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O.J. Simpson Was Always More Than Polarizing
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Ray Ratto
April 11, 2024
College Basketball
Tara VanDerveer, Who Never Needed The Spotlight, Retires In The Night
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Ray Ratto
April 10, 2024
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NBA
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Calf Joins Doc Rivers’s Reputation In The Infirmary
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Ray Ratto
April 10, 2024
NHL
Reminder: In Order To Play Hockey You Need Access To Water
195
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Ray Ratto
April 10, 2024
College Basketball
John Calipari Gets Out Ahead Of The Pitchforks And Torches
124
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Ray Ratto
April 8, 2024
MLB
The A’s And Sacramento Will Pretend Not To Know Each Other
221
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Ray Ratto
April 5, 2024
Death To The NCAA
College Football “Super League” Likely To Join Its European Cousin In The Graveyard Of Ideas
140
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Ray Ratto
April 4, 2024
NBA
Jerry West Is The Basketball Hall Of Fame’s Three-Headed GOAT
102
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Ray Ratto
April 4, 2024
NFL
What Time Will Football Start On The Moon?
116
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Ray Ratto
April 3, 2024
Elder Wisdom
Defunct Is Still Undefeated
147
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Ray Ratto
April 3, 2024
MLB
A Fan’s Guide To Opening Day Cope
79
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Ray Ratto
March 29, 2024
Gambling
The NCAA Is Concerned About Sports Betting; Good Luck With That
105
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Ray Ratto
March 27, 2024
College Basketball
After The Binge, The Basketball
36
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Ray Ratto
March 25, 2024
College Basketball
Like Bob Knight Before Her, Kim Mulkey Made It All About Herself
249
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Ray Ratto
March 24, 2024
MLB
MLB Has A Gambling Problem Even If Shohei Ohtani Doesn’t
204
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Ray Ratto
March 21, 2024
College Basketball
Please Get Virginia All The Way Out Of My Face
160
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Ray Ratto
March 20, 2024
MLB
161 To Go
118
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Ray Ratto
March 20, 2024
MLB
The Giants Are Doing All The Little Things Wrong
225
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Ray Ratto
March 18, 2024
NBA
CP3 Hands Out A CPT
93
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Ray Ratto
March 14, 2024
MLB
The Dodgers Can’t Buy A Natural Shortstop … Yet
77
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Ray Ratto
March 14, 2024
NHL
Torts, You Tease
35
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Ray Ratto
March 11, 2024
NBA
The Knicks Are Bringing Back The ’90s
61
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Ray Ratto
March 11, 2024
MLB
Let’s Remember Nate Colbert, Padres Legend By Default
83
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Ray Ratto
March 6, 2024
MLB
A’s Unveil Renderings Of Yet Another Ballpark That Will Never Be Built
167
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Ray Ratto
March 6, 2024
English Premier League
The Premier League Is In Its College Football Era
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Ray Ratto
March 6, 2024
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