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Tennis
Jannik Sinner Is Once Again The Victim Of Thrilling Heartbreak
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Patrick Redford
September 5, 2023
Soccer
Gregg Berhalter Knows He Needs Gio Reyna, Even If They Still Haven’t Spoken
211
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Patrick Redford
August 31, 2023
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NBA
NBA Referee Eric Lewis Abruptly Retires Before Twitter Burner Drama Can Be Resolved
77
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Patrick Redford
August 30, 2023
Chess
Hans Niemann And Magnus Carlsen Announce A Reluctant Ceasefire
57
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Patrick Redford
August 29, 2023
Cycling
The Opening Stages Of The Vuelta a España Have Been A Big Mess
44
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Patrick Redford
August 28, 2023
Chess
The International Chess Federation’s Argument For Banning Trans Women Gives The Game Away
144
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Patrick Redford
August 23, 2023
Defector Up All Night
Christian Pulisic Is So Back
265
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Patrick Redford
August 21, 2023
Soccer
Manchester United Changes Its Mind, Won’t Bring Back Mason Greenwood
58
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Patrick Redford
August 21, 2023
WNBA
Upon Further Review, The Aces Have Not Met Their Match
38
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Samer Kalaf
and
Patrick Redford
August 18, 2023
Soccer
It Is Mercifully Vlatkover
127
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Patrick Redford
August 17, 2023
Soccer
Manchester United Continues To Stumble Its Way Toward Reinstating Mason Greenwood
74
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Patrick Redford
August 16, 2023
NBA
Cooper Flagg Is A Real Guy That You Need To Know About
124
Comments
Patrick Redford
August 15, 2023
Capital
San Francisco Takes First Step Towards The Grim, Autonomous Future Of Transportation
143
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Patrick Redford
August 11, 2023
Politics
Clarence Thomas Absolutely Loves Going On Vacations
221
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Patrick Redford
August 10, 2023
College Football
If It’s Northwestern Against The World, Lay The Points
168
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Patrick Redford
August 9, 2023
Cycling
No Amount Of Pain Could Keep Mathieu van der Poel From His Masterpiece
42
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Patrick Redford
August 7, 2023
Science
A Normal Person’s Guide To The Room-Temperature Superconductor Drama
142
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Patrick Redford
August 3, 2023
Soccer
Carli Lloyd Somehow Finds Invalid Criticism For Team That Did Everything Wrong
206
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Patrick Redford
August 1, 2023
Media Meltdowns
Pat McAfee: My Dumb Larry Nassar Joke Is Actually Investigative Journalisms
142
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Patrick Redford
July 31, 2023
NBA
Surely Christian Wood Still Has Something To Offer
75
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Patrick Redford
July 27, 2023
Defector Reads A Book
Grab A Tortilla And Come Talk About All Of Cormac McCarthy’s Pretty Horses
78
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Giri Nathan
,
Barry Petchesky
, and
Patrick Redford
July 26, 2023
Cycling
The Tour de France’s Best Rivalry Will Only Get Better
57
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Patrick Redford
July 24, 2023
NFL
Dan Snyder Officially Out As Commanders Owner, Set To Spend Rest Of Life As Anonymous Tyrant
233
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Patrick Redford
July 20, 2023
NBA
Draymond Green Is Committed To Feuding, Even With A Fake Tweet
108
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Patrick Redford
July 19, 2023
Cycling
Jonas Vingegaard Smoked Everyone Else In A Masterful Time Trial
157
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Patrick Redford
July 18, 2023
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