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Media Meltdowns
What Will Clay Travis, The Wrongest Man In The World, Pivot To Now?
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November 9, 2020
NFL
Was Tom Brady Crud Tonight?
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November 3, 2020
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Politics
Donald Trump’s Closing Argument To Pennsylvania Voters: It’s Boring How Basketball Just Goes Back And Forth
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Samer Kalaf
November 2, 2020
NFL
Chad Henne Reminds Everyone That Kansas City Does Have A Backup QB, And It’s Chad Henne
109
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Samer Kalaf
October 26, 2020
NFL
Arizona Trump Supporters Accuse DeAndre Hopkins Of Being Cooler Than Previously Realized
235
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October 26, 2020
Defector Up All Night
Delightful Masshole Shares Her Simple Reason To Vote
152
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Samer Kalaf
October 19, 2020
NFL
Even Joe Buck And Troy Aikman Find Pregame Flyovers To Be A Little Much These Days
160
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October 19, 2020
NFL
Was Tom Brady Crud Today?
48
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Samer Kalaf
October 18, 2020
NFL
Marcus Maye’s Butt Pick Was The Only Thing That Went Right For The Jets Today
71
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October 18, 2020
Video Games
This Little Football Game On My Phone Is Fun As Hell
100
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Samer Kalaf
October 18, 2020
MLB
The Houston Astros Are Now Free To Fuck Off
127
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Samer Kalaf
October 18, 2020
NFL
Tim Tebow’s Proposed Like-To-Respect Exchange Rate Is Unstable Enough To Send Us Into A Clout Recession
213
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Samer Kalaf
October 16, 2020
Defector Up All Night
Nick Saban’s Got COVID-19
153
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Samer Kalaf
October 14, 2020
NFL
Was Tom Brady Crud Tonight?
123
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Samer Kalaf
October 9, 2020
NFL
Bill O’Brien Had All The Control And No More Excuses
157
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Samer Kalaf
October 5, 2020
This Is So Stupid
Low TV Ratings For The Presidential Debate Prove That The American Public Has Been Turned Off By Politics
113
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Samer Kalaf
October 2, 2020
NFL
Raiders Owner Concerned After Several Maskless Players Congregate Indoors With Nathan Peterman
77
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Samer Kalaf
September 30, 2020
Sports Highlight Of The Day
The Sports Lowlight Of The Day Is This Bailiff Tumbling Down The Stairs As He Tries To Uphold A Broken System
167
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Samer Kalaf
September 25, 2020
NFL
David Chao Shares The Only Expertise He Has By Weighing In On A Chargers Doctor’s Screwup
62
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Samer Kalaf
September 23, 2020
NFL
Was Tom Brady Crud Today?
56
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Samer Kalaf
September 21, 2020
Defector Up All Night
Clint Frazier Is Friend To All Bugs
56
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Samer Kalaf
September 21, 2020
NFL
Surely You Won’t Guess What The Falcons Did With A 29-10 Halftime Lead
114
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Samer Kalaf
September 20, 2020
Media Meltdowns
Adam Schefter Teases Report Of Al Riveron’s COVID-19 Case In The Greasiest Possible Way
32
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September 20, 2020
NBA
The Celtics Should Yell At Each Other More Often
52
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Samer Kalaf
September 20, 2020
NFL
The NFL Can Probably Get Rid Of The Preseason For Good
111
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Samer Kalaf
September 14, 2020
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