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Golf
A Perplexing Afternoon At The Saudi-Funded Golf Tournament In Trump’s Backyard
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Chris Thompson
August 1, 2022
NFL
Rams Lawsuit Reveals The Madness Of Personal Seat Licenses
257
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Chris Thompson
July 29, 2022
Enter Our Raffle To Win A Visit And Home-Cooked Meal From Drew Magary
In 2022, we sent Cardboard Roth and actual Roth to our raffle winner's home. This year, we're sending Drew over, and he's cooking up a feast. Anyone who makes a contribution of at least $20 into our tip jar by Nov. 24 will be entered into the raffle.
MLB
Nationals, I Beg You, Please Do Not Trade This Puke Man Who Makes Me Barf
88
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Chris Thompson
July 27, 2022
MLB
Allow Me To Offer You This Bounty Of Humiliating Bloopers And Statistics Produced By The Boston Red Sox
191
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Chris Thompson
July 25, 2022
MLB
Baseball Is Better For Having Just A Little More Chaos
152
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Chris Thompson
July 22, 2022
College Football
Jim Harbaugh Had Some Dumb Things To Say At An Anti-Abortion Event
234
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Chris Thompson
July 19, 2022
Golf
LIV Incursion Fades Away In Satisfying Open Championship
96
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Chris Thompson
July 17, 2022
MLB
Juan Soto Is For Sale
144
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Chris Thompson
July 17, 2022
Rays Week
The Read Planet: Let’s Discuss ‘The Martian Chronicles’
91
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Kelsey McKinney
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Barry Petchesky
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Patrick Redford
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Chris Thompson
July 14, 2022
Rays Week
Rays Swept By Lowly Reds
44
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Chris Thompson
July 11, 2022
MLB
To Jump Or Not To Jump, That Is The Question
118
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Chris Thompson
July 8, 2022
MLB
Shohei Ohtani Cannot Possibly Do More Than This
137
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Chris Thompson
July 7, 2022
MLB
Who Will Replace Baseball’s Maniac Artisans When Starting Pitchers Are Gone?
120
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Chris Thompson
July 6, 2022
Racing
Luck Is Everything
48
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Chris Thompson
July 5, 2022
NBA
A Very Strange Thing Happened To The Brain Of Brian Windhorst This Morning. Very Strange.
173
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Chris Thompson
July 1, 2022
NBA
Holy Shit, Kevin Durant Wants The Hell Out Of Brooklyn
232
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Chris Thompson
June 30, 2022
MLB
Archie Bradley Sets New Standard For Humiliating Brawl Participation
164
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Chris Thompson
June 29, 2022
NBA
John Wall Will Finally Get Another Chance To Be A Basketball Player
65
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Chris Thompson
June 28, 2022
This Is So Stupid
The Frail Saggy Body Of Rudy Giuliani Must Be Protected From The Political Violence Of My Infant Child
294
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Chris Thompson
June 27, 2022
MLB
Some Good Outcomes Are Only Possible When The Game Gets Stupid
99
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Chris Thompson
June 23, 2022
NFL
Congress Can’t Even Make A Chump Like Roger Goodell Squirm
142
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Chris Thompson
June 22, 2022
Life's Rich Pageant
Oh No, Sir Lucas Capetian Is Out As CEO At Color Star
232
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Chris Thompson
June 21, 2022
MLB
Juan Soto’s Season Has Been A Huge Bummer
64
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Chris Thompson
June 21, 2022
NBA
The Real Champion Is You, Who Gets To Look At These Sad Boston Fans
286
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Chris Thompson
June 17, 2022
Dadfector
Free Things My Small Child Was Given In France And Italy, Ranked
229
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Chris Thompson
June 16, 2022
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