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February 10, 2021
Pro Wrestling
WWE Doesn’t Think The Public Can Handle Nia Jax Yelling “My Hole!”
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February 9, 2021
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West Ham Survived To Thrive In The Premier League
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Luis Paez-Pumar
February 8, 2021
Soccer
Manchester City Is Imposing Some Order On This Chaotic Season
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Luis Paez-Pumar
February 3, 2021
Pro Wrestling
Enough With The Handcuffs
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Luis Paez-Pumar
February 1, 2021
Soccer
The Milan Derby Heaped Up Another Serving Of Chaos
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Luis Paez-Pumar
January 27, 2021
Soccer
Thomas Tuchel Is Exactly What Chelsea Needs, For Now
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Luis Paez-Pumar
January 26, 2021
Soccer
Liverpool Has Forgotten How To Score
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Luis Paez-Pumar
January 19, 2021
Music
Ariel Pink Has Always Been This Boring And Stupid
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Luis Paez-Pumar
January 15, 2021
NBA
Random Crappy NBA Games Have Lost Their Thrill
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Luis Paez-Pumar
January 13, 2021
Soccer
The Premier League Is Losing Its Battle Against COVID-19
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Luis Paez-Pumar
January 12, 2021
Soccer
Antwerp Striker Apologizes After Getting Locked Out Of Training For Wearing Rival Jersey In Transfer Ploy
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Luis Paez-Pumar
January 6, 2021
Soccer
What’s Wrong With “What’s Wrong With Chelsea?”
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Luis Paez-Pumar
January 4, 2021
Pro Wrestling
Jon Huber Had Just Reached The Pinnacle Of Wrestling
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Luis Paez-Pumar
December 29, 2020
Soccer
As Bruno Fernandes Goes, So Does Manchester United
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Luis Paez-Pumar
December 21, 2020
Soccer
For Injury-Plagued Liverpool, Fabinho Is Just What The Doctor Ordered
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Luis Paez-Pumar
December 17, 2020
Video Games
‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Is The Perfect Example Of What’s Broken In The Video Games Industry
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Luis Paez-Pumar
December 17, 2020
Soccer
Basaksehir And PSG Players Who Walked Off The Pitch Are Heroes, Even If There Is No Villain
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Luis Paez-Pumar
December 9, 2020
Soccer
Arsenal Has Fallen Off A Cliff, And There’s No Safety Net In Sight
112
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Luis Paez-Pumar
December 7, 2020
Video Games
The PS5 Is Pretty Useless Right Now, So Please Don’t Freak Out About Not Getting One
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Luis Paez-Pumar
December 4, 2020
Soccer
Olivier Giroud Is Still, Somehow, Chelsea’s Best Option At Striker
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Luis Paez-Pumar
December 3, 2020
Video Games
‘Spider-Man: Miles Morales’ One-Ups Its Predecessor By Focusing On The Teen Behind The Mask
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Luis Paez-Pumar
November 27, 2020
Soccer
Old Man Zlatan Is At The Center Of AC Milan’s Revival
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Luis Paez-Pumar
November 23, 2020
NFL
The Seahawks Ran Right Over Arizona
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Luis Paez-Pumar
November 20, 2020
Soccer
Javier Mascherano Was Always The Backbone
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Luis Paez-Pumar
November 16, 2020
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