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NFL
NFL Threatened To Pull Azeez Al-Shaair From Game For Eye Black Memorializing Palestinian Child
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September 29, 2026
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Arts And Culture
Even The Weather Hates Ed Sheeran
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September 25, 2026
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Arts And Culture
Ed Sheeran Delivers Pointless Statement Then Cries During Latest Concert
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September 21, 2026
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Journalismism
When All You Have Is A Hammer, Every Headline Looks Like A Nail
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September 4, 2026
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NFL
49ers Owner Jed York Red-Faced After Arrest In Ohio
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August 24, 2026
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Why Your Team Sucks
Why Your Team Sucks 2026: Los Angeles Chargers
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August 21, 2026
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Politics
The “Ground Zero Mosque” Strategy Makes An Even More Pathetic Return
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August 10, 2026
180
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WNBA
Sophie Cunningham Has Quite A Journey To Get Back To Basketball
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Samer Kalaf
August 9, 2026
281
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The Machines
The Mystery Of Google’s Fixation On “The Transwoman In The WNBA”
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Samer Kalaf
August 6, 2026
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MLB
The Red Sox’s Streak Is Over, But The Children Have Feasted
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Samer Kalaf
July 23, 2026
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NBA
Celtics Jettison Beloved Finals MVP For Lapsed Podcaster And Some Picks
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July 2, 2026
154
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Journalismism
ESPN Retracts Article About NFL Player And Dead Woman In Dominican Republic
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Samer Kalaf
July 1, 2026
44
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NBA
Turd Makes Brief Appearance In Punch Bowl
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Samer Kalaf
June 18, 2026
245
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Politics
Students For Trump Co-Founder Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges, Allegedly Yelled “Do You Want To Die Today?”
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Samer Kalaf
May 28, 2026
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Journalismism
Oklahoma Newspaper Deletes Column Comparing Thunder To Israel
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Samer Kalaf
May 18, 2026
174
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NBA
Jason Collins Got To Tell His Own Story
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Samer Kalaf
May 13, 2026
80
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Journalismism
Tony Dokoupil Is Still Eating Shit, Even If No One’s Watching
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Samer Kalaf
April 24, 2026
214
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NHL
New York Islanders Raise Money For A Convicted Killer Because He’s A Cop
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Samer Kalaf
April 16, 2026
142
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NFL
Florida Picks A Stupid Fight Over The NFL’s Rooney Rule
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Samer Kalaf
April 1, 2026
171
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Policing
James Dolan Uses Madison Square Garden To Honor New York’s Finest Mobile Gamers
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March 24, 2026
98
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MLB
Good Riddance To Red Asses
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March 18, 2026
253
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Politics
UFC And FBI Announce Two Days Of Activities For Kash Patel
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March 12, 2026
146
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Politics
Regime Change Is Blowing Up A School Full Of Children
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March 1, 2026
358
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NBA
Enough Of Lu Dort’s Little Leg Bullshit
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March 1, 2026
94
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This Is So Stupid
Victor Wembanyama Sighting Confirmed In Brooklyn
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February 27, 2026
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