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Ray Ratto

Media Meltdowns

ESPN’s Paying How Much For This?

Tom Ley

Pat McAfee Dons Formal Sleeves As He Tries To Explain Away Aaron Rodgers’s Comments About Jimmy Kimmel

Aaron Rodgers And ESPN Are A Match Made In Desperation

Giri Nathan

Year In Review

Presenting The 2023 Shams Charania Award For Excellence In Divulging Of Information Through Syntax Comprehended By Many

Patrick Redford

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 23: Head coach Becky Hammon of the Las Vegas Aces is introduced during the team's WNBA championship victory parade and rally at Toshiba Plaza on October 23, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Aces defeated the New York Liberty on October 18 in Game Four of the 2023 WNBA Playoffs finals to win the 2023 title. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Becky Hammon Releases Official Statement On The Matter Of Jalen Brunson Being Too Small

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels watches a game against the Detroit Tigers at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on September 16, 2023 in Anaheim, California.

Shohei Ohtani’s Free Agency Drove The Ball Writers Batty

Pat McAfee conducts an interview with Adam Silver

Adam Silver Can’t Resist Praising Henry Kissinger On ‘The Pat McAfee Show’

Charissa Thompson on set of the Amazon Prime TNF pregame show prior to an NFL football game between the Tennessee Titans and the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium on November 2, 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Journalismism

Charissa Thompson Decided Her Credibility Is Worth Less Than A Few Podcast Chuckles

Alex Sujong Laughlin

OZY Media founder Carlos Watson sitting onstage during a conversation at Carnegie Hall for an event by History Channel February 29, 2020 in New York City.

Who Is Giving Carlos Watson Money Now?

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Chris Thompson

G/O Media Shutters Jezebel After Abandoning Sale Efforts

Kathryn Xu

Jason Benetti looks on from the White Sox broadcasting booth.

White Sox Lose The Broadcaster Who Made Their Games Tolerable

Albert Burneko

Wow, You Can’t Even Pound A Quart Of Whiskey At The Airport For Less Than $60 Anymore

Brian Daboll stands on the sideline during New York's blowout loss.

Michael Kay Apologizes For Ripping Brian Daboll Over Child’s Birthday Celebration

A general view of a DraftKings advertisement on top of the Green Monster during the ALS Awareness college baseball game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Boston College Eagles on May 19, 2023, at Fenway Park in Boston, MA.

Life's Rich Pageant

DraftKings Apologizes For Pushing “Never Forget” 9/11 Parlay

Barstool Sports’s New Owner Reportedly Laying Off 100 Staffers After Purchasing Company For One Dollar

A view of the ESPN logo on a camera after the game between the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 30, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland.

ESPN Is About To Get Much More Annoying

Colin Cowherd blathers on about quarterbacks on his FS1 show.

Colin Cowherd Pratfalls Through The Laziest Possible Segment Of Football Analysis

Orioles TV and radio play-by-play announcer Kevin Brown, from a 2019 MASN segment.

Orioles Eat Mountains Of Shit After Suspending Broadcaster For Congratulating Improved Team

Pat McAfee: My Dumb Larry Nassar Joke Is Actually Investigative Journalisms

Barry Petchesky

DENVER, CO - JULY 16: Alan Trejo #13 of the Colorado Rockies celebrates after hitting a walk-off home run to beat the New York Yankees in the eleventh inning at Coors Field on July 16, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Alan Trejo

John Flaherty And The Yankees Would Both Like That Inning Back

Samer Kalaf

Flyers Staffers Forget To Mute Themselves Talking Shit About Reporter’s Question

Lauren Theisen

A hand holding a cracked Autostraddle logo reaches out of a pink whirlpool

Capital

Autostraddle Is Spiraling Toward A Shutdown Or A Sale

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The Slow Hemorrhage Of The American Sports Desk

A screenshot of Gizmodo Bot's author page, with one bad Star Wars blog

G/O Media’s Bot-Written Blogs May Be Unreadable, But At Least They’re Incorrect

David Zaslav, President and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, attends the Los Angeles premiere of Warner Bros. "The Flash" at Ovation Hollywood on June 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California.