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Year In Review
Presenting The 2024 Shams Charania Award For Excellence In Divulging Of Information Through Syntax Comprehended By Many
251
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Giri Nathan
December 19, 2024
Media Meltdowns
ESPN Soccer Show Once Again Derailed By Fart-Like Noise
92
Comments
Samer Kalaf
December 10, 2024
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This Is So Stupid
SHOCKER: This Handsome Actor Is In Fact A Ball-Knower
117
Comments
Justin Ellis
December 9, 2024
NFL
You Can’t Sell Tua Tagovailoa’s Story
238
Comments
Tom Ley
November 12, 2024
Journalismism
Shams Charania’s Syntactical Talents Are Headed Toward A Bristol-Based Location
105
Comments
Giri Nathan
October 7, 2024
Journalismism
What Is The Cost Of A Woj Bomb?
117
Comments
Patrick Redford
September 20, 2024
NBA
Adrian Wojnarowski Leaves The Scoopster Life For A Job With His Alma Mater
208
Comments
Giri Nathan
September 18, 2024
Gambling
Penn’s ESPN Bet Scheme Looks Increasingly Grim
124
Comments
Patrick Redford
September 9, 2024
The Machines
ESPN Masks Cynical AI Pivot As Benevolent Coverage Of “Underserved” Sports
120
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
September 5, 2024
Gambling
‘ESPN Bet’ Is A Black Hole
370
Comments
Patrick Redford
August 15, 2024
Media Meltdowns
Bigots Need Their Useful Idiots
339
Comments
Tom Ley
August 2, 2024
NBA
The NBA’s Landmark TV Deal Shows What Matters
126
Comments
Patrick Redford
July 25, 2024
NBA
Much Ado About A Worthless Pick In An Awful Draft
280
Comments
Chris Thompson
June 28, 2024
NBA
After All That, The Lakers Hire LeBron’s Podcast Co-Host
141
Comments
Patrick Redford
June 20, 2024
NBA
Lakers’ Messy Coaching Search Revives The Scoopster Standoff Between Woj And Shams
103
Comments
Patrick Redford
June 12, 2024
WNBA
Only One Person Can Save Us From Terrible WNBA Takes
195
Comments
Maitreyi Anantharaman
June 4, 2024
MLB
ESPN’s Win Probability Graphic Wants To Give You Gambling Brain
187
Comments
Kathryn Xu
April 1, 2024
Media Meltdowns
NBA Dead Period Filled By JJ Redick Reacting To Himself Blasting Doc Rivers
108
Comments
Patrick Redford
February 21, 2024
Journalismism
If The NFL Buys A Stake In ESPN, Expect More Ass-Kissing
125
Comments
Samer Kalaf
January 14, 2024
Media Meltdowns
ESPN Busted In Dumb Scheme To Score Bogus Emmys For On-Air Stars
185
Comments
Dave McKenna
January 11, 2024
Media Meltdowns
ESPN’s Paying How Much For This?
277
Comments
Ray Ratto
January 9, 2024
Media Meltdowns
Pat McAfee Dons Formal Sleeves As He Tries To Explain Away Aaron Rodgers’s Comments About Jimmy Kimmel
397
Comments
Tom Ley
January 3, 2024
Media Meltdowns
Aaron Rodgers And ESPN Are A Match Made In Desperation
565
Comments
Tom Ley
January 3, 2024
NBA
Becky Hammon Releases Official Statement On The Matter Of Jalen Brunson Being Too Small
76
Comments
Patrick Redford
December 22, 2023
NHL
It’s Time For Hockey Until Your Eyes Bleed
72
Comments
Ray Ratto
October 24, 2023
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