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Chris Thompson

Braves Coach In Hot Water Over Battle Of Gestures

Giri Nathan

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - NOVEMBER 17: Julius Randle #30 of the Minnesota Timberwolves interacts with Rudy Gobert #27 in the third quarter against the Phoenix Suns at Target Center on November 17, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Timberwolves defeated the Suns 120-117. 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 David Berding/Getty Images)

Rudy Gobert Found A New Guy To Annoy

charismatic megafauna (they/them)

Sabrina Imbler

Two elephants interacting with a water hose. one is attempting to shower with it and the other is gripping it tightly in her trunk

Creaturefector

The Shower Beef Between Elephant Mary And Elephant Anchali, Explained

Patrick Redford

US Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann speaks to the press in the run-up to the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk Aan Zee, on January 11, 2024. Niemann was previously accused of cheating by former world champion Norway's Magnus Carlsen, but the two have now ended their feud. (Photo by Olaf KRAAK / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT

Chess

Hans Niemann And Magnus Carlsen Are, Somehow, Going At It Again

Austin Dillon and Joey Logano drive side by side.

Racing

NASCAR Driver Goes Hungry Uncle Mode In Overtime To Steal A Controversial Victory

The Padres And Nationals Manufactured A Thrilling Summertime Rivalry Out Of Nothing At All

Lauren Theisen

Jeimer Candelario celebrates after hitting a home run

Jeimer Candelario Silenced The Hater

Tom Ley

Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter (7) is whistled for a flagrant foul for knocking Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) to the ground on June 1, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.

WNBA

Caitlin Clark And The Fever Are Going Through It

Israel Daramola

Kendrick Lamar performing on stage at the Glastonbury music festival in England in June 2022.

Arts And Culture

Kendrick Lamar And Drake Battle For The Lowest Blow

Libby Watson is a writer, <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/libtron">streamer</a> and <a href="https://www.patreon.com/whatsallthisthen">podcaster</a>.

Libby Watson

Picture shows an adult Halloween dinner party.

Perfectly Fine Dinner Party Club

Let’s Make Dinner For Friends, Like For A Dinner Party, But Normal

Isaiah Stewart of the Pistons dribbles the basketball

Isaiah Stewart Punches Suns Opponent In Parking Lot Hours Before Grotesque Pistons Loss

2-time FIFA World Cup Winner and investor in NJ/NY Gotham FC emcees the World Cup Send Off for the players going to represent their countries in the 2023 FIFA World Cup after the National Women's Soccer League Match between the Chicago Red Stars and NJ/NY Gotham FC at Red Bull Arena on June 25, 2023 in Harrison, New Jersey.

Soccer

Carli Lloyd Somehow Finds Invalid Criticism For Team That Did Everything Wrong

Sean Payton Is Sorry For Saying His Predecessor Is A Huge Failure

Soraya Roberts

Beef. Steven Yeun as Danny in episode 102 of Beef.

Steven Yeun Knows What To Do With How He Looks

Split image: Spencer Dinwiddie on the left, dribbling a basketball; on the right, Kyle Kuzma, in street clothes on an NBA bench, pointing

Kyle Kuzma Docks His Boat On “Dinshittie Island”

Golf

Do Not Cross Patrick Reed Unless You Want A Golf Tee Gently Tossed In Your General Direction

Bruce Arians Is Still Getting Adjusted To His New Job

Pro Wrestling

AEW Is Burning

Tommy Pham Says “About 100 People” Thanked Him For Being A Fantasy Football Psycho

Life's Rich Pageant

Dear God, Tommy Pham Might Release The IR Rules

Ray Ratto

Finally, A Baseball Beef For A New Generation

Tommy Pham Slapping Joc Pederson Over Fantasy Football Is The Sports Story Of The Year

SAN DIEGO, CA - APRIL 19: Luke Voit #45 of the San Diego Padres collides with Tyler Stephenson #37 of the Cincinnati Reds at home plate during the second inning of a baseball game at Petco Park on April 19, 2022 in San Diego, California. Voit was out on the play. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)

Tommy Pham Would Like Luke Voit To Meet Him In Temecula

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 18: Head coach Nick Nurse of the Toronto Raptors looks on during the fourth quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers during Game Two of the Eastern Conference First Round at Wells Fargo Center on April 18, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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 Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)