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Enner Valencia Fakes Injury To Escape Police In Ambulance And Avoid Child Support Arrest
Everton striker and Ecuador star Enner Valencia returned to his homeland for a World Cup qualifier against Chile, where he managed to escape a series of encounters with Ecuador’s finest and avoid arrest for unpaid child support. ...
Indians Slap Three Dongs In Nine Pitches
The Cleveland Indians were down a run to the Boston Red Sox in the third inning of this evening’s game. Within a nine-pitch span, they went from trailing 2-1 to leading 4-2 after Roberto Pérez, Jason Kipnis, and Francisco Lindor all slapped solo dongs to right field....
Antoine Bethea Goes In For Big Hit, Ends Up Taking Out His Own Teammate
49ers safety Antoine Bethea got a little overzealous while going for the ball (ostensibly) on this play. Instead of getting the pick or landing a hit on Cardinals receiver J.J. Nelson, Bethea slammed teammate Tramaine Brock right in the head. Brock had just managed to break up the deep ball, and he ...
![Larry The Cable Guy Snapped A Dude's Arm While Arm Wrestling [Graphic]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/pa2npo4mkydvz53iksa0.jpg)
Larry The Cable Guy Snapped A Dude's Arm While Arm Wrestling [Graphic]
Larry The Cable Guy, a comedian who’s made $50 million telling redneck jokes, is a huge Nebraska football fan. At the Huskers’ game against Illinois last weekend, this dude challenged him to an arm wrestling contest. He broke his arm like a Thanksgiving wishbone....
Report: NFL Threatens To Fine Teams If They Use Too Much Footage On Social Media
Buried in Albert Breer’s column for MMQB this morning was a nugget suggesting just how seriously the NFL is taking their declining primetime TV audiences. Ratings in the 18-t0-49 demographic have fallen between 12 and 16 percent for Thursday, Sunday, and Monday night games, and the NFL, coincidental...
It Sounds Like The NBA And NBPA Will Avoid A Work Stoppage
The NBA and the NBPA are halfway through a 10-year collective bargaining agreement ratified in 2011, but each side has until December 15 to opt out of the current deal and potentially trigger a work stoppage. Over the past few seasons a huge TV contract, a series of astronomical team sale prices, an...
![French Announcer Absolutely Loses His Shit Calling Melvin Upton Jr.'s Big Dinger [Update]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/aavu8g6999wrypgchkxc.jpg)
French Announcer Absolutely Loses His Shit Calling Melvin Upton Jr.'s Big Dinger [Update]
Zut alors! Le dinger!!!...
Iceland Channel The Power Of Odin, Complete Wild Stoppage-Time Comeback
The mighty Iceland national team trailed Finland by a goal as today’s World Cup qualifying match rolled into stoppage time. Clearly imbued with the power of the Norse gods, they turned it all the way around and left with a 3-2 win....
Blake Griffin Picked Up A Cool New Skill In The Offseason (Throwing Shoes At People)
They say the summer is a time to refine your game, learn new skills, and hone your craft. Blake Griffin took that to heart, apparently, and his new skill is cool as hell. It’s throwing shoes at opponents. Cory Joseph probably thought he was not going to catch Jamal Crawford’s size 17 to the mouth to...
Astros Apologize For Minor Leaguer's Shitheaded Tweet
Brooks Marlow is a baseball player in the Astros minor league system. He would kindly like these lady broadcasters out of his face. Get off ESPN, lady broadcaster, game’s on! ...
Madison Bumgarner Remains A Postseason Demigod
The San Francisco Giants are headed to the NLDS once again, after Madison Bumgarner shut down the Mets and the offense managed a lone moment of competence tonight to get the team a 3-0 win. The Even Year Gods have smiled down on the Giants once again, and they’re headed to Chicago just a few short w...
The Dictator Of Chechnya Made His Preteen Sons Take Part In MMA Fights
Ramzan Kadyrov is one of the most powerful people in Russia. He’s been the leader of Chechnya since 2007. Guring his reign, he’s been accused of a litany of war crimes, including widespread torture. The dictator is also a known MMA enthusiast, which we’ve written about extensively in the past, and h...
![Which NFL Owner Told His Players Not To Protest Because "This Is My Stage"? [Update]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/ncikyli7qgu3lv2qkyox.jpg)
Which NFL Owner Told His Players Not To Protest Because "This Is My Stage"? [Update]
Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin went on Any Given Wednesday tonight, and dropped a tantalizing anecdote about how NFL owners have responded to player protests during the national anthem....
The Derrick Rose Trial Is Already Getting Intense
After a day and a half of jury selection, the Derrick Rose civil trial finally made its way today to opening statements. According to reports from the courthouse, things got intense almost immediately. Jane Doe’s lawyer Waukeen McCoy gave a very graphic description of the alleged gang rape, the New ...
![Here's The Guy That Toronto Police Say Threw A Beer On The Field Last Night [Update]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/v1lhqeevjzmqv3xasddl.jpg)
Here's The Guy That Toronto Police Say Threw A Beer On The Field Last Night [Update]
It looks like a ghost was, in fact, not responsible for throwing that beer can at Hyun Soo Kim last night. This afternoon, the Toronto Police released a photo of the guy they say did it, and he looks like a henchman of ill repute. They released a short statement along with the photo:...
![Former Florida QB Chris Leak Under Investigation For Sexually Assaulting A Teenager [Update]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/jrlt239exnlh917bot3g.jpg)
Former Florida QB Chris Leak Under Investigation For Sexually Assaulting A Teenager [Update]
According to a report from the Orlando Sentinel, former Florida quarterback Chris Leak is being investigated by the Orlando Police Department for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in early September. Leak was in the midst of his first season coaching Edgewater High School when he resigned on Mo...
Edwin Encarnacion Hit A Walk-Off To Goddamn Mars To Put The Blue Jays Through
The Blue Jays beat the Orioles in the eleventh inning of tonight’s Wild Card game thanks to a huge three-run dinger from Edwin Encarnacion. Encarnacion was the third batter that Ubaldo Jimenez faced after he came into the game with one out in the eleventh. He allowed both baserunners to reach on sin...
Jeff Van Gundy Advocates Zero-Tolerance Policy For Domestic Violence Offenders
The Houston Rockets and New York Knicks met in the preseason this evening, and ESPN announcer Jeff Van Gundy used the occasion of Derrick Rose’s first appearance with the Knicks to make some points about domestic violence and how Adam Silver and the NBA should deal with players who are convicted of ...
Rude Jays Fan Throws A Beer At Hyun Soo Kim, Nearly Brains Him
An extremely rude Blue Jays fan tossed beer at Orioles left fielder Hyun Soo Kim as the Orioles closed out the seventh inning. It nearly hit him, and right after it hit the grass, Kim and Adam Jones immediately turned to the crowd and tried to identify the beer tosser....
Police Reportedly Determine That Aqib Talib Shot Himself In The Leg
Early this summer, Aqib Talib was shot in the leg and briefly went to the hospital. Initial reports had him as a victim in a shooting at a Dallas strip club, but he maintained that he was shot in the leg at a park later that evening, saying that he was too drunk to know who shot him....