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NFL
Jon Gruden Was The Mark
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Ray Ratto
July 12, 2023
Golf
The PGA Tour-LIV Golf Merger Floated Up From A Sea Of Desperate Ideas
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Ray Ratto
July 11, 2023
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Death To The NCAA
Northwestern Has Bigger Problems Than Pat Fitzgerald
131
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Ray Ratto
July 11, 2023
Journalismism
The Slow Hemorrhage Of The American Sports Desk
247
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Ray Ratto
July 10, 2023
Soccer
France Is Riding The High Of Defeating A Shitty Boss
51
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Ray Ratto
July 10, 2023
MLB
Elly De La Cruz Is The Guy
121
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Ray Ratto
July 6, 2023
NBA
Damian Lillard May Have Hit The Eject Button Too Late
149
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Ray Ratto
July 5, 2023
Soccer
Denmark’s Ready To Make Their Return To The World Cup Count
16
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Ray Ratto
July 5, 2023
Soccer
England’s Last Step Will Be The Hardest
30
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Ray Ratto
July 4, 2023
MLB
It’s Good That Every Team Gets A Guy
161
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Ray Ratto
July 3, 2023
NFL
Quasi-Counterpoint: Let The Jets Actively Kill ‘Hard Knocks’
137
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Ray Ratto
June 28, 2023
NHL
Give Me Weirdo Votes Over Unanimity Every Time
97
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Ray Ratto
June 28, 2023
MLB
Jordan Lyles Finally Got His Win, Against The Rays Of All Teams
38
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Ray Ratto
June 25, 2023
NBA
Whatever The Warriors’ Plan, It Doesn’t Involve Jordan Poole
120
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Ray Ratto
June 23, 2023
MLB
There Is No Fair Value For Shohei Ohtani
104
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Ray Ratto
June 21, 2023
Bowling
After Affair With Athlete, Assistant Bowling Coach And Husband Of Head Coach Is Now Neither
308
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Ray Ratto
June 21, 2023
NBA
Isiah Thomas Will Always Find A New Situation To Fuck Up
121
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Ray Ratto
June 21, 2023
MLB
The Giants Are Bubbling
83
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Ray Ratto
June 20, 2023
College Football
Vegas Doesn’t Stay Down For Long
185
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Ray Ratto
June 16, 2023
MLB
Las Vegas A’s Begin Relocation Talks
195
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Ray Ratto
June 15, 2023
NHL
Just Pull The Goalie Earlier Next Time
43
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Ray Ratto
June 14, 2023
NBA
It’s An Upset That The Nuggets Exist
100
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Ray Ratto
June 13, 2023
MLB
Tonight’s A’s Game Will Be A Party Or A Wake
84
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Ray Ratto
June 13, 2023
CFL
Someone’s Gotta Be The Worst Team In Edmonton
54
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Ray Ratto
June 12, 2023
MLB
The Marlins Can Be A Bigger Fish In A Big Pond
55
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Ray Ratto
June 12, 2023
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