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Kathryn Xu

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)

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Life's Rich Pageant

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

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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.

Minnesota Timberwolves v Memphis Grizzlies

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.

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The Mariners Find Catharsis In A Walk-Off Walk

Mitch Voit pretending to snort a line of cocaine

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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.

Christmas Puzzle

Life Lessons

It’s Puzzling Time

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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.

USA – 2008 Presidential Election – Security at the RNC

They Defunded The Ponies

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Samer Kalaf

ESPN FC studio reacts to a fart-like noise

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Media Meltdowns

ESPN Soccer Show Once Again Derailed By Fart-Like Noise

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Giri Nathan

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

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That Isn’t Dwyane Wade, Sir

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Typing

Sabrina Imbler

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

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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.

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Nick Castellanos Answers The Mets’ Whimsy

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

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Embattled Deputy Mayor Does Not Know Ball

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Ray Ratto

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

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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.

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

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Kelsey McKinney

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This Is NOT A Damn Bell!!

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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.

Golden State Warriors v Dallas Mavericks

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.

Minnesota Twins v 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.

2024 NBA Playoffs – Oklahoma City Thunder v New Orleans Pelicans

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.

Sad Phoenix Suns

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

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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.

Colorado Rockies Photo Day

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.

Houston Rockets v Los Angeles Clippers

Boban Delivered The Chicken

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

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This Is So Stupid

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

Aaron Rodgers #8 of the New York Jets looks at a Microsoft Surface tablet during the second half against the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium on December 28, 2023 in Cleveland, Ohio.

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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

Report: Aaron Rodgers Being Considered For Dream Job As Attention-Getting Loser