 2021
Science
NASA Would Like You To Check Out These Spooky Space Noises
125
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Patrick Redford
December 22, 2021
Chess
Magnus Carlsen Says He’ll Only Defend His Title Against Teenage Genius Alireza Firouzja
57
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Patrick Redford
December 21, 2021
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
115
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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?
96
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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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November 30, 2021
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