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Jon Gruden’s Quest To Coach Again Takes A Detour At The Dipshit Factory
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Tom Ley
November 14, 2024
Announcements
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Tom Ley
November 13, 2024
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NFL
You Can’t Sell Tua Tagovailoa’s Story
238
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Tom Ley
November 12, 2024
Politics
The Cowards Are Already Making Plans
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Tom Ley
November 8, 2024
Defector At The Movies
‘Red Rooms’ Is Too Fucked Up To End
47
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Tom Ley
November 1, 2024
Journalismism
Jeff Bezos Made Someone Else’s Business Decision
305
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Tom Ley
October 29, 2024
NBA
A Preview Of The 2024-25 NBA Season, Accurately Enumerating Everything That Will Happen In It
246
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Albert Burneko
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Patrick Redford
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Ray Ratto
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Tom Ley
October 23, 2024
Announcements
Programming Notes
178
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Tom Ley
October 21, 2024
NFL
Crying Deshaun Watson Carted Off Field After Non-Contact Leg Injury
364
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Tom Ley
October 20, 2024
NWSL
Temwa Chawinga Has Conquered The NWSL
17
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Tom Ley
October 20, 2024
MLB
The Yankees Have Power In All The Right Places
197
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Tom Ley
October 20, 2024
NWSL
BOS Nation Apologizes For Ill-Advised Rollout, Not For Being Named BOS Nation
190
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Tom Ley
October 16, 2024
Defector Up All Night
It’s BOS Nation
389
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Tom Ley
October 15, 2024
NFL
The Jets Remain Allergic To Competence
213
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Tom Ley
October 15, 2024
Defector Up All Night
Embattled Deputy Mayor Does Not Know Ball
400
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Tom Ley
September 26, 2024
WNBA
The Aces Come From Every Direction
10
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Tom Ley
September 23, 2024
NFL
Will Levis, You Have To Stop Cooking
96
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Tom Ley
September 16, 2024
Defector Up All Night
Chill Out In The Labor Day Weekend Open Thread
1210
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Tom Ley
August 31, 2024
Why Your Team Sucks
Why Your Team Sucks 2024: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
296
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Tom Ley
August 27, 2024
WNBA
The Fever Broke The Storm
41
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Tom Ley
August 19, 2024
NFL
Caleb Williams Made Some Throws
154
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Tom Ley
August 18, 2024
Soccer
Jhon Durán Picked The Funniest Time And Place To Score
20
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Tom Ley
August 18, 2024
Soccer
And Now, A Timely And Exhaustive Preview Of The 2024-25 Premier League Season
180
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Luis Paez-Pumar
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Albert Burneko
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Patrick Redford
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Ray Ratto
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Tom Ley
August 16, 2024
Media Meltdowns
Bigots Need Their Useful Idiots
339
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Tom Ley
August 2, 2024
Announcements
Transactions, July 29
143
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Tom Ley
July 29, 2024
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