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Can’t Sleep. Hopped Up On Bunts.

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Patrick Redford

Norway's Magnus Carlsen (L) plays against India's Gukesh Dommaraju during the first game of Norway chess tournement in Finansparken in Stavanger on May 26, 2025. (Photo by Carina Johansen / NTB / AFP) / Norway OUT

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Chess

Magnus Carlsen Melts Down, Pounds Table After Inexplicable Blunder

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Drew Magary

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, arrives for a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen building on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Nominees Adam R. Telle, to be assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Richard L. Anderson, to be assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, and Dr. Matthew C. Napoli, to be deputy administrator for defense nuclear nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration, testified.

Senate Armed 5/13/25

Politics

Joni Ernst Is A Piece Of Shit

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Jac Caglianone rounds the bases in spring training.

Jac Caglianone

Red Alert! The Dinger-Starved Royals Have Promoted A Mighty Lad

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Players of Seattle Sounders pose for a team photograph before the MLS match against Minnesota United on June 01, 2025 in Seattle, Washington.

Seattle Sounders FC v Minnesota United FC

Soccer

Seattle Sounders Players Protest For Fair Share Of Lucrative Club World Cup Bonuses

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Lauren Theisen

Ellie the Elephant, the New York Liberty mascot, performs before the game between the New York Liberty and the Connecticut Sun

Connecticut Sun v New York Liberty

WNBA

The Liberty Are Godzilla And The WNBA Is A Bunch Of Tall Buildings

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Commentator and former NFL player Tom Brady (C) reacts on the field prior to the NFC Divisional Playoff between the Washington Commanders and Detroit Lions at Ford Field on January 18, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan.

NFC Divisional Playoffs: Washington Commanders v Detroit Lions

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The Crossword, June 2: Can You Dig It?

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George Springer #4 of the Toronto Blue Jays reacts during the game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Tampa Bay Rays at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Sunday, May 25, 2025 in Tampa, Florida.

Toronto Blue Jays v. Tampa Bay Rays

Blue Jays Rally Undone By George Springer’s Little Hops

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Mamta Patel Nagaraja, a fired NASA associate chief scientist for exploration and research, giving a keynote at the Department of Transportation for a White House event

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An Interview With A Fired NASA Associate Chief Scientist

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Max Verstappen of Oracle Red Bull Racing drives the Red Bull RB21 Honda.

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Racing

Max Verstappen Shatters The Illusion

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AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley competes in the girls high jump during the CIF State Track and Field Championships at Veterans Memorial Stadium on May 30, 2025 in Clovis, California.

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Youth Sports

Despite Online Outrage, The California State Track Meet Was Mostly Just A Track Meet

Tyrese Haliburton #0 of the Indiana Pacers grabs the ball against Mikal Bridges #25 of the New York Knicks during the first quarter in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on May 31, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

New York Knicks v Indiana Pacers – Game Six

The Pacers Were Just Too Much To Handle

Désiré Doué of Paris Saint-Germain celebrates after scoring his teams third goal during the UEFA Champions League Final 2025 between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Internazionale Milano at Munich Football Arena on May 31, 2025 in Munich, Germany.

Paris Saint-Germain v FC Internazionale Milano – UEFA Champions League Final 2025

Paris Saint-Germain Left No Doubt

Zion Williamson #1 of the New Orleans Pelicans plays the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena in the fourth quarter February 05, 2025 in Denver, Colorado.

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Zion Williamson Accused Of Rape, Domestic Violence In Lawsuit

Tom Cruise arrives at the US Premiere of "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning" at Lincoln Center Plaza in New York, New York on May 18, 2025.

US Premiere of “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Red Carpet)

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If Tom Cruise REALLY Loved Movies, He Would Let Me Watch Him Die

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The Stefon Diggs Experience Reaches Its Inevitable Maritime Climax

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Oklahoma City Thunder General Manager Sam Presti, at center in glasses and a vest, was in attendance for the retirement of Kendrick Williams during a college basketball game between Texas Longhorns and the TCU Horned Frogs on February 3, 2024.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: FEB 03 Texas at TCU

What Is Sam Presti’s Name? The Answer(s) May Surprise You.

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Dave McKenna Insists They Have Ham Trucks In France

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Miguel Andujar of the Athletics reacts at a called strike against the Philadelphia Phillies in the bottom of the seventh inning of a major league baseball game at Sutter Health Park on May 25, 2025 in Sacramento, California.

Philadelphia Phillies v Athletics

The Athletics Have Hopped Back Into The Dumpster

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Vince McMahon and John Laurinaitis look on during the main event of Money in the Bank 2011.

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John Laurinaitis Says He Will Testify Against Vince McMahon

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The Machines

The AI Floodwaters Are Rising Fast

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Kelsey McKinney

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Got A Reading Problem? Ask The Book Doctor!

Tyrese Haliburton #0 of the Indiana Pacers attempts a pass against the New York Knicks during the first quarter in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on May 27, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

New York Knicks v Indiana Pacers – Game Four

They Can’t All Be Thrillers

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder looks to his right, seemingly at The Distraction logo, with a towel over his shoulder, after the team's Game 4 loss in the Western Conference Finals.

Oklahoma City Thunder v Minnesota Timberwolves – Game Three

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Brazil's Joao Fonseca reacts after winning against France's Pierre-Hugues Herbert during their men's singles match on day 5 of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on May 29, 2025. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

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Tennis

João Fonseca Loves The Pressure

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