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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Investigations Editor. You can contact her at diana@defector.com or dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. She&#8217;s also on Signal @dmoskovitz.99

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Diana Moskovitz

Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat defends LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the fourth quarter in Game Four of the 2020 NBA Finals

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Defector Up All Night

Gather Round The Screen Of Your Choice As Your Favorite Miami Heat Fans Pray For An NBA Miracle In This Open Thread

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Patrick Redford

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 01: Paul DeJong #11, and Kolten Wong #16 talk with Adam Wainwright #50 of the St. Louis Cardinals as he was being pulled from the game as Wil Myers #4 of the San Diego Padres walks to third base during the fourth inning of Game Two of the National League Wild Card Series at PETCO Park on October 01, 2020 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Adam Wainwright Lets Slip That Half His Cardinals Teammates Are Flat-Earthers

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Barry Petchesky

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - SEPTEMBER 27: Head coach Tennessee Titans Mike Vrabel speaks to his team on the sidelines during the second quarter of the game against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium on September 27, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

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The Titans Might Have Fucked Up Big-Time

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Breanna Stewart #30, Sue Bird #10, and Natasha Howard #6 of the Seattle Storm look on during the second half of Game Two of the WNBA Finals against the Las Vegas Aces at Feld Entertainment Center on October 04, 2020 in Palmetto, Florida.

WNBA Finals – Game Two

Settle In For This NBA Finals, WNBA Finals And Postseason Baseball Open Thread

Baker looks on at Murphy's mighty dinger.

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Dusty Baker Gets Mic’d Up Just In Time To Marvel At An A’s Dinger

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Ramon Laureano Blesses Dumb In-Game Interview With Immediate Profanity

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Chris Thompson

LeBron James and Markieff Morris of the Lakers chest-bump during a victorious Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals.

Let Us Spend Game 1 Of The 2020 NBA Finals In Fellowship, In This Open Thread

Passan holds court with a Rage album behind him.

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Jeff Passan Interacts With Baseball Fan

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Tom Ley

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Can You Handle The Raw Posting Power Of A Monday Night Football And Stanley Cup Final Dual Open Thread?

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Maya Gabeira Conquered More Than Just The Biggest Wave Of All Time

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Lauren Theisen

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Hello Out There, We’re On The Air, It’s The Stanley Cup Game 3 Open Thread Tonight

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Mighty Iceberg Punts Climbers Into The Ocean

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Adam Gase Says The Answer Is More Intensity

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Samer Kalaf

Yankees player Clint Frazier aids a bug on the infield dirt.

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Clint Frazier Is Friend To All Bugs

FC Bayern Muenchen v FC Schalke 04 – Bundesliga

Robert Lewandowski Now Has 2 Adult Sons

Head coach Jon Gruden of the Oakland Raiders looks on from the sideline during a game

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Jon Gruden Has No Time For Science-Fiction Adventures

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The Phantom Cam Is For The Fellas

Los Angeles Clippers v Denver Nuggets – Game Six

This Nuggets-Clippers Game 7 Open Thread Is A PROBLEM

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Kelsey McKinney

A player on the denver broncos grips the football at his hip while a player on the titans stretches airborn to try and strip it.

Denver Broncos v Tennessee Titans

Folks! It’s Your Monday Night Football Doubleheader Open Thread

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