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Chris Thompson

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What The Hell Is Going On Here?

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Makes It Feel Bad

The Orioles Are Nowhere

No, You’re Outta Here!

The Goddamn Mavericks Won The Goddamn Draft Lottery

Red Sox Now Chasing Rafael Devers Across The Country, Waving Lineup Card

Celtics Flatten Knicks By Sticking To The Formula

Tyrese Haliburton Sure Knows How To Pick His Spots

The Pacers Out-Styled The Cavaliers And Swiped Home-Court Advantage

Big Lakers Ambitions Squished By, Of All People, Rudy Gobert

The Rockies Are Bad At Every Part Of Baseball

JJ Redick Pushed The Panic Button And Lost Anyway

Horrible Rangers Loss Also Really Funny

James Wood Is A Special Case

The Hobbled Braves Are Hanging In There

O’s, No!

A Dangerously Bad Bullpen Is Everyone’s Problem

Rory McIlroy Feels It All On Sunday

Arts And Culture

Is Reacher Too Big Now? A Roundtable Discussion

Tom Ley, Brandy Jensen, Chris Thompson, and David Roth

You Would Cry Too If It Happened To You

Stumbling Minnesota Twins Struggle With Clocks, Gizmos, Rules, And Authority

Victor Robles Demonstrates What Trying Can Get You

With Two Hits, Rafael Devers Makes Dylan Crews Mayor Of Bozo Town

Defector Reads A Book

‘The Artist’s Way’ Week 12: Is Julia Cameron Wrong?

Alex Sujong Laughlin, Ray Ratto, Chris Thompson, Sabrina Imbler, and Kathryn Xu

Spare A Thought For Baseball’s Poor Flailing Bozos