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40,000 voted at Atlanta's State Farm Arena, but now what about the Senate runoffs?
In a 2020 Presidential election decided by uncomfortably slim margins in swings states, remember the number 40,000. That’s the approximate number of people who voted early at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia....

Patriots grit it out over Ravens as lack of big plays stands between Baltimore and Super Bowl
In a downpour on Sunday Night Football, the Patriots outlasted the Ravens. It was a much-needed win for New England who had been on a slide before these last two games that had many people questioning quarterback Cam Newton and Head Coach Bill Belichick....

NFC East looks worse than cafeteria chicken nuggets, Hopkins sons Bills DBs, and Wilson drops out of MVP race
Another week, another NFL Sunday is in the books....

Morikawa struggles on the 11th worse than Tommy Tuberville explaining civics
Sometimes in life, things just go downhill....

Earl Thomas' wife reportedly files for divorce; no word on how brother, mistress are taking news
Earl Thomas is now a man without a job … or a wife....

Who are the teams with the longest MVP and Cy Young droughts?
On Wednesday, Trevor Bauer became the first Cincinnati Reds pitcher ever to win a Cy Young Award. That leaves only three teams in Major League Baseball that have never had one of their pitchers receive that honor, matching the three teams that have never had an MVP....

Trevor Bauer wins NL Cy Young, and everyone’s in a hurry to sanction foreign substances
As expected, Trevor Bauer claimed the National League Cy Young Award last night, which has launched a raging river of horseshit like this....

NFL Week 9 morsels: Tua outlasts Murray after baby-legged FG attempt, Giants win by default, Bills score at will against Seattle
Another NFL Sunday is in the books. The league continues to push through this season even though COVID cases continue to pop up all around the league....

Now that Clayton Kershaw has won a World Series, what other long-suffering stars are still searching for a title?
Clayton Kershaw did it. A superstar athlete with a tendency to fade in postseason play has won a championship....

Michael Jordan, Bubba Wallace unveil Chicago Bulls-themed design on new car
The 23XI racing team took another step closer to diversifying NASCAR when they announced a new design this past weekend....

Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe's engagement is just what we needed
This has been a long, exhausting, Zamboni fire of a year. And a month, for that matter. And a week....

Trevor Lawrence tests positive for COVID-19 as this all continues to go terribly
The biggest man on campus has COVID-19....

Yasiel Puig sued for sexual assault at 2018 Lakers game
News broke late Thursday afternoon that free-agent outfielder Yasiel Puig is being sued for sexual assault....

Atlanta Hawks pledge $40 million to fight the racial opportunity gap — where should it go?
The opportunity gap for Black people in this country is devastating....

Odell Beckham tears ACL, Cowboys defense plays worse than Trump’s re-election strategy, and D.K. Metcalf wins the amazing race
After another week of monitoring COVID results, tracking injury reports, and watching the NFC East make a mockery of football, Week 7 in the NFL is nearly concluded. ...

In tight World Series spot, Clayton Kershaw finally delivers for the Dodgers
ARLINGTON, Texas — There are baseball stories. There are Hollywood stories. This is both....

Momentum is tomorrow’s starting pitcher and other drugs
It’s one of the oldest cliches in baseball, which means it’s one of the oldest cliches in American society. But it happens to be true. Whatever happens in the previous game doesn’t really carry over. We just assign that after the fact when it fits to try and make sense of a game that rarely doesn’t ...

Trevor Lawrence should pull an Eli Manning because the Jets are the Jets (all the way!)
Trevor Lawrence should avoid the New York Jets at all costs. ...

Choker or Champion? Why the 2020 World Series will define Clayton Kershaw
For sure, a legacy hangs in the balance of this World Series....

Cowboys are so dreadful maybe Dak Prescott shouldn't want to come back
We had thought that Dak Prescott’s ankle crumbled under his weight and that of his tackler last Sunday. What we found out last night was it actually collapsed under the weight of carrying this wagon train of manure that’s known as the Dallas Cowboys....