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Dan McQuade

Urban Meyer Postgame Physical chart, and the red is circling around multiple times

This Is So Stupid

How Is Urban Meyer Feeling Today?

Red Bull driver Max verstappen celebrates with teammates

Racing

F1’s Controversial Finale Would Make A Really Good TV Show

Matisse Thybulle celebrates with his arms out

Matisse Thybulle Blocked Steph Curry’s Shots Into The Delaware River

Ron Harper Jr. celebrates after his buzzer beater lifted Rutgers

College Basketball

Rutgers Finally Hit Some Threes, Including One Really Big One, To Beat Purdue

A La Salle light up L with a smoke machine

Behold The Glory Of The La Salle University Smoke Machine

Urban Meyer Postgame Physical graph. It's all the way to the end.

How Is Urban Meyer Feeling Tonight?

College Football

The Fake Slide Is A Logical Result Of The QB Slide Rule

Virgil Abloh in a silly hat, sunglasses, Hartford Whalers jersey, and bright blue painters pants

Arts And Culture

Virgil Abloh Made Clothing Special For Me

Jalen Reagor drops a ball right through his hands

Jalen Reagor Is The Eagles’ New King Of Drops

Randy Bullock missing a FG, with a BONK graphic superimposed over the screenshot

Randy Bullock’s Doinks Were Bonks

Frank Mir is left in a Mortal Kombat dizzy animation after a big punch or five

Boxing

Here’s Another Embarrassing Stunt Boxing Match

Animals

Defector Goes To The Dogs

An Eagles fan puts her hands up in a "WHAT" motion

Your Favorite Team Is Going To Blow It, Unless They’re Not

Greg Joseph celebrates after hitting GW FG

Guy Who Looks Like A Little Kid Who Just Got A Lollipop Kicks Game-Winning Field Goal For Vikings

Things We Actually Like

Go Watch A Road Race Even If You Don’t Know Anyone In It

Politics

Which U.S. Presidents Could Parallel Park? An Investigation

An Arena Named After A Brand Is Always Temporary

Two people eating. One is a boxer. The night before a fight.

How A Bareknuckle Boxing Match Became A Fight About Food

Russell Wilson, in Seahawks uniform, dropping back to pass

Russell Wilson Performs Heroic, Unbelievable, Incredible Feat

Urban Meyer cartoon with a graph behind him. He is about at the end of the yellow end of the graph

A horse track that's all dark except from the reflection from the scoreboard

Horse Racing

The Neigh-t The Lights Went Out

Urban Meyer report. It's a circle with a chart. This one is all green, because Urban Meyer is fully Hale and Hearty rather than OH NO

How Is Urban Meyer Feeling This Afternoon?

DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 05: Jockey William Buick rides Modern Games after Albahr in the two hole wouldn't load into the starting gate before the start of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Del Mar Race Track on November 05, 2021 in Del Mar, California.

Breeders’ Cup Fiasco Ruins Bettors’ Friday Night

Oregon player Kayvon Thibodeaux stands with his hands on his hips. He's number 5. white shirt, gold/yellow helmet, yellow gloves.

The Replay Review That Wasn’t

A bowl of candy. It's orange. It has a bunch of regular-sized Hershey and Kit Kat bars in it.

Dan McQuade

How Is Urban Meyer Feeling Today?

F1’s Controversial Finale Would Make A Really Good TV Show

Matisse Thybulle Blocked Steph Curry’s Shots Into The Delaware River

Rutgers Finally Hit Some Threes, Including One Really Big One, To Beat Purdue

Behold The Glory Of The La Salle University Smoke Machine

How Is Urban Meyer Feeling Tonight?

The Fake Slide Is A Logical Result Of The QB Slide Rule

Virgil Abloh Made Clothing Special For Me

Jalen Reagor Is The Eagles’ New King Of Drops

Randy Bullock’s Doinks Were Bonks

Here’s Another Embarrassing Stunt Boxing Match

Defector Goes To The Dogs

Your Favorite Team Is Going To Blow It, Unless They’re Not

Guy Who Looks Like A Little Kid Who Just Got A Lollipop Kicks Game-Winning Field Goal For Vikings

Go Watch A Road Race Even If You Don’t Know Anyone In It

Which U.S. Presidents Could Parallel Park? An Investigation

An Arena Named After A Brand Is Always Temporary

How A Bareknuckle Boxing Match Became A Fight About Food

Russell Wilson Performs Heroic, Unbelievable, Incredible Feat

How Is Urban Meyer Feeling Today?

The Neigh-t The Lights Went Out

How Is Urban Meyer Feeling This Afternoon?

Breeders’ Cup Fiasco Ruins Bettors’ Friday Night

The Replay Review That Wasn’t

Giving Out Big Candy Bars On Halloween Was Worth The Money