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Bonds’ and Clemens’ last year on the Hall of Fame ballot will set precedent for today’s Spider Tack pitchers

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Giving the ‘Suns in 4’ guy tickets and a signed jersey sets a bad precedent

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Well, these playoffs took some unexpected turns in the past week

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Juneteenth is being hijacked from African-Americans

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Football

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Even with a promising QB, Matt Nagy could still screw this up for the Bears

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The LA Bowl has a new sponsor, and it’s ‘not a joke’

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NFL treats unvaccinated players like outcasts, and you can’t blame it

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X marks the discontent

Baseball

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MLB pitchers are in a sticky situation, and not the kind they want to be in

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MLB’s past is still evolving, and not just by rightly adding Negro League stats

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College World Series prediction: Unpredictability

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Bonds’ and Clemens’ last year on the Hall of Fame ballot will set precedent for today’s Spider Tack pitchers

Basketball

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The Kemba-Horford deal should work for both the Celtics and Thunder

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Anti-vaxxer John Stockton downplays COVID in 'over-the-top' documentary

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Crazy times for Dallas Mavericks

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Well, these playoffs took some unexpected turns in the past week

Hockey

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Juneteenth is being hijacked from African-Americans

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Pandemic hockey giving us something to build on

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The Avalanche are granny shifting

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The Hurricanes apparently can’t escape their nature

Lists

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Deadspin's Father's Day gift guide

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Idiots of Month/Year

The Top 5 Idiots of May

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Athletes who gave their lives in service

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Who are the oldest champions in sports?

Soccer

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Get. Paid. Megan.

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Belgium found the turbo button — it wears No. 7

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Christian Eriksen to receive heart starter device

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SEE IT: Haitian goalkeeper lives out every netminder’s worst nightmare