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  • The Varsity: The Department of Justice’s shocking (if unsurprising) investigation into the NFL is ostensibly a major setback for the Shield. John Ourand talks to NBC Sports’s Mike “F’n” Florio about why the disruption might actually work in the league’s favor. [Read More]

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Bob Iger vs. the Bob Iger Book

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A Farewell to Armani

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Hegseth’s Pentagon Purge

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