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EDMONTON, ALBERTA - SEPTEMBER 26: Corey Perry #10 of the Dallas Stars celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the second overtime period to give the Stars the 3-2 victory in Game Five of the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Rogers Place on September 26, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

2020 NHL Stanley Cup Final – Game Five

The Stars Stay Alive With A Little Old-Guy Magic

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Chris Thompson

A couple walk toward a Tunnel Of Love with their arms around each other's waists.

Tunnel Of Love

This Is So Stupid

The Five Love Languages, Ranked

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Kelsey McKinney

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Zillowing Out

A $2.5 Million Coastal Retreat That I Would Gladly Receive From The Devil Himself

The statement from the Cincinnati Reds acknowledging Brennaman's resignation and calling him "a good man."

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Reds Share Statement About Thom Brennaman, Hilarity Ensues As Here’s A Drive Into Deep Left Field By Castellanos And That’ll Be A Home Run. And So That’ll Make It A 4-0 Ballgame. I Don’t Know If I’ll Be Putting On This Headset Again.

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Alyssa Thomas #25 of the Connecticut Sun celebrates with DeWanna Bonner #24 after converting a steal in the fourth quarter against the Las Vegas Aces during Game Three of their Third Round playoff at Feld Entertainment Center on September 24, 2020 in Palmetto, Florida.

Las Vegas Aces v Connecticut Sun – Game Three

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Alyssa Thomas Pays The Price

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Come Chat With The Defector Staff

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Salvador Perez congratulates his teammates, all of whom are somehow much smaller than him.

Kansas City Royals v Detroit Tigers

Salvador Perez Is Putting Up The Performance This Dumb Season Deserves

Patrick Dubuque is a writer and editor at Baseball Prospectus.

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World Series – Boston Red Sox v Los Angeles Dodgers – Game Five

Baseball Was Already Broken

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Lauren Theisen

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Colorado Rockies v San Francisco Giants

The National League Is A Toilet That Still Needs To Be Unclogged

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Samer Kalaf

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Sports Highlight Of The Day

The Sports Lowlight Of The Day Is This Bailiff Tumbling Down The Stairs As He Tries To Uphold A Broken System

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Life Lessons

Are You The “What?” Person In Your Relationship?

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Barcelona's Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez (L) celebrates after scoring the 1-2 during the UEFA Champions League Final football match between Juventus and FC Barcelona at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on June 6, 2015.

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Luis Suárez Gave Barcelona Just As Much As It Gave Him

Los Angeles Lakers v Denver Nuggets – Game Four

Jamal Murray Found Out Just How Much It Sucks To Run Into LeBron James

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Patrick Redford

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Maya Gabeira Conquered More Than Just The Biggest Wave Of All Time

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Just Like That, Robert Kraft’s Solicitation Case Is Kaput

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Media Meltdowns

Jason Whitlock Made Some Important Points In Front Of Congress Today

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Frank Talk About Parsley, With Tim Marchman

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This Chonky Cat Is 29.5 Pounds

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Drew Magary

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Fuck Adam Schefter

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Chloe Dygert’s Grisly Crash Was Particularly Cruel

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Barcelona's Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez arrives at the Joan Gamper Ciutat Esportiva in Sant Joan Despi near Barcelona for a training session on September 8, 2020.

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Italian University Under Investigation For Helping Luis Suárez Cheat On Citizenship Test

Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer smiles during a pregame interview.

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Trevor Bauer Should Just Admit It

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Brian’s song

The Story Behind Brian’s Song, The Biggest Sports Movie In TV History

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Medwyn and Gwenda Williams pose in front of their award-winning display at the 2019 Chelsea Flower Show

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Things We Actually Like

An Interview With Competitive Gardener Medwyn Williams, King Of The Vegetable Realm

Nikita Kucherov #86 of the Tampa Bay Lightning scores a goal past Anton Khudobin #35 of the Dallas Stars

2020 NHL Stanley Cup Final – Game Three

You Can’t Make Things Easy For The Lightning

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