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Fred Kerley leans over the line to win the 100m Final at the World Athletics Championships

Track And Field

Fred Kerley Moved His Speed Down, And It Worked

The animated Ray Jay Johnson as he appeared in a season 13 episode of The Simpsons.

Rays Week

Ray Jay Johnson And Other People I Know Only From ‘The Simpsons’

Turns Out ‘Ray Donovan’ Isn’t A Cop Show

This Is So Stupid

Do You “Shoot Hoops” Or “Shoot Hoop”?

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 06: Kyle Schwarber #12 of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a solo home run in the sixth inning against the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park on July 06, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Kyle Schwarber Is Mashing

A hand covered in fentanyl. With a caption: 'Figure 1. Hand and Wrist Visibly Soiled with Fentanyl. Note: Larger liquid volumes appear more visible, however nearly full surface area was exposed. Arrow shows 0.5cm abrasion.'

Journalismism

Cops Are Still Fainting When They Touch Fentanyl

Split image: Valeri Kamensky on one side, in a white Nordiques jersey, on the left side that same person but in the 1993 video game NHL '94

Video Games

Creating New Video Game Sports Memories, Decades Later

Braves rookie Michael Harris II runs out a hit in a home game.

Defending Champs Call Up Kid Who Just Turned 21, And He’s Been Great So Far

Bryce Harper and the Phillies celebrate after a Harper home run

The Phillies May Never Lose Again

Workers look at the rim with a big ladder

The Rim Wasn’t The Correct Height!

Mike Trout signs autographs for Phillies fans

One Day, Maybe Mike Trout Will Finally Show Off For His Hometown Fans

Maybe Firing Joe Girardi Will Finally Kickstart The Phillies

Scott Laughton squinting as he looks up touching a flagpole

Flyers’ Scott Laughton Struggles To Raise Flag, Stares Directly Into The Sun

Joe Girardi in a red and blue Phillies warm-up top

Joe Girardi And The Phillies Bullpen Are A Flammable Combination

The Gates Were Open In Phillies-Dodgers

The Sixers Season Is Over, But At Least I Got This Playoff NFT

Two Nationals Players Tagged Out At Third On Same Play

Policing

Georgia Cops Attempt Futile Drug Bust On Delaware State Lax Team, Then Lie About It

Arnold Palmer celebrates two video game characters getting it on

Golf

This 1989 Arnold Palmer Video Game Was Shockingly Horny

Local Car Dealer Catches Courtside Snooze During Sixers Playoff Win

J.T. Realmuto #10 of the Philadelphia Phillies reacts after lining out to end the bottom of the second inning against the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park on May 5, 2022 in Philadelphia,