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Mike Aviles Makes Marvelous Throw To Gun Down Conor Gillaspie At First
Cleveland infielder Mike Aviles has only played a handful of games in left field in his career, but today's start gave him the chance to show off his arm in the second inning against the White Sox....

Germany's Christoph Kramer Takes A Nasty Hit To The Head
Germany's Christoph Kramer took an inadvertent hit to the head from Argentine defender Ezequiel Garay in the 17th minute. It looked extremely painful....

Your Germany-Argentina Open Thread
The final match. Talk here....

Braves Suspend Dan Uggla For One Game, Reportedly For Tardiness
Braves second baseman Dan Uggla hasn't been a lineup regular since May, and with his .241 OBP, that makes sense. Tommy La Stella's taken his spot and hasn't provided any reason to give it back. Things got worse for Uggla today when Atlanta simultaneously called up another second baseman and suspende...

Irish Comedy Show Pokes Fun At Brazil-Netherlands Match With "Highlight"
Après Match is a comedy show on Irish station RTÉ that mocks various soccer commentators from Ireland and Great Britain. (Here's more of their stuff; it's amusing!) Yesterday, the crew found their "Great Dutch Play" from the third-place World Cup match between Brazil and the Netherlands, and the hig...

Anze Kopitar And His Dog Enjoy Stanley Cup Breakfasts
Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar celebrated his day with the Stanley Cup yesterday in his home country of Slovenia. Kopitar started his morning right by eating breakfast out of the cup with his dog, Gustl. For hygienic reasons, Gustl ate from his own mini trophy. Still adorable....

Thierry Henry Doesn't Give A Shit That He Just Scored A Goal
Thierry Henry popped in a goal in the 45th minute Saturday to put the New York Red Bulls up 2-1 over the Columbus Crew, but he wasn't in the mood to celebrate....

Dwight Howard Has Actual Opinion, Promptly Apologizes For It
Dwight Howard held an actual opinion on something yesterday! It took less than an hour for him to apologize for it....

Cavaliers Think They Can Get Kevin Love Without Trading Andrew Wiggins
After LeBron went to the Cavaliers, the new question was if the Timberwolves would now trade Kevin Love to Cleveland and ideally receive first overall pick Andrew Wiggins in return. So far, the Cavaliers have publicly said they don't plan on sending Wiggins anywhere....

Andre Johnson's Only Way Out Of Houston Seems To Be Retirement
Wide receiver Andre Johnson had been dropping hints throughout the offseason at his displeasure with the current state of the Houston Texans, and it finally came to a head this week when he reportedly asked for a trade. The Texans quickly denied his request....

Report: Chris Bosh Stays With The Heat
One piece of the Big Three is reportedly staying in Miami. LeBron's gone, but maybe the Heat aren't totally fucked!...

This Is The Best Heat-Fan-Burns-LeBron-Jersey Video
We don't want to spoil the end, but this Heat fan reacts to LeBron leaving Miami in a pragmatic way....


Someone Already Defaced LeBron's Face On A Miami Heat Mural
A Miami Heat championship mural received an unwanted update hours after LeBron announced his return to Cleveland....

Here Are Cavs Fans Who Didn't Burn Or Throw Away Their LeBron Jerseys
Contrary to popular belief, not every Cavs fan burned their LeBron jersey when he left for Miami in 2010....

Clayton Kershaw Was Unreal Over His 41-Inning Scoreless Streak
Until the sixth inning of last night's game against the Padres, Clayton Kershaw hadn't allowed a run since June 13. The Dodgers lefty spun one of the greatest nine-inning games ever pitched in his June 18 no-hitter against the Rockies, and then just continued to reel off scoreless gems against the...

I Can't Stop Watching This Agonized Mets Fan's Performative Suffering
After Juan Lagares popped out in foul territory with two men on against the Braves, this guy just couldn't handle the Mets' inability to score. The team was 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position in a 3-1 loss Thursday night, with nine runners left on base, and the man in the front row was fed up....

Deadspin Up All Night: Give The People What They Want
Thank you for your continued support. LeBron to the Jaguars....

Aroldis Chapman Nearly Brains Nate Schierholtz Twice; Benches Clear
Today's afternoon Cubs-Reds game featured a bench-clearing when Reds reliever Aroldis Chapman almost hit Nate Schierholtz with one of his triple-digit pitches not once, but twice. ...