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NFL
Justin Tucker Just Can’t Find The Range
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Ray Ratto
December 2, 2024
MLB
The Dodgers Should Cut To The Chase
81
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Ray Ratto
November 27, 2024
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NFL
New York Giants On New York Giants: “That’s Ass”
158
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Ray Ratto
November 25, 2024
NBA
Sure, Go Ahead And Try To Fix The NBA All-Star Game
123
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Ray Ratto
November 22, 2024
NFL
Steelers-Browns Was A Miserable And Majestic Classic Of Bad-Weather Football
203
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Ray Ratto
November 22, 2024
NFL
For The Sake Of The Jets, Woody Johnson Must Take Another Overseas Diplomatic Post
153
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Ray Ratto
November 20, 2024
NFL
The 49ers Might Just Be Like This
169
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Ray Ratto
November 19, 2024
Arts And Culture
Defector Watches A Christmas Movie: ‘Hot Frosty’
188
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Sabrina Imbler
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Ray Ratto
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Patrick Redford
November 15, 2024
NFL
Saquon Barkley Is Saving Jobs
126
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Ray Ratto
November 15, 2024
MLB
A’s Vs. Rays Is The Catastrophe MLB Deserves
182
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Ray Ratto
November 15, 2024
NBA
Klay Thompson’s Golden State Return Was A Classic Buried In November
25
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Ray Ratto
November 13, 2024
NBA
The NBA Is Turning Into One Big Hospital Ward
65
Comments
Ray Ratto
November 11, 2024
NFL
America Needs More Ravens/Bengals Football
118
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Ray Ratto
November 8, 2024
NBA
The Warriors Are Still Doing It The Warriors Way
43
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Ray Ratto
November 7, 2024
NHL
Might As Well Believe In The Winnipeg Jets
51
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Ray Ratto
November 6, 2024
NBA
The Eastern Conference Is 87 Percent Butt
98
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Ray Ratto
November 5, 2024
NFL
Raiders Fire Three Coaches For Lack Of Anything Else To Do
147
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Ray Ratto
November 4, 2024
MLB
There Was No Relief From, Or For, The Dodgers Bullpen In This World Series
86
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Ray Ratto
October 31, 2024
MLB
A World Series Of Unexpected Heroes Just Minted A Few More
95
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Ray Ratto
October 30, 2024
NFL
Mike McCarthy Is Still Sitting In The Hottest Seat In Sports
111
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Ray Ratto
October 28, 2024
MLB
That’s How You Start A World Series
254
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Ray Ratto
October 26, 2024
NBA
A Preview Of The 2024-25 NBA Season, Accurately Enumerating Everything That Will Happen In It
247
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Albert Burneko
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Chris Thompson
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Giri Nathan
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Luis Paez-Pumar
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Patrick Redford
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Ray Ratto
, and
Tom Ley
October 23, 2024
Risk Week
If You Must Gamble, Gamble In Person, Like An Adult
164
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Ray Ratto
October 21, 2024
MLB
History Is For The Dead And The Boring
249
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Ray Ratto
October 21, 2024
MLB
Where Should The Rays Play?
252
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Ray Ratto
October 17, 2024
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