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Financial Analyst Promptly Scores Bicycle Kick Against World's Best
Lionel Messi's tour for charity, Messi and Friends, had a match scheduled yesterday in Chicago. The friendlies in addition to raising money, highlight what the best soccer players in the world can do against no pressure, defending or opposing effort. The results can be beautiful, but for the most p...


Here's A Guy Mooning Cyclists In The Tour De France Today
Today was the ninth stage of the Tour de France, and it was one of the toughest, as cyclists had to traverse five mountain passes en route to Bagnères-de-Bigorre. Dan Martin became the first Irishman to win a Tour de France stage since 1992. Brit Chris Froome, who kept the yellow jersey after comple...

Fan Who Attacks Professional Wrestler Gets Slammed, Destroyed
This gem of a video comes from Cape Town, Africa, where Ananzi fought Shane Koen in a WWP pro wrestling match on July 4. Koen, a Cape Town local, is an old and beloved wrestler, so the fans were pulling for him. One apparently wanted Koen to win so badly that he decided to take it upon himself to cl...

Marion Bartoli Wins Wimbledon Women's Championship
Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli defeated German Sabine Lisicki this morning in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4, to win Wimbledon. In a wild tournament that saw every single favorite get knocked out, Bartoli was consistent and overwhelmed each opponent she faced without dropping a single set throughout the tourna...

Brazilian Soccer Fans Decapitate Ref After He Stabs, Kills Player
Last Sunday, an amateur soccer match in Brazil came to an unbelievably gruesome end when a referee was murdered by outraged fans. His head was then cut off and placed on a spike. The beheading was retaliation; the ref initially stabbed a player to death....

Houston Mayor Joins Slim Thug In Worst Collaboration Ever
Hey @dwighthoward: we have @jharden13, a great economy, exciting city and super Rockets fans. What are you waiting for?-A...


Bear Is Very Into Quad Cab Action
This is a video of a bear opening a car door like a human being....

Kevin Martin To Sign With The Minnesota Timberwolves
This evening, Woj reported that Oklahoma City Thunder shooting guard Kevin Martin agreed to a four-year, $28 million contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves, trading in yearly title challenges for nigh-unbearable winters, and with any luck, a slew of early playoff exits....

Neymar Scores Golazo Against Spain, Is The Truth
Neymar is absolutely brilliant. That is now undebatable. His latest goal against Spain to end the first half of the Confederations Cup shows exactly why he's already one of the best players in the world....

This Facedown Golazo Put Brazil Over Spain After Just 90 Seconds
So, Brazil's not fucking around....

Italy Beats Uruguay In Penalties For Third Place In Confederations Cup
Wow. That was a pretty good game, right? The Confederations Cup consolation match between Italy and Uruguay was a meaningless game in a meaningless tournament, and it wasn't supposed to do anything more than whet our appetite ahead of tonight's final between Brazil and Spain. Along the way, it turne...

OK, This Italy-Uruguay Game Is Officially Nuts
This match is insane. Uruguay trailed Italy 2-1 following a beautiful Alessandro Diamanti goal in the 73rd minute, but Edinson Cavani had the opportunity to equalize five short minutes later from another free kick. The striker did not disappoint....

Uruguay Just Conceded A Semi-Maybe-Own Goal To Italy
Italy is taking on Uruguay in the Confederations Cup third-place match, and so far, the first half has been absolutely hectic. Both sides are getting forward with some of the world's best strikers running at tired defenders, and there have been plenty of chances. So it's strange that the first goal ...

Deadspin Up All Night: I Had To Learn
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Here's A Video Of Jeremy Lin Getting Dunked On At A Summer League Game
Jeremy Lin finished with 45, but still....

Colts Safety Joe Lefeged Arrested With Unregistered Gun, Ammo In Car
Indianapolis Colts safety Joe Lefeged was arrested last night in Northeast Washington, DC. Cops pulled over the vehicle he and another man, Aaron Timothy Wilson, were riding in and found an unregistered handgun, ammunition, and an open alcohol container. It's unclear who was driving, but both men ar...