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College Basketball

Ayoka Lee Made History And Nearly Beat A Team By Herself

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Artificial Scarcity Is Baseball’s Present, And Our Future

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Patrick Redford

COMMERCE CITY, CO - MARCH 22: Fans of the United States national team cheer, wave a flag, and sing as snow falls during a FIFA 2014 World Cup Qualifier match between Costa Rica and United States at Dick's Sporting Goods Park on March 22, 2013 in Commerce City, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)

Costa Rica v United States – FIFA 2014 World Cup Qualifier

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Lauren Theisen

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Late Heroics Help Rams Overcome Tom Brady, Rams

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Barcelona's French forward Ousmane Dembele controls the ball during the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Elche CF at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on December 18, 2021.

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Wow Would You Look At That, Barcelona Is Still Miserable

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Life's Rich Pageant

Please Savor This Clip Of A Half-Frozen Alex Rodriguez Tempting Fate At Lambeau Field

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Kicker Evan McPherson #2 of the Cincinnati Bengals follows his game winning kick giving the Bengals a 19-16 win over the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Nissan Stadium on January 22, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee.

AFC Divisional Playoffs – Cincinnati Bengals v Tennessee Titans

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That Punt Hung In The Air Forever

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ATLANTA - FEBRUARY 8: Singer 'Meatloaf' performs at the Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk Contest during the 2003 NBA All Star weekend at Philips Arena on February 8, 2003 in Atlanta, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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Lucy Harris Couldn’t Be Forgotten

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Tampa Bay Rays owner Stuart Sternberg greets baseball fans as they arrive for the first game of the season on Opening Day before the start of a game between the Rays and the New York Yankees on April 2, 2017 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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