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The Fights
Dana White’s ‘Power Slap’ Is An Abomination
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Patrick Redford
January 27, 2023
The Great Outdoors
Local Lifeguard Wins Big-Wave Surfing’s Most Prestigious Competition
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Patrick Redford
January 25, 2023
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Soccer
Arsenal Is Halfway Home
118
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Patrick Redford
January 23, 2023
NFL
Mike McCarthy On Hilarious Final Play: That Wasn’t What We Meant To Do
394
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Patrick Redford
January 23, 2023
NBA
No Matter Where The Kings Go, The Beam Goes With Them
75
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Patrick Redford
January 19, 2023
Soccer
Mallory Swanson Nudges The USWNT Back On Track
42
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Patrick Redford
January 18, 2023
NBA
LeBron James Still Rules
147
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Patrick Redford
January 18, 2023
NFL
Brandon Staley’s Ass Is Precariously Close To The Jackpot
127
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Patrick Redford
January 13, 2023
MMA
Dana White Says His Punishment For Hitting His Wife Is Being Dana White
83
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Patrick Redford
January 12, 2023
Politics
George Santos Claimed To Be A Volleyball Star At College He Never Attended
318
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Patrick Redford
January 11, 2023
NBA
Everything Suddenly Feels Quite Grim In Phoenix
47
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Patrick Redford
January 10, 2023
NBA
Why Are So Many NBA Players Putting Up 40 This Year?
79
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Patrick Redford
January 9, 2023
Media Meltdowns
Why Coverage Of Dana White Slapping His Wife Has Been So Disastrous
400
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Patrick Redford
January 6, 2023
Soccer
Report: Reyna Family Gave U.S. Soccer Details About Gregg Berhalter’s 1991 Domestic Violence Incident
479
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Patrick Redford
January 4, 2023
MMA
Dana White, Who Once Said “You Don’t Bounce Back From Putting Your Hands On A Woman,” Hits His Wife At A Club
127
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Patrick Redford
January 3, 2023
Soccer
Gregg Berhalter, U.S. Soccer Release Statements About Alleged Blackmail Plot Over 1991 Domestic Violence Incident
116
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Patrick Redford
January 3, 2023
NBA
Stupid, Hilarious Loss Perfectly Sums Up Joyless Hawks Season
62
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Patrick Redford
December 22, 2022
NBA
The Knicks Are Playing Modified Thibodeau Ball And Kicking Everyone’s Ass
52
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Patrick Redford
December 21, 2022
NBA
Report: Robert Sarver To Sell Suns To Mat Ishbia For $4 Billion
112
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Patrick Redford
December 20, 2022
Soccer
Nobody Is Scarier Than Kylian Mbappé
67
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Patrick Redford
December 20, 2022
Soccer
Here’s One Last Goddamn Thing France Has To Try And Overcome
130
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Patrick Redford
December 16, 2022
NBA
It’s Denver Nuggets Time
47
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Patrick Redford
December 15, 2022
Capital
Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested As FTX Bankruptcy Team Beefs With Bahamian Authorities
272
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Patrick Redford
December 13, 2022
Capital
Binance Lawyer: Do Not Tickle Me! I’m At The Base Of This Human Pyramid!
303
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Patrick Redford
December 12, 2022
NBA
The Celtics Are Untouchable
75
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Patrick Redford
December 8, 2022
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