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SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 27: Ryan O'Reilly #90 of the St. Louis Blues warms up before their game against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on February 27, 2021 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Media Meltdowns

Everyone Reading This Beat Writer’s Insanely Worded Tweet Understands It Completely. Or At Least Is Capable Of Understanding Written Language.

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Diana Moskovitz

Kalyn Kahler

The front of the Houston Chronicle building at night

NFL Reporter Who Compared Women Suing Deshaun Watson To Terrorists No Longer Working For Houston Chronicle

Journalismism

Won’t Somebody Protect Poor NBA Team Owners From Their Own Choice To Buy Out Shitty Veterans?

Justin Ellis

Rich People Are Never Going To Save Media

The football field at Duxbury High School. You can see the field, a track around it, and the goal posts. There's also a TV graphic that says "Breaking News: Duxbury High School removes the head football coach."

High School Sports

Here Is A Fancy Boston Suburb’s High School Football Team Using “Auschwitz” As An Audible

Giri Nathan

Shams Charania gestures during an interview.

Shams Charania Participates In Daily Heated Altercations With Prose, Per Sources

Laura Wagner

ESPN Details How Billionaire’s Son Overcame Family’s Wealth And Connections To Become NFL Head Coach

Maitreyi Anantharaman

The Era Of Lady Boss Sports Team Owners Is Upon Us

Liberal Hack Wants To Create The Juicero For Journalism

Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

Drew Magary

We Are Living In The Shitposter Economy

Samer Kalaf

Barstool Sports CEO: Has Anyone Heard About This Sexist Thing My Site Does Every Day?

Kelsey McKinney

Slate Podcast Host Mike Pesca Suspended Following Internal Discussion About Use Of Racial Slur

Leak The Group Chats

David Roth

Rush Limbaugh, who has since died, celebrates after receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Politics

Point/Counterpoint: Rush Limbaugh

Ray Ratto

Pedro Gomez, Without Pretense

Tom Ley

Questions From Antonio Brown’s Super Bowl Press Conference, Ranked

Morons Dissolve Partnership

Patrick Redford

A trader walks past a screen during the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 17, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City. - Wall Street stocks rallied Tuesday on expectations for massive federal stimulus to address the economic hit from the coronavirus, partially recovering some of their losses from the prior session. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP) (Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)

I Hope Your Brain Is Big Enough To Make Sense Of This ESPN Blog About How The NBA Is Like Finance

two color swatches, one a pale buttery yellow, the other an overcast gray

The Color Of The Year Is Go Fuck Yourself

Breanna Stewart of the Seattle Storm on the cover of Sports Illustrated's as one of the magazine's 2020 Sportsperson of the Year winners.

WNBA

Who Gets The Magazine Cover?

Never Hire A Sports Blogger To Do Anything

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Chris Thompson

Writer and podcaster Ben Reiter talks about the Astros.

Guy Who Was Completely Blind To Astros Cheating Scandal Now Has Podcast About All This Cheating Business

Voters Line Up To Remind Us That Media And Democracy Are Broken