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Laura Wagner
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Reporter at Deadspin.

Fuck Liberty, but at the same time, isn’t it a pretty realistic chance that a majority of the players and coaches from every team in this tournament have equally retrograde opinions regarding gay and trans topics of the day? Sure they don’t run major educational institutions and codify their bullshit, but male athlete Read more

So, without getting into too much detail I know a lot about the inner workings of this school - the board and Jerry Jr. especially are desperate to be taken seriously as a “real” university instead of a right-wing scam school. Their plan was to do so through athletics and they are working towards that goal. The Read more

Blame Mississippi State for this. They CHOKED on ill-advised and lousy 3-point shots that constantly bounce off of rim when they had ample opportunity to drive in for easy lay-up. They earned the loss. Read more

We are living in the darkest timeline, therefore the Liberty Flames are going to the fucking Final Four. Read more

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Let us also not forget that Liberty produced this guy, and is basically an institution designed to produce more of these guys:

Wen I was filling out brackets, I refused to take Liberty in any one of them. I was praying that Mississippi State would destroy them. Read more

It’s not that Bergeron didn’t want the employee to tell their story, it’s that she was paying him 50 cents for 2,000 words of it. Read more

At no time does the author state that Osaka is obligated to provide the public with a reason.  It’s just pointing out the noteworthy occurrence of a star tennis player switching coaches after a very successful cycle without any readily apparent explanation.  People are interested in why she is switching things up (as Read more

I wish I could rewind/replay and see the different reactions for a dozen different chyrons. Read more

Cat on your lap warmth is probably between four and five on the actual warmth scale. But on the practicality scale it is last, it is unreliable, moody, and won’t get up when you need to go to the bathroom. Read more

Hey there, America, we need to throw college football a yearlong tailgate, so invite everyone you know. For the next 12 months, hang time refers to bunting, not punting. Tell the helmet makers that all we need are party hats. Read more

Dude, I wouldn’t mind being sullied by wealth. You could sully the shit outta me with wealth.  Read more

“I’ve never done cocaine, I’ve never done crystal meth, I’ve never done hard drugs, or any drugs for that matter besides aspirin...” Read more

Hats off to Laura Wagner for getting the headline right on this one. TMZ’s “brutalizing” headline goes way too far, while ESPN’s headline of “Chiefs’ Kareem Hunt seen shoving woman in video of February incident” goes lunging for that passive voice and refuses to let go, much like Tyreek Hill lunging for and refusing Read more

By the way, if anyone wants to use the Snapchat selfie lens used in that picture of John Skipper it’s called Harry Powder. Read more