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Shey Peddy #5 of the Phoenix Mercury celebrates as time expires in Game Five of the 2021 WNBA Playoffs semifinals against the Las Vegas Aces at Michelob ULTRA Arena on October 8, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Mercury defeated the Aces 87-84 to win the series.

Phoenix Mercury v Las Vegas Aces – Game Five

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The Old, Bruised, Dying, Dead, Shorthanded Phoenix Mercury Are In The WNBA Finals

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Zillowing Out

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Weekend Open Thread? Weekend Open Thread.

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Yoan Moncada of the Chicago White Sox sprawled on the ground in front of jeering Houston Astros fans

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MLB Network’s Jim Kaat Went So Far Out Of His Way To Say Something Racist

Miami Dolphins v Las Vegas Raiders

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Terrance Gore taking an extra base, with a great deal of vigor, in a 2019 Royals game.

Cleveland Indians v Kansas City Royals

It’s Terrance Gore Season In Major League Baseball

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I Have Seen The Lowest Bowel Of Hell, And It Is This MLB Network Hype Video [Updated]

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SANDY, UTAH - JUNE 09: Yunus Musah #18 of the United States in action during a game against Costa Rica at Rio Tinto Stadium on June 09, 2021 in Sandy, Utah. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)

Costa Rica v United States

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What Is This USMNT Guy’s Deal: Yunus Musah

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An NFLPA Player Rep On De Smith’s Uncertain Future

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Is It Better To Have Quarterbacked And Lost Than To Never Have Quarterbacked At All?

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God, I Wish That Were Me

ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 07: Randy Arozarena #56 of the Tampa Bay Rays steals home against Christian Vazquez #7 of the Boston Red Sox in the seventh inning during Game 1 of the American League Division Series at Tropicana Field on October 07, 2021 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Division Series – Boston Red Sox v Tampa Bay Rays – Game One

You Will Know The Rays

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On Being Perceived

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Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 2: A New Era

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Do We Really Need Bare Knuckle Boxing?

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TAMPA, FLORIDA - JULY 25: Vita Vea #50 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looks on during training camp at AdventHealth Training Center on July 25, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Training Camp

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Have You Hugged Your Local Run-Stuffing Fat Guy Today?

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Las Vegas Raiders v San Francisco 49ers

This Is So Stupid

Why Won’t These Squinting Football Coaches Wear Corrective Lenses?

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Albert Pujols Is Still Here

Seattle Mariners reliever Paul Sewald hushes the crowd in Anaheim down the stretch of his team's failed 2021 playoff run.

Seattle Mariners v Los Angeles Angels

How Did The Mariners Even Get This Close?

Chris Taylor #3 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates his walk off two-run home run in the ninth inning to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 3 to 1 during the National League Wild Card Game at Dodger Stadium on October 06, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.

Wild Card Round – St. Louis Cardinals v Los Angeles Dodgers

Baseball Fun Is When Fortunes Change

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 19: Head coach Urban Meyer of the Jacksonville Jaguars watches warmups prior to the game against the Denver Broncos at TIAA Bank Field on September 19, 2021 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

Denver Broncos v Jacksonville Jaguars

Man Four Games Into Coaching Tenure Once Again Clarifies He’s Not Resigning

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