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Chris Thompson

Jac Caglianone rounds the bases in spring training.

Red Alert! The Dinger-Starved Royals Have Promoted A Mighty Lad

Thunder players smile on the sideline during their victory.

Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Oklahoma City

The Pacers celebrate Tyrese Haliburton's buzzer-beater.

What The Hell Is Going On Here?

Torey Lovullo gives the business to an umpire.

No, You’re Outta Here!

Tyrese Haliburton celebrates with teammates after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers

Tyrese Haliburton Sure Knows How To Pick His Spots

Big Lakers Ambitions Squished By, Of All People, Rudy Gobert

Kathryn Xu

José Azocar #28, Tyrone Taylor #15, and Juan Soto #22 of the New York Mets celebrate after defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citi Field.

It’s All Coming Up Mets

Bradley Blalock of the Rockies tries to throw a baseball while sliding on his butt.

The Rockies Are Bad At Every Part Of Baseball

JJ Redick Pushed The Panic Button And Lost Anyway

Heliot Ramos of the San Francisco Giants scores the game-winning run.

Horrible Rangers Loss Also Really Funny

Ray Ratto

Liverpool players celebrate the Premier League title

Soccer

Tottenham Was A Polite Guest For Liverpool’s Title Party

Eugenio Suarez celebrates after hitting his fourth homer of Saturday's game against the Braves.

Eugenio Suárez Picked A Bad Day To Hit Four Homers

Samer Kalaf

Aaron Gordon #32 of the Denver Nuggets dunks the game winning basket during the fourth quarter in Game Four of the Western Conference First Round NBA Playoffs against the LA Clippers

Aaron Gordon Bails Out Nuggets With Buzzer-Beating Dunk

Luis Paez-Pumar

Agustin Ramirez #50 of the Miami Marlins in the game against the Cincinnati Reds at loanDepot park on April 21, 2025 in Miami, Florida.

Enjoy The Agustín Ramírez Show For As Long As It Lasts

James Wood Is A Special Case

Elly De La Cruz is showered in $100 bills after socking a dinger.

O’s, No!

Randy Arozarena #56 of the Seattle Mariners celebrates his walkoff walk as Julio Rodríguez #44 jumps on home plate.

The Mariners Find Catharsis In A Walk-Off Walk

You Would Cry Too If It Happened To You

Barry Petchesky

DALLAS, TEXAS - APRIL 08: Victor Mancini #90 of the Vancouver Canucks is congratulated by his bench after scoring a goal during the third period against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on April 08, 2025 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images)

Canucks Forget They’re The Canucks For One Historic Minute

Victor Robles Demonstrates What Trying Can Get You

With Two Hits, Rafael Devers Makes Dylan Crews Mayor Of Bozo Town

The Bulls celebrate an incredible last-second win.

How About These Absurd Chicago Bulls?

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Kirsten Simms #27 of the Wisconsin Badgers celebrates after scoring a goal off a penalty shot during the third period of the Division I Women's Ice Hockey Championship game against the Ohio State Buckeyes held at Ridder Arena on March 23, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

College Hockey

Kirsten Simms Put Her Hand Up And Led Wisconsin To A Title

Cade Cunningham celebrates a game-winner.

Cade Cunningham Is In Dude Mode

Sandro Mamukelashvili #54 of the San Antonio Spurs is joined by teammate Stephon Castle #5 and Flavor Fav at the end of the game against the New York Knicks at Frost Bank Center on March 19, 2025.