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Doc Rivers looks amused on the sidelines of a Clippers playoff game.

Maybe It’s Not A Great Idea To Fire Coaches Based On The Results Of A Historically Strange Season

Gordon Hayward and Jayson Tatum greet each other on the sideline of a Celtics playoff game.

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Gordon Hayward Was A Butt Sandwich Against The Heat

A couple walk toward a Tunnel Of Love with their arms around each other's waists.

Tunnel Of Love

This Is So Stupid

The Five Love Languages, Ranked

The statement from the Cincinnati Reds acknowledging Brennaman's resignation and calling him "a good man."

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Reds Share Statement About Thom Brennaman, Hilarity Ensues As Here’s A Drive Into Deep Left Field By Castellanos And That’ll Be A Home Run. And So That’ll Make It A 4-0 Ballgame. I Don’t Know If I’ll Be Putting On This Headset Again.

Patriots owner Robert Kraft wears a protective mask with "We Are All Patriots" stamped next to a Patriots logo.

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Just Like That, Robert Kraft’s Solicitation Case Is Kaput

Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer smiles during a pregame interview.

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Trevor Bauer Should Just Admit It

Billy Donovan of the Oklahoma City Thunder reacts against the Houston Rockets during the fourth quarter in Game Four of the Western Conference First Round during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on August 24, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

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Billy Donovan Has A Lot To Fix With The Bulls, But At Least He Isn’t Jim Boylen

Denver Nuggets players celebrate their Game 3 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2020 Western Conference Finals.

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The Nuggets’ Other Dudes Are Quite A Handful

Bryson DeChambeau admires the U.S. Open Championship Trophy after winning the 2020 U.S. Open at Winged Foot.

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Golf

Golf Has A Bombing Problem

Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic handles the ball and directs the offense during a game in the NBA's Orlando bubble.

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Old Man Goran Dragic Has The Juice For The World-Beating Miami Heat

Jayson Tatum of the Celtics contemplates failure.

Miami Heat v Boston Celtics – Game One

Poor Jayson Tatum

Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee) wears a COVID mask incorrectly, like a moron.

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Death To The NCAA

These Goons Will Do Whatever It Takes To Keep College Athletes From Having Money

Washington Nationals players lean over the dugout railing during a game against the Boston Red Sox.

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A Shitty Regional Sports Network Is Destroying My Enthusiasm For Baseball

Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat lines up another free throw during a playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Miami Heat v Milwaukee Bucks – Game One

Only Jimmy Butler Stands In The Way Of The Celtics And The NBA Finals: Barf

Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy work the ESPN broadcast of an NBA playoff game in the Orlando bubble.

Miami Heat v Denver Nuggets

Please Keep Mark Jackson And Jeff Van Gundy Separate Forever

Robert Covington of the Houston Rockets looks tired.

The Humiliation Of Bob Covington: A Cool Way To Watch NBA Playoff Games