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Remind Everyone That Your Team Sucks

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Laura Wagner

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Media Meltdowns

The People Who Acquired Football Outsiders Are Screwing The People Who Built It

Dave McKenna

BOSTON - 1969: Bill Russell #6 of the Boston Celtics poses for a portrait in 1969 at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1969 NBAE (Photo by Dick Raphael/NBAE via Getty Images)

Portrait Of Boston Celtics’ Bill Russell

Politics

FBI Releases Bill Russell Investigation Files, Slanders The Dead

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Tom Ley

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 18: Bradley Beal #3 of the Washington Wizards rests during a break in the game against the Sacramento Kings at Capital One Arena on March 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.

Sacramento Kings v Washington Wizards

Bradley Beal Would Like Gambling-Related Insults Kept To A Minimum

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Ray Ratto

Edmonton Oilers v Nashville Predators

Gambling

You Are Now Free To Complain To Your Congressional Rep About Sports Betting Ads

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Patrick Redford

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UFC 247: Jones v Reyes

The UFC’s Treatment Of Its Fighters Created The Conditions For The James Krause Scandal

NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 13: Detail view of a DraftKings Sportsbook advertisement during the first period of the NHL game between the Nashville Predators and the Dallas Stars at Bridgestone Arena on October 13, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

Dallas Stars v Nashville Predators

Where Betting Failed


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Dan McQuade

NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 13: Detail view of a DraftKings Sportsbook advertisement during the first period of the NHL game between the Nashville Predators and the Dallas Stars at Bridgestone Arena on October 13, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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The Government Is Letting Sports Books Screw You

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Historically Strange Poker Hand Leads To Dramatic Cheating Allegation

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Journalismism

If The Washington Post Is Giving Sports Betting Advice, Anyone Will