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Remind Everyone That Your Team Sucks

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Ray Ratto

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - JULY 28: Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels looks on in the dugout during the regular season game against the Oakland Athletics at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on July 28, 2024 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images)

Oakland Athletics v Los Angeles Angels

Troutless Again


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Diana Moskovitz

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Olympics

In Paris, Simone Biles Made Everyone Stand Up And Take Notice

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Crufts Dog Show 2016 – Day Two

Defector Up All Night

Vet Stories, With Dave McKenna

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David Roth

Former footballer Zinedine Zidane carries the torch during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris.

Opening Ceremony – Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 0

Podcasts

Getting Slightly Too French With It, With Patrick Redford

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Billy Haisley

Zambia's forward #11 Barbra Banda shoots to score the first goal for Zambia in the women's group B football match between Zambia and Germany during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium in Saint-Etienne on July 31, 2024.

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Even Perfection Isn’t Enough For Barbra Banda

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Lauren Theisen

Imane Khelif of Team Algeria and Angela Carini of Team Italy exchange punches

Boxing – Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 6

J.K. Rowling Invents A Trans Olympian To Get Mad At

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Drew Magary

FLOWERY BRANCH, GEORGIA - MAY 14: Quarterback Kirk Cousins #18 of the Atlanta Falcons speaks to the media during OTA offseason workouts at the Atlanta Falcons training facility on May 14, 2024 in Flowery Branch, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Atlanta Falcons OTA Offseason Workout

Why Your Team Sucks

Why Your Team Sucks 2024: Atlanta Falcons

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Albert Burneko

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft appears as a blazing meteor with a long trail of vapor as it launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on June 5, 2024.

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This Is So Stupid

Do Not Say The Boeing Starliner Astronauts Are Stranded In Space, Which They Cannot Presently Return From Due To Problems With Their Spacecraft

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Alex Sujong Laughlin

Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) walks out with his wife Usha Vance to speak during a rally with running mate U.S. Republican Presidential nominee former President Donald Trump.

Former President Trump And VP Nominee Sen. JD Vance Hold Rally In St. Cloud, Minnesota

Politics

JD Vance, Who Loves His Wife Usha By The Way, Wants To Make Sure You Know He’s Not Racist

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Luis Paez-Pumar

Katie Ledecky of Team United States competes in the Women's 1500m Freestyle Final on day five of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 31, 2024 in Nanterre, France.

Swimming – Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 5

Swimming

Not Even The Cameras Can Keep Up With Katie Ledecky

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Barry Petchesky

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 26: An exterior general view is seen of Sphere prior to the 2024 Upper Deck NHL Draft on June 26, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 2024 Upper Deck NHL Draft will be held at the Sphere on June 28 and 29, 2024. (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images)

2024 Upper Deck NHL Draft – Previews

Journalismism

Jeff Marek Got Fired For Leaking Draft Picks To The Wrong Person

Mary Cassatt's "In The Loge" - a woman in the late 1800s uses opera glasses to look at something from a theater box, while a man looks at her from a distance

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Who’s Allowed To Look?

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Chris Thompson

Capital

DraftKings Abruptly Shuts Down NFT Operation, Panicking Collectors With Vast Holdings Of Digital Tokens

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Jazz Chisholm Jr. #2 and Luis Arraez #3 of the Miami Marlins celebrate during eighth inning against the San Francisco Giants at loanDepot park on April 18, 2023 in Miami, Florida.

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There Are Not Plenty Of Fish Left In Miami

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Everyone’s Been Competing To Post Defector’s 10,000th Blog And I Just Clicked Publish On This

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I’ve Never Messed Up So Bad

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<p>Mike Tanier has covered the NFL for 20 years for Football Outsiders, the New York Times, The Messenger, Bleacher Report, Sports on Earth, and other ancient empires. He&#8217;s a co-author of Aaron Schatz&#8217;s FTN Football Almanac and the author of the Y/A novel for grownups <i>Long Snapper&#8217;s Blues. </i>He lives off Exit 3 of the New Jersey Turnpike with his long-suffering wife, two sons and a 70-pound American Bully named Frank the Tank. <span style="font-weight: 400">His new Substack, <a href="https://miketanier.substack.com/">Too Deep Zone</a>, has officially launched.</span></p>
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Will Levis #8 of the Tennessee Titans signs autographs before the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Nashville, Tennessee at Nissan Stadium on January 7, 2024 in Houston, Texas. The Titans defeated the Jaguars 28-20.

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Why Your Team Sucks 2024: Tennessee Titans

Head coach of Canada Beverly Priestman gestures during Quarterfinals - 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup between Canada and Costa Rica at BMO Stadium on March 2, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

Canada v Costa Rica: Quarterfinals – 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup

Canada Manager Did Not Realize Writing Emails About Her Drone Spying Plot Was A Bad Idea

Mike Baumann #53 of the Seattle Mariners looks on during the game against the Chicago White Sox at T-Mobile Park on June 12, 2024 in Seattle.

Chicago White Sox v Seattle Mariners

Mike Baumann Is The MLB Trade Deadline’s Holy Vagabond

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Olga Kharlan of Ukraine celebrates as she wins bronze medal after competing against Choi Se-bin (not seen) of South Korea in the Fencing Women's Foil Individual on day three of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Grand Palais in Paris, France on July 29, 2024.

Olympic Games Paris 2024 – Fencing

Olga Kharlan Came All The Way Back In Paris

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Israel Daramola

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Ryan Reynolds Is Cinema’s Antichrist

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Kelsey McKinney

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Peacock Made The Perfect Olympics Experience For Sickos Like Me

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Giri Nathan

US' Coco Gauff speaks with an official after a call goes against her while playing Croatia's Donna Vekic during their women's singles third round tennis match on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Stadium during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris on July 30, 2024.

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Coco Gauff’s Olympic Singles Run Ends With An Umpire Argument And Tears

Team USA pose for a photo during the women's gymnastics at the Bercy Arena during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France on July 28, 2024.

Olympic Games Paris 2024, Day 2

Team USA Had To Find Its Steel In Order To Reclaim Its Gold

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Patrick Redford

Japan's #08 Rui Hachimura leaves the court after being sent off for committing to successive unsporting fouls in the men's preliminary round group B basketball match between Japan and France during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, northern France, on July 30, 2024.

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Cheating-Ass France Men’s Basketball Needed A Pair Of Miracles To Beat Japan

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