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MLB
Archie Bradley Sets New Standard For Humiliating Brawl Participation
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Chris Thompson
June 29, 2022
NBA
John Wall Will Finally Get Another Chance To Be A Basketball Player
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Chris Thompson
June 28, 2022
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This Is So Stupid
The Frail Saggy Body Of Rudy Giuliani Must Be Protected From The Political Violence Of My Infant Child
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Chris Thompson
June 27, 2022
MLB
Some Good Outcomes Are Only Possible When The Game Gets Stupid
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Chris Thompson
June 23, 2022
NFL
Congress Can’t Even Make A Chump Like Roger Goodell Squirm
142
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Chris Thompson
June 22, 2022
Life's Rich Pageant
Oh No, Sir Lucas Capetian Is Out As CEO At Color Star
232
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Chris Thompson
June 21, 2022
MLB
Juan Soto’s Season Has Been A Huge Bummer
64
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Chris Thompson
June 21, 2022
NBA
The Real Champion Is You, Who Gets To Look At These Sad Boston Fans
286
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Chris Thompson
June 17, 2022
Dadfector
Free Things My Small Child Was Given In France And Italy, Ranked
229
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Chris Thompson
June 16, 2022
Horse Racing
You Simply Must Hoot And Holler At The Zooming Horse
207
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Chris Thompson
May 8, 2022
Racing
A Brief Investigation Into Where Exactly Lewis Hamilton Is Pierced
68
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Chris Thompson
May 8, 2022
NBA
Giannis Simplifies Things
82
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Chris Thompson
May 8, 2022
Golf
Phil Mickelson Sure Loves To Gamble, Possibly To His Own Detriment
181
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Chris Thompson
May 6, 2022
NBA
Gary Payton II’s Elbow Injury Is A Huge Bummer
73
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Chris Thompson
May 4, 2022
NBA
Doc Rivers Has Picked One Hell Of A Hill To Die On
110
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Chris Thompson
May 3, 2022
MLB
Baseball Is So Fucking Hard, Man
75
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Chris Thompson
May 2, 2022
Birdfector
Don’t You DARE Miss Out On Primo Birding Season
277
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Chris Thompson
April 29, 2022
NBA
The Wrong Jazz Players Ate Shit
109
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Chris Thompson
April 29, 2022
NBA
Trae Young And The Hawks Went Down Easy
82
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Chris Thompson
April 27, 2022
NBA
The Celtics Made Sure Kevin Durant Had The Playoffs From Hell
63
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Chris Thompson
April 26, 2022
Media Meltdowns
In The Game Of Basketball, One Must Be Careful To Avoid Sitting On A Whoopee Cushion While Laying An Egg
137
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Chris Thompson
April 25, 2022
NBA
That Was Painful
134
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Chris Thompson
April 22, 2022
Life's Rich Pageant
Did The U.S. Military Almost Shoot Down A U.S. Military Plane For Participating In A Military Appreciation Night Stunt In The U.S. Capital? No. Nothing To See Here.
198
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Chris Thompson
April 21, 2022
MLB
By God, The Time To Beat The Shift Is Upon Us
128
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Chris Thompson
April 20, 2022
NBA
Jalen Brunson Torched Utah’s Shabby Playoff Defense
30
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Chris Thompson
April 19, 2022
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