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Writer and podcaster Ben Reiter talks about the Astros.

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Guy Who Was Completely Blind To Astros Cheating Scandal Now Has Podcast About All This Cheating Business

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Central Florida v Florida Atlantic

This Is So Stupid

Please Look After Your Football Coaches

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers v Los Angeles Rams

Johnny Hekker Boomed The Bears Into Field-Position Hell

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Ancestor Of Boban Sinks Free Throw

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Southampton's English striker Danny Ings celebrates his team's second goal during the English Premier League football match between Southampton and Everton at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton, southern England, on October 25, 2020.

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All These Good-Ass Strikers Have Turned The Premier League Upside Down

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Manuel Margot after being tagged out (or not!) attempting to steal home in Game 5 of the World Series

Instant Replay And The Perils Of Baseball At The Atomic Level

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Chad Henne of the Kansas City Chiefs runs for a touchdown in the year 2020

Chad Henne Reminds Everyone That Kansas City Does Have A Backup QB, And It’s Chad Henne

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Patrick Redford

Seattle Seahawks receiver D.K. Metcalf closes in on his prey.

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D.K. Metcalf’s Lung-Busting Chasedown Of Budda Baker Was So Goddamn Cool

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Max Muncy #13 of the Los Angeles Dodgers watches his solo home run leave the park

World Series – Los Angeles Dodgers v Tampa Bay Rays – Game Five

Max Muncy Has Been The Dodgers’ Foundation

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Arizona Cardinals v New York Jets

Arizona Trump Supporters Accuse DeAndre Hopkins Of Being Cooler Than Previously Realized

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Barry Petchesky

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 25: Manuel Margot #13 of the Tampa Bay Rays is tagged out by Austin Barnes #15 of the Los Angeles Dodgers on an attempt to steal home during the fourth inning in Game Five of the 2020 MLB World Series at Globe Life Field on October 25, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Fuck It, Steal Home

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NFL player Antonio Brown in a New England Patriots uniform.

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Antonio Brown Gets To Redeem Himself Because He Helps Your Team Win

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Crud-O-Meter (1)

Was Tom Brady Crud Today?

Todd Gurley II #21 of the Atlanta Falcons carries the ball after a reception against the Detroit Lions during the first half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on October 25, 2020

Detroit Lions v Atlanta Falcons

Todd Gurley Didn’t Fall Down This Time, And It Cost The Falcons A Win

Quarterback Andy Dalton #14 of the Dallas Cowboys is hit and injured by Jon Bostic #53 of the Washington Football Team in the third quarter of the game at FedExField on October 25, 2020

Dallas Cowboys v Washington Football Team

Things Couldn’t Have Gone Much Worse For The Dallas Cowboys

Ajax' Dutch forward Klaas Jan Huntelaar (C) scores the 0-10 goal during the Dutch Eredivisie football match between VVV Venlo and Ajax Amsterdam at De Koel stadium in Venlo, south-eastern Netherlands, on October 24, 2020. - Ajax won 13-0 against VVV Venlo, the biggest victory in the history of the Dutch championship.

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Watch Ajax Hogtie VVV-Venlo, Strap Them To A Rocket Ship, Launch The Ship Into Outer Space, Load Up Another Rocket With Nukes, And Fly The Second Rocket Into The First, Causing An Explosion Of Gory Radiance The Likes Of Which The Eredivisie Has Never Before Seen

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Rice Misses Quadruple-Doink Field Goal to Win Game

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College Football Welcomed Rice Back With A Quadruple Doink In Overtime

Randy Arozarena #56 of the Tampa Bay Rays slides into home plate during the ninth inning to score the game winning run to give his team the 8-7 victory as Kevin Kiermaier celebrates against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Four of the 2020 MLB World Series

World Series – Los Angeles Dodgers v Tampa Bay Rays – Game Four

Game 4’s Gloriously Insane Ending Is Just What This World Series Needed

Real Madrid's Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior (R) challenges Barcelona's Spanish midfielder Sergio Busquets during the Spanish League football match between Barcelona and Real Madrid

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Barcelona And Sergio Busquets Are No Longer Made For Each Other

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A $175,000 Maine House Good For Hauntings

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World Series – Los Angeles Dodgers v Tampa Bay Rays – Game Three

The World Series Is Running Out Of Time To Get Weird

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Justin Ellis

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Voters Line Up To Remind Us That Media And Democracy Are Broken

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<a href="https://twitter.com/sundownmotel">Bill Hanstock</a> is an Emmy-winning producer, screenwriter, editor and journalist. He has covered and interviewed countless WWE and independent wrestling personalities and events for SB Nation and UPROXX, and been a part of several popular pro wrestling podcasts. He has contributed to Polygon, The Athletic, and Inked magazine. He has also penned nearly a dozen stories for the official WWE comic book published by BOOM! Studios. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, son, and two cats.

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Donald Trump and Vince McMahon at some WWE thing or other in 2009. I'm sure it was great.

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Inside Vince McMahon’s Aspirational, Transactional, Utterly All-American Friendship With Donald Trump

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World Series – Tampa Bay Rays v Los Angeles Dodgers – Game One

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