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Chris Thompson
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MLB
Let’s Remember Some Locked-Out MLB Players, Day 83
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Chris Thompson
February 22, 2022
Media Meltdowns
Here Are Two Utterly Unbearable Minutes Of TV Sports Debate
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Chris Thompson
February 21, 2022
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Science
Good News For Species Sick Of Existing: Scientists Have Taught An AI How To Manipulate Jillion-Degree Plasma
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Chris Thompson
February 18, 2022
NBA
The Knicks Not Fit For Viewing
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Chris Thompson
February 17, 2022
MLB
Thanks For The Bad Times, Ryan Zimmerman
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Chris Thompson
February 16, 2022
NBA
Take A Moment To Appreciate Cam Thomas Before He Returns To The Vault
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Chris Thompson
February 15, 2022
NFL
Aaron Donald Was Way Too Much For The Bengals
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Chris Thompson
February 13, 2022
NFL
For Better And Worse, The First Half Of Super Bowl LVI Was Defined By Odell Beckham Jr.
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Chris Thompson
February 13, 2022
NBA
Remade Blazers Rub Knicks’ Noses In Their Own Mess
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Chris Thompson
February 13, 2022
NBA
Did Your Team Master The Deal Zone, Or Quake In Fear At The Very Whisper Of A Deal?
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Chris Thompson
February 11, 2022
NBA
Let There Be Trades!
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Chris Thompson
February 10, 2022
Science
Scientists Move Another Step Closer To Harnessing The Unfathomable Power Of A Star
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Chris Thompson
February 9, 2022
NBA
For The Love Of God, Trade This Man
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Chris Thompson
February 8, 2022
NBA
Clippers Smite Poor Austin Reaves With Sword Of Truth
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Chris Thompson
February 4, 2022
NBA
The Nets’ Problems Are Multiplying
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Chris Thompson
February 3, 2022
Science
When The International Space Station Dies, We’ll Lose More Than A Big Hunk Of Metal
136
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Chris Thompson
February 2, 2022
Life's Rich Pageant
Where Is The Metaverse App The Sixers Were So Honored To Promote?
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Chris Thompson
February 1, 2022
Staff Chat
Set Aside Life’s Worries And Chat With The Defector Staff
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Chris Thompson
January 28, 2022
NBA
It Is Terrifying When Joel Embiid Falls Over
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Chris Thompson
January 28, 2022
MLB
Let’s Remember Some Locked-Out MLB Players, Day 57
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Chris Thompson
January 27, 2022
NBA
The Wizards Are Circling The Drain, Forever
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Chris Thompson
January 26, 2022
This Is So Stupid
One Verse Of ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire,’ But About The Brooklyn Nets
109
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Chris Thompson
January 25, 2022
Life's Rich Pageant
Please Savor This Clip Of A Half-Frozen Alex Rodriguez Tempting Fate At Lambeau Field
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Chris Thompson
January 23, 2022
NBA
You Will Simply Never Guess Which NBA Goon Wrought Bodily Destruction From A Routine Play
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Chris Thompson
January 23, 2022
MLB
Let’s Remember Some Locked-Out MLB Players, Day 51
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Chris Thompson
January 21, 2022
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