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The Future of Sports Jounralism is DUMB and Unrecoverable
The Future of Sports Jounralism is DUMB and Unrecoverable
Check out this clever video of Buzz Blowhardinger's HBO rants and be sure to watch the ending. I am trying not to beat this Will Leitch/Buzz Bissinger story into the ground because there are plenty of more intelligent writers who post on sports "blog" type sites for a real pay check that are much more eloquent than me on this topic . While I am offended by his narcissistic John McCain like ...
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