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# Best Sportswriting

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The tragic legacy of Darren Sutherland, doping for a documentary and the week's best sportswriting
17 Sep 2017
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Isaiah Thomas's emotional goodbye, Sharapova's strange welcome and more in this week's sportswriting
10 Sep 2017
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Frampton before the spotlight, Jim Harbaugh on Saved by the Bell and the week's best sportswriting
3 Sep 2017
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How to write an article like an ex-Kerry player and more in this week's sportswriting
20 Aug 2017
5.0k
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The bright future of Irish athletics, living in Tom Brady's shoes and the week's best sportswriting
30 Jul 2017
6.1k
The wonderful life of an umpire, a triumph over adversity and the week's best sportswriting
2 Jul 2017
2.6k
Alcohol addiction in golf, the complexity of being number two and the week's best sportswriting
25 Jun 2017
7.3k
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Dean Rock on 'you know who', the rise of Colombian cyclists and the week's best sportswriting
11 Jun 2017
7.7k
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The careless reporting on Aaron Hernandez, the Steph-KD dynamic and the week's best sportswriting
7 May 2017
4.3k
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Coleman's rise to the top, Jim McClean's forgotten glory years at Dundee and the week's best sportswriting
23 Apr 2017
4.9k
Why Jordi Cruyff sacked himself, Ranieri exit laced with deceit and the week's best sportswriting
5 Mar 2017
9.2k
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Rory in Wonderland falls down a rabbit hole, Father Ted and LOI and the week's best sportswriting
26 Feb 2017
7.2k
From meth addict to Olympic silver, Leaving Cert maths and rugby collide and the week's best sportswriting
5 Feb 2017
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Xabi Alonso's GAA past, Brady's friendship with Trump and all the week's best sportswriting
29 Jan 2017
8.5k
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'The beginnings of the sexual revolution in Derry’ and more of the week's best sportswriting
1 Jan 2017
5.3k
Conor Murray on Anthony Foley's death and more of the week's best sportswriting
25 Dec 2016
5.2k
Munster memories, the physicality of modern rugby, the national anthem and all the week's best sportswriting
11 Dec 2016
6.2k
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Reasons to hate Tom Brady, Kosovo's troubles and all the week's best sportswriting
9 Oct 2016
7.6k
What's it like to get an Olympic gold medal in Burger King and the week's best sportswriting
4 Sep 2016
5.2k
The dysfunction of the Olympics, clotted-up blood and the week's best sportswriting
28 Aug 2016
4.9k
Olympic medal predictions, the return of Caster Semenya and the week's best sportswriting
7 Aug 2016
8.2k
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The world champion Irish wrestler, Michelle Smith revisited and the week's best sportswriting
24 Jul 2016
9.8k
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The harrowing ordeal of Antoine Griezmann's sister and the week's best sportswriting
10 Jul 2016
11.1k
The football-loving terrorist, Caitlyn Jenner's complex Olympic memories and the week's best sportswriting
3 Jul 2016
6.4k
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Watching Rocky II with Muhammad Ali and more of the week's best sportswriting
12 Jun 2016
4.7k
'Michael Owen's Soccer Skills' and the rest of the week’s best sportswriting
17 Apr 2016
6.6k
Ranieri on Leicester's secrets, the complexity of transgender athletes and, the week's best sportswriting
10 Apr 2016
7.2k
3
Respect Ronaldo, the Spillanes and the rest of the week's best sportswriting
3 Apr 2016
8.2k
Why Conor McGregor is UFC's most important fighter - 50 of the best sports articles of 2015 (part 1)
28 Dec 2015
10.3k
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Why Chelsea players have a right to feel betrayed by Mourinho and all the week's best sportswriting
20 Dec 2015
7.3k
Paul McGrath profiled, Ronda Rousey speaks out and all this week's best sportswriting
13 Dec 2015
10.0k
Tyson Fury's 'disturbed' mental state & David Simon on baseball; the week’s best sportswriting
22 Nov 2015
6.7k
2
10 years since Keane's United exit & Phelps' rehabilitation; the week's best sportswriting
15 Nov 2015
7.0k
2
Chelsea's 'ruthless chancer', the Brazilian NFL kicker & the week's best sportswriting
1 Nov 2015
6.0k
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No sympathy for Scotland, the white man in that photo and all the week’s best sportswriting
11 Oct 2015
10.4k
3
Defending Arsene Wenger, the Thrilla in Manila and all the week’s best sportswriting
4 Oct 2015
2.7k
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Brendan Rodgers is Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting and all the week’s best sportswriting
27 Sep 2015
6.1k
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How WWE went mainstream, Wilkinson's dilemma and all the week’s best sportswriting
13 Sep 2015
8.5k
3
Death in the bull ring, baseball in prison and the week's best sportswriting
23 Aug 2015
9.9k
2
Rowdy Roddy Piper's legacy, Britain's barmiest fan and all the week’s best sportswriting
9 Aug 2015
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