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MLB
Meet The Mess
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Ray Ratto
May 30, 2024
NHL
How Long Can It Possibly Take To Name A Team?
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Ray Ratto
May 9, 2024
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NHL
The Boys Are Scrappin’
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Ray Ratto
May 9, 2024
MLB
The Marlins Surrendered In Record Time
143
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Ray Ratto
May 6, 2024
NBA
Basketball Is Just Better Without The Noise
178
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Ray Ratto
May 6, 2024
NBA
Patrick Beverley Commits To Tantrum-Based Marketing For His Podcast
143
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Ray Ratto
May 3, 2024
Fans
Michael Rubin Only Made Sure More Sixers Fans Could Watch Their Team Lose
80
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Ray Ratto
May 3, 2024
Soccer
Mooted Salary Cap Threatens To Drag Premier League Further Into Hell, American Style
73
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Ray Ratto
April 30, 2024
NBA
With King James Deposed, The Revolution In The West Has Only Just Begun
126
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Ray Ratto
April 30, 2024
NBA
The Timberwolves Are The Big Dogs Now
173
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Ray Ratto
April 29, 2024
MLB
Great News! MLB Is Getting Rid Of Its Shitty New Uniforms. Next Season.
226
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Ray Ratto
April 29, 2024
NFL
The NFL Draft Is Sicko Prom
144
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Ray Ratto
April 25, 2024
NHL
The Panthers Might Love Overtime Even More Than We Do
18
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Ray Ratto
April 24, 2024
College Football
Reggie Bush Gets Back The Heisman He Never Should Have Lost
153
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Ray Ratto
April 24, 2024
NBA
The Suns Are Two Losses From Organizational Disaster
211
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Ray Ratto
April 24, 2024
NBA
It’s Getting To Joel Embiid
122
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Ray Ratto
April 23, 2024
NBA
For Literally The First Time Ever, A “Preview” Of The NBA Playoffs
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Tom Ley
April 19, 2024
NHL
Dear Long-Suffering Fans: Keep It To Yourself
214
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Ray Ratto
April 19, 2024
NBA
Jontay Porter Is The NBA’s Collateral Damage
145
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Ray Ratto
April 17, 2024
College Football
The College Football “Super League” Salesmen Bring You The Past Disguised As The Future
166
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Ray Ratto
April 17, 2024
NBA
Kings, Inevitable Passing Of Time End The Warriors
137
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Ray Ratto
April 17, 2024
MLB
The White Sox Have A Historical Stink
133
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Ray Ratto
April 16, 2024
NBA
Eventually, Expectations Become The Fiercest Opponent
98
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Ray Ratto
April 16, 2024
NBA
Pacers Escape The Play-In, Reaffirm That The Hawks Are A 10th-Place Team
57
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Ray Ratto
April 14, 2024
NHL
Coyotes Owner Releases Statement About How He Will Soon Release Statement
182
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Ray Ratto
April 14, 2024
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