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Today’s Marlins-Mets Game Lasted A Whopping Seven Minutes

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Local Sports Anchor Gets Around NCAA Broadcast Restrictions With Stunning MS Paint Highlights

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Miles Bridges Dunks Clint Capela Into Another Realm

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NWSL Match Ends With Shoves And A New League Record For Red Cards

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Bad Bunny Should Be The New Template For WWE’s Celebrity Wrestlers

Joe Musgrove #44 of the San Diego Padres after pitching a no-hitter against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on April 09, 2021 in Arlington, Texas.

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Joe Musgrove Threw His No-Hitter With The Urgency Of A Man Who Really Had To Piss

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Media Meltdowns

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Cincinnati Bengals v Houston Texans

More Women In The Deshaun Watson Lawsuits Will Use Their Names

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The Details Of Tiger Woods’s Crash Are Perplexing

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WASHINGTON - MARCH 4: DeMaurice Smith (R), NFLPA executive director, arrives with NFL Players Association Spokesman George Atallah (L) and Kansas City Chiefs player Brian Waters (C) for an extra day of negotiations at the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service building March 4, 2011 in Washington, DC. Representatives from the National Football League (NFL) and National Football League Players' Association (NFLPA) continue to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement between players and owners during a 24 hour extension in negotiations. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

NFL Lockout Looms As Negotiations Are Extended

Let’s Talk About The State Of Football, With The NFLPA’s George Atallah

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DENVER, CO - APRIL 2: Starting pitcher Trevor Bauer #27 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after giving up a two run home run to Ryan McMahon of the Colorado Rockies during the seventh inning at Coors Field on April 2, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)

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Trevor Bauer Did This To Himself

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 08: Michael Conforto #30 of the New York Mets celebrates after being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Miami Marlins at Citi Field on April 08, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

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I Can’t Believe This Didn’t Happen TO The Mets

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Rory McIlroy Smote His Own Father With A Golf Shot

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HOUSTON, TEXAS - JANUARY 28: Megan Rapinoe of the United States warms up before playing Haiti during a Group A CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying match at BBVA Compass Stadium on January 28, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)

United States v Haiti: Group A – 2020 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying

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Megan Rapinoe Notes How Draymond Green’s Equal Pay Takes “Showed His Whole Ass”

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Horse Racing

Is Horse Racing Still Too Big To Fail?

Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain celebrates after scoring their side's first goal with his team mate Neymar during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final match between FC Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain at Allianz Arena on April 07, 2021 in Munich, Germany.

FC Bayern Munich v Paris Saint-Germain – UEFA Champions League Quarter Final: Leg One

PSG’s Stars Are Unstoppable, Snow And Stats And Bayern Be Damned

TORONTO, ON - APRIL 7: Jack Campbell #36 of the Toronto Maple Leafs is congratulated by teammate Auston Matthews #34 for breaking the consecutive win record for a Leaf against the Montreal Canadiens during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on April 7, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Canadiens 3-2. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Jack Campbell; Auston Matthews

Montreal Canadiens v Toronto Maple Leafs

Jack Campbell Can’t Lose

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