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Deandre Ayton Has Arrived

Patience is paying off in a big way for the Phoenix Suns. The No. 2 seed in the West snapped its 10-year playoff drought this year, beat the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers in the first round and currently holds a 1-0 lead over the Denver Nuggets. While the Suns’ All-Star backcourt of Chris Paul […]

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How Well Did Our Sports Predictions Hold Up During A Year Of Chaos?

When we first published an interactive checking the accuracy of our various prognostications, back in April 2019, the sports world was relatively normal. The idea of playing in empty stadiums was still novel, game postponements over anything other than weather were rare, and masks were strictly for goalies and catchers (and Rip Hamilton).  But a […]

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