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Bryce Young hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected first overall by the Carolina Panthers during the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft at Union Station on April 27, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri.

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ob Nutting of the Pittsburgh Pirates talks with Adam Frazier #26 before the game against the New York Yankees during the home opener at PNC Park on April 4, 2025. He's got weird little sunglasses on. He looks like he's in a disguise somehow.

New York Yankees v Pittsburgh Pirates

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WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert poses with MVP Napheesa Collier #24 of the Minnesota Lynx following the 2025 AT&amp;T WNBA All-Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on July 19, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

AT&T WNBA All-Star Game 2025

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Philadelphia first baseman Bryce Harper looking stern in the dugout during the MLB game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves on April 9th, 2025.

MLB: APR 09 Phillies at Braves

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Brittney Sykes #15 of the Washington Mystics holds a "Pay the Players" sign following the 2025 AT&amp;T WNBA All-Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on July 19, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

WNBA All-Star Game 2025

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s Super Bowl Press Conference

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