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You love sports, but you also love to ask questions. That’s the fun part, right? And since you’re no longer 7 years old, you know that it’s okay to have favorite teams or players and still be annoyed by the dumb things they do — or thrilled when they deliver, both on and off the field. You follow people and teams because they’re cool, but relying on hot-take social media (or worse, “official” team sites) for your understanding of the sports world doesn’t get it done.

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