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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On July 15

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Live Event

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Kathryn Xu

Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen (L) and Mercedes' Italian driver Kimi Antonelli speak after their cars crashed.

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Red Bull Stares Into The Abyss

Jacob Wilson #5 of the Athletics during the game against the Houston Astro.

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I Am Sick And Tired Of These Normie Gamer Athletes

Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers is hit by a pitch from Robert Suarez #75 of the San Diego Padres in the ninth inning.

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Every Hit-By-Pitch In The Dodgers–Padres Series, Ranked

New York Yankees Left Fielder Jasson Dominguez (24) steals second base with Los Angeles Angels Shortstop Zach Neto (9) catching the throw.

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Will The Yankees Ever Score Another Run? No

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani throws to a San Diego Padres batter during the first inning.

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Shohei Ohtani Is Getting Back To Abnormal

Lando Norris walks away after a crash during the F1 Grand Prix of Canada.

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Lando Norris Fails To Find One Gap, Widens Another

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Patrick Redford

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David Roth

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Brandy Jensen

Cyclists in a race are in the background. There is a house or wall on the left side of the road. There is a man in front, looking at the peloton, squatting halfway with his arms spread just past his knees. Next to him in the center of the road is a bicycle laid across the ground.

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Defector Reads A Book

Tim Krabbe’s ‘The Rider’ Won Us Over By Losing

al Raleigh #29 of the Seattle Mariners celebrates in the dugout with a trident after hitting a home run.

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The Rime Of The Big Dumper, Or How And In What Manner Cal Raleigh Became A Bona Fide Slugger

This photograph shows a TGV inoui high speed train of the French national SNCF rail company SNCF running in Nantes, western France, on April 4, 2025.

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All The Trains I Rode In France

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Barry Petchesky

A baseball game being projected onto the side of a French bulldog.

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Let’s Figure Out What Dodgers Game They Watched On The Bulldog

Max Verstappen of Oracle Red Bull Racing drives the Red Bull RB21 Honda.

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Max Verstappen Shatters The Illusion

Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates with teammates in the dugout.

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Dodgers So Desperate For Starting Pitching They Turn To DH

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Kelsey McKinney

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Luis Paez-Pumar

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Singer/songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen performs at City Year Los Angeles Spring Break at Sony Studios on April 25, 2015 in Los Angeles, California

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Defector Music Club Really Really Really Really Really Really Likes Carly Rae Jepsen

Marc Marquez of Spain and Ducati Lenovo Team, Alex Marquez of Spain and BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP during the 2025 MotoGP Michelin Grand Prix of France at Circuit Bugatti on May 11, 2025 in Le Mans, France.

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Finding The Limit At Le Mans

Frederic Vasseur speaks on the phone outside of the Ferrari garage in the Miami International Autodrome paddock.

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It’s Another Ferrari Radio Meltdown Classic

José Azocar #28, Tyrone Taylor #15, and Juan Soto #22 of the New York Mets celebrate after defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citi Field.

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It’s All Coming Up Mets

Starling Marte #6 of the New York Mets celebrates with his team after driving in the winning run.

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Mets Invincible, Phillies On Bullet-Train To Hell

Race winner Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren celebrates on arrival in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia.

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Oscar Piastri Seizes The Lead

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The DOGE Fencing Hearing Reveals The Latest In Anti-Trans Grift

A racegoer relaxes on day two of the Grand National Festival horse race meeting at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, north-west England, on April 4, 2025. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

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Please Enjoy These Photos Of Drunk People At An English Horse Race

Race winner Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren celebrates in parc ferme, surrounded by fireworks.

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Oscar Piastri Takes It To Lando Norris

Randy Arozarena #56 of the Seattle Mariners celebrates his walkoff walk as Julio Rodríguez #44 jumps on home plate.

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The Mariners Find Catharsis In A Walk-Off Walk

Side-by-side photos of Luis M. Castillo and Luis F. Castillo, both Mariners pitchers.

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The Definitive Guide To Mariners Pitchers Named Luis Castillo