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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Live Event

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Luis Paez-Pumar

Real Madrid's Welsh forward Gareth Bale celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the UEFA Champions League final football match between Liverpool and Real Madrid at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine, on May 26, 2018.

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Soccer

Gareth Bale Always Scored The Biggest Goals

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Samer Kalaf

Carolina Panthers interim head coach Steve Wilks

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Steve Wilks Made His Case

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Tom Ley

Detroit Lions v Green Bay Packers

Aaron Rodgers Needled The Lions And It Bit Him In The Ass

Jamaal Williams does an interview on SNF after the Lions beat the Packers

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Jamaal Williams Has The Power Of God And Anime On His Side

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Lauren Theisen

The Seattle Seahawks celebrate an interception

Los Angeles Rams v Seattle Seahawks

The Lions’ Playoff Hopes Are No More

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Ray Ratto

Jordan Akins catches a ball for a two-point conversion

NFL: JAN 08 Texans at Colts

The Miracle Texans Screw Themselves Out Of The No. 1 Pick

New England Patriots v Buffalo Bills

Nyheim Hines Returns Two Kicks For TDs In Bills’ First Game After Damar Hamlin’s Cardiac Arrest

Hamilton Nolan is a journalist based in New York City. Subscribe to his work at <a href="https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1687350200913000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0naFbUVOe-5ZgtPDtIM3gz">HamiltonNolan.com</a>.

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Hamilton Nolan

The Jaguars celebrate after a fumble returned for a touchdown

Tennessee Titans v Jacksonville Jaguars

Jaguars Junction: Week 18

Linus Ullmark and Jeremy Swayman celebrate a Bruins win

Boston Bruins v San Jose Sharks

The Bruins Are Kicking Ass In The Preseason

NFL: JAN 07 Titans at Jaguars

The Titans Are Now Available To Host The AFC Title Game

Urban Meyer Postgame Physical Meter with raincloud above Meyer's head

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How Is Urban Meyer Feeling This Morning?

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Giri Nathan

Basketball Hall of Fame London Showcase – Kentucky v Michigan

College Basketball

Hunter Dickinson Promises No More “Hitler Comments” About Tom Izzo

WWE Chairman Vince McMahon’s 1 Million Dollar Press Conference

Pro Wrestling

Vince McMahon Is Back And Throwing His Weight Around

Emile is a freelance writer, originally from the U.S., now living in Barcelona. He writes about Spanish soccer, namely FC Barcelona and Barça Femeni, on Substack, at <a href="https://barcafemeni.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://barcafemeni.substack.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1699026753084000&amp;usg=AOvVaw14bYDiXeApFrdtb0hLPnFE">La Barça Soc Supporter</a> and appears regularly on <a href="https://twitter.com/TheBarcelonaPod" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/TheBarcelonaPod&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1699026753084000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3pyv2PojdPBZ1Gkv3_aN-S">The Barcelona Podcast</a>. His work has previously featured at outlets including The Blizzard, <a href="https://urbanpitch.com/author/eavanessian/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://urbanpitch.com/author/eavanessian/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1699026753084000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0I4zygG7AmIDTzwXlPE2u_">Urban Pitch</a>, The Squall, Barça Blaugranes, and <a href="https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/author/emile-avanessian/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/author/emile-avanessian/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1699026753084000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3g0kv0jxafpvL520xVCsVU">Sports Collectors Daily</a>.
Emile also writes about the NBA, at his new outpost League Pass in L’Eixample. His previous work can be found at Forum Blue and Gold and his own site, a living relic of the basketblog era, <a href="https://hardwoodhype.com/the-work" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://hardwoodhype.com/the-work&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1699026753085000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2U949Uf-KXcPwkDPCbW129">Hardwood Hype</a>.

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Emile Avanessian

FC Barcelona v Olympique Lyon – UEFA Women’s Champions League Final 2021/22

Alexia Putellas’s Documentary Finds Truth In Disaster

LUSAIL CITY, QATAR - DECEMBER 18: Enzo Fernandez of Argentina poses for a photo with the FIFA Young Player award during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium on December 18, 2022 in Lusail City, Qatar. With WINDOW SHOPPING graphic.

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Window Shopping: Is Enzo Fernández Worth A Record-Breaking Transfer?

Buffalo Bills v Cincinnati Bengals

Damar Hamlin Is Awake And Talking

Dave McKenna

A view of RFK stadium during a football game

New York Giants v Washington Redskins

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A Dead Fan’s Notes

INDIANAPOLIS - JULY 16: Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts football team on July 16, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)

Indianapolis Cityscapes And City Views

All AFC Roads Lead To Indianapolis, God Help Us

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Patrick Redford

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Media Meltdowns

Why Coverage Of Dana White Slapping His Wife Has Been So Disastrous

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Laura Wagner

Chris-Beard

Texas Fires Coach Chris Beard Following Arrest On Felony Domestic Violence Charge

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Chris Thompson

This Is So Stupid

Do We Suspect, To Our Horror, That There May Well Be Some Frankenstein Coalition Created From This Impasse, An Abhorrent Manifestation Of House Rule That America Has Never Witnessed And The American People Have Never Authorized?

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

CINCINNATI, OH - JANUARY 2: A Paycor Stadium video board reads that the game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals is suspended due to an injury sustained by Bills safety Damar Hamlin #3 during the first quarter of an NFL football game on January 2, 2023 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

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