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The NFL And Deshaun Watson Did The Math
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Ray Ratto
August 18, 2022
NHL
Hockey Canada Failed Hockey And Canada
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July 25, 2022
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Nobody Wins In The Deshaun Watson-NFL Hearings
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Ray Ratto
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NFL
Deshaun Watson’s Priorities Are Pretty Clear
220
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Tom Ley
June 8, 2022
NFL
The Bengals Don’t Want To Talk About Jackson Carman
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Kalyn Kahler
April 29, 2022
NFL
What Did The Bengals Know About Jackson Carman?
158
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Kalyn Kahler
April 28, 2022
NBA
Lawsuit: Dallas Mavericks Fired Donnie Nelson For Reporting Sexual Assault And Harassment
130
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Diana Moskovitz
March 18, 2022
NFL
Deshaun Watson’s Legal Battles Aren’t Over
154
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Kalyn Kahler
March 14, 2022
College Football
Art Briles Refuses To Go Away
179
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Tom Ley
February 25, 2022
Media Meltdowns
More Women Say Barstool Founder Dave Portnoy Subjected Them To Violent Sex, Filmed Encounters Without Consent
304
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Laura Wagner
February 3, 2022
Soccer
Mason Greenwood Arrested Following Rape And Assault Allegations
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Tom Ley
January 30, 2022
NFL
What I’ll Remember About Ben Roethlisberger
264
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Diana Moskovitz
January 14, 2022
Gymnastics
Every Promise Made By USA Gymnastics In The Larry Nassar Settlement
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Diana Moskovitz
December 15, 2021
Media Meltdowns
Barstool Sports Employees Decide The Paychecks Really Are Worth This
301
Comments
Samer Kalaf
November 5, 2021
Media Meltdowns
Women Say Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy Subjected Them To Violent, Humiliating Sex
379
Comments
Tom Ley
November 4, 2021
NHL
There Will Be More John Does
182
Comments
Diana Moskovitz
October 28, 2021
NHL
The Blackhawks Were Rotten All The Way Through
146
Comments
Barry Petchesky
October 26, 2021
Olympics
Congress Won’t Fund The Commission It Created To Fix Olympic Sports
69
Comments
Diana Moskovitz
September 27, 2021
Gymnastics
Congress Has Little More Than Apologies For Larry Nassar’s Victims
73
Comments
Diana Moskovitz
September 15, 2021
NFL
The Biggest News At Texans Camp Is Deshaun Watson, And Nobody Wants To Talk About It
126
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Kalyn Kahler
August 26, 2021
NFL
The Deshaun Watson And Trevor Bauer Cases Remind Us That Sports Leagues Still Love Their Kangaroo Courts
103
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Diana Moskovitz
August 17, 2021
MLB
Report: Another Woman Sought A Protection Order Against Trevor Bauer Last Year
68
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Tom Ley
August 15, 2021
MLB
The Long, Complicated History Of Trevor Bauer’s “Rough Sex” Defense
115
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Hallie Lieberman
August 13, 2021
Gymnastics
All The Times The FBI Did Not Seriously Investigate Larry Nassar But Did Try To Cover Its Ass
60
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Diana Moskovitz
July 19, 2021
NBA
Here’s What Happened When Jane Doe Sued Chauncey Billups For Sexual Assault
122
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Diana Moskovitz
July 12, 2021
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