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Barry Petchesky

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 11: Jacob Trouba #8 of the New York Rangers checks Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game Five of the First Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on May 11, 2022 in New York City. Crosby left the game shortly after the hit. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

The Penguins May Have Lost Who They Could Least Afford To Lose

Albert Burneko

In this photograph taken on June 17, 2011 a Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft of Susi Air prepares to take off at Jayapura airport in Papua province. An Indonesian aircraft with one Australian and one Slovak pilot on board crashed in the country's remote Papua region on September 9, 2011, a company spokesman said, with both men feared dead. AFP PHOTO / ROMEO GACAD (Photo credit should read ROMEO GACAD/AFP via Getty Images)

Life's Rich Pageant

Point/Counterpoint: Landing A Plane If You Had To

ELMONT, NEW YORK - MARCH 03: Head coach Barry Trotz of the New York Islanders speaks with the media prior to the game against the Vancouver Canucks at the UBS Arena on March 03, 2022 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Barry Trotz Takes The Fall

Capital

I Am The Most Virtuous Barry Of All The Barrys

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 06: Robin Lehner #90 of the Vegas Golden Knights takes a break during a stop in play in the third period of a game against the Ottawa Senators at T-Mobile Arena on March 06, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Golden Knights defeated the Senators 2-1. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Vegas’s Goalie Situation Somehow Got Even Messier

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 18: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors poses for a picture with Grateful Dead musician Bob Weir following Game Two of the Western Conference First Round NBA Playoffs against the Denver Nuggets at Chase Center on April 18, 2022 in San Francisco, California. 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 Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

This Is So Stupid

Someone Out There Probably Wants To See This Photo Of Steph Curry And Bob Weir

Animals

Oakland Coliseum Trying To Figure Out What To Do About The 30–40 Feral Cats That Have Taken Over

This Is The Alexis Lafreniere That Was Promised

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Giri Nathan

Kelsey McKinney

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Defector Reads A Tablet: It’s Time To Discuss ‘The Epic Of Gilgamesh’

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - APRIL 11: Members of the Milwaukee Brewers and Baltimore Orioles listen to the national anthem before the start of Opening Day at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on April 11, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

At Least Pretend You Deserve That Money

Wait, Second Base Has Been WHERE This Whole Time?

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 17: Evgenii Dadonov #63 of the Vegas Golden Knights skates on the ice after being named the first star of the game following the team's 5-3 victory over the Florida Panthers at T-Mobile Arena on March 17, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Somehow The Senators Screwed Up A Trade They Weren’t Even Involved In

MONTREAL, QC - JANUARY 29: Ben Chiarot #8 of the Montreal Canadiens goes through his pregame ritual during warmups against the Edmonton Oilers at Centre Bell on January 29, 2022 in Montreal, Canada. The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Montreal Canadiens 7-2. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

The Trade Deadline’s Most Sought-After Player Is Also Its Worst

The MLB Lockout Is Over

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JANUARY 02: Head coach Pete Carroll and Russell Wilson #3 of the Seattle Seahawks interact on the sidelines during the second half against the Detroit Lions at Lumen Field on January 02, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Russell Wilson Is A Bronco And It’s The End Of Something In Seattle

MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 24: Calvin Ridley #18 of the Atlanta Falcons takes the field before the game against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on October 24, 2021 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Calvin Ridley Touched The Third Rail

Come Discuss ‘The Age Of Innocence’ With Us, But Don’t Cause A Scene

ORLANDO, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 10: Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred answers questions during an MLB owner's meeting at the Waldorf Astoria on February 10, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. Manfred addressed the ongoing lockout of players, which owners put in place after the league's collective bargaining agreement ended on December 1, 2021. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

The Owners Don’t Want Their Lockout To End

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JANUARY 11: Jack Campbell #36 of the Toronto Maple Leafs takes a break during a stop in play in the second period of a game against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on January 11, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Golden Knights 4-3 in a shootout. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

The Maple Leafs Scored 10 And Have Problems

A Etihad Airways Airbus A380 comes in through the fog to land at Heathrow Airport in west London on December 30, 2016. - The Met Office issued a yellow warning of fog, advising that "Driving conditions will be difficult with journeys likely to take longer than usual and delays to air travel possible". (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP) (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Things We Actually Like

Big Jet TV, The Best Thing Of Today, Is So Much More Than Just The Big Jets

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 14: The Hollywood Sign changes to honor the Los Angeles Rams winning Super Bowl LVI on February 14, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

WHOSE HOUSE? R A MS HOOSE

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 15: K'Andre Miller #79 of the New York Rangers celebrates after scoring the game-winning shootout goal against the Boston Bruins at Madison Square Garden on February 15, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images)

Shootouts Are For Getting Weird

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 13: Matthew Stafford #9 of the Los Angeles Rams looks to throw the ball in the fourth quarter of the game against the Cincinnati Bengals during Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium on February 13, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Matthew Stafford’s Finest Throw Was His Most Dangerous

MONTREAL, QUEBEC - JULY 02: Head coach Dominique Ducharme of the Montreal Canadiens reacts against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the first period in Game Three of the 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Bell Centre on July 02, 2021 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

The Canadiens Finally Accepted What They Are

CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 18: during the Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Championship Rally at Soldier Field on June 18, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images