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New York Yankees Left Fielder Jasson Dominguez (24) steals second base with Los Angeles Angels Shortstop Zach Neto (9) catching the throw.

Will The Yankees Ever Score Another Run? No

A racegoer relaxes on day two of the Grand National Festival horse race meeting at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, north-west England, on April 4, 2025. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

Life's Rich Pageant

Please Enjoy These Photos Of Drunk People At An English Horse Race

Tom Ley

Ja Morant #12 of the Memphis Grizzlies reacts during the first half against the Minnesota Timberwolves at FedExForum on April 10, 2025 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Ja Morant Is Doing A New Thing, And That Thing Is Grenade

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

Mitch Voit pretending to snort a line of cocaine

Defector Up All Night

Michigan Baseball Player Sorry For Doing The Cocaine Thing

A little girl completes a jigsaw puzzle delivered to her by Santa Claus, 24th December 1938.

Life Lessons

It’s Puzzling Time

Patrick Redford

Mounted police officers remove the riot gear from their police horse outside the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN, site of the 2008 Republican National Convention.

They Defunded The Ponies

Samer Kalaf

ESPN FC studio reacts to a fart-like noise

Media Meltdowns

ESPN Soccer Show Once Again Derailed By Fart-Like Noise

Giri Nathan

A statue of Dwyane Wade outside the Miami Heat's arena

That Isn’t Dwyane Wade, Sir

charismatic megafauna (they/them)

Sabrina Imbler

a giant red-eyed tree frog sculpture at the rainforest cafe

Who Lives At The Rainforest Cafe?

Nick Castellanos #8 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates with teammates after the game-winning hit to defeat the New York Mets.

Nick Castellanos Answers The Mets’ Whimsy

Phil Banks refusing to answer questions about Eric Adams's indictment.

Embattled Deputy Mayor Does Not Know Ball

Ray Ratto

Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman argues with umpire Laz Diaz from the dugout, while manager John Schneider stands in front of him.

Please Rise And Remove Your Caps For Kevin Gausman’s Argument With The Umpire

A 3D model of Jake Cave among his teammates is contorted beyond human bounds.

MLB’s Gameday 3D Feature Turns A Walk-Off Win Into A Devil’s Dance

Kelsey McKinney

This Is NOT A Damn Bell!!

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Rachel Andelman

Luka Doncic does kind of a weird follow-through as he watches a shot against the Golden State Warriors in the first half at American Airlines Center on March 13, 2024 in Dallas, Texas.

A Field Guide To Luka Doncic’s Many Busted Sports-Watching Setups

Willi Castro #50 of the Minnesota Twins catches a home run sausage after hitting a two run home run during the seventh inning against the Washington Nationals.

The Twins’ Summer Sausage Has Not Yet Expired

Gordon Hayward #33 of the Oklahoma City Thunder arrives to the arena before the game against the New Orleans Pelicans during Round 1 Game 4 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs on April 29, 2024 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Gordon Hayward Is The Low-Effort King Of The Playoffs

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Bradley Beal #3, Josh Okogie #2, Isaiah Thomas #4 and Thaddeus Young #30 of the Phoenix Suns react on the bench during the second half of game four of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs at Footprint Center on April 28, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. They all look very sad.

A Post-Season Debrief With The World’s (Still) Most Pessimistic Suns Fan

A large summer sausage in the Twins' dugout

The Eldritch Power Of The Twins’ Home Run Sausage Must Be Handled With Care

Hensley Meulens #31 of the Colorado Rockies poses for a photo during the Colorado Rockies Photo Day at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on Friday, February 24, 2023 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

There Are Several Reasons Not To Let Anyone From The Colorado Rockies Into An Airplane Cockpit

Racegoers fight each other as they scuffle on the second day of the Grand National Festival horse race meeting at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, north-west England, on April 12, 2024. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

Boban Marjanovic #51 of the Houston Rockets smiles before the game against the LA Clippers on April 14, 2024 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California.

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Whimsy

Will The Yankees Ever Score Another Run? No

Please Enjoy These Photos Of Drunk People At An English Horse Race

Ja Morant Is Doing A New Thing, And That Thing Is Grenade

The Mariners Find Catharsis In A Walk-Off Walk

Michigan Baseball Player Sorry For Doing The Cocaine Thing

It’s Puzzling Time

They Defunded The Ponies

ESPN Soccer Show Once Again Derailed By Fart-Like Noise

That Isn’t Dwyane Wade, Sir

Who Lives At The Rainforest Cafe?

Nick Castellanos Answers The Mets’ Whimsy

Embattled Deputy Mayor Does Not Know Ball

Please Rise And Remove Your Caps For Kevin Gausman’s Argument With The Umpire

MLB’s Gameday 3D Feature Turns A Walk-Off Win Into A Devil’s Dance

This Is NOT A Damn Bell!!

A Field Guide To Luka Doncic’s Many Busted Sports-Watching Setups

The Twins’ Summer Sausage Has Not Yet Expired

Gordon Hayward Is The Low-Effort King Of The Playoffs

A Post-Season Debrief With The World’s (Still) Most Pessimistic Suns Fan

The Eldritch Power Of The Twins’ Home Run Sausage Must Be Handled With Care

There Are Several Reasons Not To Let Anyone From The Colorado Rockies Into An Airplane Cockpit

Please Enjoy These Photos Of Drunk People At An English Horse Race

Boban Delivered The Chicken

This Is About As Wrong As 15 Seconds Of Basketball Can Go

BREAKING/EXCLUSIVE/MUST CREDIT KELSEY: They Cut The Wire