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Bobsledder Aja Evans poses for a portrait during the Team USA Media Summit ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games on September 25, 2017 in Park City, Utah.

Olympics

Lawsuit: Olympic Bobsledder Says Team Chiropractor Sexually Abused Her For Years


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Sabrina Imbler

An Animorphs-like grid showing how bite marks in the deep-sea overlay perfectly with a rattail mouth

Creaturefector

Maker Of Mysterious Horseshoes On The Seafloor Finally Revealed

David Roth

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders congratulates his son Shadeur during Colorado's win against Colorado State on September 16, 2023.

Podcasts

The Coach Prime Discourse Is Decadent And Depraved

Patrick Redford

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 20: Martin Oedegaard of Arsenal celebrates after scoring the team's fourth goal during the UEFA Champions League match between Arsenal FC and PSV Eindhoven at Emirates Stadium on September 20, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Soccer

Arsenal’s Return To The Champions League Was Typically Stylish

Dave McKenna

New York Knicks and Rangers owner James Dolan, looking like a big sad baby at a microphone

Hey James Dolan: Quit Your Job

Brandi Brown

A child and llama competing in the Llama-Alpaca Costume Contest at the Minnesota State Fair.

Life's Rich Pageant

What I Saw At The Minnesota State Fair’s Llama-Alpaca Experience

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Drew Magary

on Day One of the 2018 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

Jamboroo

Chris Fowler Is The Best To Ever Do It

Albert Burneko

Media Meltdowns

Wow, You Can’t Even Pound A Quart Of Whiskey At The Airport For Less Than $60 Anymore

Lauren Theisen

Nick Castellanos rounds third after hitting a home run

Nick Castellanos Is The Phillies’ Himbo Hero

Kathryn Xu

Bernie Ecclestone faces questions about Nelson Piquet Jr.'s crash in the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.

Racing

Felipe Massa Wants To Relitigate A Wilder Era Of Formula One

Barry Petchesky

A pigeon looks in the photographer's camera in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on November 17, 2016. / AFP / dpa / Frank Rumpenhorst / Germany OUT (Photo credit should read FRANK RUMPENHORST/DPA/AFP via Getty Images)

Birdfector

Birds Are More Like Us Than You Think, Olivia Rodrigo

Luis Paez-Pumar

Jude Bellingham of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring their sides first goal during the UEFA Champions League match between Real Madrid CF and 1. FC Union Berlin at Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano on September 20, 2023 in Madrid, Spain

Jude Bellingham Is Real Madrid’s Newest Savior

Tom Ley

Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields (1) gets sacked during the NFL Football match between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Chicago Bears on September 17, 2023 at TIAA Bank Field Stadium, FL.

The Bears Have Wasted No Time In Initiating Their Meltdown

NEW YORK, USA - JUNE 15: FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at Manhattan Federal Court for a court appearance in New York, United States on June 15, 2023. (Photo by Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Capital

Oh, So It’s Illegal To Email Your Son About How To Do Financial Crimes Now?

Alex Sujong Laughlin

Life Lessons

The Only Depressed Adult At The World’s Largest Indoor Ropes Course

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Nicholas Russell

Hey It's That Guy

Lois Smith Is Too Cool To Be Hollywood’s Grandma

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Zach Buchanan

SARASOTA, FLORIDA - MARCH 21, 2023: Jackson Holliday #87 of the Baltimore Orioles looks on during a minor league spring training game against the Atlanta Braves at the Buck O’Neil Baseball Complex on March 21, 2023 in Sarasota, Florida. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Jackson Holliday

MLB Prospects Are Getting Promoted Faster Than Ever. Why?

Spain's midfielder Patri Guijarro (L) and Spain's defender Mapi Leon talk to the press after announcing they are leaving the national selection, in front of their hotel in Oliva near Valencia, on September 20, 2023 ahead of the UEFA Nations League football matches against Sweden and Switzerland. New Spain coach Montse Tome named a surprise 23-woman squad for upcoming Nations League qualifiers including 20 players officially on strike. Players demand structural changes in the Spanish football federation (RFEF) after the President forcibly kissed a player on the lips after Spain won the World Cup in Sydney on August 20, provoking worldwide outrage.

Spain Fills Women’s National Team Roster By Promising A Festival Of Beheadings

WNBA

Natasha Cloud Nearly Tore The Script To Shreds

Israel Daramola

Death To The NCAA

Jim Harbaugh Is Free!


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Dan McQuade

Devin the Dugong superimposed over the SMU mascot laying in a pool of confetti

This Is So Stupid

Devin The Defector Dugong Is A Roaring Success In Earned Media

Sergio Perez prepares to drive at the Grand Prix of Singapore.

After A Shitty Weekend In Singapore, Red Bull Is Most Certainly Not In Shambles

DW Griffith, Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks signing contract establishing United Artists motion picture studio. (Photo by: Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Funbag

A Unified Theory Of The Death Of The Movie Star

Alex Highsmith #56 of the Pittsburgh Steelers is congratulated by Nick Herbig #51 after scoring a touchdown after an interception against the Cleveland Browns during the first quarter at Acrisure Stadium on September 18, 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Steelers in black jerseys with yellow trim, black helmets. Fans behind them. Also behind them: There is a cameraman in the center who has his tongue out and is making kind of a funny face. Ok, a very funny face.

The Steelers Win, But They Still Stink!

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 18: Nick Chubb #24 of the Cleveland Browns is carted off of the field after hurting his knee during the second quarter of the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium on September 18, 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images)