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NFL
The Washington Commanders Played A Football Game And Dan Snyder Had Nothing To Do With It
75
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Chris Thompson
September 11, 2023
MLB
Mark Lerner Loses His Appetite For Sentiment, Pulls The Plug On Stephen Strasburg’s Retirement Send-Off
138
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Chris Thompson
September 8, 2023
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MLB
José Altuve Has Found The Range
109
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Chris Thompson
September 6, 2023
Chefector
Let’s Make Shrub, While There’s Still Time
68
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Chris Thompson
September 3, 2023
MLB
The Twins Couldn’t Make A Good Win-Now Trade If Their Season Depended On It
57
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Chris Thompson
September 3, 2023
MLB
The Padres Are Ready For The Fork
128
Comments
Chris Thompson
September 1, 2023
Media Meltdowns
Barstool Sports’s New Owner Reportedly Laying Off 100 Staffers After Purchasing Company For One Dollar
421
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Chris Thompson
August 31, 2023
MLB
Yankees Lose Again, Find Novel Way To Humiliate Themselves
162
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Chris Thompson
August 28, 2023
MLB
Let’s Remember A Time When Stephen Strasburg Enjoyed Playing Baseball
82
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Chris Thompson
August 25, 2023
MLB
Shohei Ohtani’s Arm Kerploded And The Angels Are In Hell
211
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Chris Thompson
August 24, 2023
MLB
The Nationals Finally Managed To Retain Some Guys
82
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Chris Thompson
August 22, 2023
Media Meltdowns
Colin Cowherd Pratfalls Through The Laziest Possible Segment Of Football Analysis
207
Comments
Chris Thompson
August 8, 2023
Media Meltdowns
Orioles Eat Mountains Of Shit After Suspending Broadcaster For Congratulating Improved Team
220
Comments
Chris Thompson
August 8, 2023
Science
Researchers Have Once Again Kicked Fusion’s Ass With Bitchin’ Lasers
135
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Chris Thompson
August 7, 2023
MLB
Anthony Rizzo Played For Two Months With A Brain Injury And Only He Noticed
174
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Chris Thompson
August 4, 2023
NBA
ESPN Lays Off Mark Jackson One Month After Dropping Jeff Van Gundy
108
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Chris Thompson
August 1, 2023
NBA
NBA Urges Teams To Disregard Damian Lillard’s Threats
85
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Chris Thompson
July 31, 2023
Life Lessons
So You Want To Grow Climbing Roses
106
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Chris Thompson
July 21, 2023
MLB
Elly De La Cruz Is Not Like Other Baseball Players
88
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Chris Thompson
July 21, 2023
NBA
Phoenix’s Title Push Has Maximums, Minimums, And Nothing In Between
100
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Chris Thompson
July 17, 2023
Capital
Color Star Makes Its Next Big Move, Teams Up With Max Payne, Johnny Blaze, And Elizabeth
470
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Chris Thompson
July 14, 2023
NBA
Please Do Not Hit Britney Spears For Touching The Shoulder Of Victor Wembanyama
271
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Chris Thompson
July 7, 2023
MLB
Ronald Acuña Jr. Is A Baseball God
84
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Chris Thompson
July 6, 2023
Golf
Golf’s Emerging Behemoth Might Be Too Big To Exist And Too Rich To Stop
89
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Chris Thompson
June 16, 2023
MLB
The Phillies Are On The Frontier Of Pitch-Clock Weirdness
108
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Chris Thompson
June 11, 2023
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