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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 27: Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia (R) argues with Taylor Townsend of the United States (L) following their Women's Singles Second Round match on Day Four of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2025 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Tennis

Jelena Ostapenko Remains A Sore Loser

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Sabrina Imbler

Science

RFK Jr. Is Making His Bid To Become One Of American History’s Biggest Killers

Lauren Theisen

Tennis Player Acts Normal

Barry Petchesky

Woman holding giant sized popcorn and drink

Food

I Submit To You That Popcorn Is A Bad Movie Snack

Ray Ratto

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell delivers emotional comments during an NFL Divisional Round game between the Detroit Lions and the Washington Commanders in Detroit, Michigan USA, on Saturday, January 18, 2025.

Why Your Team Sucks

Why Your Team Sucks 2025: Detroit Lions

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 27: Reese McGuire #20 of the Chicago Cubs pitches against the San Francisco Giants in the eighth inning at Oracle Park on August 27, 2025 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

“Pitcher” Is A State Of Mind

a swarm of bumblebee catfish climbing the vertical rock of a waterfall

Creaturefector

Where Are You Going, Fish?

Lindsey Adler is a writer based in Brooklyn. She exclusively covered sports for a decade but has other interests, too.

Lindsey Adler

Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher perform onstage at the Oasis Live '25 - Toronto concert at Rogers Stadium

Arts And Culture

The Oasis Reunion Tour Has Shaken Up My Gallagher Brother Power Rankings

Samer Kalaf

Samer Kalaf in a Hell Gate hat at the Mets game

Life's Rich Pageant

TNT Sports Airs Guerrilla Marketing For Worker-Owned Website That Isn’t Defector

Albert Burneko

A man faces the realistic artist" robot "Ai-Da" using artificial intelligence at a stand during the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva on May 30, 2024.

The Machines

Butlerian Jihad Now

Tom Ley

Retired football player and Fox Sports analyst Tom Brady looks on prior to Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Media Meltdowns

NFL Once Again Tweaks Rules To Make Tom Brady Look Better At His Job

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - 2025/04/06: A banner saying “Greenland not for sale” and “Kalaallit Nunaat Kalaallit Pigaat” translated to "Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders” seen during a demonstration against the Trump administration. Protesters gathered in front of the American Embassy in response to the Trump administration's repeated statements about wanting control over Greenland. These statements, which questioned Denmark’s sovereignty and emphasized Greenland’s strategic value, sparked outrage in both Greenland and Denmark. Greenlandic leaders and citizens strongly rejected any suggestion of being "for sale," stressing their right to self-determination and fears of losing their cultural identity. The situation has unified Greenland’s political parties and raised broader concerns about international law and Arctic geopolitics. (Photo by Kristian Tuxen Ladegaard Berg/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Politics

Danish Intelligence Service Tells Trump To Stop Oafish Espionage Maneuvers

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Chris Thompson

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Drew Magary

Mark Andrews #89 of the Baltimore Ravens drops a pass on a two-point conversion during the second half of an NFL football divisional playoff game against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium on January 19, 2025 in Orchard Park, New York.

Why Your Team Sucks 2025: Baltimore Ravens

Alex Sujong Laughlin

Podcasts

Yowei Hosts A Party

Israel Daramola

Hurricane Katrina Showed How Quickly It Can All Fall Apart

Kelsey McKinney

taylor swift and travis kelce at the 2024 US. Open. He is wearing a stupid hat and looking at her lovingly.

Travis Kelce Sufficiently Recovered From Humiliating Super Bowl Loss To Propose

Maitreyi Anantharaman

A'ja Wilson #22 and head coach Becky Hammon of the Las Vegas Aces laugh as Wilson waits to check in during the fourth quarter of a game against the Dallas Wings at Michelob ULTRA Arena on August 17, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Aces defeated the Wings 106-87.

WNBA

The Aces Agenda Is Back In Full Swing

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Nothing But Rough Notes, With Maya Goldberg-Safir

ESPN College Gameday analyst Lee Corso picks the Panthers to win during the college football game between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Pittsburgh Panthers on September 01, 2022 at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, PA.

Funbag

And Now For A Brief Tribute To Lee Corso

The Feds, Unlike Shams Charania, Have Not Cleared Malik Beasley’s Gambling Case

Kathryn Xu

Sergio Perez of Mexico and Oracle Red Bull Racing talks with Valtteri Bottas of Finland and Alfa Romeo F1 on the drivers parade.

Racing

What Is The Deal With Cadillac’s F1 Driver Pairing?

Alec Bohm Initiates Confusing Delay Because He Saw A Weird Little Thing

Screwworm larva. Tusklike mandibles protruding from the screwworm larva's mouth rasp the flesh of living warm-blooded animals.

Make America Wormy Again

Matt Ufford is the head of video and audio at Yahoo Sports.

Matt Ufford

Jalen Carter #98 of the Philadelphia Eagles sacks Matthew Stafford #9 of the Los Angeles Rams during the fourth quarter in the NFC Divisional Playoff at Lincoln Financial Field on January 19, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.