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Lauren Theisen

Paul O’Neill Forgets A Guy

A stadiums screen shows shows a message of support for Christian Eriksen

Soccer

Team Doctor: Christian Eriksen “Was Gone” Before Being Resuscitated On The Pitch

The Saints—Sorry, The ISLANDERS Might Be A Tougher Task For The Lightning This Time Around

This Is So Stupid

Is Today Aaron Harang’s Birthday? An Investigation

the Lightning shake hands with the Hurricanes

Starting Now, This Won’t Be Good Enough For The Hurricanes

College Baseball

Stephen Schoch Is Everyone’s Favorite College Baseball Dude

Leo Komarov and David Pastrnak fight for the puck

The Bruins’ Other Guys Were Too Little Too Late

A member of the Knights Guard collects hats

Jonathan Marchessault Made The Avalanche Look Mortal Again

Brad Marchand’s OT Goal Was His Most Vile Act Yet

The Avalanche Power Play Is Completely Unfair

Jake Evans is checked hard by Mark Scheifele

Mark Scheifele’s Hit On Jake Evans Ruined A Great Canadiens Game

Defector Up All Night

Tommy Pham Had An Unpleasant Day

There Are No Second Chances Against Andrei Vasilevskiy

Jon Moxley with fans at Double or Nothing

Pro Wrestling

AEW’s Crowd Was The Star Of ‘Double Or Nothing’

Sometimes The Puck Picks The Hero

Abolish The Penalty For Losing A Replay Challenge

White Sox Seating Area, Dedicated To Beloved Longtime Employee, Rededicated To Disliked Short-Term Employee

JARRRR-EEEEEE. JARRRRRR-EEEEEE. JARRRR-EEEEEE.

Marty Necas’s Beautiful Wraparound Saved The Hurricanes

WWE’s Adnan Virk Experiment Is Already Over

Tristan Jarry’s Boner Was One For The Ages

Golf

Phil Mickelson Earned His Fairytale Ending

The Colorado Avalanche celebrate a goal by Nathan MacKinnon

Can Anybody Handle The Almighty Avalanche?

NYPD officers patrol before the Queer Liberation March

Politics

It Is Unconscionable That The Gay Community Has Ostracized Me Simply Because I Was Born A Cop

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 17: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals skates during warm ups before the game against the Boston Bruins in Game Two of the First Round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Capital One Arena on May 17, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

This Isn’t Quite The Alex Ovechkin I Remember