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In Hindsight, Maybe These Two Guys Shouldn’t Have Defended Jon Gruden’s Character On National TV
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Samer Kalaf
October 12, 2021
Media Meltdowns
MLB Network’s Jim Kaat Went So Far Out Of His Way To Say Something Racist
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Albert Burneko
October 8, 2021
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Patrick Redford
October 7, 2021
Media Meltdowns
‘American Conservative’ Columnist: This Story Reminds Me Of A Third-Grader Whose Dick I Thought Was Weird
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Albert Burneko
October 6, 2021
This Is So Stupid
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Chris Thompson
October 6, 2021
Media Meltdowns
Sage Steele Stumbles On Path To Lucrative Self-Cancellation
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Patrick Redford
October 5, 2021
Media Meltdowns
Ozy Media Is A Monumental Bummer
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Dan McQuade
October 4, 2021
College Football
No One, Especially ABC Viewers, Could Clearly See Stanford’s Upset Win Coming
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Dan McQuade
October 3, 2021
NBA
Glenn Greenwald Demonstrates Breathtaking Ignorance In Stunningly Arrogant Screed About Vaccine Hesitancy
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Chris Thompson
September 29, 2021
Journalismism
Hack Meekly Endorses Hack
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Laura Wagner
September 17, 2021
Media Meltdowns
Thom Brennaman Is Doing Some Reflection With A Cracked Mirror
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Samer Kalaf
September 17, 2021
Media Meltdowns
I Am Begging Sports Commentators To Teach Me The Nuts And Bolts Of The Game
192
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Kelsey McKinney
September 9, 2021
NBA
Unhinged Columnist Unloads Bowels Over Retirement Of Jared Dudley
151
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Chris Thompson
August 26, 2021
Media Meltdowns
ESPN Bungles Makeup Call For Previous Bungling
239
Comments
Laura Wagner
August 26, 2021
NBA
J.R. Smith Confronts Memeified Self
121
Comments
Giri Nathan
August 25, 2021
Media Meltdowns
Sports Writers Declare War Over Summary Of Public Court Documents
141
Comments
Chris Thompson
August 24, 2021
Media Meltdowns
Someone, Please, Explain To Me What This Sentence Is Trying To Say
218
Comments
Albert Burneko
August 23, 2021
Media Meltdowns
ESPN Soccer Show Briefly Derailed By In-Studio Fart
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Samer Kalaf
August 22, 2021
NBA
Draymond Green And Kevin Durant Squeeze The Last Bit Of Juice From Their Old Argument
62
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Ray Ratto
August 19, 2021
Media Meltdowns
What Is Going On In The Baseball Men’s Brains?
253
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Tom Ley
August 18, 2021
This Is So Stupid
Only I Know Why Chris Palmer Thought It A Good Idea To Tweet That Vanessa Bryant Doesn’t Know This Stupid Factoid About Her Dead Husband, And I’ll Never Tell
124
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Albert Burneko
August 13, 2021
Media Meltdowns
The Myth Of Cops Overdosing From Touching Fentanyl Persists For A Reason
208
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Dan McQuade
August 12, 2021
Media Meltdowns
Either Wirecutter Or I Are Doing Toilet Brush Ownership EXTREMELY Wrong
259
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Albert Burneko
August 12, 2021
Media Meltdowns
CNN’s Brian Stelter Tries A New Job
144
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Laura Wagner
August 11, 2021
Media Meltdowns
No One Needs To See The Face
113
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Chris Thompson
August 11, 2021
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