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Tom Ley

Media Meltdowns

Chris Berman Tried His Best

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Chris Thompson

A four-square of Brian Windhorst talking, with a little Windy in the middle as well

A Very Strange Thing Happened To The Brain Of Brian Windhorst This Morning. Very Strange.

JJ Redick: I Said That Stupid Thing On TV On Purpose

Ray Ratto

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 09: Carter Verhaeghe #23 of the Florida Panthers celebrates with teammates after scoring the game-winning goal against the Washington Capitals during overtime in Game Four of the First Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Capital One Arena on May 09, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Even The Panthers’ Schedule Gets No Respect

Giri Nathan

Patrick Beverley slanders Chris Paul on ESPN.

ESPN Invited Patrick Beverley To Deliver A Petty Eulogy For Chris Paul’s Season

Laura Wagner

What Sage Steele’s ESPN Lawsuit Has To Say About Free Speech

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE - APRIL 16: A activist chains herself to the goal during the first half of Game One of the Western Conference First Round between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Minnesota Timberwolves on April 16, 2022.

ESPN Wanted No Part Of The Latest NBA Playoff Protest

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Drew Magary

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - DECEMBER 11: Mike Greenberg of ESPN looks on during a game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Golden State Warriors at Wells Fargo Center on December 11, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Funbag

Mike Greenberg Is The Smelliest Turd Left In The ESPN Punchbowl

ESPN Concludes Adam Schefter Is Worth The Embarrassment


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Diana Moskovitz

Three footballs lay on the field prior to the game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on November 5, 2006 in Baltimore, Maryland.

High School Sports

Ohio Officials Suspected Bishop Sycamore Was A Scam And Yet Did Little To Stop It

ESPN Boldly Asks: What If These Two Generational Athletes Were Just Average Athletes?

Lauren Theisen

Screenshot of Seton Hall game with scoreboard covering 25 percent of the screen

Scorebug Inflation Must Be Stopped

Seriously, What The Fuck Is Wrong With Adam Schefter?

Barry Petchesky

attends the Annual Charity Day Hosted By Cantor Fitzgerald And BGC at the Cantor Fitzgerald Office on September 11, 2013 in New York, United States.

Journalismism

Adam Schefter Is Pathetic And ESPN Is Gutless

Why Did Adam Schefter Say “Clean Sweep” Like This?

Patrick Redford

Steele dishing her takes on Jay Cutler's podcast.

Sage Steele Stumbles On Path To Lucrative Self-Cancellation


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Dan McQuade

Fans mob the field after Stanford upset Oregon. the quality of the still is not very good.

College Football

No One, Especially ABC Viewers, Could Clearly See Stanford’s Upset Win Coming

Adam Schefter Gives Up On Journalism

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Bishop Sycamore’s Capital Crime Was Not Being Good Enough At Football

ESPN Bungles Makeup Call For Previous Bungling

Live basketball action, and a masked man.

No One Needs To See The Face

A view as a detective examines fingerprints in the Finger Department at Scotland Yard in London, England. Circa 1950. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

This Is So Stupid

Defector Has Concluded Its Investigation Of A Fart-Like Noise On A Basketball Podcast

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, NEVADA - JULY 10: NFL athlete Aaron Rodgers looks on from the first hole during round two of the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe South golf course on July 10, 2020 in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

This Isn’t Helpful, Schefty

David Roth

Juan Soto and Shohei Ohtani high-five at the MLB All-Star Game's Home Run Derby

ESPN Has Found The Absolute Worst Way To Talk About The Absolute Coolest Stuff

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 11: ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith during Game Three of the NBA Finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns at Fiserv Forum on July 11, 2021 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

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