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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On July 15

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Laura Wagner

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How A “Deeply Progressive” Coffee Chain Is Trying To Crush Its Workers’ Union

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Kelsey McKinney

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Life's Rich Pageant

Oh No! Big Boat Is Stuck

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Drew Magary

Vials of the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine are pictured during vaccination in Gaza City on March 25, 2021. - Thousands of Palestinian health workers, the elderly, and patients with cancer or kidney disease were set to get Covid-19 vaccines as the health ministry ramped up its inoculation campaign (Photo by Mohammed ABED / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images)

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Life Lessons

I Got My First Vaccine Dose. Now What?

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Barry Petchesky

Arizona Diamondbacks starter Randy Johnson pitches against the Florida Marlins during the second inning 23 April 2001 in Phoenix. AFP Photo/Mike FIALA (Photo by Mike FIALA / AFP) (Photo by MIKE FIALA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Randy Johnson Killing That Bird Deserves An Asterisk

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The 16 Lawsuits Filed Against Deshaun Watson Tell One Story

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Luis Paez-Pumar

Turkey's players celebrate after scoring their teams's third goal during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualification Group G football match between Turkey and The Netherlands at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium, in Istanbul, on March 24, 2021.

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Turkey And The Netherlands Kicked Off World Cup Qualifiers With A Six-Goal Banger

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Ray Ratto

MIAMI, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 13: Owner Daniel Snyder of the Washington Redskins looks on prior to the game between the Washington Redskins and the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on October 13, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

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Dan Snyder Was Never Going To Lose This Power Struggle

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Patrick Redford

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Giri Nathan

DVUR KRALOVE NAD LABEM, CZECH REPUBLIC - MARCH 19: A Chimpanzee watches a live-stream on a screen set up in an enclosure at the Safari Park on March 19, 2021 in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic. The park has set up live-stream broadcasting from the zoo in Brno to enrich the daily life of their chimpanzees amid lockdown. The Safari Park launched the experimental project to give the chimpanzees something to watch to give them some stimulation while crowds are not allowed to visit the zoo due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Gabriel Kuchta/Getty Images)

Chimps Entertained With Online Streaming Between Zoos

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These Cool Chimps Watch Other Cool Chimps Like Sports

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San Antonio, TX - MARCH 23: KENTUCKY VS IOWA during the Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament held at Bill Greehey Arena on March 23, 2021 in San Antonio, TX.

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No One’s Having More Fun Than Caitlin Clark

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Shams Charania Participates In Daily Heated Altercations With Prose, Per Sources

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Los Angeles Lakers v Philadelphia 76ers

Was Ben Simmons, In Fact, “Ready To Take Threes Now”? (No.)

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Inside The Chaotic, Quasi-Legal Marketplace For Personal Protective Equipment

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Julius Randle Is Suddenly Dirk Nowitzki Or Some Shit

Jeanne Calment, the world's oldest woman, poses for photographers 20 February in Arles, southern France, a day prior her birthday. Calment will celebrate on Friday her 122nd birthday. (Photo by Georges GOBET / AFP) (Photo credit should read GEORGES GOBET/AFP via Getty Images)

JEANNE CALMENT-ANNIVERSAIRE

Elder Wisdom

Old Things Are Old! That Includes You!

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Lauren Theisen

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NHL Quickly Distances Itself From Referee Shenanigans

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Yunus Musah’s Choice To Join The USMNT Is A Sign That The Process Is Working

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Death To The NCAA

Ex-LSU President Resigns His Job At Oregon State Due To LSU Scandal

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Steve Kerr Was Justifiably Irked About Being Misquoted To Make Kevin Durant Look Bad

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Thunder Rookie Spends 20 Seconds In The Depths Of Slapstick Hell

A rain storm is seen over a corn field in Oskaloosa, Iowa on August 15, 2019. (Photo by Alex Edelman / AFP) (Photo credit should read ALEX EDELMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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A Hater’s Guide To Iowa

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Some Suspect Officiating Led To The Fall Of Troy

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USC’s Demolition Of Kansas Was The Scariest Performance Of The Tournament

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Billy Haisley

Martin Odegaard of Arsenal has a shot on goal whilst under pressure from Declan Rice and Tomáš Souček of West Ham United during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Arsenal at London Stadium on March 21, 2021 in London, England.

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Martin Odegaard Pulls All The Strings

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Should You Care That DeVonta Smith Weighs Less Than You?

TAMPA, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 07: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell looks on while wearing a face covering before Super Bowl LV between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs at Raymond James Stadium on February 07, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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The NFL Is Hosting An In-Person Draft For One Reason, And It Ain’t To Promote Vaccines

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