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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On July 15

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Live Event

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Albert Burneko

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Media Meltdowns

More Like Turdle

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Giri Nathan

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Defector Reads A Book

Defector Reads A Book Is Going Long In September And October [Update]

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Sabrina Imbler

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Animals

Nowhere Is Safe From Our Garbage

Dave McKenna

Country music star Garth Brooks during his first night of a series of concerts at Croke Park, Dublin. Picture date: Friday September 9, 2022. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images)

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Garth Brooks Overpowers Croke Park In Delayed Irish Invasion

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Brett Favre gives the camera a thumbs up while playing in the American Family Insurance Championship golf event in Wisconsin, in June of 2022.

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Sweetheart Of The Scuzz Carnival, With Pablo Torre

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Diana Moskovitz

Empty voting booths are seen during Primary Election Day at PS 10 on August 23, 2022 in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn borough in New York City.

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Oh Great, Now Conspiracy Theorists Are Abusing FOIA Laws

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5th January 1950: A group of Irish folk dancers giving a display at the English Folk Dance and Song Society, Regent's Park, London. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Irish Dancers

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Kalyn Kahler Is Leaving Us, But We’ll Keep The Memories And Her Jawbones

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Roger Federer Is Retiring

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

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - AUGUST 26: Justin Herbert #10 of the Los Angeles Chargers stands on the field prior to the start of an NFL preseason against the New Orleans Saints at Caesars Superdome on August 26, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Los Angeles Chargers v New Orleans Saints

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A Way To Make Pro Football Safer Has Been Hiding In Plain Sight

Tobias Ludvigsson of Sweden, Clement Davy of France, Lars Van Den Berg of Netherlands, Kevin Geniets of Luxembourg, Valentin Madouas of France and Team Groupama - FDJ - Yellow Leader Jersey and a general view of the peloton passing through the feed zone area during the 82nd Skoda Tour Luxembourg 2022, Stage 3 a 188,4km stage from Rosport to Diekirch on / #skodatour / September 15, 2022 in Diekirch, Luxembourg

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Bicycle! Bicycle! Bicycle! I Want To Ride My Bicycle!

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Robert Lewandowski centre-forward of Barcelona and Poland lament a failed occasion during the UEFA Champions League group C match between FC Bayern München and FC Barcelona at Allianz Arena on September 13, 2022 in Munich, Germany.

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Barcelona’s Latest Moral Victory Is Only As Good As Its Next Actual Victory

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It Should Be Illegal For Bad Teams To Walk Aaron Judge

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HOUSTON, TX - JANUARY 07: Back judge Shawn  Hochuli #83 and side judge Allen Baynes #56 carry a game ball to the Oakland Raiders locker room before the game against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on January 7, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)

Wild Card Round – Oakland Raiders v Houston Texans

How NFL Teams Scout The Refs

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Cleveland Cavaliers v Phoenix Suns

Adam Silver Is The Wrong Man To Ask About Getting Rid Of Robert Sarver

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Dallas Cowboys v Green Bay Packers

Here’s A Good Reason Not To Involve Brett Favre In Your Fraudulent Scheme

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Philadelphia Eagles v Miami Dolphins

Good News: Mike McDaniel Is Showering Again

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We Will Further Secure Our Financial Independence By Sending David Roth To Your House

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This Is The Weirdest At-Bat I’ve Seen In A While

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Kelsey McKinney

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Can A Paper Cut-Out Be A Villain?

Pedri, Barcelona, reacts to some bad stuff happening in the Champions League

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Pedri Did Everything Right, Except For The Most Important Thing

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Nicholas Russell

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Hey It's That Guy

Who Needs Big-Budget Action When You’ve Got Scott Adkins’s Flying Kicks?

Buffalo Bills v Cleveland Browns

Defector Up All Night

I’m Stripping Brownie The Elf And Taking That Shit All The Way Back For An Easy Six

Tampa Bay Buccaneers v Dallas Cowboys

Know Your Backup Quarterbacks: 2022 Edition

2021 NBA Playoffs – Phoenix Suns v LA Clippers

We’re Going To Need A Bigger Suspension Yacht

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Robert Sarver attends Game Two of the 2021 WNBA Finals at Footprint Center on October 13, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Mercury defeated the Sky 91-86 in overtime.

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Report: Robert Sarver Is Indeed A Terrible Boss

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