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John Skipper (AP/Mark Lennihan)

ESPN stars on John Skipper's resignation

Gabriel Bell
Ben Affleck (AP/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Ben Affleck on Deflategate

Michael Garofalo
FILE - In this May 6, 2014 file photo, Bill Simmons arrives at the world premiere of "Million Dollar Arm" at El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles. HBO says it has struck a multi-year, multi-platform deal with the multi-faceted Bill Simmons. Under the deal, which begins in October, HBO will be Simmons’ exclusive television home, the network said Wednesday, July 22, 2015. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) (Chris Pizzello/invision/ap)

Bill Simmons on ESPN departure

Michael Garofalo
Peter Dinklage in "Game of Thrones" (HBO)

Doubling down on "GoT"

Sonia Saraiya
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Obama on "Game of Thrones"

Scott Eric Kaufman
(AP/Chris Pizzello/Reuters/Michelle McLoughlin/Photo montage by Salon)

ESPN shutters Grantland

Erin Keane
Bill Simmons (Grantland Channel)

Scott Eric Kaufman
(Grantland)

SNL's "conservative bullsh*t"

Colin Gorenstein
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Lena Dunham (AP/Joel Ryan)

Jenny Kutner
Bill Simmons (AP/Vince Bucci)

Bill Simmons: lying to himself

Steve Almond

David Daley
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