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The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Merch v3

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Patrick Redford

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Media Meltdowns

Papa John: For 20 Months I Have Worked To Excise Racial Slur From My Vocabulary

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Lauren Theisen

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Candace Parker Explains Basketball To Shaq

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Samer Kalaf

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Please Distract The Football Reporters So They Stop Defending Unpaid Internships

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Kelsey McKinney

Politicon 2019 – Day 1

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

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Laura Wagner

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Darren Rovell Has An Opinion On Someone Else’s Personality

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Zdeno Chara on the cover of The Hockey News

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Hockey Magazine Denies That It Ever Released A “Diversity Issue” With Zdeno Chara On The Cover

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 16: Gina Carano arrives for the World Premiere of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker", the highly anticipated conclusion of the Skywalker saga on December 16, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)

World Premiere Of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”

Gina Carano Posted Herself All The Way Out Of The Star Wars Universe

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Hoops Comedy Doofus Apologizes After Challenging Kyrie Irving To Fight Over Dumb Video

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Barry Petchesky

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - AUGUST 19: Starting pitcher Trevor Bauer #27 of the Cincinnati Reds pitches during the first inning of game two of a doubleheader against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on August 19, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Cincinnati Reds v Kansas City Royals – Game Two

Bob! Bob. Hey Bob. Bob, C’mon. Bob? UPDATE: BOB!!!

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Women’s Hockey Doesn’t Need To Cater To One Rich, Needy Lady

Jakub Voracek of the Philadelphia Flyers sits at a table for a presser.

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Jakub Voracek Adds Spice To Otherwise Dull Presser By Calling Reporter A “Weasel”

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Tom Ley

The 2010 New Yorker Festival: In Conversation With Malcolm Gladwell

We Have To Shut Down New England Basketball Punditry Until We Figure Out What’s Going On

Former head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Mike Babcock, yells at referees or his own players

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NBC Hockey Broadcast Replaces Asshole With Another Asshole

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Morons Dissolve Partnership

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Giri Nathan

Bronny James looks on during a basketball game.

This Is So Stupid

A Brief, Intolerable Investigation Into Weird Bronny James Rumors

Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates their 52-46 win over the Florida Gators in the SEC Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 19, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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College Football

Alabama Reporter Asks Everyone To Respect Nick Saban Even More


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Dan McQuade

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Why Do Adam Schefter’s Links Look So Weird?

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Albert Burneko

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At Least Now You Know Which Video Game Reviewers Are Sellout Clowns

Jeffrey Toobin, former New Yorker journalist

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Who Can Guess What Jeffrey Toobin Did Wrong? (Not So Fast, Malcolm Gladwell)

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Chris Thompson

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Notorious Jets Beat Reporter Manish Mehta Fired At Long Last

James Harden, Houston Rockets, stands near midcourt

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James Harden Being A Prick Is Not An Existential Threat To The NBA

FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - OCTOBER 25: Head coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots looks on from the sideline during the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Gillette Stadium on October 25, 2020 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

San Francisco 49ers v New England Patriots

Newspaper Columnist Does His Job

visits the SiriusXM set at Super Bowl 50 Radio Row at the Moscone Center on February 5, 2016 in San Francisco, California.

SiriusXM at Super Bowl 50 Radio Row – Day 2

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Bill Simmons sits in an armchair looking like an asshole

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Bill Simmons Is Union-Busting

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Fox Sports Dingus Blows Scoop On Giants Coaches Throwing Hands