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Samer Kalaf

UNC head coach Bill Belichick in a big puffy coat

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College Football

Bill Belichick’s First Season At UNC Ends With A Mumble

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Tom Ley

New York Mayor Eric Adams sits with Independent candidate former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo after Cuomo participated in the second debate for the upcoming mayoral election on Wednesday evening during the game between the New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden on October 22, 2025 in New York City.

Cleveland Cavaliers v New York Knicks

Politics

Defeat Isn’t Enough For Andrew Cuomo And His Pack Of Lunatics

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Media Meltdowns

Good Thing Nobody In Charge Of A Newspaper Wanted To Make Olivia Reingold A Video Star

New York Jets owner Woody Johnson looks on prior to an NFL football game between the New York Jets and the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 15, 2024 in Nashville, TN.

New York Jets v Tennessee Titans

Woody Johnson Doesn’t Think Anyone Could Win With The Pile-Of-Shit Quarterback He Signed

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Israel Daramola

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You Can Have Money Or Sympathy, But Not Both

Chris "Mad Dog" Russo and Michael Lombardi attend the SiriusXM's Chris "Mad Dog" Russo Broadcast From Bar A at The Jersey Shore Bar Anticipation on July 26, 2024 in Lake Como, New Jersey.

SiriusXM’s Chris “Mad Dog” Russo Broadcasts From Bar A At The Jersey Shore

Please Spend Some Time Imagining Mike Lombardi Begging For Money In Saudi Arabia

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Free Press Reporter Discovers That Being An Amoral Dickhead Can Cost You Friends

The Indiana Fever down in the second half of the game against The Los Angles Sparks at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA.

The Los Angles Sparks play against the Indiana Fever at Crypto.com Arena

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Lamest Members Of Society Claim Responsibility For WNBA Dildo-Throwing Epidemic

(L-R) U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential candidate, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) react during the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 16, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual convention, concluding with former President Donald Trump accepting his party's presidential nomination. The RNC takes place from July 15-18.

2024 Republican National Convention: Day 2

This Party Sucks

A dejected Brenton Doyle #9 of the Colorado Rockies sits on the ground after a go-ahead two run home run off the bat of Alec Bohm of the Philadelphia Phillies flew over his glove in the eighth inning at Coors Field on May 19, 2025 in Denver, Colorado.

Philadelphia Phillies v Colorado Rockies

Rockies Fans’ Best Hope Might Be More Losses

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Ray Ratto

Oneil Cruz #15 of the Pittsburgh Pirates celebrates with teammates after scoring during the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park on May 22, 2025 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Milwaukee Brewers v Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates Avoid Historic Humiliation, Suffer Regular Kind Instead

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Giri Nathan

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Oratorical Uncles Bond Over Increasingly Reactionary Views

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Barry Petchesky

MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 08: Aaron Rodgers #8 of the New York Jets looks on prior to a game against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on December 08, 2024 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

New York Jets v Miami Dolphins

Everything Aaron Rodgers Has Blamed This Year

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