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Lauren Sánchez Bezos and Jeff Bezos are seen on December 24, 2025 in Aspen, Colorado.

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Media Meltdowns

Jeff Bezos Is Putting The Washington Post Into Hospice

Supporters watch on from the Cusack Stand during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship final match between Kerry and Donegal at Croke Park in Dublin.

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Gaelic Football

Gaelic Football Season Opens With Contested Gaza Protest Scoop

JT Toppin #15 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders stands on the court for "The Matador Song" after the game against the Utah Utes at United Supermarkets Arena on January 14, 2026 in Lubbock, Texas.

Utah v Texas Tech

College Basketball

Texas Tech Is Rich And Good At Everything

Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills runs with the ball during the AFC Wildcard Playoff game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Buffalo Bills

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Josh Allen Endures An Ass-Kicking And Gets His First Road Playoff Win

Caleb Williams #18 of the Chicago Bears celebrates after an NFL Wild Card game against the Green Bay Packers

NFC Wild Card Playoffs: Green Bay Packers v Chicago Bears

The Bears Live For The Fourth Quarter

Naoya Inoue punches David Picasso during the IBF, WBC and WBO World Super Bantamweight title fight between Naoya Inoue and David Picasso during the Ring V: Night Of The Samurai fight night at Mohammed Abdo Arena on December 27, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Ring V: Night Of The Samurai – Fight Night

The Fights

Naoya Inoue Is Becoming A Bigger Monster

US boxer and influencer Jake Paul gets hit by British boxer Anthony Joshua (R) in a non-title heavyweight bout at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida on December 19, 2025.

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Boxing

Jake Paul Getting All Fucked Up Is A Real Good News/Bad News Situation

MIAMI, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 18: Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua face off during their ceremonial weigh-in ahead their fight as part of Jake Paul v Anthony Joshua at The Fillmore Miami Beach on December 18, 2025 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Leonardo Fernandez/Getty Images)

Jake Paul v Anthony Joshua – Weigh In

Jake Paul Takes On His Realest Opponent Yet

Terence Crawford reacts after defeating Canelo Alvarez for the Undisputed &amp; Ring Magazine Super Middleweight Championship at Allegiant Stadium on September 13, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Canelo v Crawford

With Nothing And Nobody Left To Conquer, Terence Crawford Retires

Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore

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College Football

Fired Michigan Coach Sherrone Moore Arraigned On Home Invasion And Stalking Charges

Head coach Sherrone Moore of the Michigan Wolverines looks on before the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Stadium on November 29, 2025 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Michigan Coach Sherrone Moore Fired, Arrested On Same Day


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Defector Watches A Christmas Movie: ‘Jingle Bell Heist’

Head coach Pat Fitzgerald of the Northwestern Wildcats is seen during the 2022 Big Ten Conference Football Media Days at Lucas Oil Stadium on July 26, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

2022 Big Ten Conference Football Media Days

Scandal-Plagued Michigan State Hires Scandal-Plagued Pat Fitzgerald

Diana Nyad speaks at the FEMME Awards 2025 at Terranea Resort on March 20, 2025 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

FEMME Awards 2025 ‚Äì Inside

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Diana Nyad Finally Got Her Plaque

Conor Benn punches Chris Eubank Jr during their middleweight fight on the ‘Unfinished Business’ fight card at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on November 15, 2025 in London, England.

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Conor Benn Avenges 35 Years Of Family Losses With Beatdown Of Chris Eubank Jr.

Chris Eubank Jr (left) and Conor Benn during the weigh-in at York Hall, London. They are staring each other in the face while surrounded by cameras.

Chris Eubank Jr v Conor Benn Weigh In – Friday November 14th

Like Fathers, Like Sons: Benn-Eubank Jr. Fight Fuels Family Feuds

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Don’t Watch ‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’ Unless You Want To Cry About Your Dad

Fianna Fail presidential candidate Jim Gavin leaving the first presidential debate on The Tonight Show, at Virgin Media Television Studios in Dublin. Picture date: Monday September 29, 2025.

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Politics

Small-Time Political Scandals Still Have Consequences In Island Nation Called Ireland

Jaron Ennis celebrates his win over Eimantas Stanionis to capture the IBF, WBA and Ring Magazine welterweight titles at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall on April 12, 2025 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Ennis v Stanionis

Boots Ennis Got The Knockout He Needed. Now What?

A photo of Mike Lucido having his jersey retired. He's wearing a letterman's jacket and sporting a huuuuge head of hear with massive sideburns. A man in a sweater and tie is handing him a plaque with his name on it and his now retired number, 44.

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High School Sports

When A High School Football Legend Was Dying, His Teammates Made Sure He Went Out Like A Star

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 13: Terence Crawford walks to the ring prior to the Undisputed &amp; Ring Magazine Super Middleweight Championship against Canelo Alvarez (not pictured) at Allegiant Stadium on September 13, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/TKO Worldwide LLC via Getty Images)

Policing

Omaha Cops Draw Guns On Local Hero Terence Crawford [UPDATE]

PROVO, UT - JANUARY 28: Boxer Conor McGregor sports a Brigham Young hat during the second half of the Brigham Young Cougars game agaisnt the Baylor Bears at the Marriott Center on January 28, 2025 in Provo, Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)

Baylor v Brigham Young

Conor McGregor’s Irish Presidential Campaign Was Brief And Humiliating

Canelo Alvarez (L) takes a punch from Terence Crawford in their undisputed super middleweight title fight during Netflix's Canelo v Crawford Fight Night at Allegiant Stadium on September 13, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Terence Crawford And Canelo Alvarez Set The Bar

Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford face off during the Canelo v Crawford press conference at T-Mobile Arena on September 11, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Canelo v Crawford – Press Conference

Canelo Alvarez Stands Between Terence Crawford And Boxing Immortality

The Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), and Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) agents walk on patrol near Nationals Park on August 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. An increased presence of law enforcement has been seen throughout the nation's capital since U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to deploy federal officers and the U.S. National Guard.

Trump Increases Federal Law Enforcement Presence, Deploys National Guard In Nation’s Capital

Notes From The D.C. Clampdown