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Israel Daramola

Arts And Culture

Cam’ron And Mase Argue About Sports Now, And It’s Working

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Chris Thompson

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

Media Meltdowns

Brian Windhorst’s ESPN Article Wipes Detail About Stephen Silas Weeping After A Game

Barry Petchesky

Joe Martinez, MLB Vice President of On Field Strategy, explains the new bases to the media

America’s Sportswriters Confirm: Bases Big

Samer Kalaf

Shams Charania gestures during an interview.

This Is So Stupid

Shams Charania’s Metaphors Don’t Make Sense In A Drawing Either

Laura Wagner

Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe argue on the show Undisputed

Skip Bayless And Shannon Sharpe Bicker, But Not In The Rehearsed Way

Skip Bayless Hosts ‘Undisputed’ By Himself, Struggles To Explain Damar Hamlin Tweet

Giri Nathan

Year In Review

Presenting The 2022 Shams Charania Award For Excellence In Divulging Of Information Through Syntax Comprehended By Many

Grant Wahl with a world cup replica trophy, in recognition of their achievement of covering 8 or more FIFA World Cups, during an AIPS / FIFA Journalist on the Podium ceremony at the Main Media Centre on November 29, 2022 in Doha, Qatar.

Soccer

Grant Wahl Died Of A Ruptured Artery

Dan McQuade was a founding member of Defector. He died in January 2026.

Dan McQuade

Soccer: FIFA World Cup: Closeup portrait of SI Senior Writer Grant Wahl reading South Korean newspaper on street. Seoul, South Korea 6/20/2002

I Was A Grant Wahl Reply Guy

Grant Wahl holds a microphone while covering an international friendly.

Grant Wahl Dies In Qatar After Collapsing During World Cup Match

Maitreyi Anantharaman

REGINA, SK - AUGUST 19: Nathan Rourke #12 of the BC Lions throws on the run in the first half of the game between the BC Lions and Saskatchewan Roughriders at Mosaic Stadium on August 19, 2022 in Regina, Canada. (Photo by Brent Just/Getty Images)

The Brief, Thrilling Summer Of The All-Canadian Quarterback

Tom Ley

Journalismism

Energetic Verlander Sibling Has Deep Thoughts In Japan

Ray Ratto

Tom Brady’s One And Only Job As A Broadcaster Will Be To Exist

Lauren Theisen

26Sep 1995: General view of outfield shadow during a San Francisco Giants practice at 3Com Park in San Francisco, California. Mandatory Credit: Otto Greule /Allsport

MLB Says It’ll Expand Its Audience By Making Baseball Harder To Watch

Disastrous CBS Halftime Show Provides Just As Much Analysis As Usual

The Athletic To Be Swallowed By Industry It Aimed To Kill

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

Albert Burneko

This Stupid Basketball Cliche Impacts Puking Out My Fucking Breakfast

Kalyn Kahler

Long Live Open Locker Rooms, Where Today’s Secrets Become Tomorrow’s Stories

Devin Booker looks at Chris Haynes as Haynes asks his insanely stupid question.

Here Is A Super Incredibly Dumb Post-Game Question, Courtesy Of NBA Insider Chris Haynes

Patrick Redford

PISCATAWAY, NJ - DECEMBER 08: Head coach Jim Boeheim of the Syracuse Orange talks to Quincy Guerrier #1 during the second half of an NCAA basketball game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Rutgers Athletic Center on December 8, 2020 in Piscataway, New Jersey. Rutgers defeated Syracuse 79-69. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

College Basketball

Jim Boeheim Was A Real Prick To A Reporter

Pedro Gomez, Without Pretense

Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates their 52-46 win over the Florida Gators in the SEC Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 19, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia.

College Football

Alabama Reporter Asks Everyone To Respect Nick Saban Even More

ESPN reporter Adam Schefter, with some tweets of his with really long links superimposed over it

Why Do Adam Schefter’s Links Look So Weird?

Breanna Stewart of the Seattle Storm on the cover of Sports Illustrated's as one of the magazine's 2020 Sportsperson of the Year winners.