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SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 03: Joe Thornton #19 of the San Jose Sharks skates on the ice during their game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at SAP Center on March 03, 2020 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Toronto Maple Leafs v San Jose Sharks

Joe Thornton And The Maple Leafs Will Chase That Elusive Cup Together

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Tom Ley

Defector Up All Night

Do A Good Sports Play, Do A Cool Prank, We’ll All Have Fun

Cleveland Browns v Denver Broncos

Can You Even Bring Yourself To Care About Gregg Williams’s Bullshit Anymore?

Dave McKenna

&lt;&gt; on February 26, 2011 in Christchurch, New Zealand. The death toll has risen to 113 and the hope for finding survivors is fading as rescuers search through debris for over 200 still missing following a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Christchurch on Tuesday. The quake, which was an aftershock of a 7.1 magnitude quake that struck the South Island city on September 4, 2010, has seen damage and fatalities far exceeding those of the original.

NZ Earthquake Victims Named As Death Toll Increases

Life Lessons

The Unnecessary And Gross Tale Of Me And My Kidney Stone

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Kelsey McKinney

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Hamleys Christmas Showcase

Circling The Block

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Samer Kalaf

College Football Playoff National Championship Presented By AT&T – Alabama v Clemson

Tim Tebow’s Proposed Like-To-Respect Exchange Rate Is Unstable Enough To Send Us Into A Clout Recession

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Lauren Theisen

Teofimo Lopez and Vasiliy Lomachenko

The Fights

Vasiliy Lomachenko Vs. Teófimo López Is The Perfect Clash Of Boxing Personalities

League Championship – Los Angeles Dodgers v Atlanta Braves – Game Four

Some Guy Named Bryse Wilson Went Toe-To-Toe With Clayton Kershaw And Won

Clayton Kershaw #22 of the Los Angeles Dodgers warms up prior to Game Four

It’s Kershaw Time! And It’s Also Your NLCS Open Thread

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Giri Nathan

Sam Querrey sits under an umbrella at the French Open.

2020 French Open – Day Three

Tennis

Which Country Currently Houses COVID-19 Fugitive Sam Querrey?

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Patrick Redford

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Baltimore Ravens Defensive Coordinator Don Martindale looks on from the sidelines during the first half against the Cleveland Browns at M&amp;T Bank Stadium on September 29, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Todd Olszewski/Getty Images)

Cleveland Browns v¬†Baltimore Ravens

Mark Your Calendars For The Bengals-Ravens Grudge Match, Which Will Probably Take Place At Noon On A Wednesday In January

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Luis Paez-Pumar

Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Muenchen celebrates scoring the 4th team goal during the DFB Cup final match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Bayern Muenchen

Bayer 04 Leverkusen v FC Bayern Muenchen – DFB Cup Final

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Robert Lewandowski Is The Best, Ballon d’Or Be Damned

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David Roth

This is a photo of a dog named Doug The Pug at a Country Music Television event. Delightful!

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Considering The Pug, With Megan Greenwell

Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

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Drew Magary

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I Can’t Stop Doing Old-Man Pushups

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

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From left, booze cookie-maker Molly Blakeley, disgraced Anchorage mayor Ethan Berkowitz, also disgraced TV reporter Maria Athens

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Life's Rich Pageant

Some Shit Is Going Down In Alaska, Man

Max Muncy of the Dodgers celebrates a grand slam in Game 3 of the NLCS.

The Dodgers Pounded The Braves Flat As A Pancake, And It Ruled

A photo of Nick Saban from November 2019.

Nick Saban’s Got COVID-19

TOPSHOT - A wood duck or Carolina duck, a species of perching duck found in North America, is seen in a pond at the Ghosh Para area of Howrah District near Kolkata on August 11, 2020. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP) (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP via Getty Images)

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The Great Outdoors

U.S. Government, To Duck Stamp Artists: Make Sure Everyone Knows Ducks Can Be Shot

MIAMI, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 02: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell looks on before Super Bowl LIV between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers at Hard Rock Stadium on February 02, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Super Bowl LIV – San Francisco 49ers v Kansas City Chiefs

The NFL Will “Reimagine” A Virtual Pro Bowl. Dear God.

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Albert Burneko

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Defector At The Movies

There Should Be A Grand Jury To Approve All Future Film And TV Remakes

Rob Mains is a writer at Baseball Prospectus.

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Joe Morgan with fellow Reds legends Pete Rose, Barry Larkin, and Johnny Bench at the 2019 MLB All-Star Game.

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Admire Joe Morgan

Hikaru Shida holds the AEW Women's World Championship

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Pro Wrestling

One Year In, AEW Feels Too Much Like The Wrestling It Wanted To Rebel Against

Carlos Correa #1 of the Houston Astros can't catch Jose Altuve's throw

League Championship – Tampa Bay Rays v Houston Astros – Game Three

The Rays Made The Plays That Jose Altuve No Longer Can

Le'Veon Bell #26 of the New York Jets runs with the ball against the Arizona Cardinals at MetLife Stadium on October 11, 2020 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Arizona Cardinals defeated the New York Jets 30-10.

Arizona Cardinals v New York Jets

Le’Veon Bell Is Freed From The Clutches Of The Jets And Adam Gase

MIAMI, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 30: Head coach Dan Mullen of the Florida Gators reacts against the Virginia Cavaliers during the second half of the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium on December 30, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Capital One Orange Bowl – Virginia v Florida

Dan Mullen Tempted Fate And Fate Couldn’t Resist

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