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Ray Ratto

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 02: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visits "The Faulkner Focus"at Fox News Channel Studios on June 02, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Visits “The Faulkner Focus”

Politics

Things Got Ugly At RFK Jr.’s Fart Dinner

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 08: Joey Votto #19 of the Cincinnati Reds is congratulated by Elly De La Cruz #44 and Jake Fraley #27 after a three-run home run in the fourth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on July 08, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images)

Cincinnati Reds v Milwaukee Brewers

The Reds Are Dirty Boys

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Billy Haisley

South African senior national women's football team players train at Highlands Park in Johannesburg, on October 4, 2022.

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Soccer

South Africa Brings Continental Dreams To The World Stage

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Patrick Redford

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Capital

Anchor Brewing Was San Francisco

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Samer Kalaf

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Media Meltdowns

Flyers Staffers Forget To Mute Themselves Talking Shit About Reporter’s Question

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Vince Guerrieri

An American soldier stands in the Zeppelin stadium and looks towards a Nazi swastika, Nuremberg, Germany, 1945. The stadium, along with two others, was used by Adolf Hitler to hold many Nazi rallies. (Photo by © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

Nuremberg in Allied Hands

They Almost Played An All-Star Game At Nuremberg

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 10: Former NFL head coach John Gruden is seen in attendance during the UFC 282 event at T-Mobile Arena on December 10, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

UFC 282: Saaiman v Koslow

Jon Gruden Was The Mark

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Barry Petchesky

ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 2: Washington Commanders owners Dan Snyder, right, talks to Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, left, before the Dallas Cowboys defeat of the Washington Commanders 25-10 at AT&amp;T Stadium on October 2, 2022 in Arlington, TX. (Photo by John McDonnell/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

NFL:  Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys

The NFL Is Full Of Unpleasant Men Trying To Screw Each Other

LEIGH, ENGLAND - JULY 22: Stina Blackstenius of Sweden celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal which was later disallowed by VAR for an offside during the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 Quarter Final match between Sweden and Belgium at Leigh Sports Village on July 22, 2022 in Leigh, England. (Photo by Harriet Lander/Getty Images)

Sweden v Belgium: Quarter Final – UEFA Women’s EURO 2022

This Could Finally Be Sweden’s Year

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Lauren Theisen

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Julio Rodriguez Gave The All-Star Game Some Stakes

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Gabrielle Williams of ASVEL Basket Landes Feminine in action during the Women's French Cup Final basketball match.

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WNBA

The Prioritization Rule Will Haunt WNBA Players For A Long Time


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Dan McQuade

A general view of an Alabama Crimson Tide baseball cap during the 2023 SEC Baseball Tournament game between the Kentucky Wildcats and the Alabama Crimson Tide on May 23, 2023 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama.

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College Baseball

Sports Gambling Can Give Us So Many Dumb Guys Doing Schemes

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Kathryn Xu

Daniel Ricciardo smiles in his Red Bull uniform.

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Racing

Daniel Ricciardo Is Back—Kind Of

Liv Golf Commissioner Greg Norman rects after the 2023 Liv Golf tournament in Adelaide on April 23, 2023. (Photo by Brenton Edwards /

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Golf

The PGA Tour-LIV Golf Merger Floated Up From A Sea Of Desperate Ideas

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Drew Magary

LIVERMORE, CA - JULY 18: A Safeway customer browses in the fruit and vegetable section at Safeway's new "Lifestyle" store July 18, 2007 in Livermore, California. Safeway unveiled its newest Lifestyle store that features numerous organic and natural foods as well as expanded produce, meat, seafood and floral departments. The store also offers freshly made desserts and baked goods, a coffee roaster, a fresh nut bar and wine section with over 2,000 wines, some of which are stored in a climate controlled wine cellar. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

New Safeway Opens With Focus On Organic Goods

Funbag

Time For War: I’m Ranking Supermarket Chains

Adley Rutschman and Luis Robert face off before the 2023 Home Run Derby.

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Adley Rutschman Vs. Luis Robert Was So Much Fun

HAMILTON, NEW ZEALAND - FEBRUARY 23: Marta Cox and Wendy Natis of Panama celebrate with team member Raiza Gutierrez during the 2023 FIFA World Cup Play Off Tournament match between Paraguay and Panama at Waikato Stadium on February 23, 2023 in Hamilton, New Zealand. (Photo by Joe Allison - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

Paraguay v Panama – 2023 FIFA World Cup Play Off Tournament

Panama Has Done Its Job Simply By Making The World Cup

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Tom Ley

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It’s Time To Do Your Duty And Take Advantage Of The Defector Summer Sale

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Autostraddle

Autostraddle Is Spiraling Toward A Shutdown Or A Sale

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Debinha #9 celebrates with her teammate Marta #10 of Brazil after scores 1st goal during the match between Japan and Brazil at Exploria Stadium on February 16, 2023 in Orlando, Florida.

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It’s Brazil Versus Time At This World Cup

LINCOLN, NE - OCTOBER 2: Head coach Pat Fitzgerald of the Northwestern Wildcats watches the team warm up before the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on October 2, 2021 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)

Northwestern v Nebraska

Death To The NCAA

Northwestern Has Bigger Problems Than Pat Fitzgerald

Khadija Shaw of Jamaica celebrates with teammates after scoring her team's third goal during the match between Jamaica and Haiti as part of the 2022 Concacaf W Championship at BBVA Stadium on July 11, 2022 in Monterrey, Mexico.

Jamaica v Haiti – 2022 Concacaf W Championship

It’s Time For Jamaica To Grow Up

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Transactions, July 10

F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain

Inspirational: McLaren Car No Longer A Tractor

Movistar Team's US rider Matteo Jorgenson cycles in the ascent of the Puy de Dome in the final kilometers of the 9th stage of the 110th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 182,5 km between Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat and Puy de Dome, in the Massif Central volcanic mountains in central France, on July 9, 2023. (Photo by Vincent Kalut / POOL / AFP) (Photo by VINCENT KALUT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Cycling

The Pain Is The Point

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