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WNBA
A WNBA Team In Boston Seems Like A No-Brainer
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Samer Kalaf
August 3, 2025
NFL
The Cowboys’ Annual Contract Stalemate Has A Fun New Twist
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Samer Kalaf
August 3, 2025
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Journalismism
Men’s Health Article Hallucinates Luka Doncic With A 42-Inch Vertical
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Samer Kalaf
July 30, 2025
Why Your Team Sucks
Why Your Team Sucks 2025: New England Patriots
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Samer Kalaf
July 25, 2025
Journalismism
The New York Times Had To Work With A Eugenicist So They Didn’t Get Scooped By A Bigot
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Samer Kalaf
July 8, 2025
Journalismism
Jim Spanfeller Somehow Worse At Writing Than Running A Media Company
383
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Samer Kalaf
July 7, 2025
Politics
Kirsten Gillibrand Has A Racist Meltdown Over Zohran Mamdani On Public Radio
388
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Samer Kalaf
June 27, 2025
Politics
The Politics Of Fear Don’t Work Against A Candidate Who Isn’t Scared
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Samer Kalaf
June 26, 2025
Media Meltdowns
Christine Brennan Won’t Rest Until Caitlin Clark’s Muscle Strain Is Treated As A National Crisis
292
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Samer Kalaf
May 28, 2025
Media Meltdowns
Bill Belichick Gives Proof Of Life, Stops By Another Morning Show
101
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Samer Kalaf
May 16, 2025
Journalismism
The New York Times Really Asked Ms. Rachel If She’s Paid By Hamas
235
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Samer Kalaf
May 16, 2025
College Football
Bill Belichick’s Shit Isn’t Flying Anymore
387
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Samer Kalaf
May 1, 2025
MLB
The Nationals Know What Goes Great Together: Dogs And Fireworks
226
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Samer Kalaf
April 28, 2025
NFL
Jeff Ulbrich’s Dreadful Son Was Behind The Shedeur Sanders Prank Call
225
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Samer Kalaf
April 28, 2025
Media Meltdowns
Bill Belichick Brings His Trademark Charm To Excruciating CBS Interview
154
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Samer Kalaf
April 27, 2025
NBA
Aaron Gordon Bails Out Nuggets With Buzzer-Beating Dunk
42
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Samer Kalaf
April 27, 2025
NFL
Shedeur Sanders’s Weekend Of Humiliation Ends With Him Going To The Browns
333
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Samer Kalaf
April 27, 2025
Media Meltdowns
Seal Up The Pit That Contains Fox Sports 1
160
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Samer Kalaf
April 25, 2025
Politics
Ms. Rachel Is Hamas Now
234
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Samer Kalaf
April 10, 2025
Journalismism
Local Man Has Far More Opinions On Fast Casual Dining Chains Than You’d Think Possible
343
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Samer Kalaf
March 21, 2025
Politics
Mahmoud Khalil Is The Target Of A Desperate Agenda
321
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Samer Kalaf
March 11, 2025
NFL
Browns Convince Myles Garrett To Stay For Yet Another Rebuild
80
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Samer Kalaf
March 9, 2025
NBA
Celtics Bring Lakers Back Down To Earth
46
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Samer Kalaf
March 9, 2025
Capital
Fanatics And Ticketmaster Announce Plan To Get Even Worse, Together
176
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Samer Kalaf
March 5, 2025
Interviews
Pankaj Mishra On Gaza, The Memory Of The Holocaust, And The “Very Dark World” To Come
98
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Samer Kalaf
February 25, 2025
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