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David Pierce

The Putt-Putt champions of the internet

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In September of 2023, Danny and Steven Sanicki played a round of minigolf. The Sanickis are twins, are both competitive golfers, and were budding content creators at the time, so of course they filmed the whole round. Danny edited the footage on his phone, recorded a quick commentary track, slapped a scoreboard over top of the video, and posted the tournament as a six-part series on his TikTok channel. Neither brother really expected anything to...

Fast Company

Jesus Diaz

Google just designed a crazy infinite donut keyboard you didn’t know you needed

Nothing brings me more joy than perfectly designed, perfectly functional, and perfectly silly gadgets. And Google Japan is the best at creating them.

Google Japan has just released a new type of hardware keyboard. It calls it Gboard Double-Sided, aka the “Infinity Keyboard.” I call it the Krispy Kreme because it looks like a donut. The device is actually an infinite loop with keys on both sides. (Also, it’s a joke, built to promote the real software-based Gboard that you can use on...

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31 Things From Amazon Our Readers Are Loving Right Now

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15 Adult Children Of Parents Who're Dating Someone Their Age — Or Younger! — Share What It's Like

Age ain't nothin' but a number...but sometimes it leads to a NUMBER of problems.

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30 Products That Help Turn Expensive Issues Into Affordable Ones

Being alive costs way too much money — but it always doesn't have to.

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Wired Top Stories

Eric Ravenscraft

MSI Vision Elite RS Review: A Vision of Gaming Perfection

With S-tier horsepower and a gorgeous, curved glass case, this is one prebuilt gaming PC that looks as good as it performs.

SBNation.com

Andrew Mearns

MLB Playoffs: Underdog Guardians look to knock out big, bad Yankees

The Yankees’ championship drought is a feast compared to the Guardians’. Who will get a chance to snap it?

The Championship Series is upon us and only four teams remain from the 30 who began the MLB season back in March. October winnowed the field to 12 playoff teams, the Wild Card round cut out four more, and now, the New York Yankees, Cleveland Guardians, New York Mets, and Los Angeles Dodgers are the last clubs standing. The Dodgers vs. Mets clash over in the National League...

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Mark Schofield

Jared Goff is on the verge of NFL history

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Detroit Lions quarterback Jared goff is on the doorstep of a new NFL record

Jared Goff is on something of a hot streak.

The last time the Detroit Lions quarterback walked off the field, he did so after throwing the NFL’s version of a perfect game. Goff completed all 18 of his passing attempts in Detroit’s Week 4 victory over the Seattle Seahawks, setting a new mark for passes in a single game without a completion. Goff broke a record held by Kurt...

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John Stolnis

MLB Playoffs: Surprising Mets set for NLCS clash with the Dodgers

The Mets are hoping to ride their momentum into an NLCS clash with the top seeded Dodgers

It’s hard to imagine MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred could be any happier with the results of the National League playoffs thus far.

Starting Sunday, two of the biggest fan bases from its two biggest markets will renew their postseason rivalry and face off in the National League Championship Series in a best-of-seven match-up for a trip to the Fall Classic.

The New York Mets.

The Los Angeles...

The Verge

Wes Davis

SpaceX launches Starship and catches its Super Heavy booster for the first time

Screenshot: SpaceX livestream

SpaceX launched Starship for its fifth flight test at about 8:25AM ET from its South Texas launch site. The company succeeded in returning the Starship Super Heavy booster to its landing pad, where it was “caught” using arms on the launch tower that SpaceX refers to as the “chopsticks.”

The catch was a first for the booster, which the company hadn’t returned without incident before its previous flight test in June. The company’s next task is...

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These Phrases Are Directed At People Without Kids Way Too Often. Here's Why They're Problematic.

These common questions and comments may seem innocent, but can actually do a lot of harm.

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ESPN.com

Max Olson

Buffs lose Hunter, 3 other WRs in loss to K-State

Travis Hunter appeared to suffer a shoulder injury on a hit by Kansas State safety Daniel Cobbs after he hauled in a 14-yard reception during the second quarter. The two-way Colorado star did not return.

Wired Top Stories

Angela Watercutter

'Piece by Piece' Director Morgan Neville Will Never Use AI Again

Back in 2021, Morgan Neville thought using AI to recreate the late Anthony Bourdain’s voice would be an interesting Easter egg in his documentary. He ended up being a canary in Hollywood’s AI coal mine.

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Alanna Martine Kilkeary

The Best Curling Irons of 2024, Tested and Reviewed

We tried the most popular curling irons on the market, and here are the 11 that stood out.

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Boone Ashworth

On Running Cloudboom Strike LS Review: More Bounces for Less Ounces

The On Running Cloudboom Strike LS marathon shoes are sprayed together by robots.

SBNation.com

Noa Dalzell

How Courtney Williams is bringing entertainment and an unwavering confidence to the WNBA Finals

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Napheesa Collier and Kayla McBride both bring a quiet confidence to the Minnesota Lynx — but Williams’ swag has been pivotal to their Finals run.

BROOKLYN — Courtney Williams began an unlikely SportsCenter interview after her Game 1 heroics with a grin.

“Y’all talking to us now,” she said to host Scott Van Pelt, after he explained that the crew expected a Liberty win.

"Y'all talking to us now."

Courtney Williams joins SVP after a thrilling...

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David Fucillo

Your daily NFL trivia game, Sunday edition

Think you can figure out what NFL player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out.

We’re back for another day of the SB Nation in-5 daily trivia game, and we’re returning to our system of a new article each day for the game.

We tried using a single article for the game, updated with the latest game each day, but it was creating a bit of an unwieldy experience in the comments. So, we’ll have the current day’s game plus the previous three days in each...

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