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Is Lightning A Fraud? Sadly, Yes [Update]
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Chris Thompson
June 10, 2021
Extreme Weather At Ultramarathon In China Kills 21 Runners
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Patrick Redford
May 25, 2021
Remind Everyone That Your Team Sucks
The Why Your Team Sucks series is back in full swing, so it's a perfect time to order this t-shirt. Wear it loud, wear it proud: Your Team Sucks.
Life Lessons
It Never Ends Like It Should
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Craig Fehrman
April 12, 2021
The Fights
Tommy Hearns Got The Ball Rolling On The Bullshit Anti-Vaxx Conspiracy Theory Of Marvin Hagler’s Death
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Chris Thompson
March 16, 2021
The Fights
Marvelous Marvin Hagler Wouldn’t Bend
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Charles P. Pierce
March 15, 2021
Politics
Point/Counterpoint: Rush Limbaugh
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David Roth
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Albert Burneko
February 17, 2021
MLB
The Secret Success Of Don Sutton
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Steven Goldman
February 3, 2021
Music
SOPHIE Was The Future
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Lauren Theisen
January 31, 2021
MLB
Henry Aaron Did It All, All The Time
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Ray Ratto
January 22, 2021
MLB
Tommy Lasorda Was The Showman Who Couldn’t Turn It Off
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Ray Ratto
January 8, 2021
NBA
K.C. Jones Always Owned The Room
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Charles P. Pierce
January 5, 2021
Music
The Infinite Gifts Of MF Doom
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Billy Haisley
January 1, 2021
Pro Wrestling
Jon Huber Had Just Reached The Pinnacle Of Wrestling
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Luis Paez-Pumar
December 29, 2020
MLB
Dick Allen, Who Didn’t Like Fake Grass Or Being Fucked With, Is Dead
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Dave McKenna
December 8, 2020
Defector Up All Night
Let’s Remember A Great Tommy Heinsohn Quote
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Patrick Redford
November 11, 2020
TV
Alex Trebek Was A Part Of Our Lives
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Dan McQuade
November 8, 2020
Music
Eddie Van Halen Shredded My Teenage Dirtball Face Off
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Dave McKenna
October 6, 2020
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