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Patrick Redford
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Climbing
There’s No Climbing Without Route Setters, And They’re On Strike
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Patrick Redford
April 1, 2025
NBA
Out Of Nowhere, Memphis Grizzlies Fire Coach Taylor Jenkins
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Patrick Redford
March 28, 2025
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NBA
ESPN: LeBron James, On ESPN, To ESPN: “ESPN.”
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Patrick Redford
March 27, 2025
Cycling
Mathieu van der Poel And Tadej Pogacar Tear Up The Script
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Patrick Redford
March 25, 2025
NBA
Group Led By Private Equity Ghoul Buys Boston Celtics For $6.1 Billion
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Patrick Redford
March 20, 2025
Tennis
Novak Djokovic’s Loose Players Union Files Huge Lawsuit Against Tennis Power Structure
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Patrick Redford
March 19, 2025
NBA
Quentin Grimes Is The Tragicomic Protagonist Of The Terminal NBA Season
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Patrick Redford
March 18, 2025
Tennis
Mirra Andreeva Grabs Center Stage
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Patrick Redford
March 17, 2025
NBA
Where Should Cooper Flagg End Up?
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Patrick Redford
March 12, 2025
Cycling
The Demi Vollering Revenge Tour Is Officially On
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Patrick Redford
March 10, 2025
College Basketball
Cooper Flagg Has Had A Season For The Ages
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Patrick Redford
March 9, 2025
NBA
‘Court Of Gold’ Is Brilliant When It Gets Specific
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Patrick Redford
March 9, 2025
NBA
JJ Redick Invented A New Way To Defend Nikola Jokic, And It’s Working
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Patrick Redford
March 6, 2025
NBA
The Mavericks Are Staring Into The Abyss
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Patrick Redford
March 4, 2025
Politics
JD Vance Screamed Out Of Planned Ski Vacation In Vermont
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Patrick Redford
March 3, 2025
The Great Outdoors
What Are Public Lands For?
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Patrick Redford
February 26, 2025
NBA
The Thunder Need Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Greatness To Be Enough
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Patrick Redford
February 25, 2025
Politics
Chris Kluwe Arrested At City Council Meeting For Calling Out Garish MAGA Plaque
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Patrick Redford
February 21, 2025
NBA
Bobby Portis’s Big Suspension Is Ruinous Bullshit
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Patrick Redford
February 20, 2025
Interviews
Jeremy Gordon On Grief, Connection, And His Novel ‘See Friendship’
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Patrick Redford
February 20, 2025
NBA
LeBron And Luka Will Have To Make A Weird, Compromised Roster Work
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Patrick Redford
February 19, 2025
NBA
The Ridiculous Timberwolves Ownership Saga’s End Is In Sight
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Patrick Redford
February 12, 2025
Capital
For Sale: The End, And The Means To Wait For It
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Patrick Redford
February 11, 2025
This Is So Stupid
What Time Does “What Time Does The Super Bowl Start?” Start?
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Patrick Redford
February 7, 2025
NBA
Everyone Thinks They Have A Shot
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Patrick Redford
February 6, 2025
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