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Shams Charania’s Syntactical Talents Are Headed Toward A Bristol-Based Location
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Giri Nathan
October 7, 2024
Media Meltdowns
Thom Brennaman Pitied Himself Back Into The Broadcast Booth
127
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Tom Ley
July 21, 2024
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This Is So Stupid
An Attempt To Draw This Overstuffed Sentence About Klay Thompson Leaving The Warriors
99
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Samer Kalaf
July 3, 2024
NBA
Lakers’ Messy Coaching Search Revives The Scoopster Standoff Between Woj And Shams
103
Comments
Patrick Redford
June 12, 2024
Tennis
Defector Blogger Calls Aggregator Tweets “Pathetic” In Furious Takedown. Do You Agree?
102
Comments
Owen Lewis
June 12, 2024
Journalismism
Pro-Commanders Spin Somehow A Bigger Mess Than Commanders
346
Comments
Lauren Theisen
February 5, 2024
WNBA
Report: Warriors Mercifully End Oakland’s Pro Sports Drought By Putting WNBA Team In San Francisco
94
Comments
Patrick Redford
September 27, 2023
Journalismism
The Slow Hemorrhage Of The American Sports Desk
247
Comments
Ray Ratto
July 10, 2023
Journalismism
The Athletic Decides Local News Doesn’t Pay
206
Comments
Lauren Theisen
June 12, 2023
NBA
Report: James Harden Pines For The Days Of Mailing It In With The Rockets
122
Comments
Giri Nathan
March 1, 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
New York Times Boss Re-Re-Explains “No Politics” Rule To The Athletic Staffers
195
Comments
Laura Wagner
June 30, 2022
Journalismism
Under NYT Ownership, The Athletic Lays Down “No Politics” Rule For Staff
476
Comments
Laura Wagner
June 16, 2022
Media Meltdowns
Bengals Beat Writers Fail To Do Their Jobs
145
Comments
Laura Wagner
May 26, 2022
Journalismism
Energetic Sibling Gets Goosebumps Whenever He Sees His Favorite Sport On TV
155
Comments
Tom Ley
May 6, 2022
NFL
Urban Meyer Shouldn’t Be Anyone’s Coach
249
Comments
Tom Ley
March 21, 2022
Journalismism
“No One Knows Anything”: Staffers At The Athletic Wait In The Dark Following NYT Deal
201
Comments
Laura Wagner
January 7, 2022
Media Meltdowns
The Athletic To Be Swallowed By Industry It Aimed To Kill
273
Comments
Ray Ratto
January 6, 2022
NBA
BenWatch: Ben Simmons Unmoved By Attempts At Pretending To Placate Him
181
Comments
Albert Burneko
September 28, 2021
Soccer
Personally I Feel This Jack Wilshere Interview Summary Could Be Even More Brutal
186
Comments
Albert Burneko
August 26, 2021
Media Meltdowns
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Championship Inspires Confusing Poetry
93
Comments
Laura Wagner
July 21, 2021
This Is So Stupid
Here Are Some Oaves
393
Comments
Chris Thompson
July 8, 2021
Media Meltdowns
Can The Uncanniness Of This Shams Charania Sentence Be Increased To A Higher Platform Of Such? A Focused Execution Of Scrutiny
112
Comments
Chris Thompson
June 22, 2021
Journalismism
Dan McQuade’s New Balance Gesture Followed By $4.1 Billion Drop In Company’s Market Value
125
Comments
By The Defector Staff
June 15, 2021
Journalismism
Shams Charania Participates In Daily Heated Altercations With Prose, Per Sources
106
Comments
Giri Nathan
March 24, 2021
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