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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On July 15

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Live Event

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Laura Wagner

Jonah Peretti, CEO, Buzzfeed speaks at NewsCred's Content Marketing Summit at Metropolitan Pavilion on September 18, 2014 in New York City.

NewsCred’s Content Marketing Summit – Day 2

Media Meltdowns

Jonah Peretti Lays Off 47 HuffPost Staffers In Latest “Bloodbath”

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Patrick Redford

Dutch Mathieu van der Poel of Alpecin-Fenix celebrates on the podium after winning the 'Strade Bianche' one day cycling race (184km) from and to Siena, Italy, Saturday 06 March 2021. BELGA PHOTO DIRK WAEM (Photo by DIRK WAEM/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)

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Mathieu van der Poel’s Attack At Strade Bianche Was Cycling At Its Best

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Marc Moser

Avs Announcer Marc Moser Is A Land Of Contrasts

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Tom Ley

New York Giants v Dallas Cowboys

The Dak Prescott Deal Is Good For Everybody

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Billy Haisley

Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United celebrates after scoring their side's first goal from the penalty spot during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Manchester United at Etihad Stadium on March 07, 2021 in Manchester, England.

Manchester City v Manchester United – Premier League

Soccer

Manchester United Has Crawled Out Of The Meme Zone

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Ray Ratto

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - DECEMBER 26: Chase Daniel #4 of the Detroit Lions heads off the field following a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Ford Field on December 26, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers v Detroit Lions

You Expect Us To Believe WHAT About Chase Daniel?

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Papa John: For 20 Months I Have Worked To Excise Racial Slur From My Vocabulary

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Luis Paez-Pumar

AEW Revolution's Exploding Barbed Wire Death Match ended with a whimper of a bang.

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Pro Wrestling

Let’s Try To Make Sense Of That Awful, Hilarious AEW Pyro Screwup

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Fatima Ebrahimi of PPPL and an illustration of her proposed "plasmoid rocket" concept.

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Science

If Scientists Are To Use Tokamak Rockets To Send Man To Mars, They Must Agree To Use My Face As The Launch Pad

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Blake Griffin #23 of the Detroit Pistons reacts to a fourth quarter play while playing the Brooklyn Nets during the home opener at Little Caesars Arena on October 17, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan.

Brooklyn Nets v Detroit Pistons

Blake Griffin Brought Me Back

Buffalo Sabres v New York Islanders

So We’re Doing This Islanders Thing Again, Huh?

This photo illustration shows people wearing face masks, watch a televised conversation between Britain's Prince Harry with his wife Meghan Markle and US host Oprah Winfrey, in Arlington, Virginia March 7, 2021. - Britain's royal family on Sunday braced for further revelations from Prince Harry and his American wife, Meghan, as a week of transatlantic claim and counter-claim reaches a climax with the broadcast of their interview with Oprah Winfrey. The two-hour interview with the US TV queen is the biggest royal tell-all since Harry's mother princess Diana detailed her crumbling marriage to his father Prince Charles in 1995. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

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The Real All-Star Game Featured Oprah

Philadelphia 76ers v Brooklyn Nets – Game Four

Joel Embiid And Ben Simmons Get Out Of Meaningless Obligation

Petr Yan of Russia and Aljamain Sterling face off

UFC 259 Blachowicz v Adesanya: Weigh-Ins

The Fights

Aljamain Sterling’s DQ Title Win Brought Out The Worst Of The UFC

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R.I.P. Tom Wilson The Himbo. Long Live Tom Wilson The Goon.

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Giri Nathan

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Storybook Children

Defector Reads A Book

Defector Reads A Book Has Its Pick For March

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Drew Magary

In this picture taken on August 27, 2020, Daniel Chan poses with a tin of Hoisin sauce with labling that reads ÒMade in Hong KongÓ made at the Koon Chun Sauce Factory, founded by his great-grandfather n 1928, in Hong Kong, which produces soy, hoisin and oyster sauces found in Chinese restaurants and kitchens around the world. - At the Koon Chun Sauce Factory workers are scrambling to cover hundreds of thousands of bottles with new "Made in China" labels as the popular Hong Kong brand falls victim to spiralling diplomatic tensions. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP) / TO GO WITH: HongKong-China-US-politics-economy, FOCUS by Su Xinqi (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)

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Life Lessons

Hoisin Sauce And Me: A Love Story

Chelsea's English midfielder Mason Mount (L) celebrates scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on March 4, 2021.

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Mason Mount Has Become Chelsea’s Best Player

Upon further review, VAR disallows a Fulham goal against Tottenham due to the dumb handball rule.

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The Handball Rule Is Now A Little Less Dogshit

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Please Revel In The Chaos Of This Beat Writer’s Screenshot

ST PAUL, MN - FEBRUARY 27: Head coach Darryl Sutter of the Los Angeles Kings looks on during the third period of the game against the Minnesota Wild on February 27, 2017 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota. The Wild defeated the Kings 5-4 in overtime. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

Los Angeles Kings v Minnesota Wild

Darryl Sutter Is Back To Shovel Out Some More Shit

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The Anxious Identity Crisis At The Heart of ‘Search Party’ Is Its Biggest Strength

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 21: Head coach Jon Gruden (L) and general manager Mike Mayock of the Las Vegas Raiders celebrate on the field after the Raiders defeated the New Orleans Saints 34-24 in the NFL game at Allegiant Stadium on September 21, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

New Orleans Saints v Las Vegas Raiders

This Is So Stupid

My Team Is Gonna Be A Pack Of Clump Dogs

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