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MLB
Shohei Ohtani’s Free Agency Drove The Ball Writers Batty
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Ray Ratto
December 11, 2023
Journalismism
A.J. Hawk’s Role On ‘The Pat McAfee Show’ Seems To Be Easily Deceivable NPC
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Samer Kalaf
November 15, 2023
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Journalismism
Racquet Magazine’s Future Up In The Air After One Cofounder Removes The Other
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Samer Kalaf
November 13, 2023
Journalismism
G/O Media’s Bot-Written Blogs May Be Unreadable, But At Least They’re Incorrect
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Samer Kalaf
July 6, 2023
Media Meltdowns
Bill Simmons Finds Himself In Row Across The Pond After Slagging Off Harry And Meghan
303
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Patrick Redford
June 21, 2023
Journalismism
The Athletic Decides Local News Doesn’t Pay
206
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Lauren Theisen
June 12, 2023
High School Sports
Ted Silary Gave A Voice To High School Athletes
62
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Dan McQuade
May 18, 2023
Arts And Culture
Cam’ron And Mase Argue About Sports Now, And It’s Working
78
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Israel Daramola
May 4, 2023
Media Meltdowns
Brian Windhorst’s ESPN Article Wipes Detail About Stephen Silas Weeping After A Game
99
Comments
Chris Thompson
March 29, 2023
MLB
America’s Sportswriters Confirm: Bases Big
166
Comments
Barry Petchesky
February 15, 2023
This Is So Stupid
Shams Charania’s Metaphors Don’t Make Sense In A Drawing Either
205
Comments
Samer Kalaf
February 7, 2023
Media Meltdowns
Skip Bayless And Shannon Sharpe Bicker, But Not In The Rehearsed Way
185
Comments
Laura Wagner
January 4, 2023
Media Meltdowns
Skip Bayless Hosts ‘Undisputed’ By Himself, Struggles To Explain Damar Hamlin Tweet
222
Comments
Samer Kalaf
January 3, 2023
Year In Review
Presenting The 2022 Shams Charania Award For Excellence In Divulging Of Information Through Syntax Comprehended By Many
234
Comments
Giri Nathan
December 28, 2022
Soccer
Grant Wahl Died Of A Ruptured Artery
120
Comments
Samer Kalaf
December 14, 2022
Soccer
I Was A Grant Wahl Reply Guy
49
Comments
Dan McQuade
December 13, 2022
Soccer
Grant Wahl Dies In Qatar After Collapsing During World Cup Match
270
Comments
Samer Kalaf
December 10, 2022
CFL
The Brief, Thrilling Summer Of The All-Canadian Quarterback
137
Comments
Maitreyi Anantharaman
November 18, 2022
Journalismism
Energetic Verlander Sibling Has Deep Thoughts In Japan
161
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Tom Ley
September 27, 2022
NFL
Tom Brady’s One And Only Job As A Broadcaster Will Be To Exist
200
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Ray Ratto
May 11, 2022
MLB
MLB Says It’ll Expand Its Audience By Making Baseball Harder To Watch
256
Comments
Lauren Theisen
April 7, 2022
Media Meltdowns
Disastrous CBS Halftime Show Provides Just As Much Analysis As Usual
156
Comments
Dan McQuade
January 30, 2022
Media Meltdowns
The Athletic To Be Swallowed By Industry It Aimed To Kill
273
Comments
Ray Ratto
January 6, 2022
Year In Review
Presenting The First-Ever Shams Charania Award For Excellence In Divulging Of Information Through Syntax Comprehended By Many
155
Comments
Giri Nathan
December 28, 2021
NBA
This Stupid Basketball Cliche Impacts Puking Out My Fucking Breakfast
157
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Albert Burneko
August 3, 2021
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