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Chris Thompson
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NBA
Tom Dundon Cares Not One Bit About The Portland Trail Blazers
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Chris Thompson
June 26, 2026
MLB
Putting The “Buster” In Buster Posey
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Chris Thompson
June 24, 2026
NBA
Giannis Antetokounmpo Is A Heat
179
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Chris Thompson
June 23, 2026
Minor Dilemmas
How Do I Direct My Kid To The Stuff They’ll Enjoy And Be Good At?
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Chris Thompson
June 17, 2026
MLB
MLB Pride Nights Co-Opted And Consumed By Owners And Culture-War Freaks
222
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Chris Thompson
June 17, 2026
NBA
We’ve Arrived At The “Nitpicking The Officiating” Portion Of The Finals
174
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Chris Thompson
June 10, 2026
Soccer
Border Security Theatrics Are Rising At History’s Stupidest World Cup
147
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Chris Thompson
June 8, 2026
NBA
Jalen Brunson Finished Off A Karl-Anthony Towns Master Class
237
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Chris Thompson
June 4, 2026
MLB
James Wood Will Mightily Thwap The Baseball In Whichever Direction He Pleases
64
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Chris Thompson
May 28, 2026
NBA
The Thunder Have Numbers
105
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Chris Thompson
May 27, 2026
Chefector
The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Is Whooped By One Of Its Own Damn Readers
92
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May 26, 2026
NFL
Shocker: Jaxson Dart Is A Trump Guy
268
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Chris Thompson
May 24, 2026
NBA
The Knicks Have All The Juice
110
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Chris Thompson
May 24, 2026
NBA
You Do Not Have To Hand It To Oklahoma City, And By “It” I Mean The Basketball
113
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Chris Thompson
May 21, 2026
NBA
My God, Victor Wembanyama
218
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Chris Thompson
May 19, 2026
Politics
White Genocide Conspiracy Freaks Flee Nationals Game After Banner Stunt
195
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Chris Thompson
May 18, 2026
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