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Chris Thompson

Staff Writer

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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

How About These Absurd Chicago Bulls?

Baseball!

An MLB Preview Containing All The Information One Could Possibly Hope To Ascertain About The 2025 Season

Ray Ratto, Tom Ley, Chris Thompson, Maitreyi Anantharaman, Kelsey McKinney, Kathryn Xu, Luis Paez-Pumar, David Roth, and Lauren Theisen

Defector Reads A Book

‘The Artist’s Way’ Week 11: We Are Dying To Be Done

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

The Lakers Are Puking And Shitting At An Inopportune Moment

Cade Cunningham Is In Dude Mode

The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Goes Rogue For Tarte Soleil

Chris Thompson and Kelsey McKinney

Hmm, What About The Clippers?

Defector Reads A Book

‘The Artist’s Way’ Week 10: Reflecting Near The End

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