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The merch table at the Rob Schneider comedy show

Life's Rich Pageant

A Rob Schneider Comedy Show May Be Long And Expensive, But At Least It’s Boring

Israel Daramola

Listening Habits

All That Matters Is That It Bangs

Kelsey McKinney

Oneil Cruz swings, the ball touching his bat on the sweet spot just in front of home plate.

Bonk! This Ball Went Somewhere New!

Kathryn Xu

Luis Paez-Pumar

F1 Arcade Madrid facilities, during its institutional inauguration, on 14 April, 2026.

One Night At Formula 1’s Drunk-Driving Simulator

Chelsea's English head coach Liam Rosenior reacts following the English Premier League football match between Everton and Chelsea at the Hill Dickinson Stadium in Liverpool, north west England on March 21, 2026.

Soccer

Chelsea Manager Gets Fired, As All Chelsea Managers Do

Tom Ley

Mike Vrabel To Seek Counseling Over “Completely Innocent Interaction” With Dianna Russini [Update]

Barry Petchesky

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 22: Trevor Zegras #46 of the Philadelphia Flyers celebrates his second period power-play goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins with teammates Christian Dvorak #22, Travis Konecny #11, Matvei Michkov #39, Cam York #8(all in the penalty box), and Jamie Drysdale #9 in Game Three of the First Round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Xfinity Mobile Arena on April 22, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images)

Philadelphia’s Hottest Club Is The Penalty Box

Ray Ratto

Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees reacts after hitting a two-run home run during the game against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium on April 19, 2026 in New York.

The Yankees Want To Dress Like All The Other Baseball Teams

A little girl sits on the lap of the easter bunny and looks skeptical

Minor Dilemmas

Is It Wrong To Use The Fear Of A Vengeful Easter Bunny To Get My Kid To Eat?

Lauren Theisen

Brandon Hagel #38 of the Tampa Bay Lightning cheers on the crowd as heads to the penalty box after a fight against the Montréal Canadiens

This Frickin’ Guy

Patrick Redford

Podcasts

Micro Aura Transgressions, With Giri Nathan

Dave McKenna

The National Mall with a view of the White House

Nats To Fans: Hey Everybody, Look What Dumbasses Our Players Are!

Head coach Billy Donovan of the Chicago Bulls calls a timeout during the second half against the Houston Rockets at the United Center on March 23, 2026.

Billy Donovan Hops Onto The NBA’s Slow-Moving Coaching Carousel

F1 cars all crowded together by the starting line

Racing

Formula 1’s Emergency Midseason Regulation Changes, Explained

Albert Burneko

Politics

Pete Hegseth Adds New Weapon To American Warfighter Loadout: Influenza

SAN ANTONIO, TX -APRIL 21: Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs holds his head after falling to the court against the Portland Trailblazers in the first half of Game Two of the Western Conference First Round NBA Playoffs at Frost Bank Center on April 21, 2026 in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images)

The Scariest Part Of A Concussion Is The Uncertainty

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Drew Magary

Funbag

A Game Of ‘Clue’ Turns Into Open Warfare

Mike Vrabel Says A Whole Lot Of Nothing About Dianna Russini Photos

Frederik Andersen #31 of the Carolina Hurricanes makes a save against Michael Amadio

Can’t Miss That

Drew McQuade

A collage of some of Dan's bootleg T-shirts

Stories

What I Found Sorting Through 1,200 T-Shirts My Son Left Behind

This Is So Stupid

Did You Hear? Cribl, Axonius, And Netskope Were At The Game

EDMONTON, CANADA - APRIL 20: Kasperi Kapanen #42 of the Edmonton Oilers scores a first-period goal against Lukas Dostal #1 of the Anaheim Ducks during Game One of the First Round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on April 20, 2026, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images)

Connor McWhovid?

Giri Nathan

Tom Dundon, Portland Trail Blazers owner (C), speaks as alternate governors Sheel Tyle (L) and Andrew Cherng (R) listen during a press conference before a game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Moda Center on April 02, 2026 in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Soobum Im/Getty Images)