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Spain's Rafael Nadal (R) greets Australia's Rinky Hijikata (L) during their 2022 US Open Tennis tournament men's singles first round match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, on August 30, 2022. (Photo by COREY SIPKIN / AFP) (Photo by COREY SIPKIN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Rinky Hijikata Made The Most Of His U.S. Open Moment

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Drew Magary

Las Vegas Raiders v Miami Dolphins

Why Your Team Sucks

Why Your Team Sucks 2022: Las Vegas Raiders

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Navy SEALs Training

This Is So Stupid

This Isn’t The Unaccountable Murder Program I Fell In Love With

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Disgraced coach Jon Gruden speaks at an interview for the Little Rock Touchdown Club

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Jon Gruden Emerges With A Sorry Excuse And Sorrier Haircut

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Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart 2022 – Day 5

Anett Kontaveit Gets The Pleasure Of Being In Everyone’s Way

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Cameron Smith holds the trophy at The Open Championship.

Golf

The Golf War Rages On With Fresh Defections And New Escalations

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We Must Protect Soccer From Grubby Rule-Mongers

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A League Of Their Own

‘A League Of Their Own’ Is A Reminder Of How Little Women’s Baseball Still Has

Carolina Panthers v New England Patriots

Why Your Team Sucks 2022: New England Patriots

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Lauren Theisen

2022 US Open – Day 1

Daniel Elahi Galán Gave The U.S. Open A Post-Serena Show

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Tom Brady, wearing a beanie, yells during the 2019 Super Bowl parade

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Does Tom Brady Have Nephews? A Defector Investigation

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Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Angels hits a two-run home run against the New York Yankees during the fifth inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on August 29, 2022 in Anaheim, California.

New York Yankees v Los Angeles Angels

Shohei And The Angels Out-Dingered Aaron Judge And The Yankees

NFC Championship – San Francisco 49ers v Los Angeles Rams

Jimmy Garoppolo Will Stick Around To Make Things Weird

NEUSTIFT IM STUBAITAL, AUSTRIA - AUGUST 25: The Innsbrucker Hütte mountain hut stands in the Stubai Alps (Stubaier Alpen) mountain range on August 25, 2022 near Neustift im Stubaital, Austria. The hut lies on the Stubaier Höhenweg in Tyrol, a challenging alpine hiking trail that is among the most popular in Austria. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Travel Destination: Stubai Mountains In Austria

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Alpine Mountaineering Is Melting Away

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Stephanie Talbot #7 of the Seattle Storm high-fives Jewell Loyd #24 after she hit a 3-pointer against the Las Vegas Aces in the fourth quarter of Game One of the 2022 WNBA Playoffs semifinals at Michelob ULTRA Arena on August 28, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Storm defeated the Aces 76-73.

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Jewell Loyd Knows Exactly When To Show Up

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Duke Volleyball Player Says BYU Failed To Handle Fan Yelling Racial Slurs At Her

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Erling Haaland of Manchester City celebrates his hat trick during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Crystal Palace at Etihad Stadium on August 27, 2022 in Manchester, England.

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The Erling Haaland Show Has Only Just Begun

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How Are You Coping With That?

The Trauma Of Homelessness Doesn’t End Under A Roof

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Why Your Team Sucks 2022: Pittsburgh Steelers

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A general view of Trix the female the T-Rex exhibition at the Naturalis or Natural History Museum of Leiden on October 17, 2016 in Leiden, Netherlands. The skeleton of Tyrannosaurus rex was excavated in 2013 in Montana, USA, by Naturalis Biodiversity Center. The fossil is part of the Naturalis collection and is more than 80% of the bone volume present. All essential and high­volume bones are in place. This places Trix in the top 3 ranking of the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons in the world. In addition, all the bones are extremely well preserved. The quality of this fossil is unmatched by any other large T-Rex find in the world.

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The T. Rex Species Saga, Explained

Tyler O'Neill rounds the bases after hitting a home run

Atlanta Braves v St. Louis Cardinals

Oh Christ, It’s Getting Late And The Cardinals Are Hot Once Again

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Is This Magic, Or One Of The Worst Calls In History?

Dunedin Blue Jays v Tampa Tarpons

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The MLBPA Wants To Unionize Minor League Baseball

Race winner Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing looks on from the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Belgium at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on August 28, 2022 in Spa, Belgium.

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Max Verstappen Is The Fun-Killer

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Matt Araiza #19 of the Buffalo Bills punts during Bills training camp at Saint John Fisher University on July 24, 2022 in Pittsford, New York. He was later cut by the team.

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The Bills Cut Matt Araiza Because He’s A Punter

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