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Brionna Jones #42 and Jasmine Thomas #5 of the Connecticut Sun celebrate on the court after Jones scored against the Las Vegas Aces and was fouled during their game at Michelob ULTRA Arena on May 23, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Sun defeated the Aces 72-65.

WNBA

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ASPEN - FEBRUARY 28: Norm MacDonald performs during the US Comedy Arts Festival at the historic Wheeler Opera House February 28, 2003 in Aspen, Colorado. (Photo by Michael Brands/Getty Images)

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Brenden Aaronson of RB Salzburg interacts with Jesus Navas of Sevilla FC during the UEFA Champions League group G match between Sevilla FC and RB Salzburg at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on September 14, 2021 in Seville, Spain.

Soccer

Sevilla-Salzburg Was The Champions League At Its Most Chaotic

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Science

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Funbag

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Raiders owner Mark Davis in his booth at the game.

Mark Davis Celebrates Raiders’ Victory While Looking Like Thanos In Miami

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Esports

Gamer Wins Tournament, Dislocates Shoulder In Celebration

Jewell Loyd #24 and Sue Bird #10 of the Seattle Storm react during the second quarter against the Washington Mystics at Angel of the Winds Arena on September 07, 2021 in Everett, Washington.

The Seattle Storm Are In The Bad Zone

<a href="https://twitter.com/ericnus">Eric Nusbaum</a> (words) is a writer based in Tacoma, Washington. He is the author of the book <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/stealing-home-los-angeles-the-dodgers-and-the-lives-caught-in-between-9781541742222/9781541742215">Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between</a>. He is also a former editor at VICE.
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Nicholas Russell

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 13: Derek Carr #4 of the Las Vegas Raiders leaves the field after the Las Vegas Raiders defeat the Baltimore Ravens 33-27 in overtime at Allegiant Stadium on September 13, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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Emma Raducanu of Great Britain celebrates after winning championship point to defeat Leylah Annie Fernandez of Canada during the second set of their Women's Singles final match on Day Thirteen of the 2021 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 11, 2021 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

Tennis

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José Mourinho’s Roma Is Flying

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Against My Better Judgment, I’m Into The Expanded Wild Card

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Could A Handful Of Swallowed Metal Ball Bearings And Exposure To The World’s Strongest Magnets Cause My Torso To Explode Into A Cloud Of Viscera? A Scientific Examination

I Hope I Get Old Before I Die

Mark Davis Celebrates Raiders’ Victory While Looking Like Thanos In Miami

Gamer Wins Tournament, Dislocates Shoulder In Celebration

The Seattle Storm Are In The Bad Zone

Women’s Bodies, Men’s Rules, And The Indiscreet Draw Of ‘Pumping Iron 2: The Women’

James Wan Just Wants You To Have As Much Dumb Fun As He’s Having

Before It All Got Silly, Derek Carr Kept His Cool

Same Raiders Stupid, New Raiders Outcome

Emma Raducanu’s U.S. Open Title Was Efficient And Unprecedented

Daniil Medvedev Slammed The Door On Novak Djokovic Then Turned Into A Dead Fish

José Mourinho’s Roma Is Flying

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