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Not happy about Yuku suddenly not allowing me to view the desktop version of FGC on my phone, but whatever. Sure to be half losing tennis picks: *Serena Williams (1) def. Timea Bacsinszky (23) *Lucie...
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Remember Masahiro Tanaka? He's back, in POG form!National League- Phillies (21-33) 5, Reds (22-29) 4 (11 innings). Thanks to Brandon Phillips' two-run single (3-5 (6), 2B, run, 2 RBI, BB, SB) in...
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June 4th* NHL Playoffs recap:Stanley Cup Final - Game 1- 3C Blackhawks (1-0) 2, 2A Lightning (0-1) 1. Beginning with Alex Killorn's artful backhand flip goal very early in the game, Tampa Bay...
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I hate you, French Open.
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mds2929 wrote:I hate you, French Open.The ficklest of mistresess. French Open PicksMen's Semifinals (1-1 yesterday; 8-4 overall)*Stanislas Wawrinka (8) def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (14)*Novak Djokovic (1)...
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June 4th*I really want to get back to Novak's dissection of Nadal, which in many ways was one of the most impressive victories of his career given the opponent, the court that it was played on and the...
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When Mark Trumbo's debut with Seattle is on the front page of anything other than a Mariners-centric website, you know it's a slow day in baseball.American League- Twins (32-21) 8, Red Sox (24-31)...
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June 5th* NBA Playoffs recap:NBA Finals - Game 1- 1 Warriors (1-0) 108, 2 Cavaliers (0-1) 100 (OT). This series has consistently spun as being LeBron James vs. the Dubs and played out in that...
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June 5th*Didn't get to see just about anything yesterday save for the good part of the Bascinzsky vs. Serena matchup before that inevitably went to the crapper, including the NBA Finals. The hot takes...
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French Open PicksWomen's Final (2-0 in the semis; 9-5 overall)*Serena Williams (1) def. Lucie Safarova (13)- I expect a repeat of what we've seen in the Azarenka/Stephens/Bacsinszky matches - Safarova...
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mds2929 wrote:* Other stuff: Speaking of assholes and narratives, bigots have been exploiting a double-amputee veteran to belittle the selection of Caitlyn Jenner for the ESPY's Arthur Ashe Courage...
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Double-amputee > Caitlyn Jenner
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Not really the point
View ArticleRe: mds, Harrison, and a thrilling sports blog/picks challenge - Ver. 2.0
In some ways, I'd agree; in others, I'd disagree. While I won't dispute the fact that ESPN *gasp* likely gave this award to Jenner to juice ratings for a terrible awards show, that's still preferable...
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No hockey or hoops, so it's baseball's time to shine. Unless you live in Iowa, in which case there's more than a 32% chance that you won't be allowed to watch a given game thanks to MLB's archaic...
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June 6th* French Open: Frankly, the French really doesn't even merit a real recap today simply because it's utterly embarrassing that there can only be two matches on the main court of a GS tournament...
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June 6th*Tuned out of the Yankee game when the team was up 7-1 courtesy of 5.1 solidish innings from Nathan Eovaldi (he looked downright dominant at times, but still allowed too many hits and...
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French Open PicksMen's Final (2-0 in the semis; 10-4 overall)*Novak Djokovic (1) def. Stanislas Wawrinka (8)- I'm really stoked for this one, even more so than I am for just about any other opponent...
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yankees42789 wrote:But then that all went to shit because the increasingly popular hashtag #NoEsmils was violated as the righty allowed five earned runs without recording an out and hopefully will be...
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By the end of the season, I'm pretty sure that every single prospect will have made his ML debut this season and done something crazy. American League- - National League- - Cubs (29-25) 4, Nationals...
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