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Tom Ley

Nathaniel Hackett’s Increased Focus Somehow Made The Broncos’ Offense Worse

College Football

Scott Frost Must Get Himself Fired Before The End Of The Month [Update]

Samer Kalaf

Disgraced coach Jon Gruden speaks at an interview for the Little Rock Touchdown Club

Jon Gruden Emerges With A Sorry Excuse And Sorrier Haircut

Ray Ratto

At Least The Nationals Are Finding Novel Ways To Suck

That’s Too Many Barfs

You Are 38 Years Old

Laura Wagner

Politics

Shameless Fraud Goes Home

Good Job, Everyone. Great Work.

Capital

Someone Always Ends Up Holding The Bag

Albert Burneko

Arts And Culture

Novelist’s Plagiarism Defense Is A Truly Mind-Blowing Document

Huge Annoying Dumbass Notes That Nobody Wants To Talk To Him About Being A Huge Annoying Dumbass

Video Games

Of Course Elon Musk’s ‘Elden Ring’ Build Is Dog Shit

Rockies Set New Standard For Worst Nepotism Hire

Soccer

Jesse Marsch, Please Cool It

Journalismism

Energetic Sibling Gets Goosebumps Whenever He Sees His Favorite Sport On TV

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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

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 21: Matt Olson #28 and Matt Chapman #26 of the Oakland Athletics celebrate after Olson hit a solo home run against the Seattle Mariners in the bottom of the first inning at RingCentral Coliseum on September 21, 2021 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

The A’s Have Made A Science Of Giving Up

Death To The NCAA

The Whole World Got Together To Watch Coach K Eat Shit

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 03: National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell, Rob Manfred, executive vice president of labor and human resources in the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, Major League Baseball, NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith, Michael Weiner, general counsel for the Major League Baseball Players Association, Travis Tygart, CEO of the United States Anti-Doping Agency, Gabriel Feldman, associate professor of law and director of the Sports Law Program at Tulane University Law School, and Jeffrey Standen, professor of law at the Willamette University College of Law (L-R), testify on Capitol Hill on November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. The hearing focused on doping in professional sports.(Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Roger Goodell; Rob Manfred; DeMaurice Smith; Michael Weiner; Travis Tygart; Gabriel Feldman; Jeffrey Standen

Why Do We Need Commissioners Anyway?

Barry Petchesky

CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 18: during the Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Championship Rally at Soldier Field on June 18, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images

Rocky Wirtz Is Unaccountable

Soraya Roberts

We Don’t Need Joss Whedon’s Cover Story

Media Meltdowns

Darren Rovell Says He’s Not Racist Because He Has Black Friends And MLK Jr. Memorabilia

That Couldn’t Have Gone Any Worse

Urban Meyer’s Latest Embarrassing Coverup Only Lasts A Few Days

The Media Smiths Have A Bold New Idea

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