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NBA
Now Is The Time To Rot Your Mind With Highlights Of NBA Doofuses
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Tom Ley
November 23, 2020
NBA
Here Come The Lakers, Again
89
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Tom Ley
November 23, 2020
Remind Everyone That Your Team Sucks
The Why Your Team Sucks series is back in full swing, so it's a perfect time to order this t-shirt. Wear it loud, wear it proud: Your Team Sucks.
NFL
The NFL Wants COVID-19 Victims To Be Statistics
110
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Tom Ley
November 19, 2020
NFL
Start Taysom Hill, You Coward
151
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Tom Ley
November 18, 2020
MLB
Theo Epstein’s Departure Is Another Bad Omen For The Cubs
107
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Tom Ley
November 17, 2020
Very Short Debates
Is 53 Football Games A Lot Of Football Games?
71
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Tom Ley
November 13, 2020
MLB
Former Draft Bust Wins NL Cy Young Award
85
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Tom Ley
November 12, 2020
Defector Up All Night
Now This Is What Video Games Are All About
86
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Tom Ley
November 11, 2020
Journalismism
Never Hire A Sports Blogger To Do Anything
172
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Tom Ley
November 11, 2020
NFL
Tua Looked Good
75
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Tom Ley
November 9, 2020
Politics
Oh My God, What A Chump
351
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Tom Ley
November 7, 2020
Media Meltdowns
Bill Simmons: Some People Voted For Donald Trump Because Of Cancel Culture
367
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Tom Ley
November 6, 2020
Defector Up All Night
Look At These Other Dorks
216
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Tom Ley
November 5, 2020
Underexplained Lists
Counties I Previously Never Cared About That Will Never Leave My Brain, Ranked
247
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Tom Ley
November 5, 2020
Politics
Is The Nation Crud Today?
595
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Tom Ley
November 4, 2020
Media Meltdowns
What Exactly Was Keith Olbermann Trying To Do When Creating This, The Worst Tweet Of All Time?
144
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Tom Ley
November 3, 2020
NFL
Marlon Humphrey Is Proof There’s No Good Reason To Trust The NFL’s COVID-19 Protocols
66
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Tom Ley
November 2, 2020
NFL
Tom Brady Thinks You’re Stupid
141
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Tom Ley
November 1, 2020
Politics
Here’s The Most Important Thing To Focus On Between Now And Election Day
131
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Tom Ley
November 1, 2020
College Football
An Eight-Lateral Touchdown Doesn’t Have To Count To Be Awesome
29
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Tom Ley
November 1, 2020
MLB
The White Sox Are Bringing Back This Old Bastard
131
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Tom Ley
October 29, 2020
NBA
Utah Jazz Now Owned By Personification Of “Utah Jazz”
190
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Tom Ley
October 28, 2020
Sports Highlight Of The Day
The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is This Kid’s Well-Earned Vengeance
79
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Tom Ley
October 28, 2020
This Is So Stupid
Please Look After Your Football Coaches
103
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Tom Ley
October 27, 2020
NFL
Johnny Hekker Boomed The Bears Into Field-Position Hell
106
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Tom Ley
October 27, 2020
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