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The Rays, Who Had The 28th-Highest Payroll Last Year, Are Reportedly Looking To Dump Salary

Blake Snell #4 of the Tampa Bay Rays reacts as he is being taken out of the game

AEW’s Women Need More Than 20 Minutes A Week

Serena Deeb pins Thunder Rosa on AEW Dynamite

Robinson Canó Will Lose $24 Million After Testing Positive For Archaic Steroids

Robinson Cano #24 of the New York Mets spits

Try As It Might, Boxing Couldn’t Ruin Terence Crawford’s Return

Terence Crawford looks on

Mike Vrabel Switched Punters And Hoo Boy Did It Blow Up In His Face

E.J. Speed #45 of the Indianapolis Colts blocks a punt by Trevor Daniel #12 of the Tennessee Titans

Here Are Some Very Good Reasons To Trust The Yzerplan

Filip Zadina #11 of the Detroit Red Wings controls the puck

Dalvin Cook Looked Like A Young Adrian Peterson, In Front Of Adrian Peterson

Dalvin Cook #33 of the Minnesota Vikings runs the ball in for a touchdown

MLB Concludes Investigation Of Justin Turner’s World Series Celebration, Determines He Shouldn’t Have Done That

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 27: Justin Turner #10 and the Los Angeles Dodgers pose for a photo after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in Game Six to win the 2020 MLB World Series at Globe Life Field on October 27, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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