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MLB
What Is Dealing, And What Is Not
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Albert Burneko
May 28, 2021
NBA
A Timely And Incredibly Expert Preview Of The 2021 NBA Playoffs
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Albert Burneko
May 21, 2021
The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock
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MLB
Manny Machado Hits Another Middle Infielder With A Bizarre, Sloppy Slide
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Albert Burneko
May 17, 2021
Chefector
You Can Always Just Throw Together Some Seafood Stew
120
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Albert Burneko
May 15, 2021
MLB
I Want To See The Dang Throw!
172
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Albert Burneko
May 14, 2021
MLB
No No-Hitter Ended Better Than Jordan Zimmermann’s
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Albert Burneko
May 11, 2021
Senators Week
Stop Referring To The “Caning” Of Charles Sumner!
117
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Albert Burneko
May 6, 2021
Chefector
Let’s Shuck And Eat Some Oysters
171
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Albert Burneko
May 1, 2021
Science
Barkeep, A Glass Of Your Finest Chemolithotroph Peepee, If You Please
172
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Albert Burneko
April 29, 2021
NBA
Let’s Check In On The Indiana Pacers, As Well As, For No Particular Reason, The Atlanta Hawks
124
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Albert Burneko
April 27, 2021
Defector Up All Night
The Thing About Trying To Kill A Guy With A Kart Bumper Is It’s Against The Rules Of Kart Racing
130
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Albert Burneko
April 20, 2021
Chefector
Let’s Cook Some Black Bean Soup
94
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Albert Burneko
April 17, 2021
Media Meltdowns
Everyone Reading This Beat Writer’s Insanely Worded Tweet Understands It Completely. Or At Least Is Capable Of Understanding Written Language.
200
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Albert Burneko
April 14, 2021
Media Meltdowns
Bill Simmons: Cancel Culture Prevented Jim Nantz From Making A Cheap Racist Quip About Hideki Matsuyama, And That’s A Shame
494
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Albert Burneko
April 12, 2021
Science
To Truly Appreciate The Elon Musk Tunnel Footage, You Must Hear It Set To Music
247
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Albert Burneko
April 9, 2021
Golf
Rory McIlroy Smote His Own Father With A Golf Shot
74
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Albert Burneko
April 8, 2021
Sports Highlight Of The Day
The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is This Japanese Baseball Team’s Fish Mascot Exploding Into Its New Form
103
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Albert Burneko
April 6, 2021
Chefector
Let’s Fry Up Some Crispy Seafood
119
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Albert Burneko
April 3, 2021
Journalismism
Won’t Somebody Protect Poor NBA Team Owners From Their Own Choice To Buy Out Shitty Veterans?
144
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Albert Burneko
March 30, 2021
NBA
Here Is Your 2021 NBA Trade Deadline Roundup
133
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Tom Ley
March 25, 2021
NBA
Was Ben Simmons, In Fact, “Ready To Take Threes Now”? (No.)
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Albert Burneko
March 24, 2021
NBA
Thunder Rookie Spends 20 Seconds In The Depths Of Slapstick Hell
75
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Albert Burneko
March 23, 2021
Chefector
Let’s Make Lobster Rolls
206
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Albert Burneko
March 20, 2021
Chefector
Does Your Region Have Its Own Pizza Style? (No.)
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Albert Burneko
March 17, 2021
NBA
Here Are Some More Young NBA Players Who Are Butt
205
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Albert Burneko
March 16, 2021
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