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The Commanders May Or May Not Be For Sale
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Tom Ley
November 2, 2022
Soccer
Will England Ever Be Brave Enough To Reach For Greatness?
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Tom Ley
November 1, 2022
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Defector Up All Night
Bom Election
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Tom Ley
October 31, 2022
Soccer
Africa’s Best Hope For Glory Lies With Sadio Mané’s Senegal
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Tom Ley
October 31, 2022
Soccer
Qatar Bought The World Cup, Now Has To Prove It Can Play In It
78
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Tom Ley
October 28, 2022
NFL
Aaron Rodgers: If My Teammates Are Mad, They Should Debate Me
384
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Tom Ley
October 27, 2022
NFL
Justin Fields And The Bears Might Have Figured Some Stuff Out
128
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Tom Ley
October 25, 2022
NFL
Perhaps Tom Brady Is Starting To Regret A Few Things
298
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Tom Ley
October 24, 2022
Life's Rich Pageant
Paul Pierce Had A Grim Men’s Cake For His Birthday
91
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Tom Ley
October 20, 2022
Defector Up All Night
Jim Irsay Wants Dan Snyder Out
404
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Tom Ley
October 18, 2022
NFL
You Can Still Get A Stadium Deal By Making Shit Up
207
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Tom Ley
October 18, 2022
NFL
It’s The Same Shit Every Time
217
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Tom Ley
October 11, 2022
MLB
Don’t Check The Ears Unless You’re Sure
151
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Tom Ley
October 10, 2022
Defector Up All Night
Here’s A Wild Card Weekend Open Thread
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Tom Ley
October 8, 2022
NBA
Draymond Green Really Went And Punched The Hell Out Of Jordan Poole
304
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Tom Ley
October 7, 2022
NBA
I Hereby Demand That Victor Wembanyama Remain On My TV
111
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Tom Ley
October 5, 2022
NBA
Ben Simmons Played Basketball
57
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Tom Ley
October 4, 2022
NWSL
NWSL Report Reveals Systemic Abuse, Institutional Failures
93
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Tom Ley
October 3, 2022
Announcements
Programming Notes
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Tom Ley
October 3, 2022
NFL
Patrick Mahomes Did Another Funny Little Pass
81
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Tom Ley
October 3, 2022
MLB
Shohei Ohtani Marches On
152
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Tom Ley
September 30, 2022
Defector Up All Night
Mark McGwire Looked Crazy
473
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Tom Ley
September 29, 2022
MLB
Aaron Judge Is The Good Part Of The Yankees
234
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Tom Ley
September 29, 2022
Journalismism
Energetic Verlander Sibling Has Deep Thoughts In Japan
161
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Tom Ley
September 27, 2022
NFL
Nathaniel Hackett’s Increased Focus Somehow Made The Broncos’ Offense Worse
157
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Tom Ley
September 26, 2022
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