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Soccer
A Comprehensive And Tastefully Belated Guide To The 2024 Copa América
69
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Billy Haisley
,
Luis Paez-Pumar
, and
Patrick Redford
June 21, 2024
Soccer
This Can’t Be The Sum Of All Of England’s Parts
151
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
June 21, 2024
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Soccer
The Czech Republic Was Undone By Its Own Center Back
32
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
June 19, 2024
Soccer
These Are The Bangers Fox Is Hiding From You
120
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
June 17, 2024
Soccer
Just Give It To The Big Lad
44
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
June 17, 2024
Soccer
A Guide To The 2024 Euros With A Depth Of Analysis Surpassed Only By Its Timeliness
142
Comments
Billy Haisley
,
Patrick Redford
, and
Luis Paez-Pumar
June 14, 2024
NBA
Behold The Defector NBA Finals Mega-Preview
143
Comments
Patrick Redford
,
Giri Nathan
,
Tom Ley
,
Albert Burneko
,
Chris Thompson
,
Luis Paez-Pumar
, and
Ray Ratto
June 6, 2024
Soccer
Real Madrid Is Bulletproof
54
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
June 2, 2024
Soccer
West Ham’s Lucas Paquetá Charged With Betting Breaches
43
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
May 24, 2024
Video Games
Try And Quit And Try Again
171
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
May 21, 2024
Soccer
Liverpool Gave Jürgen Klopp The Finale He Deserved
61
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
May 20, 2024
Soccer
A Backup Goalkeeper Might Have Ended The Premier League Title Race
115
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
May 15, 2024
Soccer
Borussia Dortmund Knocked PSG Out By The Grace Of Millimeters
77
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
May 8, 2024
Racing
Lando Norris Finally Did It
67
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
May 6, 2024
Racing
F1’s Miami Theme Park Crushed Me With The Weight Of Wealth
218
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
May 5, 2024
NBA
Thank God That’s Over
101
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
May 2, 2024
NBA
The Heat Beat Boston At Its Own Game
76
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
April 25, 2024
NBA
Pascal Siakam Is Taking Over
21
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
April 24, 2024
NBA
For Literally The First Time Ever, A “Preview” Of The NBA Playoffs
180
Comments
Albert Burneko
,
Luis Paez-Pumar
,
Patrick Redford
,
Ray Ratto
, and
Tom Ley
April 19, 2024
NBA
Nicolas Batum Ruined My Night
99
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
April 18, 2024
Soccer
Borussia Dortmund Broke Atlético Madrid’s Spirit
39
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
April 17, 2024
Soccer
Bayer Leverkusen Brings Bayern’s 11-Year Reign To An End
57
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
April 15, 2024
Soccer
This Was The Champions League At Its Dramatic Best
73
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
April 10, 2024
Pro Wrestling
WrestleMania Distilled WWE’s Worst Excesses Into Five Glorious Minutes
123
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
April 8, 2024
MLB
Mike Trout Is Still Doing Mike Trout Stuff
84
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
April 2, 2024
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