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Teenage Grandmaster Christopher Yoo Booted From U.S. Championships, Arrested After Post-Loss Meltdown
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Patrick Redford
October 18, 2024
Tennis
Frances Tiafoe Provides Postmatch Feedback To Umpire: “Fuck You”
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Giri Nathan
October 8, 2024
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MLB
Please Rise And Remove Your Caps For Kevin Gausman’s Argument With The Umpire
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Ray Ratto
August 4, 2024
Olympics
Coco Gauff’s Olympic Singles Run Ends With An Umpire Argument And Tears
51
Comments
Giri Nathan
July 30, 2024
MLB
Cal Quantrill Starts Benches-Clearing Brawl With Extremely Specific And Informed Trash Talk
133
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
July 25, 2024
Tennis
No One Can Invent A Guy To Be Mad At Quite Like Novak Djokovic
63
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Giri Nathan
July 9, 2024
MLB
Meet The Mess
171
Comments
Ray Ratto
May 30, 2024
NBA
Patrick Beverley Commits To Tantrum-Based Marketing For His Podcast
143
Comments
Ray Ratto
May 3, 2024
Soccer
Chelsea Players Briefly Stop Embarrassing Everton In Order To Embarrass Themselves
57
Comments
Tom Ley
April 16, 2024
Tennis
Andrey Rublev Defaulted From Dubai Open After Russian-Speaking Linesperson Says He Cussed
72
Comments
Giri Nathan
March 1, 2024
NBA
Isaiah Stewart Punches Suns Opponent In Parking Lot Hours Before Grotesque Pistons Loss
52
Comments
Giri Nathan
February 15, 2024
NBA
The Fellas Got In A Big Fight Over A Ball
141
Comments
Tom Ley
December 14, 2023
NBA
Draymond Green Was Looking For Any Reason To Put Rudy Gobert In A Chokehold
187
Comments
Giri Nathan
November 15, 2023
NFL
Jerry Jeudy Tries, Fails To Get Into It With Steve Smith
173
Comments
Patrick Redford
October 13, 2023
MLB
Astros Reliever Melts Down After Balk Call Gives Dodgers Game-Winning Run
182
Comments
Patrick Redford
June 25, 2023
MLB
Madison Bumgarner Is Going Loudly, But Not Proudly
183
Comments
Tom Ley
April 19, 2023
NBA
The Timberwolves Are Throwing Punches At The Worst Possible Time
229
Comments
Samer Kalaf
April 10, 2023
Tennis
Daniil Medvedev Hates The Indian Wells Court, And It Hates Him Back
25
Comments
Giri Nathan
March 15, 2023
NBA
Fred VanVleet Can Afford To Roast As Many Referees As He Wants
125
Comments
Ray Ratto
March 9, 2023
Tennis
Nuking Three Straight Rackets Was Just Another Day In The Life Of Alexander Bublik
53
Comments
Giri Nathan
February 9, 2023
Life's Rich Pageant
Draymond Green Seems To Have An Odd Definition Of Remorse
40
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Tom Ley
January 5, 2023
Soccer
Samuel Eto’o Kicked A Guy In The Face At The World Cup
67
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Luis Paez-Pumar
December 6, 2022
NFL
Tom Brady Came Back For This?
374
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Samer Kalaf
October 17, 2022
MLB
Chris Sale Has Issues With Control During And After Rehab Start
82
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Samer Kalaf
July 7, 2022
NBA
Draymond Green Podcasted Beyond The Point Of Shame
118
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Giri Nathan
June 9, 2022
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