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Scotland's goalkeeper David Marshall falls in the net after missing a save on Czech Republic's second goal during the UEFA EURO 2020 Group D football match between Scotland and Czech Republic at Hampden Park in Glasgow on June 14, 2021. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Here Are Some Delightful Pictures Of Scotland’s Keeper Becoming One With His Net

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How To Make Nocino, The Black Potion That Is Summer’s Ode To Winter


<p>Charles Farrell has spent his professional life moving between music and boxing, with occasional detours. He has managed five world champions, and has played and recorded with many of the musicians he most admires&#8211;Evan Parker and Ornette Coleman among them. Farrell currently resides in the Boston, Massachusetts area.</p>



<p>His new book, <em><a href="https://hamilcarpubs.com/books/lowlife-a-memoir-of-jazz-fight-fixing-and-the-mob/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(Low)life: A Memoir of Jazz, Fight-Fixing, and The Mob</a></em>, will be published June 29.</p>


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TOPSHOT - Former world welterweight king Floyd Mayweather (L) and YouTube personality Logan Paul face-off during their weigh-in event in Miami, Florida on June 5, 2021. - Former world welterweight king Floyd Mayweather said May 4, 2021 he will face off against YouTube personality Logan Paul in an exhibition bout at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium on June 6, 2021. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Clown Vs. Clown

<p>Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including <em>Point B</em>. Handsomest man in the world.</p>


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Drew Magary

attends Kevin Hart hosts Mohegan Sun's 20th Anniversary Comedy All-Star Gala starring Sarah Silverman, Dave Attell, Margaret Cho &amp; more at Mohegan Sun on October 14, 2016 in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Kevin Hart Hosts Mohegan Sun’s 20th Anniversary Comedy All-Star Gala Starring Sarah Silverman, Dave Attell, Margaret Cho & More

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I Have Passed On To My 9-Year-Old A Love Of Dirty Comedians

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Let Me Tell You About My Secret Pride, Irish Dance

<p>Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.</p>


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All The Lessons I Didn’t Learn From Watching ‘Seinfeld’

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Arizona Diamondbacks v Colorado Rockies

They Ruined The Damn Condiment Island

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Leave Tardigrades Alone!

JACKSONVILLE, FL - APRIL 24: Tim Tebow is seen by the octagon during UFC 261 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on April 24, 2021 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Alex Menendez/Getty Images)

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‘The Hockey Sweater’ Is All You Need To Know About Leafs-Habs

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


<p>Visual Editor. Runs <a href="http://defectorstore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">defectorstore.com</a>. Philadelphia-based, if you couldn’t tell.</p>


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Dan McQuade

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Thinking About Another Run Two Decades After The Sixers’ Last One

It's Jamie Dimon, America's finance boss.

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The Bosses Are At It Again

<p>Marc Normandin currently writes on baseball’s labor issues and more at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.marcnormandin.com/">marcnormandin.com</a>, which you can read for free but&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/marcnormandin">support through his Patreon</a>. His baseball writing has appeared at SB Nation, Deadspin, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, Sports on Earth, The Guardian, The Nation, and TalkPoverty.</p>


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Gaming’s All-Digital-Everything Future Threatens To Erase The Past

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Media Meltdowns

The Reckoning At The Appeal Was A Long Time Coming

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Senators Week

Who Was Lady Byng, And What Was Her Deal?

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Bill Bradley of the Princeton Tigers attempts a free throw.

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In ‘A Sense Of Where You Are,’ Bill Bradley Was A Bucket

Quarterback Deshaun Watson #4 of the Houston Texans walks off the field following the AFC Wild Card Playoff game against the Buffalo Bills at NRG Stadium on January 04, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Watson is dressed in his uniform. In the background are stadium lights and fans.

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What Licensed Massage Therapists And Former NFL Players Have To Say About Deshaun Watson

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Brady Tkachuk of the Ottawa Senators checks Auston Matthews, much as he might check Ted Cruz

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Which U.S. Senator Would Most Thoroughly Be Obliterated By A Single Check From Brady Tkachuk?

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MARCH 01: Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets passes downcourt against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center on March 01, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

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History

Torso Murders, An Olympic Sex Scandal, And The Cleveland World’s Fair That Wasn’t

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This Is So Stupid

Let’s Rate The Dismal Beef Of Right-Wing Internet Psychos Trying To Own Imaginary Libs

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Clubhouse Is Loud, Incoherent, And Packed With Suckers

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A statue of a Champions League trophy stands outside the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in Valdebebas, northeast of Madrid, during the Spanish League football match between Real Madrid and Elche on March 13, 2021.

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