Ranking the top 40 NHL free agents for 2014
Unrestricted. Restricted. Young. Old. There are hundreds of free agents in the NHL. Here are the guys at the top of the list.Continue reading…
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View ArticleToo Much Bull: An industry obsessed with breeding bigger, nastier bulls is...
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View ArticleWorld Cup 2014 results, reaction and analysis: Germany hand Brazil an...
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View ArticleWorld Cup 2014 results, reaction and analysis: Messi, Argentina make it to...
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View ArticleUltra pain: The insane things that insane people put themselves through to...
The human body is a weird and amazing machine. It's easy to forget this, alone in the complacency and familiarity of one's own form and rhythms. But then one remembers the existence of runners with the...
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View ArticleWorld Cup 2014 results, reaction and analysis: Brazil suffer again as...
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View ArticleWorld Cup 2014 results, reaction and analysis: Germany win the World Cup!
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View ArticleThe many crimes of Mel Hall: He was a flamboyant player, a charismatic coach,...
Chapter One: The PlayerChapter Two: The CoachChapter Three: The CriminalChapter Four: The ConvictThe Many Crimes of Mel HallHe was a flamboyant player, a charismatic coach, and a sexual predatorby Greg...
View ArticleMile High Baseball: Consuming legal marijuana, enjoying America's pastime,...
Spencer Hall decided to go to a baseball game in one of two states where marijuana is legal. He used marijuana before and during the game. He took notes, and later tried to remember what they...
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