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Larry King and his wife, Shawn Southwick, dressed in Ed Hardy clothes

This Is So Stupid

13 Things I Learned From The Larry King Estate Sale

A general view of Bristol Motor Speedway during the 2025 MLB Speedway Classic presented by BulidSubmarines.com between the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday, August 3, 2025 in Bristol, Tennessee.

MLB’s Speedway Classic Featured Only A Mild Amount Of Mayhem! Mayhem! Mayhem!

Three images, stills from a baby race on a basketball court at a Las Vegas Aces WNBA game. The first one is the baby, clad in pink, crawling. The second is the baby taking her first steps! The third is the baby hugging her mom as she reaches the finish line walking. The crowd is going wild the whole time.

WNBA

Baby Racer Stunts On Competitors By Standing Up And Walking

A bird's-eye view of the Love Island basketball court, which resembles a huge blue H on a yellow background. It lacks baselines, and the right half of the court lacks a three-point line. Other than that, it's great

The Basketball Court On ‘Love Island’ Is All Fucked Up

A cat on a fake baseball card. He's grey and little and next to a keyboard. There is a wood border around the card, with the Toledo Mud Hens logo in the corner, and a Defector logo in the other corner, and WEBLEY: Toledo Mud Hens

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The Newest Toledo Mud Hen Is A Purrfect Midseason Addition

A long white mall hallway with empty storefronts and a sign for an AMC movie theater in the distance

Capital

A Mall I Loved Is Going Pitch Black

Vince McMahon and John Laurinaitis look on during the main event of Money in the Bank 2011.

Pro Wrestling

John Laurinaitis Says He Will Testify Against Vince McMahon

Jeffrey Lurie, in a suit and tie with Eagles players behind him, points to the sky with his mouth open in celebration after Super Bowl 59.

Substantial Speech Seemingly Saves Sport’s Shove

In a still from A Boy Named Charlie Brown, Snoopy dreams he is a World War I-era fighter pilot fighting against the Red Baron

Rockies: While Other Cartoons Are Zany, Snoopy Reminds Us Of The Horrors Of World War I


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The two Eurovision hosts are surrounded by dancers holding giant fondue sticks.

Music

Can You Do Racism Against Italians? A Eurovision Roundtable

Joe Don Baker, in a loud white shirt with color slots on it, sits in a blue car talking to a kid in a yellow shirt. Silhouettes of a man and three robots are in front of the image.

Arts And Culture

‘Mitchell’ Is Part Of Joe Don Baker’s Legacy, For Better Or Worse

A grey tabby cat with some white features on the bottom of her head in a small yurt-like cat cave. She has one paw out, and is looking at the camera.

Animals

Oh No, It’s Another Emotional Story About My Cat!

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a collectors card depicting the assassination attempt during the Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. The White House is expecting thousands of children and adults to participate in the annual tradition of rolling colored eggs down the White House lawn, a tradition started by President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1878.

Politics

Trump Shows Kids Collectible Card With Photo Of Him Being Shot

Participants take part in the Corgi Derby at Musselburgh Racecourse, Musselburgh, East Lothian, as part of its Easter Saturday race day celebration. Picture date: Saturday April 19, 2025.

Please Enjoy These Images Of The 2025 Corgi Derby

A bunch of baseball cards behind. In front are two cards. One has this tip: "Never put poison in your mouth. And if you see someone put poison in their mouth, you should get help right away." The other says: "Drug dealers are always trying to tempt ballplayers. They like to hang around celebrities and try to get us to join them at parties. We learn to just say no. We tell them to get lost or we'll call police. Call it what you want, pot, grass, crack, speed, angel dust, or coke — it's dangerous stuff that can hurt you and even kill. If you're approached, just say no and then call your local police or tell your parents."

“Don’t Put Poison In Your Mouth,” And Other Great Tips From ’80s And ’90s Trading Cards

A man in a hospital bed, lightly covered in blood, with a gray sweatshirt on, with two rats on him over his yellow blanket.

For A Good Time And Great Laughs, Try ‘The Pitt’!

Topps baseball cards featuring the Yankees’ Aaron Judge, are seen during the Washington Nationals media preview day at Nationals Park on Friday, March 21, 2025.

That’s Too Many Baseball Cards!

On a homer to right center by the Rockies’ Hunter Goodman, the Phillies and visiting team bullpens are visible on a TV broadcast. Both teams’ bullpens have doors in front of the benches for relievers to sit on, but most of them are open. There are also ads for Hatfield meats, Temple Health, the Pennsylvania Lottery ("Play to win!"), Independence Blue Cross, and Budweiser visible in the shot.

Philly Fan Hecklers Thwarted By Doors

8 Nov 2001: Alex Wesby #23 of Temple and #50 of Florida jump for the ball during the game in the Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Florida won 72-64. The photo is cropped so you only see the heads and arms of both players. Wesby is facing the camera; Haslem is looking away from it.

College Basketball

Eliminate The Possession Arrow

NEWARK, NJ - MARCH 29: Jon Scheyer head coach of the Duke Blue Devils has a laugh with Cooper Flagg #2 of the Duke Blue Devils after winning the Elite 8 round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament game against the Alabama Crimson Tide on March 29, 2025 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Cooper Flagg, wearing a hat and a blue Duke East Regional championship shirt has his hands over his face while Duke coach Scheyer has him in a half-hug with. a huge grin on his face. Scheyer is wearing the same shirt as Flagg, and the same hat too—only his is backwards.

Oh, No! They Made A Likable Duke Basketball Team

Photo of a white marble room with three archways in the middle. In the middle archway is a giant gold pipe organ, with two more archways on the other side of the room. A huge crowd fills the bottom of the photo, listening to the organ.

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One Last Trip To Philadelphia’s Department Store Of Dreams

PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND - MARCH 20: The McNeese Cowboys celebrate their win over the Clemson University Tigers during the first round of the 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament held at Amica Mutual Pavillion on March 20, 2025 in Providence, Rhode Island. A player is sticking his tongue out while being mobbed by teammates.

All You Have To Do Is Hold On

Boxing

The Tale Of The Early-Round KO Of Muhammad Ali’s Champburger

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Ricky Jay, with his hair balding halfway up his head but black and tall, and a large black beard, in a black suit with a black tie and a dark purple shirt, looking at the camera holding a cut-in-half watermelon with two playing cards into the inside.

Someone Has To Save The Film And TV That Studios Won’t

Two manet paintings with a Pop Art painting crashing over them