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Wait, Second Base Has Been WHERE This Whole Time?
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Barry Petchesky
March 28, 2022
Stories
NBA Heckler, Friend Of Ali, And Wannabe Governor Robin Ficker Gets Disbarred
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Dave McKenna
March 10, 2022
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History
They Found The Freaking ‘Endurance’
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Tom Ley
March 9, 2022
History
The All-Black League That Invented Hockey As We Know It
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Jasper Hutson
March 9, 2022
History
An Historical Correction Needs To Be Seen
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Kelsey McKinney
November 24, 2021
NBA
25 Years Ago, The Clippers Came Closer To Moving To Anaheim Than Anyone Knew
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Louis Keene
October 19, 2021
History
Women’s Bodies, Men’s Rules, And The Indiscreet Draw Of ‘Pumping Iron 2: The Women’
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Eric Nusbaum and Adam Villacin
September 14, 2021
Defector At The Movies
At The Turtle Club In The Shadow Of 9/11
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Brian Feldman
September 9, 2021
Podcasts
The Many Guys Of History, With Patrick Wyman
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David Roth
September 2, 2021
History
Bottled Up In Cork: A Loss In Hurling Is More Than A Loss
113
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Dave McKenna
August 23, 2021
MLB
The Long, Complicated History Of Trevor Bauer’s “Rough Sex” Defense
115
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Hallie Lieberman
August 13, 2021
History
Ed Hardy Went To Japan And Brought Back A Myth
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Casey Taylor
August 11, 2021
History
The Blustering, Barnstorming Softball Brilliance Of ‘The King And His Court’
35
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Eric Nusbaum and Adam Villacin
August 3, 2021
History
Christopher Columbus And The Replacement-Level Historical Figure
308
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Patrick Wyman
July 28, 2021
Book Excerpts That Don't Suck
Götz von Berlichingen Had A (Literal) Iron Fist And A Front-Row Seat To The Military Revolution
73
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Patrick Wyman
July 19, 2021
History
This McGruff Drug Album Might As Well Be By Weird Al
131
Comments
Dan McQuade
July 15, 2021
History
101 Years Ago, Babe Ruth’s Career Could Have Ended In A Car Crash In Wawa, Pennsylvania
62
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Dan McQuade
July 9, 2021
Tennis
The Baron Of Wimbledon
29
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Eric Nusbaum and Adam Villacin
July 8, 2021
History
The Wimbledon Finalist With The Body In His Suitcase
37
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Charles P. Pierce
July 5, 2021
History
Blood In The Water
43
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Eric Nusbaum and Adam Villacin
May 11, 2021
Senators Week
Stop Referring To The “Caning” Of Charles Sumner!
117
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Albert Burneko
May 6, 2021
Senators Week
Every Game Was A Home Run Derby For The 1974 Sacramento Solons
36
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Patrick Redford
May 6, 2021
Senators Week
Who Was Lady Byng, And What Was Her Deal?
130
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
May 5, 2021
Senators Week
A Somewhat Comprehensive History Of U.S. Senators Who Have Died In Duels
120
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Patrick Redford
May 3, 2021
History
Torso Murders, An Olympic Sex Scandal, And The Cleveland World’s Fair That Wasn’t
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Vince Guerrieri
April 26, 2021
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