It’s playoff time for a lot of things! LAFC has the first round bye in MLS, the Chicago Red Stars just won their semifinal match in NWSL, and nothing is good about baseball. Also basketball is about to start again, and I’m looking forward to jumping onto the Clippers x Kawhi bandwagon. Also, and I […]
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