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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Live Event

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Giri Nathan

Daniil Medvedev loses to Gael Monfils at Indian Wells.

BNP Paribas Open – Day 6

Tennis

You Must First Denounce The Flag, Then Stomp The Flag And Bury It Deep In The Earth, To Show You Do Not Support Putin And Play At Wimbledon

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Ray Ratto

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Soccer

Chelsea’s Win Felt Mercifully Routine

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Tom Ley

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Chelsea Belongs To The U.K. Now

WNBA Finals – Game Two

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Brittney Griner Should Have Never Been In This Situation

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Chris Thompson

Media Meltdowns

Crisis Averted: Bill Walton Fails To Complete Random Thought About Russian Invasion During Basketball Broadcast

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Patrick Redford

Abramovich watches during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Sunderland at Stamford Bridge on December 19, 2015 in London, England.

Chelsea v Sunderland – Premier League

Premier League Ponders Separating Good Billionaires And Bad Billionaires

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Albert Burneko

NASCAR's Richard Childress holding a tomahawk ribeye like a big dumbass

NASCAR Xfinity Series Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. 300

Life's Rich Pageant

Retired NASCAR Bozo: Behold, It Is I, The Angel Of Death

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Ben Tippett

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Politics

The International Community Worked Hard To Make Putin’s Illegal War Permissible

BERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 10: Sergei Karjakin is seen playing the first round at the First Move Ceremony during the World Chess Tournament on March 10, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sebastian Reuter/Getty Images for World Chess)

World Chess Tournament 2018 – First Move Ceremony

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Chess Has A Russia Problem

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Luis Paez-Pumar

Liverpool fans show a Ukrainian flag to indicate peace and sympathy with Ukraine prior to the Carabao Cup Final match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Wembley Stadium on February 27, 2022 in London, England

Chelsea v Liverpool – Carabao Cup Final

European Soccer United In Support Of Ukraine This Weekend

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David Roth

Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville, seen here deep in thought.

Senate Armed Services Examines Defense Authorization Request

College Football

Don’t Worry, Tommy Tuberville Can Explain This Whole Russia Thing To You

Jack Crosbie

Activists Hold A Pro-Ukraine Rally Outside The United Nations

The Ukraine Crisis Continues To Make People Go Insane

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 15: Kamila Valieva of Team ROC skates during the Women Single Skating Short Program on day eleven of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 15, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Figure Skating – Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Day 11

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The Kamila Valieva Saga Is Going To Get Weirder Before It Gets Better

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Lauren Theisen

Canada's players react during the women's preliminary round group A match of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games ice hockey competition players of Russia's Olympic Committee and Canada, at the Wukesong Sports Centre in Beijing on February 7, 2022. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP) (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)

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The Canada-Russia Delay Was A Big, Familiar Clusterfuck

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Billy Haisley

Aleksei Miranchuk of Russia celebrates after scoring their side's first goal during the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship Group B match between Finland and Russia at Saint Petersburg Stadium on June 16, 2021 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Finland v Russia – UEFA Euro 2020: Group B

Russia’s Spectacular Team Goal Caps Delectably Attack-Heavy Match

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Very cool illustration of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich.

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Better Hate An Owner

Roman Abramovich Owns A Club He’s Not Even Allowed To Watch

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Barry Petchesky

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 01: Artemi Panarin #10 of the New York Rangers looks on during the third period against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Madison Square Garden on February 01, 2021 in New York City. This is Artemi Panarin's 400th NHL game. The Rangers won 3-1. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

Pittsburgh Penguins v New York Rangers

Let’s Try To Untangle This Artemi Panarin News

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 16: A sculpture depicts Olympic figure skaters for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics at Shougang Park on December 16, 2020 in Beijing, China. The organizing committee introduced the latest progress of the Olympic venues, all competition venues will be completed this year. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

Stepping In The Headquarter Of Beijing 2022

Let’s Fix The Olympics By Getting Rid Of The Countries

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