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NFL
Zach Wilson Is Hurt, And The 49ers Are Hopeful
112
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Ray Ratto
August 14, 2022
Soccer
Life Is Good When Manchester United Is This Awful
144
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Ray Ratto
August 14, 2022
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MLB
The Fernando Tatis Jr. Drama Has Only Just Begun
121
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Ray Ratto
August 14, 2022
Soccer
Erik ten Hag Is Getting A Crash Course In Manchester United Dysfunction
100
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Ray Ratto
August 12, 2022
MLB
Al Avila Dug His Own Grave
78
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Ray Ratto
August 11, 2022
NFL
I Challenge You To Find A More Useless NFL Record Than The Ravens’ Preseason Win Streak
125
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Ray Ratto
August 11, 2022
MLB
Something Big Is Happening In Queens
176
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Ray Ratto
August 8, 2022
MLB
Good Teams Win, But Bad Teams Make Baseball Go
73
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Ray Ratto
August 5, 2022
NFL
Roger Goodell On Dolphins: Nothing To See Here, Folks
109
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Ray Ratto
August 3, 2022
MLB
Vin Scully Knew When The Best Words Were No Words
183
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Ray Ratto
August 3, 2022
NBA
Bill Russell Was The Most Important
209
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Ray Ratto
July 31, 2022
NBA
In The War Between Golden State And The Salary Cap, The Cap Just Might Win
85
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Ray Ratto
July 28, 2022
MLB
The Giants Can’t Beat Anyone Except Their Teammates
71
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Ray Ratto
July 27, 2022
Rays Week
Rays Go Undefeated In Rays Week
87
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Ray Ratto
July 15, 2022
NBA
The Suns And Deandre Ayton Are Stuck With Each Other A Little While Longer
101
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Ray Ratto
July 15, 2022
Rays Week
And Now, The Raybag
325
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Ray Ratto
July 14, 2022
Rays Week
When The Joy Of Suck Fades
76
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Ray Ratto
July 14, 2022
NBA
Adam Silver Is Full Of Bad Ideas Nobody Wants
172
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Ray Ratto
July 13, 2022
Rays Week
Ray Ferraro’s Been Enjoying His Need-To-Know Marriage
45
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Ray Ratto
July 13, 2022
Rays Week
Here Are Some Rare Rays
166
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Ray Ratto
July 12, 2022
Golf
Tiger Woods Lit Up The Saudi Golf League For All The Wrong Reasons
94
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Ray Ratto
July 12, 2022
MLB
The Best All-Stars Are The “We Had To Pick A Guy” All-Stars
153
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Ray Ratto
July 11, 2022
Rays Week
The Devil Had To Die Before The Rays Could Thrive
98
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Ray Ratto
July 11, 2022
College Football
There’s Only So Much Room In The Lifeboat
232
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Ray Ratto
July 6, 2022
NHL
Mike Grier Has His Work Cut Out For Him
46
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Ray Ratto
July 5, 2022
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