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Could These MLB Dinosaurs Recreate Albert Pujols’s 2022 Renaissance?
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Shohei Ohtani’s Value Has No Precedent
How The Best NBA Teams Juggle Their Lineups
Why Is Bryce Harper’s Old Team Ahead Of Bryce Harper’s New Team?
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Nomar Garciaparra’s Full Career Wasn’t Enough For Cooperstown — But It Was Still Damn Good
What Does Makur Maker Mean For The Future Of HBCU Sports?
How Realignment Is Changing College Football, In 20 Maps
Meet Lewin Díaz, Baseball’s Biggest Hot-Potato Prospect
The NBA’s Conference Finals MVP Award Is New This Year. But What If We Had Always Had It?
The Longhorns Are Usually Good At Football And Basketball. Now, They Stink At Both.
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What’s Rarer Than Gold? Making It Onto A Wheaties Box.
25 Years Of Super Bowl Halftime Show Lineups, Ranked
Build An NBA Contender With Our Roster-Shuffling Machine
Should The NBA Be Worried About TV Ratings? Reddit Activity Says So.
Can Anyone Stop The Big,
Bad Bruins?
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Who Refs The NBA’s Referees?
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Steve Young Was The Better QB. We Apologize, 
Joe Montana.
The Draft Hopefuls Who Can Fill Each WNBA Team’s Needs
Batters Are Getting Plunked At Historic Rates. 
But Why?
We Can Help With Your Bitcoin-Themed Super Bowl Prop Bet
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Who Are The Favorites In The 2019 NFL Season?
How The NHL’s New Format Changed The Stanley Cup Race
How Do College Football Dynasties Fall?
The Magic Of Nick Foles Is Real. Maybe.
We Still Don’t Know Which NFL Teams Are Any Good
Soccer Looks Different When You Can’t See Who’s Playing
Will One Of Golf’s Big 3 
Win The Masters?
The Chiefs And Eagles Don’t Look Like Their Previous Super Bowl-Winning Iterations
Which Stars Are Going To Blow Up In Super Bowl LVII?
How MLB Could Squeeze Extra Games Into A Shortened Season
Some Of The Best American Sprinters Are Blowing Up The Aging Curve
The Dodgers Have Triggered The Super Sports Equinox In LA
The Most Absurd College Football Bowls, Ranked (Using Math!)
The NWSL Is About To Crown A Brand-New Champion
The Dodgers Lead Our 2023 MLB Forecast — But They’re The Weakest Favorite In Years
We Tried To Predict Which Word Amanda Gorman Would Say First At The Super Bowl
It Really Is Harder To Beat A Team The Third Time In Men’s College Basketball
we're live blogging super bowl LIII
What To Watch For In One Of The Most Intriguing World Series Ever
Who Are The NBA’s Best Defenders Right Now?
What Are The Odds Of Each World Series Matchup?
What If The National League Had A DH?
We Put Bryce Harper And Manny Machado On A Bunch Of Different Teams
The NBA Playoffs Are Here. And We Have Thoughts.
Does The Road To The Stanley Cup Lead Through Florida … Again?
The Suns Are On Fire, The Sixers Are Reeling, And Other Lessons From The NBA Bubble
The Super Bowl Halftime Shows With The Most Star Power
Captain Obvious Is Probably Winning Your Bracket Pool
The NFL Really Does Revolve Around Tom Brady
The Dodgers Lead Our National League Predictions, But Don’t Count Out The Nats Or … Reds?
fivethirtyeight’s WNBA Predictions
Which NBA Contracts Were Gems This Season, And Which Were Stinkers?
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These 3 NBA Draft Prospects Are Perfect Fits For The Modern League
Magnus Carlsen Is Back To Defend His Chess Title
What To Watch For In The 2020-21 NBA Season
What Each WNBA Team Needs From This Year’s Draft
FiveThirtyEight's 
Not-Quite-Midseason 
NBA Awards
How LeBron James Broke An NBA Record That Was Once Considered Unbreakable
Aliyah Boston And Caitlin Clark Are Both Redefining Basketball Greatness
International Players Are Making Their Mark On The WNBA Again
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