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Now Jerry Hairston Has The Ball, Now He Doesn't

You really have to watch all of the video below to figure out what the hell happened here. Chris Young led off the Diamondbacks' ninth by blooping a ball down the left field line. Young figured he could make it to second before Jerry Hairston could throw him out, so off he went. But, somehow, the ba...

The Kansas City Chiefs Are Using Taxpayer Money To Pay Their Taxes, Too

Earlier tonight, we told you a Kansas City radio station had acquired documents it says show that the Royals were using tax dollars from a fund ostensibly set up for maintenance and repairs at Kauffman Stadium for purposes other than maintenance and repairs. A tipster in Kansas City has since sent w...

Report: The Kansas City Royals Are Using Taxpayer Money Meant For Stadium Repairs To Pay For Other Stuff

Sports Radio 810 WHB in Kansas City is reporting that the Royals have spent just 9 percent of the $17 million in taxpayer funds they've requested in the last five years for repairs and maintenance to Kauffman Stadium on actual repairs and maintenance:...

<em>Denver Post</em> Writer Says He Never Meant To Tweet About How "Horny" He Got While Covering The Olympics

So what prompted John Henderson of the Denver Post to tweet that on Sunday? Denver Westword noted that it appeared in Henderson's timeline not long after he had written separate blog items about a pair of teenage swimmers. Which is ... awkward....

The Cowboys are in midseason form: Jerry Jones says he's "too pissed" to talk to Dez Bryant....

U.S. Women Win Team Gymnastics Gold

Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Alex Raisman, Kyla Ross, and Jordyn Wieber left little doubt during the team gymnastics competition, winning three of the four events to propel to U.S. to an easy victory over Russia and Romania, which took silver and bronze, respectively. It's the first gymnastics te...

The Controversial Olympic Fencing Semifinal, Recreated Using Legos

Yesterday, we showed you the bizarre aftermath of the women's individual épée semifinal, which was won by Germany's Britta Heidemann after a timing error put another second on the clock and allowed Heidemann to score a decisive touch on South Korea's Shin A Lam. Shin then proceeded to remain on the ...

Deadspin Up All Night: And The Memory Will Shine

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A Synchronized Diving Coach Misses His Chair When Trying To Sit, And It's Way Funnier In Slow Motion

See? We told ya. To paraphrase Dave Chappelle, everything's funnier in slow motion....

U.S. Gymnast Danell Leyva Has A Habit Of Sending Half-Naked Photos Of Himself To Women [Kinda NSFW]

So says a woman who came to us this afternoon with an offer to "submit some risque photos of Danell Leyva." The woman asked for nothing in return. She says she had "some in underwear and some nudes" of the 20-year-old Miami native, some of which have already appeared on the internet. The woman says ...

Jason Babin Was Cleared For An MRI Because He Finally Took A Shit

Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Jason Babin strained his calf on Saturday, and while the team right away announced he would be out for about a week, they wanted Babin to undergo an MRI, just to be sure. One problem: Babin had been administered a pill that functions as an internal thermometer, so t...

This snazzy interactive medal counter is the only thing you need to keep track of which country's doing what at the Olympics....

Somebody Please Tell The Colorado Rockies The Inning Is Over

When a team is nearly 30 games under .500 and in the midst of getting swept at home for the sixth time this season, it can feel like the misery never ends. So it was on Sunday afternoon in Denver. The Reds scored three runs in the fifth inning, which made it the 10th time in 14 games Colorado has yi...

Deadspin Up All Night: May I Come Along?

Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Be sure to check out our live blog of NBC's coverage of the opening ceremony that's already over, and to watch all the best parts we've reduced to 30 seconds. Also, don't forget to refer to our complete Olympics master schedule throughout the Games...

Zack Greinke Has Been Traded To The Angels

MLB just announced the deal, and Ken Rosenthal and Jon Morosi are saying the Angels are sending shortstop Jean Segura and two minor leaguers to Milwaukee. Safe to say the Brewers have given up on 2012, and the AL West race is going to be completely insane....

The Freeh Group Denies Anyone From The Freeh Group Discussed The NCAA's Use Of The Freeh Group's Investigation Of Penn State

Just got the following in my inbox a few minutes ago, which is a reference to this:...

This Looks A Lot Like LeBron James Learning To Tie A Necktie

Everybody annoyingly has to photograph everything and upload it to Instagram these days, including Andre Iguodala, who just had to show us this image of himself as he's getting dressed in preparation for the opening ceremony that's just gotten started. But Spike Eskin of CBS radio in Philly couldn't...

Vikings Punter (And Crossfit Fan) Chris Kluwe Trolled The Shit Out of Gawker Last Night

Yesterday, Gawker's Hamilton Nolan wrote a post that was critical of the Crossfit™ workout regimen for (among other things) being an expensive, injury-inducing cult fad. Nolan was subsequently greeted in the discussion by a lengthy reply from "Loate," who identified himself as "a currently active NF...

NCAA Should Have Done Its Own Investigation Before Punishing Penn State, Says Member Of Group That Investigated Penn State

We told you yesterday how Penn State could have fought the NCAA in court over the sanctions it received earlier this week. Our own Drew Magary has also explained that the NCAA levied the punishment it did to pretty much show the world it's doing something because what happened was just so horrible a...

Legally Blind Archer Breaks First World Record Of 2012 Olympics

Yes, the opening ceremonies come later today in London, but a handful of events are already underway, and there's already been a world record established....