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Chess
Hans Niemann And Magnus Carlsen Are, Somehow, Going At It Again
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Patrick Redford
September 5, 2024
Chess
Russian Chess Player Arrested For Allegedly Poisoning Opponent With Mercury
185
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Patrick Redford
August 14, 2024
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Olympics
Canada Manager Did Not Realize Writing Emails About Her Drone Spying Plot Was A Bad Idea
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Luis Paez-Pumar
July 31, 2024
Olympics
Canada Is Proving It Doesn’t Need Drones To Fly
26
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
July 29, 2024
Olympics
Canada, Untrustworthy Nation To The North, Accused Of Massive Soccer Cheating Plot
93
Comments
Billy Haisley
July 26, 2024
Podcasts
Jurassic Hockey And Sticky Stuff, With Ray Ratto
51
Comments
David Roth
June 27, 2024
Soccer
The Premier League’s Inconsistent Financial Rules Strike Again
60
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
March 19, 2024
Funbag
What Is The Hardest Sport To Cheat At?
883
Comments
Drew Magary
November 28, 2023
Soccer
Everton Hit With 10-Point Deduction For Being A Bunch Of Jagoffs
84
Comments
Tom Ley
November 17, 2023
College Football
Connor Stalions Implicated In Latest Alleged Scheme Carried Out By Jim Harbaugh
214
Comments
Lauren Theisen
October 20, 2023
Chess
Magnus Carlsen Responds To Shocking Upset By Once Again Kinda-Sorta Accusing Opponent Of Cheating
111
Comments
Patrick Redford
October 12, 2023
Chess
Hans Niemann And Magnus Carlsen Announce A Reluctant Ceasefire
57
Comments
Patrick Redford
August 29, 2023
Tennis
Tennis Player Fined For Desperate Extra-Ball Shenanigans That Everyone Saw
117
Comments
Laura Wagner
May 23, 2023
MLB
The Blue Jays Are Curious About Aaron Judge’s Eyes
94
Comments
Chris Thompson
May 16, 2023
Life's Rich Pageant
“Cornhole’s Dirty Underbelly” Revealed?
185
Comments
Laura Wagner
November 4, 2022
Chess
Hans Niemann Hits Back At Magnus Carlsen And Other Foes With A Big Civil Lawsuit
125
Comments
Patrick Redford
October 20, 2022
Chess
Hans Niemann Remains Defiant
183
Comments
Patrick Redford
October 6, 2022
Chess
Report: Hans Niemann Cheated More Often, More Recently Than He Admitted
209
Comments
Patrick Redford
October 4, 2022
Life's Rich Pageant
Pro Fishing Has Its Own Cheating Scandal Involving Weights In Prize-Winning Fish
318
Comments
Chris Thompson
October 2, 2022
Gambling
Historically Strange Poker Hand Leads To Dramatic Cheating Allegation
387
Comments
Patrick Redford
September 30, 2022
Chess
A Non-Exhaustive History Of The Theory And Practice Of Cheating In Chess
89
Comments
Patrick Redford
September 29, 2022
Chess
Magnus Carlsen Finally Just Says It
230
Comments
Chris Thompson
September 26, 2022
Chess
Magnus Carlsen, While Refusing To Accuse Hans Niemann Of Cheating, Basically Accuses Hans Niemann Of Cheating
93
Comments
Patrick Redford
September 22, 2022
Chess
Magnus Carlsen Escalates Conflict With Hans Niemann By Resigning After One Move
138
Comments
Patrick Redford
September 19, 2022
Chess
A Slippery Cheating Accusation Has Rocked One Of The Biggest Tournaments In Chess
183
Comments
Patrick Redford
September 7, 2022
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