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Ray Ratto

2022 NHL Stanley Cup Final – Game Six

The NHL Season Doesn’t End Until The Lightning Tell Everyone How Banged Up They Were

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Laura Wagner

US WNBA basketball superstar Brittney Griner arrives to a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow on June 27, 2022.

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Swapping Brittney Griner For Viktor Bout Should Be An Easy Call

Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

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Drew Magary

Les Kellett

Funbag

I Know Exactly What Kind Of Professional Wrestler I Would Be

MLB Owners Meetings

The Senate Is Once Again Waving Its Cane At MLB

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Sabrina Imbler

A pigeon nest comprising of a single stick and egg on top of a bed.

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Birdfector

Why Do Pigeon Nests Look So Shitty? An Investigation

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Giri Nathan

Brooklyn Nets v Boston Celtics – Game One

Report: Kyrie Irving, Not A Normal Person, To Lead Us Into Tomorrow

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 26: The Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Angels clear the benches after Jesse Winker #27 of the Seattle Mariners charged the Angels dugout after being hit by a pitch in the second inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on June 26, 2022 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Seattle Mariners v Los Angeles Angels

Everybody And Their Interpreter Got Suspended For Mariners-Angels Brawl

Carlos Alcaraz plays a backhand at Wimbledon.

Day One: The Championships – Wimbledon 2022

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Nice One, Charlie

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Tina Charles #31 of the Phoenix Mercury handles the ball against Cheyenne Parker #32 of the Atlanta Dream during the first half of the WNBA game at Footprint Center on June 10, 2022 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Atlanta Dream v Phoenix Mercury

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How Are The “Post-Divorce” Phoenix Mercury Feeling?

Kalyn Kahler

What And When Did The Texans Know About Deshaun Watson?

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Patrick Redford

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 26: Kyrie Irving attends the 2022 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images,)

2022 BET Awards – Arrivals

So I Guess We’re Doing This Again

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Luis Paez-Pumar

Sadio Mane (C) is presented as new player of FC Bayern Munchen by members of the board Oliver Kahn (L) and Herbert Hainer (R) at Allianz Arena on June 22, 2022 in Munich, Germany.

FC Bayern Muenchen Unveils New Signing Sadio Mane

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Sadio Mané Helped Build A Liverpool That No Longer Needed Him

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Kathryn Xu

Philadelphia Phillies  v San Diego Padres

Anywhere But The Thumb

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This Is So Stupid

The Frail Saggy Body Of Rudy Giuliani Must Be Protected From The Political Violence Of My Infant Child

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Tom Ley

The Angels And Mariners Had A Big, Salty Brawl

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Lauren Theisen

TAMPA, FLORIDA - JUNE 26: Nathan MacKinnon #29 of the Colorado Avalanche lifts the Stanley Cup after defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game Six of the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Amalie Arena on June 26, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Nathan MacKinnon Gave The Avalanche Everything They Dreamed He Might

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Barry Petchesky

TAMPA, FLORIDA - JUNE 26: Gabriel Landeskog #92 of the Colorado Avalanche lifts the Stanley Cup after defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game Six of the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Amalie Arena on June 26, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Greatness Isn’t Enough

Giancarlo Stanton #27 of the New York Yankees rounds the bases after hitting a seventh inning home run against Jose Urquidy #65 of the Houston Astros during their game at Yankee Stadium on June 26, 2022 in New York City.

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The Yankees Killed Baseball For About An Hour

Investigations Editor. You can contact her at diana@defector.com or dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. She&#8217;s also on Signal @dmoskovitz.99

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Diana Moskovitz

US law professor Anita Hill takes oath, 12 October 1991, before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington D.C.. Hill filed sexual harassment charges against US Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas.

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Anita Hill Warned Us; Too Few Listened

Wales' striker Gareth Bale celebrates after winning the FIFA World Cup 2022 play-off final qualifier football match between Wales and Ukraine at the Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff, south Wales, on June 5, 2022.

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Gareth Bale To LAFC Is Just Another Business Arrangement 

Deshaun Watson #4 of the Cleveland Browns takes off his helmet as he warms up during the Cleveland Browns mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 14, 2022 in Berea, Ohio.

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Nobody Wins In The Deshaun Watson-NFL Hearings

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Albert Burneko

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Let’s Make Some Cold Soup

DENVER, COLORADO - JUNE 24: Ondrej Palat #18 of the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrates a goal during the third period in Game Five of the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Final against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena on June 24, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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