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The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Merch v3

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Tom Ley

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Why Did Adam Schefter Write “Composite Matchups” Like This?

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Giri Nathan

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Media Meltdowns

Oratorical Uncles Bond Over Increasingly Reactionary Views


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Dan McQuade

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Ray Ratto

Jason Kelce with his past and future selves in a bit from the first episode of his late night show. This skit was pretty good!

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Jason Kelce, Who Was Already Everywhere, Is Now In Late Night

During an interview with sportscaster Greg Gumbel (right), American disc jockey (from WLUP radio, 'The Loop') Steve Dahl breaks a disco record over his head prior to hosting an anti-disco promotion at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, July 12, 1979. The event, held between games of a doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, allowed fans to attend the games for 98 cents along with an unwanted record and, following the detonation of those records, eventually resulted in the White Sox forfeiture of the second game due to unsafe playing conditions when fans stormed the field causing serious damage to the venue and playing surface.

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Greg Gumbel Kept It All In Perspective

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Year In Review

Presenting The 2024 Shams Charania Award For Excellence In Divulging Of Information Through Syntax Comprehended By Many

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Samer Kalaf

ESPN FC studio reacts to a fart-like noise

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ESPN Soccer Show Once Again Derailed By Fart-Like Noise

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Justin Ellis

Actor Timothee Chalamet answers questions on a press tour.

“A Complete Unknown” Minneapolis Special Screening

This Is So Stupid

SHOCKER: This Handsome Actor Is In Fact A Ball-Knower

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 11: Tua Tagovailoa #1 of the Miami Dolphins at SoFi Stadium on November 11, 2024 in Inglewood, California. (

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You Can’t Sell Tua Tagovailoa’s Story

Shams Charania speaks with Mike Miller (L) and Donnie McGrath during the Paolo Banchero All Star Weekend kickoff party

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Shams Charania’s Syntactical Talents Are Headed Toward A Bristol-Based Location

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Patrick Redford

Adrian Wojnarowski on ESPN discussing trade proposals for Jerami Grant

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What Is The Cost Of A Woj Bomb?

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski looks on at a Lakers game

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Adrian Wojnarowski Leaves The Scoopster Life For A Job With His Alma Mater

LOUISVILLE, KY - MAY 16: Fans check in at the ESPN Bet members lounge to receive Callaway golf balls on the 13th hole during the first round of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on Thursday, May 16, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/PGA of America via Getty Images)

2024 PGA Championship – Round One

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Penn’s ESPN Bet Scheme Looks Increasingly Grim

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Presentation by two secretaries of the typing robot at the exhibition 'Happiness in the office', in Paris, France, on October 13, 1960.

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ESPN Masks Cynical AI Pivot As Benevolent Coverage Of “Underserved” Sports

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