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Super Sick Monday
Super Bowl Sunday is great. The day after isn't.
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February 6, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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Big Trouble Brewing?
Ski jumping is injecting some early drama into the Milan Cortina games
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February 5, 2026 at 10:23 PM
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Breaking News
The 49ers are paying backup QB Mac Jones $35 million a year.
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February 3, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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Olympic Villains
As Team USA heads to Milan Cortina is the world, and America, rooting against them?
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February 2, 2026 at 10:46 PM
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Super Memories
Some Super Sunday moments I find a little extra memorable
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February 1, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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Bold and Brave
Lindsey Vonn's comeback is inspiring me to be neither of those things
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January 30, 2026 at 10:44 PM
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We or They?
What these words reveal about our relationship with teams.
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January 29, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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Bracket Buster?
If you're going to fill out a bracket, you're going to want to know this.
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January 28, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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Arthur Fonzarelli is Off the Hook
Jumping the Shark shall now be forever associated with Shedeur Sanders
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January 27, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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Super Bore
The two-week wait before the Big Game is Football's Most Tedious Tradition
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January 26, 2026 at 10:46 PM
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Daredevil Dad
Alex Honnold's Free Solo Climb Crossed the Line from Brave to Reckless.
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January 25, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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Chasing Conspiracies Won't Prevent Injuries
Niners GM John Lynch isn't a kook. But he's listening to some.
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January 23, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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In Defense of the Doink
It's time to rethink the field goal
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January 22, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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Bo's Bad Break
Bo Nix will say the right things. But will he mean it?
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January 21, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
We'll never forget Indiana's improbable championship, until we do.
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January 20, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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Championship Cheaters?
Is Indiana's Run a Cinderella Story or Something More Sinister?
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January 18, 2026 at 10:21 PM
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The Fix Is In
The real threat to college sports isn't NIL or the transfer portal - it's gambling
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January 16, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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January Madness
The best three days of the NFL season
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January 7, 2026 at 9:19 PM
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Facts Suck
More bad news for those looking for bad news
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January 6, 2026 at 8:47 PM
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My 2026 Wish List
10 Things I Hope Happen in The World of Sports in 2026
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December 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Purdy What?
Brock Purdy has led the 49ers to the playoffs. So what?
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December 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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The Sky Isn't Falling-But That Won't Stop Us From Looking Up
Private equity is the latest existential threat to college football, a sport that’s survived everything else we’ve thrown at it.
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December 18, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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College Football's Tectonic Threat
Why Notre Dame is like the Cascadia Fault
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December 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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No More NFL
Trump wants to rename the NFL. Okay, I'll play.
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December 8, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Athlete Students
College Football Fans Don’t Care About the “Student-Athlete” Myth—And the Numbers Prove It
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November 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM