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Baseball: World Series: Arizona Diamondbacks Corbin Carroll (7) in action, rusn to first base vs Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field. Game 2. Arlington, TX 10/28/2023 CREDIT: Erick W. Rasco (Photo by Erick W. Rasco/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (Set Number: X164447 TK1)

Texas Rangers vs Arizona Diamondbacks, 2023 World Series

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Road Grays Are Dogshit

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Mother trying to make daughter (4-5) finish food at table, (B&W)

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A Taxonomy Of Mom Sounds

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Help! I’m Worried My Sons Will Turn Out To Be Total Assholes!

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Does Jon Stewart Matter?

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I Am The Bullshit King Of My Household

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I Am A ‘Top Boy’ Boy Now

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Autoplay Wants To Eat Your Humanity

BALTIMORE, MD - JANUARY 28: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs walks out for warmups prior to the AFC Championship NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&amp;T Bank Stadium on January 28, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images)

AFC Championship – Kansas City Chiefs v Baltimore Ravens

Patrick Mahomes Owns The NFL

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 05: Brock Purdy of the San Francisco 49ers (L) and Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs stand on stage during Super Bowl LVIII Opening Night at Allegiant Stadium on February 05, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images)

Super Bowl LVIII Opening Night

There’s No Such Thing As A System Quarterback

BENGHAZI, LIBYA - AUGUST 8,1943: A view as a soldier sits at the latrine at the U.S Air Force base in Benghazi, Libya. (Photo by Ivan Dmitri/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

U.S AIRFORCE BASE BENGHAZI LIBYA

“Who Took A Giant Shit In The Drug Test Toilet?!” Your Annual POOPOROO

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Help! My Daughter Eats Soup Like An Animal!

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JANUARY 13: &lt;&gt; during the AFC Wild Card Playoffs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 13, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)

AFC Wild Card Playoffs – Miami Dolphins v Kansas City Chiefs

All Right-Thinking Americans Agree: We’re Sick Of The Chiefs

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Wordle Smartphone Game

Overexplained Lists

New York Times Games, Ranked

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 12: NBC Sunday Night Football color commentator Cris Collinsworth (L) and play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico walk onto the field before a game between the New York Jets and the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on November 12, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

New York Jets v Las Vegas Raiders

The Trouble With Cris Collinsworth

That's what Paul Brown, new mentor of Ohio State University's buckeyes, probably is telling his charges as he outlines one of his pet plays. Brown was former grid coach at Massillon, Ohio, High School, Here his teams won national recognition. His Buckeyes play Missouri here on Sept. 27.

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I Am The Coach Now

PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 21: A guest wears a black shiny leather crocodile print pattern jacket, a black and beige Dior Oblique Jacquard Saddle shoulder bag from Dior, outside Dior, during Paris Fashion Week - Menswear F/W 2022-2023, on January 21, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty Images)

Street Style Day Four – Paris Fashion Week – Menswear F/W 2022-2023

Some Basic Rules For Proper AirPod Etiquette

Kirk Cousins #8 of the Minnesota Vikings looks to throw a pass against the Green Bay Packers in the second half at Lambeau Field on October 29, 2023 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Minnesota Vikings v Green Bay Packers

Kirk Cousins Has To Go

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes, left, along with running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire #25 of the Kansas City Chiefs and teammates react after defensive tackle Chris Jones (not pictured) of the Kansas City Chiefs reacts after sacking quarterback Easton Stick (not pictured) of the Los Angeles Chargers in the second half of a NFL football game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Sunday, January 7, 2024.

Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 13-12 to win a NFL football game at SoFi Stadium.

This Postseason, Root For The Money

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The Cult Of The New Is Why Everything Feels So Old

The Michigan Wolverines celebrate after winning the 2024 CFP National Championship game against the Washington Huskies at NRG Stadium on January 08, 2024 in Houston, Texas. The Michigan Wolverines won the game 34-13.

2024 CFP National Championship – Michigan v Washington

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26 Years Later, Michigan Finally Bests Nebraska

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 01: Blake Corum #2 of the Michigan Wolverines runs with the ball for yardage away from Terrion Arnold #3 and Kool-Aid McKinstry #1 of the Alabama Crimson Tide during second half of the CFP Semifinal Rose Bowl Game at Rose Bowl Stadium on January 01, 2024 in Pasadena, California. The Michigan Wolverines won the game 27-20 in overtime. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images)

Rose Bowl Game – Alabama v Michigan

What Happens When Players Start Opting Out Of The College Football Playoff?

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I Have It On Good Authority

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