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Chris Thompson

Jerami Grant Has Things Covered

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Lauren Theisen

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Trevor Zegras Is One Unlucky Duck

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Luis Paez-Pumar

Asisat Oshoala of FC Barcelona celebrates her team's third goal during the UEFA Women's Champions League Group D match between FC Barcelona and SL Benfica at Estadi Johan Cruyff on October 19, 2022 in Sant Joan Despi, Spain.

FC Barcelona v SL Benfica: Group D – UEFA Women’s Champions League

Soccer

Asisat Oshoala Put An Exclamation Point On Barcelona’s Rout

Dylan Larkin knocks the puck off Viktor Arvidsson's stick

Los Angeles Kings v Detroit Red Wings

Dylan Larkin Will Do Anything For A Point

Yordan Alvarez

The Mighty Bat Of Yordan Alvarez Is Inescapable

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Tom Ley

Philadelphia 76ers v Brooklyn Nets

Ben Simmons Played Basketball

2022 US Open – Day 6

Tennis

At Least Carlos Alcaraz Gave Jenson Brooksby A Memorable Highlight

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Defector Up All Night

Everyone Is Getting After It Today

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Now This Is Some Damn Soccer

Milwaukee Brewers v St. Louis Cardinals

The Real Albert Pujols Is Still In There Somewhere

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Albert Burneko

Real Madrid's David Alaba celebrates scoring Madrid's second goal in a 2-1 La Liga win over UD Almeria

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David Alaba’s Left Foot Is Always Ready To Win A Game

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Billy Haisley

Gabriel Jesus of Arsenal nearly scores during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Leicester City at Emirates Stadium on August 13, 2022 in London, England.

Arsenal FC v Leicester City – Premier League

Hallelujah, Gabriel Jesus Has Returned!

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Patrick Redford

BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 09: Robinson Chirinos #23 of the Baltimore Orioles dumps the Gatorade jug over Rougned Odor #12 after winning a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on August 09, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

Toronto Blue Jays v Baltimore Orioles

Rougned Odor Takes, Gives, Takes, And Gives Again

Mickey Moniak of the Los Angeles Angels is congratulated for his home run with a cowboy hat and cup of water to the face in the ninth inning against the Oakland Athletics

Wow! Look What The Angels Did!

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Trey Mancini’s Fairy Tale Came At The Expense Of Josh Lowe’s Face

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Barry Petchesky

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 16: Masyn Winn #1 of the St. Louis Cardinals fields the ball in the third inning during the 2022 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, July 16, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

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Masyn Winn Brought The Heat

MIAMI, FLORIDA - JULY 06: Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Angels celebrates a strikeout during the seventh inning against the Miami Marlins at loanDepot park on July 06, 2022 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Los Angeles Angels v Miami Marlins

Shohei Ohtani Cannot Possibly Do More Than This

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Jesús Aguilar Finally Stole A Base

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Look At This Quad Axel!

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Carlos Alcaraz plays a backhand at Wimbledon.

Day One: The Championships – Wimbledon 2022

Nice One, Charlie

Kansas City Royals v Los Angeles Angels

Shohei Ohtani Is Doing All Kinds Of Crazy Shit Out There

Some Good Outcomes Are Only Possible When The Game Gets Stupid

Golden State Warriors v Dallas Mavericks – Game Three

Andrew Wiggins Is Still Andrew Wiggins, Kind Of

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Samer Kalaf

Trevor Story #10 of the Boston Red Sox holds toy money guns as he gets a ride in a laundry cart after his home run against the Houston Astros in the seventh inning at Fenway Park on May 16, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts.

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OK, Trevor Story Is Probably Normal Now

TORONTO, ON - MAY 14: Nikita Kucherov #86 of the Tampa Bay Lightning skates against the Toronto Maple Leafs during Game Seven of the First Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on May 14, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ( Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty images) *** Local Caption *** Nikita Kucherov

Tampa Bay Lightning v Toronto Maple Leafs – Game Seven

Nikita Kucherov’s Skating At You With A Full Head Of Steam. What Do You Do?

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