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circa 1945: Elvis Presley (1935 - 1977) standing between his parents outside of their home in Tupelo, Mississippi. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Presley’s Parents

Music

When Elvis Presley Was A Shabbos Goy

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Elgin Baylor, The Greatest And Most Important Athlete To Ever Come Out Of Washington, D.C., Is Dead

LANDOVER, MD - AUGUST 29: Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder stands on the field before a preseason game between the Baltimore Ravens and Redskins at FedExField on August 29, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

Baltimore Ravens v Washington Redskins

Dan Snyder, Accused Of Wielding Twitter Bot Army, Has A Pathetic History Of Astroturfing

COLUMBIA, SC - DECEMBER 05: Camden High School students watch the South Carolina High School League Class AAA football championship game at Spring Valley High School on December 5, 2020 in Columbia, South Carolina. The Class AA championship game, between Abbeville and Marion originally scheduled for December 4, was postponed after a team quarantine for COVID-19. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

High School Football Championship Games Go Forward During Pandemic

High School Sports

How D.C.’s Toniest High Schools Are Skirting The City’s Ban On Prep Sports

HOLLY BEACH, LA - AUGUST 27: A damaged stop sign sit among flood water after Hurricane Laura passed through the area August 27, 2020 in Holly Beach, Louisiana. Hurricane Laura came ashore bringing rain and high winds to the South East region of the state causing extensive damage to the area. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)

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Life's Rich Pageant

A “Predatory” Stop-Sign Camera Is Terrorizing My Neighborhood

Hank Greenberg of the Detroit Tigers in dugout with bats, no date

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Baseball Car Collectors Can Snag Hank Greenberg’s Cadillac For Cheap

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Good Riddance To America’s Most Hated Wendy’s

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - JANUARY 24: Tom Brady #12 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers walks to the locker room prior to the NFC Championship game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on January 24, 2021 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Buccaneers defeated the Packers 31-26. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

NFC Championship – Tampa Bay Buccaneers v Green Bay Packers

So It’s Come To This: I’m Rooting For Tom Brady

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Let’s Remember Dan Snyder’s Six Flags Disaster

LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 27: Dwayne Haskins #7 of the Washington Football Team reacts on the sideline against the Carolina Panthers during the fourth quarter at FedExField on December 27, 2020 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)

Carolina Panthers v Washington Football Team

The Dwayne Haskins Era Was Not A Long One

Dick Allen, stylish to the last, throws out the first pitch at a Phillies game in 2009.

Dick Allen, Who Didn’t Like Fake Grass Or Being Fucked With, Is Dead

Carl Lentz Visits “The Elvis Duran Z100 Morning Show”

Phony Celebrity Pastor Carl Lentz Was Also A World Class Name-Dropper

Supporters arrive outside Croke Park for the GAA All-Ireland Gaelic Football Final replay match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland, on October 1, 2016. Photo: Karl Burke/AFP. The biggest crowd in Europe on Saturday will not be watching detached professionals kissing the badge of their latest football team, but at the All-Ireland Gaelic football final. Two amateur teams, Dublin and Mayo, will attempt to win the coveted All-Ireland trophy for Gaelic football in a replay following a rare draw two weeks ago. / AFP / Karl Burke (Photo credit should read KARL BURKE/AFP via Getty Images)

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Echoes Of Bloody Sunday Abound In All-Ireland Football Tourney

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College Football

An Arm And A Legend: Rick McIvor And The 100-Yard Throw

World Series – Washington Nationals v Houston Astros – Game Seven

An Ode To The Nats, Wing Wednesday, And The Best Baseball Season Of My Life

&lt;&gt; on February 26, 2011 in Christchurch, New Zealand. The death toll has risen to 113 and the hope for finding survivors is fading as rescuers search through debris for over 200 still missing following a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Christchurch on Tuesday. The quake, which was an aftershock of a 7.1 magnitude quake that struck the South Island city on September 4, 2010, has seen damage and fatalities far exceeding those of the original.

NZ Earthquake Victims Named As Death Toll Increases

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The Unnecessary And Gross Tale Of Me And My Kidney Stone

Elgin Baylor receives award from Lakers

The Case For Elgin Baylor High School

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The Song Remains The Same: Led Zeppelin, Spirit, And Me

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A Girl Named Lou: How A Fan’s Plan To Honor A Yankee Legend Went Awry

LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 17: Guitarist Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen performs during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

2015 Billboard Music Awards – Show

Eddie Van Halen Shredded My Teenage Dirtball Face Off

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The Story Behind Brian’s Song, The Biggest Sports Movie In TV History

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Before Elgin Baylor Became A Legend, He Brought The Future Of Basketball To Idaho