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Tennis
Shelby Rogers Takes Good Notes
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Chris Thompson
September 5, 2021
MLB
Cardinals Manager Mike Shildt Stops Game So Everyone Can Watch Nick Castellanos Embarrass Him
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Chris Thompson
September 2, 2021
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MLB
John Smoltz Moves Closer To Escaping His Personal Hell Of Watching Baseball
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Chris Thompson
September 1, 2021
MLB
Vlad Jr. Is Smashin’ Baseballs
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Chris Thompson
August 31, 2021
Golf
We Need A Better Poster Boy For A Healthy Heckling Discourse Than Big Stupid Asshole Bryson DeChambeau
226
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Chris Thompson
August 30, 2021
High School Sports
Trent Dilfer Apologizes For Roughing Up Phil Dawson’s Son During High School Football Game
199
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Chris Thompson
August 30, 2021
MLB
Here Is Just One More Reason Why Pedro Martinez Rules
166
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Chris Thompson
August 27, 2021
NBA
Unhinged Columnist Unloads Bowels Over Retirement Of Jared Dudley
151
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Chris Thompson
August 26, 2021
Golf
Rory McIlroy Has Simply Played Too Much Dang Golf!
55
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Chris Thompson
August 25, 2021
Media Meltdowns
Sports Writers Declare War Over Summary Of Public Court Documents
141
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Chris Thompson
August 24, 2021
MLB
The Dodgers Blue Themselves
163
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Chris Thompson
August 20, 2021
MLB
Josiah Gray Makes The Gutted Nationals Worth Watching
30
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Chris Thompson
August 19, 2021
MLB
GunkWatch: Watch Out For Flying Belts!
40
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Chris Thompson
August 19, 2021
Science
Fusion Researchers Achieve Energy Breakthrough Capable Of Almost Powering One Easy-Bake Oven
107
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Chris Thompson
August 18, 2021
Life's Rich Pageant
Avoid The Long Burger
267
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Chris Thompson
August 16, 2021
Staff Chat
Chat With The Defector Staff, Won’t You?
607
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Chris Thompson
August 13, 2021
Tennis
Tennis Player Argues With Umpire Over Whether “Shit” Is A Bad Word
78
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Chris Thompson
August 12, 2021
Media Meltdowns
No One Needs To See The Face
113
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Chris Thompson
August 11, 2021
This Is So Stupid
Just How Much Of The Exterior Of A 1997 Subaru Outback Could Giannis Clean From The Passenger Seat? A Scientific Inquiry
79
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Chris Thompson
August 10, 2021
Golf
Dickweed Moron Bryson DeChambeau Relentlessly Heckled Through Sunday Collapse
164
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Chris Thompson
August 9, 2021
NBA
Sure, Run It Back, Fuck It
98
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Chris Thompson
August 5, 2021
MLB
We Must Find And Destroy This Ageless, Nationals-Hating Critter
50
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Chris Thompson
August 3, 2021
Defector At The Movies
‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ Is A Hell Known Only To The Undead
333
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Chris Thompson
July 16, 2021
NBA
Basketball Saved The Finals From The Refs
91
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Chris Thompson
July 15, 2021
MLB
As A Serial Mangler Of Over-Easy Eggs, I Deeply Relate To This Cussing Pitcher
83
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Chris Thompson
July 14, 2021
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