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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On July 15

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UAE Team Emirates team's American rider Brandon McNulty (L), UAE Team Emirates team's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar (C) wearing the best young rider's white jersey, and Jumbo-Visma team's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard (R) wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey cycle in the ascent of Peyragudes during the 17th stage of the 109th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 129,7 km between Saint-Gaudens and Peyragudes, in southwestern France, on July 20, 2022. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP) (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images)

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Cycling

Young Americans Step Into The Tour de France Spotlight

Kalyn Kahler

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Josh McCown Doesn’t Mind Being Known As A “Journeyman”

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Albert Burneko

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Simply Become A Juan Soto Fan

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Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021

Chess

Who Wants To Be World Chess Champion?

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Giri Nathan

Andrew Wiggins cradles the Warriors championship trophy.

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Andrew Wiggins, At His Career Peak, Still Gripes About Getting The Vaccine

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Tom Ley

92nd MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard

All Rob Manfred Can Do Is Lie About This Stuff

Felix Kent

A tourist practices with a paddleboard during a sunset in Philippine's Boracay island on April 24, 2018, ahead of its closure. - Police with assault rifles patrolled entry points to Boracay island on April 24 just days before a six-month shutdown and clean-up of one of the Philippines' top tourist attractions. (Photo by NOEL CELIS / AFP) (Photo credit should read NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Elder Wisdom

A Middle-Aged Person Takes Up A Hobby

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Sabrina Imbler

The new fossil fish, Qikiqtania wakei, with its famous cousin Tiktaalik below.

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Animals

New Fossil Fish Flirted With The Idea Of Legs But Kept On Swimming

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Soraya Roberts

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‘The Bear’ Is Why We Must End The Reign Of TV’s Vibes Cartel

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This All-Star Game Belonged To The Bullpen Hellions

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College Football

Jim Harbaugh Had Some Dumb Things To Say At An Anti-Abortion Event

USA's Alex Morgan (top) celebrates with teammates after scoring against Canada during their 2022 Concacaf women's championship final football match, at the BBVA Bancomer stadium in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon State, Mexico on July 18, 2022. (Photo by Julio Cesar AGUILAR / AFP) (Photo by JULIO CESAR AGUILAR/AFP via Getty Images)

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The USWNT Got Their Revenge

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Dan Uggla in the 2008 MLB All-Star Game, striking out.

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No One Will Ever Have A Worse All-Star Game Than Dan Uggla

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Is Anyone Famous Anymore?

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It’s True: Your Parents Will Eventually Possess Your Body

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A comic of video stills of a kid getting hit in the head with a basketball

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Life's Rich Pageant

The Secret History Of The Internet’s Funniest Buzzer-Beater

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Julio Rodríguez Stole The Show With Style

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Claes Oldenburg Gave Me A Place To Meet

EUGENE, OREGON - JULY 18: Athletes in the Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final run around a cameraman on the track on day four of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field on July 18, 2022 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

World Athletics Championships Oregon22 – Day Four

Track And Field

Hey Man … You Can’t Be Here

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Kathryn Xu

New York Mets v Houston Astros

Everyone But The Mets Kind Of Sucks At Winning Challenges

NFC Championship – Tampa Bay Buccaneers v Green Bay Packers

Leonard Fournette Knows How To Enjoy The NFL Offseason

Russell Westbrook, Kent Bazemore, DJ Augustin (Los Angeles Lakers)

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Maybe Russell Westbrook Knows It’s Over

Boston Red Sox v New York Yankees

You Don’t Beat Everyone’s Ass Without Finding A Guy Like Matt Carpenter

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - MAY 07: President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Dana White attends UFC 274 at Footprint Center on May 07, 2022 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

UFC 274: Oliveira v Gaethje

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The UFC’s Labor Problem Is Only Getting Worse

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Monkeys eat fruit and drink soda in front of an ancient temple during the annual "monkey buffet" in Lopburi province, some 150 kms north of Bangkok on November 27, 2011.

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Meals That Are Best To Finish With A Cold Can Of Soda, Ranked

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