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Drew Magary

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Jamboroo

What Makes A Good Critic?

Podcasts

The Verdict Is In: Bo Nix Stinks

Funbag

My Darkest Confession: Stone Temple Pilots Was A Great Band

A Blue Wave Won’t Mean Shit If The Chumps Get Their Way

The TV People Are Talking About Deshaun Watson All Wrong

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Fuck Bucket Lists

Minor Dilemmas

Am I Pushing My Kids Enough To Do The Right Extracurriculars?

OK, What The Hell Is Going On With Drake Maye?

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 2: Daily Show correspondents sing a song to open live Election Night coverage of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart November 2, 2004 in New York City. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

Let’s Remember Some ‘Daily Show’ Correspondents

Blitzing All The Time Is Analytics

One Game Is Not Enough To Deem Anyone A Fraud … But Two Games Is

Look How Fanatics Massacred This Simple Trading Card

Chefector

I Fought A Pie And I Won

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is carted off the field with an injury during a game with the Minnesota Vikings on September 20, 2026

Caleb Williams Suffers Awful Injury At Awful Time In Awful Game

Members of the Vanderbilt Commodores football team react after a last second fumble return in the endzone won the game against NC State, 35-31

College Football

NC State Innovates Brand-New Endgame Choking Strategy

ESPN's College GameDay show on the quad at LSU, with Rece Davis, Nick Saban, Lainey Wilson, Desmond Howard, Kirk Herbstreit, and Pat McAfee

This Is So Fucking Embarrassing

Everybody Hates Bob Kraft

Toward A Proper Definition Of “Overrated”

What’s The Best Time To Start A Concert?

The Gift Of Forgetting

And Now For The Premiere Of ‘All Ball,’ In Which I Am Far Too Nice To The Vile Packers

Whit Weeks #7 and head coach Lane Kiffin of the LSU Tigers walk down victory hill before fall practice at Tiger Stadium

Should College Football Have An Age Limit?

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 20: Sam Darnold #14 of the Seattle Seahawks fumbles the ball in the end zone as Will Anderson Jr. #51 of the Houston Texans tackles him during the third quarter at Lumen Field on October 20, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Why Your Team Sucks

Why Your Team Sucks 2026: Seattle Seahawks

Announcements

Defector Has A New NFL Podcast, And It Won’t Have Any Gambling Shit In It

Santa Clara, CA - February 8: New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel checks on quarterback Drake Maye in the fourth quarter. The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks played in Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium on February 8, 2026. (Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Why Your Team Sucks 2026: New England Patriots