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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Live Event

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Albert Burneko

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Happy Recrimination Season To All Who Celebrate

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Chefector

Pink Lemonade For Everybody!

SAN JOSE, CA - MARCH 17: Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes moves through security while on her way to court on March 17, 2023 in San Jose, California. Holmes is appearing in court for a restitution hearing. (Photo by Philip Pacheco/Getty Images)

Disgraced Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Appears In Court For A Restitution Hearing

Media Meltdowns

Everyone Who Knows What Elizabeth Holmes Did Wrong, Step Forward (Not So Fast, The New York Times)

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Jordan Neely Just Needed Some Help

Steph Curry with the Sacramento crowd behind him

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Well, Shit: Steph Curry’s Fourth-Quarter Buckets, Graded For Rudeness

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How To Help Your Kids Learn To Like A Food

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Giannis Erupts On Reporter With Heated Display Of Nuanced Understanding Of The Ultimate Purpose Of Sport

New York's Jalen Brunson and Julius Randle confer during Game 2 of their first-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers

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The Knicks Spent A Quarter In Hell

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Uncleanliness Is Next To Godliness

Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski and Ansu Fati react to a missed scoring opportunity against Getafe CF

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La Liga

Barcelona’s Doing Its Damnedest To Make Winning Boring

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A Timely Preview Of The 2023 NBA Playoffs, Almost Certainly Including All Of The Participants

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Politics

Clarence Thomas Has A Billionaire Sponsor And Nobody Can Do Anything About It

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This Is So Stupid

It’s Too Easy To Steal Bases!

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Los Angeles Angel Of Anaheim Does Amazing Baseball Thing, For Naught

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Bring Forth The Arrest

Barcelona players celebrate Franck Kessié's stoppage-time winner against Real Madrid, Mar. 19 2023

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Things Are Looking Up For Barcelona, So Long As You Don’t Look Up

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How To Break Free Of Recipe Dependence

Ron DeSantis with his big gross mouth open like a nightmare baby bird.

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Which Three Fingers Did Ron DeSantis Use To Slurp Down Chocolate Pudding Like A Damn Raccoon?

Erling Haaland of Manchester City next to a desperately diving Janis Blaswich of RB Leipzig in Champions League round-of-16

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Champions League

Erling Haaland Is A Bolt, Or Five, Of Lightning

Kylian Mbappé, looking skyward in frustration.

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Paris Ain’t Germane (To The Discussion Of Possible Champions League Winners)

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The Great Outdoors

I Have Been Defeated And Humbled By My Hated Foe, The Wind

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The Machines

Get A Load Of This Sorry Piece Of Crap

Lonzo Ball watches a Bulls game from courtside, in a hoodie and ball cap.

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Chicago Bulls Organization Experiences Performance-Limiting Brain Condition While Participating In Lonzo Ball Injury Updates

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Campbell Soup 4th Quarter Profits Decline Amid Rising Costs

It’s Good To Make Your Own Stock Sometimes

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Google’s Search Engine Reveals Its Feelings: Destroy All Humans With A Rain Of Nuclear Fire