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The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is This Florida Man Defeating A Gator With A Trash Can

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MADRID, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 28: Players of FC Sheriff celebrate after victory in the UEFA Champions League group D match between Real Madrid and FC Sheriff at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on September 28, 2021 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

Real Madrid v FC Sheriff: Group D – UEFA Champions League

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There’s A New Sheriff In Town, And That Sheriff’s Name Is FC Sheriff

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My White Whale Is The Story Of An MLB Veteran Paying His Teammates To Get Vaccinated

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Jonathan Isaac answers questions at the podium on media day.

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Glenn Greenwald Demonstrates Breathtaking Ignorance In Stunningly Arrogant Screed About Vaccine Hesitancy

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Israel Daramola

Melvin Van Peebles speaking at the Gotham Independent Film Awards in 2008.

18th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards – Show

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Film Lost Melvin Van Peebles Just When It Needed Him Most

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A Teen With A Toy Was Killed By Police, And Few Want To Talk About It

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Paris Saint-Germain's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi, Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar and Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Kylian Mbappe celebrate at the end of the UEFA Champions League first round group A football match between Paris Saint-Germain's (PSG) and Manchester City at The Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on September 28, 2021.

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PSG Is A Work In Progress

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AC Milan's French defender Pierre Kalulu (2ndR) touches the ball with the hand in the penalty area during the UEFA Champions League Group B football match between AC Milan and Atletico Madrid on September 28, 2021 at the San Siro stadium in Milan.

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Nothing Is Easy For Atlético Madrid Right Now

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Ray Ratto

Oakland Athletics v Seattle Mariners

Cole Irvin Perfects The Art Of Apologizing For Something Nobody Remembers

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Drew Magary

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How To Not Suck At Writing

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Philadelphia 76ers v Atlanta Hawks – Game Four

BenWatch: Ben Simmons Unmoved By Attempts At Pretending To Placate Him

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All Hail Walker, My Ride-Or-Die For Fat Bear Week

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Miles Sanders breaks through the line for a big gain.

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Let Us Celebrate The Three Plays Last Night Where Eagles RBs Ran The Ball

A Centralian carpet python lies coiled at Sydney Wildlife World on September 11, 2009 which features Australian flora and fauna set amongst natural habitats and eco-systems. The non-venomous Centralian carpet python found only in Australia's Northern Territory, uses its colouring to help it blend in with the red sand and rock found in its usual arid desert habitat. Like other carpet pythons it is mainly nocturnal and feeds on small mammals, birds and reptiles. AFP PHOTO / Greg WOOD (Photo credit should read GREG WOOD/AFP via Getty Images)

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Death Of A Snake Salesman

Barcelona's Spanish midfielder Ansu Fati (TOP) celebrates scoring his team's third goal during the Spanish League football match between FC Barcelona and Levante UD at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on September 26, 2021.

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Ansu Fati Is Renewing The Faith

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The Eagles’ Best Offense Was One Moment Of Goofy Nonsense

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The Joy Of The Playoffs Is In The Texture, Not The Stakes

Brooklyn Nets v Milwaukee Bucks – Game Four

Kyrie Irving Doesn’t Want To Talk About It

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Cincinnati Reds v Miami Marlins

Joe West, Protagonist Of Baseball, Celebrates Looming Retirement By Ruining Game

Chicago Bears v Tennessee Titans

Matt Nagy Can’t Stop Talking About How This Is His Fault

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Olympic gold medal gymnast Jordyn Wieber, Olympic bronze medal gymnast Jamie Dantzcher, speedskater Bridie Farrell and figureskater Craig Maurizi testify before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee's Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance and Data Security Subcommittee during a hearing in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill April 18, 2018 in Washington, DC. The atheleats testified during the hearing titled 'Olympic Abuse: The Role of National Governing Bodies in Protecting Our Athletes.'

Senate Committee Hears Holds On Role Of Nat’l Olympic Governing Bodies In Protecting Athletes

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Congress Won’t Fund The Commission It Created To Fix Olympic Sports

Yoane Wissa of Brentford celebrates scoring his sides third goal during the Premier League match between Brentford and Liverpool at Brentford Community Stadium on September 25, 2021 in Brentford, England.

Brentford v Liverpool – Premier League

Brentford Is For Real

Terry Bradshaw, in a black suit and purple tie, holding his hands up like he's holding a pumpkin (there's nothing in his hands)

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