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MLB
Do Not Believe In The Seattle Mariners
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Kathryn Xu
September 19, 2024
MLB
Gerrit Cole Shows Remarkable Self-Awareness, Pays The Price
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Kathryn Xu
September 15, 2024
Remind Everyone That Your Team Sucks
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Racing
With A Lot Of Daring, Oscar Piastri Wins The Azerbaijan Grand Prix
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Kathryn Xu
September 15, 2024
MLB
Kyle Schwarber Jacks Taters
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Kathryn Xu
September 11, 2024
MLB
The Cavalry Arrives Too Late To Save The Rangers
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Kathryn Xu
September 10, 2024
Food
No Breakfast But A Chinese Breakfast
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Kathryn Xu
September 4, 2024
Racing
At Monza, Charles Leclerc Conjures The Dream Of A Competent Ferrari
67
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Kathryn Xu
September 3, 2024
Life's Rich Pageant
Just A Bunch Of High-Resolution Photos Of Shohei Ohtani And His Dog
132
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Kathryn Xu
August 29, 2024
MLB
I Believe In The Seattle Mariners
112
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Kathryn Xu
August 29, 2024
MLB
Nobody’s Waiting Around For Jarren Duran
146
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Kathryn Xu
August 12, 2024
Science
Point/Counterpoint: Monkeys Typing Shakespeare
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Barry Petchesky
August 8, 2024
Olympics
I Will Only Swim In The Poop River If It Contains Fewer Than 1,000 Colony-Producing Units Of E. Coli Per 100 Milliliters Of Water
138
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Kathryn Xu
August 5, 2024
Olympics
What’s In An Olympian’s Name?
93
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Kathryn Xu
August 2, 2024
This Is So Stupid
The Official, Complete, Very Scientific Taxonomy Of Fishing Video Games
122
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Kathryn Xu
July 28, 2024
Racing
How George Russell (Almost) Stole The Belgian Grand Prix
48
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Kathryn Xu
July 28, 2024
MLB
MLB’s Gameday 3D Feature Turns A Walk-Off Win Into A Devil’s Dance
40
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Kathryn Xu
July 25, 2024
Racing
Radio Meltdowns And Secondhand Embarrassment At The Hungaroring
121
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Kathryn Xu
July 22, 2024
Wings Week
When Comics Are Too Much Of A Good Thing
152
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Kathryn Xu
July 19, 2024
Racing
Lewis Hamilton Is Not Finished
60
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Kathryn Xu
July 8, 2024
MLB
Down Goes Anderson
75
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Kathryn Xu
July 2, 2024
Racing
On Touching And Other Forms Of Intimacy
52
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Kathryn Xu
July 1, 2024
MLB
For Maximum Efficacy You May Wish To Dilute Your Shohei Ohtani Highlight Consumption
112
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Kathryn Xu
June 27, 2024
Racing
The Spanish Grand Prix Evolved From A Procession Into A Spectacle
49
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Kathryn Xu
June 24, 2024
MLB
If The Yankees Slow Down, The Bus Explodes
212
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Kathryn Xu
June 20, 2024
MLB
The Red Sox Have A Formidable Competitor In The Race To .500
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Kathryn Xu
June 17, 2024
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