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Daniil Medvedev Calls Umpire “A Small Cat” For Not Calling Coaching Violation On Stefanos Tsitsipas
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Giri Nathan
January 28, 2022
NFL
Dak Prescott Sorry For Saying It’s Cool To Throw Shit At Referees
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Tom Ley
January 19, 2022
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NFL
Antonio Brown Strips, Tosses His Gear Into Crowd, Leaves Midgame [Update]
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Samer Kalaf
January 2, 2022
NBA
Rockets’ Locker-Room Squabble Ends With Kevin Porter Jr. Driving Home At Halftime
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Ray Ratto
January 2, 2022
NBA
Kyrie Irving Doesn’t Want To Talk About It
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Ray Ratto
September 27, 2021
Golf
Rory McIlroy Has Simply Played Too Much Dang Golf!
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Chris Thompson
August 25, 2021
Tennis
Tennis Player Argues With Umpire Over Whether “Shit” Is A Bad Word
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Chris Thompson
August 12, 2021
NFL
T.J. Ward Essentially Blames Ron Rivera For Having Cancer
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Samer Kalaf
July 28, 2021
Tennis
French Open Match Devolves Into A Mess Of Horrid Serves, Injury Truthering, And One Loud “Vaffanculo!”
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Giri Nathan
September 30, 2020
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