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NBA
Watching James Harden Right Now Is Pretty Funny
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Tom Ley
October 28, 2021
NFL
Jon Gruden’s Stout Son Will Soldier On
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Tom Ley
October 12, 2021
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MLB
Cole Irvin Perfects The Art Of Apologizing For Something Nobody Remembers
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Ray Ratto
September 28, 2021
Defector Up All Night
Heed The Wisdom Of The Horseman
144
Comments
Tom Ley
September 22, 2021
MLB
Umpire Claims He Was Protecting Grounds Crew When He Shooed Them Away Like Unwanted Varmints
82
Comments
Tom Ley
September 16, 2021
Media Meltdowns
ESPN Soccer Show Briefly Derailed By In-Studio Fart
70
Comments
Samer Kalaf
August 22, 2021
NFL
Jaguars Cut Tim Tebow, For They Know Not What He Do
244
Comments
Tom Ley
August 17, 2021
Sports Highlight Of The Day
The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is Boris Johnson’s Mighty Umbrella Struggle
59
Comments
Tom Ley
July 30, 2021
Media Meltdowns
Vice To Employees: Real Quick, What Are Your Thoughts On Saudi Arabia?
189
Comments
Laura Wagner
July 28, 2021
NBA
We Must Find The Devilish Hacker Who Sent A Mildly Embarrassing But Totally Innocuous Tweet From Jay Williams’s Account
105
Comments
Tom Ley
June 24, 2021
MLB
Dave Martinez’s Base-Stealing Meltdown Was Almost Perfect
77
Comments
Kalyn Kahler
May 20, 2021
Media Meltdowns
House Of Highlights DESCRIBES Rajon Rondo Shout As An “Ethnic Sound”
41
Comments
Giri Nathan
May 7, 2021
NFL
Nick Sirianni Forcing Draft Prospects To Face Him In The Ultimate Crucible Of Competition: Rock, Paper, Scissors
167
Comments
Kalyn Kahler
April 21, 2021
MLB
Keith Hernandez Explains The Story Of His Hungry Cat As There’s A Drive Into Deep Left By Dom Smith
94
Comments
Tom Ley
April 7, 2021
Defector Up All Night
The Cleveland Cavers Has A Nice Ring To It
165
Comments
Tom Ley
April 5, 2021
Defector Up All Night
Dumb Homer, Fun Homer
114
Comments
Tom Ley
April 1, 2021
Defector Up All Night
Every Deep Drive Into Left Field By Nick Castellanos That Made It A 4-0 Ballgame
145
Comments
Tom Ley
March 30, 2021
MLB
Now Here Is Some Baseball-Ass Baseball
108
Comments
Tom Ley
March 14, 2021
This Is So Stupid
The Bucks’ Hand Sanitizer Cam Is Very Interactive
84
Comments
Laura Wagner
March 3, 2021
NBA
Nikola Jokic Explains Rare Poster Dunk With Science And Mime
64
Comments
Tom Ley
March 2, 2021
Pro Wrestling
WWE Doesn’t Think The Public Can Handle Nia Jax Yelling “My Hole!”
83
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
February 9, 2021
MLB
Baseball Car Collectors Can Snag Hank Greenberg’s Cadillac For Cheap
60
Comments
Dave McKenna
February 5, 2021
This Is So Stupid
The Film Of The Year Is ‘Best Of The Handforth Parish Council Planning & Environment Committee Thursday 10th December 2020’
81
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Tom Ley
February 5, 2021
NBA
Jamal Murray Tried So Hard To Act Like He Didn’t Bonk A Guy’s Balls
80
Comments
Tom Ley
January 26, 2021
Defector Up All Night
It’s Muncher
129
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Tom Ley
January 21, 2021
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