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December 14, 2016

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Schedule of Articles

➢ Wed. 12/14 @ 10am: Fantasy Review by Nikvoodoo

➢ Wed. 12/14 @ 1pm: Slick’s Overreactions by SlickVinny

➢ Thu. 12/15 @ 10: Dissecting a “Great Season”…The Losers Club by Luciano11

➢ Fri. 12/16 @ 10am: Totally Biased by cknuckles60191

➢ Sat. 12/17: Saturday Links

➢ Sun. 12/18: GAME DAY!!!

➢ Tue. 12/19 @ 11am: Archer’s Corner by ArcherNoles1863

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