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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Live Event

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Tom Ley

General Manager Nico Harrison of the Dallas Mavericks looks on during the second quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers at American Airlines Center on April 09, 2025 in Dallas, Texas. 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.

Los Angeles Lakers v Dallas Mavericks

Nico Harrison Picks Ideal Moment To Piss Off Everyone Again

Bryce Harper #3 of the Philadelphia Phillies looks on in the dugout in the third inning during a spring training game against the Baltimore Orioles at BayCare Ballpark on March 2, 2025 in Clearwater, Florida.

Baltimore Orioles v Philadelphia Phillies

Life's Rich Pageant

Bob, That’s The Wrong Bryce!

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Samer Kalaf

Chipotle’s New Garlic Guajillo Steak is Here.

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Local Man Has Far More Opinions On Fast Casual Dining Chains Than You’d Think Possible

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Vancouver Canucks center Elias Pettersson (40) and Canucks center J.T. Miller (9) talk during the NHL game between the Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks, held on January 29, 2025, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

NHL: JAN 29 Canucks at Predators

Beef-Ending Trade Of J.T. Miller Leaves Vancouver Sports Media With Nothing To Talk About

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Patrick Redford

A black-and-white image of some nerds doing computing and codebreaking at an IBM 7090 Data Processing System in the early 1960s.

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One Weird And Unusual Trick To Deciphering And Decoding A Josina Anderson Report Or News Item

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Giri Nathan

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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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Media Meltdowns

ESPN Soccer Show Once Again Derailed By Fart-Like Noise

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Jon Gruden’s Quest To Coach Again Takes A Detour At The Dipshit Factory

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 23: Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers looks on during a timeout against the Milwaukee Bucks in the first half at the Wells Fargo Center on October 23, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Milwaukee Bucks v Philadelphia 76ers

Joel Embiid Shoves Author Of Weird Column About Him Shaming The Memory Of His Dead Brother

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

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

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Ray Ratto

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick adjusts the microphones at his post-game press conference after the Patriots beat the Jets in January of 2024. He looks like he has a tummyache.

New York Jets (17) Vs. New England Patriots (3) At Gillette Stadium

Bill Belichick, America’s Sweetheart

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Gambling

‘ESPN Bet’ Is A Black Hole

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Joel Embiid Continues His Summer Of Grousing

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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) drives past New York Liberty forward Jonquel Jones (35) and goes in for two during a WNBA game between the New York Liberty and the Indiana Fever

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WNBA

Who Made Caitlin Clark A Good White Girl?

Lalas confusing and infuriating Daniel Sturridge

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Soccer

Love Him Or Hate Him, Alexi Lalas Stinks At His Job

JJ Redick looks on before the game between the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers on March 2, 2024 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California. 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. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2024 NBAE (Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images)

Denver Nuggets v Los Angeles Lakers

After All That, The Lakers Hire LeBron’s Podcast Co-Host

Owen Lewis is a former Defector intern and co-founded the website <a href="http://popcorntennis.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://popcorntennis.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726234676777000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0PFWw6PL-FUqaCMME5TLqP">popcorntennis.com</a>. He wrote 63,000 words about the Novak Djokovic-Rafael Nadal rivalry that can be accessed for free at <a href="https://thegoldenrivalry.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://thegoldenrivalry.substack.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726234676777000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2OjAHpo4PVIhkx8Xd21lRJ">thegoldenrivalry.substack.com</a>.

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Owen Lewis

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Defector Blogger Calls Aggregator Tweets “Pathetic” In Furious Takedown. Do You Agree?

Elizabeth Cambage of Sichuan reacts during Game 5 of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association WCBA league Finals between Sichuan and Inner Mongolia in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, April 22, 2024.

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Only One Person Can Save Us From Terrible WNBA Takes

Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever looks on during the game against the New York Liberty on May 16, 2024 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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On The Caitlin Clark Beat, Everyone’s Plotting

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Draymond Green Brings Nothing To ‘Inside The NBA’

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Second Iteration Of Deadspin Now Also Dead

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Dan McQuade

Peter King pours a beer over Drew Magary’s head, in a still from a video from the old site.

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