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OH YEAH! '80s Johnny Bench Kool-Aid Blooper Reel Is A Treasure Trove
In 1985, Reds catcher Johnny Bench made a series of ads for Kool-Aid that masqueraded as mini-lectures on how to play baseball. Since we're on the Kool-Aid beat today, we thought we'd bring you a few bloopers from the production of those spots....
Andrew Luck's Rushing Touchdown Led Wes Welker To Consider Mortality
Andrew Luck and the Colts spoiled Peyton Manning's homecoming in Indianapolis to the tune of a 39-33 win over the Broncos, and Luck's rushing touchdown in the third quarter made the changing of the guard as obvious as Manning's missed receivers and interceptions. ...
Prince Fielder Continues To Be Tripped Up By The Same Thing
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This Is The Worst Targeting Call Of The College Football Season
Georgia's battle in Nashville against Vanderbilt became a bit more difficult today when Bulldogs defensive end and team sack leader Ray Drew "earned" an ejection under the NCAA's new targeting rule—and even worse, it was held up under review....
Clemson Bro's <em>College GameDay</em> Hijinks Enjoyed Best In Super Slow-Mo
College GameDay headed to Clemson for the second time this season, which meant an extra-taxing experience on the collective creativities of fans in the Greenville-Spartanburg area. Fortunately one of them decided to use his body, rather than a sign, for laughs. ...
Holy Crap, José Iglesias
José Iglesias has made a number of spectacular plays this season, but his race from a right-of-second-base shift to snatch a popup from David Ortiz helped make what has been a bad night for the Tigers slightly less terrible....
This Is The Best Fake Law Firm Name We've Ever Seen
We're obviously fond of Parks & Recreation around here—what with FJM's Ken Tremendous being executive producer and all—and tonight's easter egg of a law office name, undoubtedly the work of our pal who goes by Michael Schur these days, was fantastic....
Braves Fans Threaten Team Boycott Over GLAAD Spirit Day Facebook Post
Today is GLAAD Spirit Day, an annual event that aims to bring awareness to bullying of LGBT youth. (You might notice a lot of people wearing purple today. That's why.) In association with the organization, every MLB team posted a link to GLAAD's Spirit Day webpage to their Facebook site. Braves fan...
Supercut: Scott Van Pelt Making Tim Kurkjian Giggle Like A Little Girl
Maryland native Scott Van Pelt has a schtick every time he invites ESPN baseball analyst (and fellow Terrapin) Tim Kurkjian onto his radio show: he closes by saying something in Ballimerese and making Kurkjian burst out into furious, high-pitched laughter....
Patriots Radio Batshit Winning TD Call Matched Up With Tecmo Bowl Sim
We like many things here at Deadspin, and the list of those things includes "radio announcers going insane over great sports moments" alongside "famous football plays rendered in Tecmo Super Bowl." This video features both....
Red Sox Fan Rips Home Run Ball Away From Woman Who Caught It [UPDATE]
We get it, Red Sox fans. You're frustrated about your team's lack of offense thus far in the ALCS. That's no reason to commit a televised mugging....
