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MLB
Never Say Aloud The Name Of Shohei Ohtani Or Surely You Will Perish!
215
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Chris Thompson
December 6, 2023
Chefector
The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Soars To Victory In A Triumphant Finale
97
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Kelsey McKinney
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Chris Thompson
December 6, 2023
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NBA
Now Is The Season Of Noticing The Indiana Pacers
66
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Chris Thompson
December 1, 2023
Journalismism
G/O Media Offloads Shuttered Jezebel To Paste Media Group
171
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Chris Thompson
November 29, 2023
Chefector
The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Grimly Marches Through Pâtisserie Week
122
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Kelsey McKinney
and
Chris Thompson
November 28, 2023
NBA
Draymond Green Remains In Pursuit Of Method For Attacking Opponents That Won’t Get Him Suspended
108
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Chris Thompson
November 27, 2023
Chefector
The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Crawls Through Party Week
122
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
and
Chris Thompson
November 21, 2023
NFL
Tim Boyle? Yes, Tim Boyle
160
Comments
Chris Thompson
November 20, 2023
Life's Rich Pageant
Color Star Is Circling The Color Drain
309
Comments
Chris Thompson
November 17, 2023
Defector At The Movies
Godzilla Must Be Larger
232
Comments
Chris Thompson
November 16, 2023
Golf
The PGA Tour Is Casting Around For Plan B
70
Comments
Chris Thompson
November 15, 2023
NBA
The Wizards Are Exploring New Horizons Of Permanent Suckitude
116
Comments
Chris Thompson
November 14, 2023
College Football
Texas A&M Will Pay Jimbo Fisher An Outrageous Sum Not To Coach There Anymore
216
Comments
Chris Thompson
November 12, 2023
NBA
You’ll Never Guess Which NBA Player Hip-Checked His Way To The Center Of An Officiating Controversy
97
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Chris Thompson
November 12, 2023
College Football
Penn State Failed Us All
215
Comments
Chris Thompson
November 12, 2023
Journalismism
G/O Media Shutters Jezebel After Abandoning Sale Efforts
439
Comments
Chris Thompson
November 9, 2023
Chefector
The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Wastes Time, Thyme In Botanical Week
88
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
and
Chris Thompson
November 7, 2023
NBA
Victor Wembanyama Is Way Ahead Of Schedule
136
Comments
Chris Thompson
November 3, 2023
MLB
The Rangers Are The Big-Spending Heroes Of The 2023 Season
157
Comments
Chris Thompson
November 2, 2023
Chefector
The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Rises Beautifully For Pastry Week
85
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
and
Chris Thompson
November 1, 2023
Chefector
The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Is Ill-Tempered For Chocolate Week
99
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
and
Chris Thompson
October 27, 2023
NBA
LeBron James Advanced The Lakers A Few Of His Precious Minutes
101
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Chris Thompson
October 27, 2023
NBA
Bulls Head Coach Billy Donovan: It’s So Good That My Team Is Melting Down After One Game
74
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Chris Thompson
October 26, 2023
NBA
All Anyone Could Ever Hope To Know Or Learn About The 2023–24 NBA Season, Or Indeed About Anything, And Well In Advance Too
159
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Albert Burneko
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David Roth
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Giri Nathan
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Justin Ellis
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Luis Paez-Pumar
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
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Patrick Redford
,
Ray Ratto
, and
Tom Ley
October 24, 2023
Golf
39,000 Steps At A LIV Golf Party In Trumpland
172
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Chris Thompson
October 22, 2023
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