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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Live Event

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Kelsey McKinney

Politics

The Old Rules Are For Losers

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Patrick Redford

Welch, who might soon need to Talk Tuah lawyer

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Life's Rich Pageant

The Hawk Tuah Memecoin Rug Pull Is The Apotheosis Of Bag Culture

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

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Chess

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

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Russian Chess Player Arrested For Allegedly Poisoning Opponent With Mercury

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Luis Paez-Pumar

Head coach of Canada Beverly Priestman gestures during Quarterfinals - 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup between Canada and Costa Rica at BMO Stadium on March 2, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

Canada v Costa Rica: Quarterfinals – 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup

Olympics

Canada Manager Did Not Realize Writing Emails About Her Drone Spying Plot Was A Bad Idea

Vanessa Gilles #14 of Team Canada celebrates with teammates after scoring her team's second goal during the Women's group A match between France and Canada during the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on July 28, 2024 in Saint-Etienne, France.

France v Canada: Women’s Football – Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 2

Canada Is Proving It Doesn’t Need Drones To Fly

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Billy Haisley

A specially trained police officer demonstrates a controlled landing of a drone using a drone jammer during the presentation of the Munich security concept for the 2024 European Football Championship at the Munich soccer stadium.

Presentation of the Munich security concept

Canada, Untrustworthy Nation To The North, Accused Of Massive Soccer Cheating Plot

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David Roth

Dave Lumley of the Edmonton Oilers skates against the Montreal Canadiens during an NHL Hockey game circa 1981 at the Montreal Forum.

Edmonton Oilers v Montreal Canadiens

Podcasts

Jurassic Hockey And Sticky Stuff, With Ray Ratto

A general view of the Nottingham Forest logo on the side of the stadium ahead of the Premier League match at City Ground, Nottingham. Picture date: Friday December 15, 2023.

Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur – Premier League – City Ground

Soccer

The Premier League’s Inconsistent Financial Rules Strike Again

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Drew Magary

BOSTON - APRIL 21: Rosie Ruiz #W50 is supported by Boston police officers moments after crossing the finish line as the apparent women's race winner of the 84th Boston Marathon held on April 21, 1980 in Boston, Massachusetts. Ruiz was later stripped of her race title after it was determined she had not run the entire race. (Photo by David Madison/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Rosie Ruiz

1980 Boston Marathon

Funbag

What Is The Hardest Sport To Cheat At?

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Tom Ley

Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Jarrad Branthwaite and James Tarkowski of Everton form a defensive wall during the Premier League match between Everton FC and Brighton &amp; Hove Albion at Goodison Park on November 4, 2023 in Liverpool, England.

Everton FC v Brighton & Hove Albion – Premier League

Everton Hit With 10-Point Deduction For Being A Bunch Of Jagoffs

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Indiana v Michigan

College Football

Connor Stalions Implicated In Latest Alleged Scheme Carried Out By Jim Harbaugh

Carlsen has already lost at this point, and he looks visibly agitated

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Magnus Carlsen Responds To Shocking Upset By Once Again Kinda-Sorta Accusing Opponent Of Cheating

US international grandmaster Hans Niemann waits his turn to move during a second-round chess game against Jeffery Xiong on the second day of the Saint Louis Chess Club Fall Chess Classic in St. Louis, Missouri, on October 6, 2022. - Niemann said on October 5 that he "won't back down," after the chess platform chess.com reported he has "probably cheated more than 100 times" in online games. (Photo by Tim Vizer / AFP) (Photo by TIM VIZER/AFP via Getty Images)

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Hans Niemann And Magnus Carlsen Announce A Reluctant Ceasefire

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Laura Wagner

Hugo Gaston of France reacts during his match against Dane Sweeny of Australia during day 5 of the Danube Upper Austria Open 2023, part of the ATP Challenger Tour on May 11, 2023 in Mauthausen, Austria.

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Tennis

Tennis Player Fined For Desperate Extra-Ball Shenanigans That Everyone Saw

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The Blue Jays Are Curious About Aaron Judge’s Eyes

A regulation cornhole goal, this one used during the American Cornhole League championship.

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“Cornhole’s Dirty Underbelly” Revealed?

Hans Niemann Hits Back At Magnus Carlsen And Other Foes With A Big Civil Lawsuit

Hans speaking after his win at the U.S. Chess Championships.

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Hans Niemann Remains Defiant

Niemann flying high after defeating Carlsen

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Report: Hans Niemann Cheated More Often, More Recently Than He Admitted

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Pro Fishing Has Its Own Cheating Scandal Involving Weights In Prize-Winning Fish

Adelstein stares down Lew after losing the hand.

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Gambling

Historically Strange Poker Hand Leads To Dramatic Cheating Allegation

An engraving depicting Robert Houdin's automaton - chess player. 19th century. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

An engraving depicting Robert Houdin’s automaton – chess player

A Non-Exhaustive History Of The Theory And Practice Of Cheating In Chess

Magnus Carlsen Finally Just Says It

Carlsen gives his surly interview to Chess24

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Magnus Carlsen, While Refusing To Accuse Hans Niemann Of Cheating, Basically Accuses Hans Niemann Of Cheating

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