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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On July 15

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Kalyn Kahler

Jacksonville Jaguars v Los Angeles Rams

Did Urban Meyer Only Hire “Losers?” An Investigation

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Dan McQuade

Matisse Thybulle celebrates with his arms out

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Matisse Thybulle Blocked Steph Curry’s Shots Into The Delaware River

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Albert Burneko

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A Pot Of Beans, By Any Other Name

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Tom Ley

F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi – Qualifying

Defector Up All Night

You! There! Come Join The Weekend Open Thread!

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The extremely unmemorable guy Chad Hutchinson, seen here calling a play against the Eagles in 2002.

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Remembering Chad Hutchinson In Public, With Kelsey McKinney

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Patrick Redford

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - MAY 23: George Bello #21 of Atlanta United against Alex Roldan #16 of Seattle Sounders during the first half at Lumen Field on May 23, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

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What Is This USMNT Guy’s Deal: George Bello

Dave McKenna

A highly venomous Golden Lancehead snake is seen at the Butantan Institue -which supplies the Ministry of Health, with many snakes' venom for its ditribution countrywide- in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on November 12, 2019. - In 2018 nearly 29,000 people were bitten by snakes in Brazil, of which over a hundred were killed. Most of the cases were in the vast and remote Amazon basin, far away from hospitals stocked with antivenom. (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA / AFP) (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Lynlee Renick Found Guilty In Snake King Murder Trial

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General view of a Tottenham sign under the arch outside the stadium before the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Watford FC at Wembley Stadium on January 30, 2019 in London, United Kingdom.

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Tottenham’s COVID-19 Outbreak Is Worrying

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Ray Ratto

CALGARY, AB - NOVEMBER 24: Winnipeg Blue Bombers fans and a single Hamilton Tiger-Cats fan rally their team prior to the 107th Grey Cup Championship Game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats during at McMahon Stadium on November 24, 2019 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images)

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Grey Cup Week Is The Anti-NFL At Its Best

Ron Harper Jr. celebrates after his buzzer beater lifted Rutgers

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Rutgers Finally Hit Some Threes, Including One Really Big One, To Beat Purdue

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The Lake Show Is Awful Television

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Chase Claypool Perhaps Loves His “Little First-Down Point” A Bit Too Much

Fran Hoepfner is a writer and teacher.

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Fran Hoepfner

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My Brush With Puzzle Brain

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New York Times Seeks Buyouts Before Imposing Layoffs

Media Meltdowns

Wirecutter Union Files Labor Grievance After “Vindictive” New York Times Withheld Holiday Pay

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The Vikings’ Defense Specializes In Blowing It At The Worst Possible Time

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D.C. Hoops Hero Loses High School Coaching Gig After Charging Into Stands

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We Have Considered ‘Consider The Oyster’

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Drew Magary

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Actually, Teaching Your Kid To Drive Is Fucking Great

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Bruce! (Here He Is)

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Nikola Jokic Put The Pelicans In Hell

Patrick Beverley: Making My Team Look Bad Is An Act Of Cowardice

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Marc Andre ter Stegen, keeper of FC Barcelona reacts as Leroy Sané of Muenchen scores the second goal during the UEFA Champions League group E match between FC Bayern München and FC Barcelona at Football Arena Munich on December 08, 2021 in Munich, Germany.

FC Bayern M√ºnchen v FC Barcelona: Group E – UEFA Champions League

Barcelona Takes Another Big Step Back

of the New Jersey Devils of the Phoenix Coyotes during the NHL game at Jobing.com Arena on October 27, 2011 in Glendale, Arizona.

New Jersey Devils v Phoenix Coyotes

I’m Not Sure This Whole Coyotes Thing Is Going To Work

Today’s Dose Of Dan Campbell Is Extra-Strength

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Concert-goers watch BTS perform onstage during iHeartRadio 102.7 KIIS FM's Jingle Ball 2021 presented by Capital One at The Forum on December 03, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.

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You Don’t Need Permission For Joy

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