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Thousands of Oakland A’s fans, including Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, banded together last week to stage a reverse boycott at an A’s game in protest of the team’s owner, John Fisher, and his plans to relocate the team to Las Vegas. 

Best Quote: “For A’s fans, the sheer nastiness of all this—the immense injustice—left them, in the end, with only one option: fight back.” —Dan Moore

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Victor Wembanyama may have been the no. 1 overall pick last night, but he wasn’t the only winner. We examine all of the surprising moves and dicey decisions from the 2023 NBA draft.

Best Quote: “Normally, you can identify the evil twin by looking for the one with the handlebar mustache, but neither had one, making this a tough assignment for scouts.” —Rodger Sherman

Winners and losers of the NBA draft

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Now that the third season of I Think You Should Leave is streaming, we asked our staff to update their ranking of every sketch featured in the show.

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Television

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If you enjoy rattails, cringey dialogue, and fake sex cults, The Idol just might be for you! Now that several episodes have been released, it’s time to start asking the hard-hitting questions, like, has anyone involved with this show ever had sex? 

Best Quote: “Between the wig, the windbreakers, and the cocaine loogies he’s always hawking up, it’s clearly intentional that Tedros Tedros is far less handsome than the Weeknd actually is in real life.” —Jodi Walker

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Pod Spot

Josh Allen chats with Kevin Clark about competing in the same division as Aaron Rodgers and his expectations for the upcoming NFL season.

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