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Ray Ratto
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NHL
The Leafs Are The Hockey Knicks, Unless It’s The Other Way Around
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Ray Ratto
May 9, 2023
MLB
The A’s’ Vegas Deal Might Be Falling Through Already
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Ray Ratto
May 9, 2023
Are you a bad enough dugong to rescue the president?
After the wild success of our T-shirt featuring Chief Metaverse Officer Devin the Mixed-Reality Dugong, Lauren, Dan, and Devin dreamed of something even bigger: a beat-'em-up arcade game. While that project remains on hold due to the contraction of investment in the metaverse space, we have produced a second T-shirt, featuring concept art from El Toro. Available in gender-neutral and femme cuts at defectorstore.com. Union-made in the USA.
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Elder Wisdom
Getting Old Is Rude But It Beats The Alternative
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Ray Ratto
May 9, 2023
Soccer
Sam Allardyce Is Back For One Last Job, Until His Next Last Job
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Ray Ratto
May 4, 2023
NHL
Kraken 5, Joe Pavelski 4
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Ray Ratto
May 3, 2023
NBA
Jordan Poole, Off The Deep End
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Ray Ratto
May 3, 2023
NHL
No Canadians Allowed In Sunrise
95
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Ray Ratto
May 1, 2023
NHL
The Kraken Made The Avs Look Like Old News
51
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Ray Ratto
May 1, 2023
NHL
The Leafs Vanquished One Ghost, But They Have Many More To Go
108
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Ray Ratto
April 30, 2023
MLB
Rays-Pirates World Series Incoming
101
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Ray Ratto
April 25, 2023
NHL
The Kraken Are For Real
106
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Ray Ratto
April 25, 2023
NFL
New Old Quarterback, Same Old Jets
286
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Ray Ratto
April 25, 2023
NFL
Las Vegas Is Where Billionaires Go To Feud
158
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Ray Ratto
April 23, 2023
NBA
It’s About Star Power
86
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Ray Ratto
April 21, 2023
NBA
Draymond Who?
89
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Ray Ratto
April 21, 2023
MLB
The A’s Are A Poison Pill
316
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Ray Ratto
April 20, 2023
NBA
Draymond Shit The Bed
199
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Ray Ratto
April 19, 2023
MLB
Baseball Is A Buffet
184
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Ray Ratto
March 29, 2023
NFL
What Comes After Dan Snyder?
189
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Ray Ratto
March 29, 2023
MLB
Sergio Romo’s Sendoff Was Almost Perfect
57
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Ray Ratto
March 28, 2023
MLB
The Yankees Could Be Meaner
90
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Ray Ratto
March 27, 2023
NBA
Willis Reed Met The Moment
37
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Ray Ratto
March 22, 2023
MLB
The World Baseball Classic Showed The Sport Where To Find Its Joy
247
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Ray Ratto
March 22, 2023
NHL
Dylan Ferguson Took The Long Way
15
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Ray Ratto
March 21, 2023
NFL
Roger Goodell Got A Big New Contract To Do The Same Old Thing
98
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Ray Ratto
March 21, 2023
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