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Patrick Dumont

Every Mavericks Home Game Is Now A Mutiny

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College Basketball

Entertaining VCU-Saint Louis Game Leads To—Fine, Let’s Talk About This Huge Fan Brawl

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These Are The Items Your Dedicated Eagles Sicko Needs For A Game

Some kids who are fans of the Charlotte Hornets.

Hornets Cruelly Bait-And-Switch Child By Promising PS5 But Giving Him PS5 And Hornets Tickets

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Barry Petchesky

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 29: Fans interfere with Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers as he attempts to catch a fly ball in foul territory during the first inning of Game Four of the 2024 World Series against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on October 29, 2024 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The play resulted in an out. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

World Series – Los Angeles Dodgers v New York Yankees – Game 4

Yankees Jamokes Have Been Training For This

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

A collage of shitty YouTube videos with fake news about how various WNBA players have quit or argued with Caitlin Clark.

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WNBA

The WNBA’s Season Of Clash Is Big Business For The Permanently Aggrieved

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Giri Nathan

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Tennis

The U.S. Open Crowd Has Become Too Much Of A Good Thing

Fans cool off in misters during Day Three of the 2024 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 28, 2024 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

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A Sweltering U.S. Open Inspires Many Ways To Stay Cool, Most Of Them Useless

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Kelsey McKinney

Chappell Roan on stage in a blue outfit, her hair blowing behind her, with one arm outstretched, pointing.

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Arts And Culture

Chappell Roan Confronts The Sickness Of Modern Fandom

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Patrick Redford

ELANCOURT, FRANCE - JULY 29: Thomas Pidcock of Team Great Britain competes during the Men's Cross-Country on day three of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Elancourt Hill on July 29, 2024 in Elancourt, France. (Photo by Alex Broadway/Getty Images)

Cycling – Mountain Bike – Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 3

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Tom Pidcock Scandalizes Delicate French Fans By Being Too Good At Bike Racing

Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates winning match point with a violin gesture against Holger Rune of Denmark in his Gentlemen's Singles fourth round match during day eight of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 08, 2024 in London, England.

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No One Can Invent A Guy To Be Mad At Quite Like Novak Djokovic

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