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Inside TheMaven's Plan To Turn <i>Sports Illustrated</i> Into A Rickety Content Mill
Now that Sports Illustrated’s three owners, Meredith Corp., Authentic Brands Group, and TheMaven, have completed the callous layoff of half of Sports Illustrated’s newsroom and finalized a deal that gives control of the publication to TheMaven, a wannabe tech company helmed by notorious scumbags Ros...
Malcolm Gladwell's Penn State Rabbit Hole Isn't Very Deep
Malcolm Gladwell emailed me last Thursday, in response to a blog post I had written about his recent appearance on Bill Simmons’s podcast, in which he dusted off a tired defense of Joe Paterno’s role in the Jerry Sandusky abuse scandal. He offered to send me a copy of his new book, which he said mig...
Rob Manfred Must Think We're Morons
During a press conference with reporters on Sunday, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred stood in front of God and everyone and argued that the labor situation in baseball—a sport in which player payroll has declined as league revenues have gone up, more teams than ever are openly tanking, and two 26-year-o...
David Stern: Colin Kaepernick Would Still Have A Job If The NFL Had Been Smart Enough To Suspend Him
Former NBA commissioner David Stern was a guest on the Bloomberg Business of Sports podcast, where he attempted to take a jab at the NFL by arguing that if Colin Kaepernick had been a basketball player, his protest against police brutality and social injustice would not have cost him his job. ...
Don't Forget That Rams Owner Stan Kroenke Is A Shitbird With Bad Hair
For what feels like the 74th straight season but is actually the third, the Patriots are in the Super Bowl. Everyone hates them, for a suite of reasons both worthwhile and petty. While I still would like the Rams to win out of spite, in the abstract, a Super Bowl championship for owner Stan Kroenke ...
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Barstool Sports Shuts Down Comment Section, Silencing Its Most Loyal Racists<em></em>

Barstool Sports Shuts Down Comment Section, Silencing Its Most Loyal Racists<em></em>

Fri Jan 11 2019
Man, Vance Joseph Really Messed That One Up

Man, Vance Joseph Really Messed That One Up

Tue Dec 18 2018
I Don&#39;t Think Stephen A. Smith Watches Much Football

I Don't Think Stephen A. Smith Watches Much Football

Fri Dec 14 2018
Mike Gundy Blames Transfers On &quot;Liberalism&quot; And &quot;The Snowflake&quot;

Mike Gundy Blames Transfers On "Liberalism" And "The Snowflake"

Mon Nov 12 2018
Prep School Coach Doesn&#39;t Regret Saying &quot;I&#39;m Gonna Fuck You In Your Ass&quot; To Player He Called &quot;Retarded&quot;

Prep School Coach Doesn't Regret Saying "I'm Gonna Fuck You In Your Ass" To Player He Called "Retarded"

Wed Oct 31 2018
The Cardinals Shouldn&#39;t Be Allowed To Do This To David Johnson

The Cardinals Shouldn't Be Allowed To Do This To David Johnson

Fri Oct 19 2018
James Dolan&#39;s New Song Is About How He Should Have Stopped Harvey Weinstein

James Dolan's New Song Is About How He Should Have Stopped Harvey Weinstein

Thu Aug 09 2018
Oh Piss Off, Ed

Oh Piss Off, Ed

Wed Aug 01 2018
Jameis Winston Says He Has &quot;Grown And Learned&quot; From The Experience Of Grabbing An Uber Driver&#39;s Crotch

Jameis Winston Says He Has "Grown And Learned" From The Experience Of Grabbing An Uber Driver's Crotch

Thu Jul 26 2018
Baker Mayfield Turns Colin Cowherd Into A Punching Bag

Baker Mayfield Turns Colin Cowherd Into A Punching Bag

Thu Jun 21 2018
Celtics Great Kevin McHale Enjoys Old Feeling Of Being In An Arena Full Of Screaming Bigots

Celtics Great Kevin McHale Enjoys Old Feeling Of Being In An Arena Full Of Screaming Bigots

Thu Jun 21 2018
The Athletic Has Inflicted<em></em> Rick Reilly Upon You

The Athletic Has Inflicted<em></em> Rick Reilly Upon You

Wed May 09 2018
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