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NFL
Nobody Builds And Blows A Lead Like The Raiders
148
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Ray Ratto
December 9, 2022
MLB
Xander Bogaerts Is A Padre Because All That Money Has To Go Somewhere
117
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Ray Ratto
December 8, 2022
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NHL
Let Tage Thompson Go For Seven, You Cowards
36
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Ray Ratto
December 8, 2022
MLB
The Phillies Might As Well Keep Spending
49
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Ray Ratto
December 6, 2022
NFL
Ryan Succop Robbed Us Of Full Regional Futility
92
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Ray Ratto
December 6, 2022
NFL
The 49ers Are Quarterback-Optional
91
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Ray Ratto
December 5, 2022
Soccer
To Nobody’s Surprise, The Americans Deliver No Surprises
355
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Ray Ratto
December 3, 2022
NHL
Seventeen Damn Goals!
95
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Ray Ratto
November 30, 2022
Media Meltdowns
Iranian Press Corps Dominates Group-Stage Match Against USMNT
219
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Ray Ratto
November 29, 2022
NFL
It’s Time To Say “I Told You So” About Jeff Saturday
157
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Ray Ratto
November 29, 2022
NBA
Maybe A Few More Steph Curry Technical Fouls Will Fix The Warriors
32
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Ray Ratto
November 28, 2022
NFL
Jacksonville Jaguars Go For Broke, Win Game, Remain Broke
89
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Ray Ratto
November 27, 2022
Soccer
Lionel Messi And Christian Pulisic Should Trade Each Other For Their Transfer Rumors
75
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Ray Ratto
November 27, 2022
Internationals
Canada’s World Cup Is Already Over
96
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Ray Ratto
November 27, 2022
College Football
David Shaw Leaves Stanford In The Dark
127
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Ray Ratto
November 27, 2022
NFL
Begin Respecting Mike McCarthy At Your Own Risk
75
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Ray Ratto
November 25, 2022
NFL
Zach Wilson Has Been Moved From The Doghouse To The Outhouse
220
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Ray Ratto
November 23, 2022
NFL
The Chargers Are Typecast
91
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Ray Ratto
November 21, 2022
Gambling
Where Betting Failed
228
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Ray Ratto
November 21, 2022
College Football
Nothing Redeems A Bad Football Game Like Huge Piles Of Snow
72
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Ray Ratto
November 17, 2022
Internationals
Portugal Is Still All About Ronaldo, Even When It Shouldn’t Be
54
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Ray Ratto
November 17, 2022
NBA
Something’s Off In Golden State
118
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Ray Ratto
November 17, 2022
Internationals
Serbia Will Try To Score Its Way Out Of Its Group
58
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Ray Ratto
November 15, 2022
MLB
Hall Of Fame Debates Not Endless Enough For You? There’s A Committee For That
106
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Ray Ratto
November 8, 2022
NFL
Gaze Upon Irsay’s Folly
257
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Ray Ratto
November 8, 2022
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