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Dan McQuade

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An Arena Named After A Brand Is Always Temporary

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

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Boxing

How A Bareknuckle Boxing Match Became A Fight About Food

Russell Wilson, in Seahawks uniform, dropping back to pass

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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

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This Is So Stupid

How Is Urban Meyer Feeling Today?

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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

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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.

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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.

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College Football

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.

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Elder Wisdom

Giving Out Big Candy Bars On Halloween Was Worth The Money

Carson Wentz throws an awful interception

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Carson Wentz Entered A New Frontier Of Interception-Throwing

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BenWatch: Ben Back, But Bicycling

A Portland Timbers player hits a bicycle/overhead kick near the 18-yard box

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Soccer

Is This A Blooper Or An Incredible Goal? Why Can’t It Be Both!

Eagles coach Nick Sirianni on the field in coach getup (hoodie and headset)

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Coach Finally Admits The Eagles Are Shit—Er, Fertilizer

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I Went To Vegas To See UNLV’s Big Slot Machine

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Andre Drummond Tried A Eurostep On The Fast Break

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It’s Not All Bad That The Cowboys Are Good

Gavin Lux reacts in awe as his home run did not go out

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Dodgers Blown Out, 1–0

Tony La Russa describes his plan for a runner on second: "THE RUNNER ON SECOND BASE SHOULD HAVE TO FACE THE OUTFIELD BEFORE EVERY PITCH SO HE CAN’T STEAL SIGNS."

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Tony La Russa’s Bold Idea Rudely Ignored

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The Eagles’ Win Was About As Ugly As They Come

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Pro Wrestling

Let Wrestlers Freelance

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These Are The Books Wrestling Fans Want Philadelphia Children To Read

An ad for the Carlos Watson show. A quote calls him "Anderson Cooper Meets Oprah" on it.

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Media Meltdowns

Ozy Media Is A Monumental Bummer

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Gio Urshela Makes Catch Then Tumbles Into Dugout, Followed By Angel Hernandez

Two Giants players on the ground, Taysom Hill near the goal line, standing up

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Awful: Taysom Hill Scores On Incredible Touchdown Run

Fans mob the field after Stanford upset Oregon. the quality of the still is not very good.

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No One, Especially ABC Viewers, Could Clearly See Stanford’s Upset Win Coming