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Young Child Demonstrates Impressive Pigeon-Throwing Abilities To Confused, Scared OnlookersPigeons don’t have a whole lot of real-world applications outside of being the animal that Burger King probably gets the meat for their chicken nuggets from. But thanks to this adorable child, we now know that if you have quick enough hands, you can actually turn these rats with wings into temporary...

Rangers Manager Jeff Banister Takes Matters Into His Own Hands, Carries Pigeon Off FieldThe Rangers and Angels were joined by a very special guest on the infield tonight: a pigeon, who hobbled around with a seemingly injured wing until someone was finally brave enough to step up to the plate and rescue the poor creature by himself. That would be Texas manager Jeff Banister, who scooped...

Pigeon Causes Brief Ruckus At Wimbledon A pigeon briefly disrupted a Wimbledon qualifying match Tuesday between Amandine Hesse and Miyu Kato. Hesse swatted at the invader with her racket and a ball boy chased after it, trying to scare it off the court. Unperturbed, the pigeon alighted briefly on the net, before heading to a tree next to t...

LA Galaxy Players Hit Pigeon With Ball During Warmups [Update]

A routine warmup by LA Galaxy turned into an act of bird violence before the club’s match against NYCFC Saturday....

Actually, Pigeons Are Cool

Cocky Pigeons Think They Can Just Walk On The Field During Rays Game

A trio of pigeons hung out in the infield of Tropicana Field during tonight's Royals-Rays game. They thought they owned the place, strutting around and bobbing their heads with no regard for the baseball going on....

Belgian Racing Pigeons Are Being Pumped Full Of Coke And Painkillers

Yes, they race pigeons in Belgium. And apparently, not all of these pigeons race The Right Way....

Giant Pigeon Spies On Oregon Football Practice

Oregon's athletic video department says its "new pigeon friend" was simply an ordinary pigeon that parked itself in front of a remote camera high above Autzen Stadium. But we know the truth. We know no one in Eugene is willing to say anything that might anger their new pigeon overlords....

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For The Boids

Last summer, Molly Langmuir wrote a nice piece for New York magazine about pigeon racing: ...

by Alex Belth|

|Thu Aug 08 2013

Angels Reliever Rescues Injured Pigeon During Game

When he noticed a wounded pigeon near the Angels' bullpen last night in Oakland, reliever Dane De La Rosa sprang into action. He was determined to bring in the injured bird to safety....

by Dom Cosentino|

|Fri Jul 26 2013

Possibly Suicidal Pigeon Refuses To Leave Field During Chiefs-Raiders Game

We don't know really know what the hell is going on with this pigeon, which crashed Sunday's Chiefs-Raiders game by landing right in the middle of the action and absolutely refusing to give a shit about the 22 large men that were stomping around it. Maybe the pigeon was sick and disoriented, or wo...

by Tom Ley|

|Mon Jun 17 2013

Chad Ochocinco's Pregnant Pigeon Saga Was A Bald-Faced Lie

This...this is pretty much the most blatant betrayal in the history of sports. We've all watched, rapt, as Ochocinco's pregnant pigeon escaped, returned, and finally gave birth. But we were all hoodwinked by Chad's dastardly deception. J'accuse!...

by Barry Petchesky|

|Mon Jun 17 2013

The Ballad Of Chad Ochocino's Pregnant Pigeon

Presenting a saga rivaling anything Wagner ever wrote, told entirely in Tweets. The tale of Chad Ochocinco and his pregnant pigeon features sex, mystery and Wonder Bread....

by Barry Petchesky|

|Mon Jun 17 2013

Kings of Leon Dethroned by Pigeons

What's most ladylike: a) Curtseying, b) Sitting with legs crossed while wearing a skirt or c) Canceling a concert in St. Louis after three songs because birds were pooing on you? If you answered "C," we're in agreement....

by Brian Hickey|

|Mon Jun 17 2013

Potential Train Wreck Alert: Mike Tyson Gets Reality Show

Mike Tyson is coming to Animal Planet. Tentatively titled Take on Tyson, the show will "pit Tyson and his birds against the best racing-pigeon owners in New York." Can it possibly top this? [NY Post]...

by David Matthews|

|Mon Jun 17 2013

Justin Fargas Has A Theory About That Special Teams Pigeon

"Yeah, it was definitely a strange event seeing that bird flying out there. It seemed comfortable on the football field and comfortable lying down there literally on special teams. It very well could have been Marquis [Cooper]." [Via]...

by Barry Petchesky|

|Mon Jun 17 2013

Speaking Of Randy Johnson's Bird Lust....

by Dashiell Bennett|

|Mon Jun 17 2013

The Pigeon Had It Coming

The Deadspin Morning Video Wake Up Call needs your help. If you have any suggested videos to fill this space, email us. Subject: Morning Video Wake Up Call....

by A.J. Daulerio|

|Tue Jun 18 2013

But We Have A Deal With The Pigeons!

Pigeon courageously stops shot from Argentina soccer star Gaston Aguirre. Quote: "I kicked the ball and, poor pigeon. Now I will be remembered as the pigeon killer." [Yahoo News]...

by Rick Chandler|

|Tue Jun 18 2013

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