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Old-Ass Manu Ginobili Dunks; AT&T Center Goes Wild
For a brief moment tonight, Manu Ginobili made everyone forget that he's 36 years old by driving to the hoop, outmuscling old-ass Ray Allen, and dunking. The San Antonio crowd predictably went insane....

Deadspin Up All Night: Dusty Feet
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Dads. Sports. We here....

Man Holding Kid Casually Catches Troy Tulowitzki's Home Run Ball
Troy Tulowitzki's two-run homer in today's Rockies-Giants game created a solid Father's Day moment for one man in the stands. Catching a home run with one bare hand while carrying a kid was no big deal to this dude....


Adam Jones Takes Out Umpire While Running To Second Base
Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt took a hard fall during Saturday's Blue Jays/Orioles game when Baltimore outfielder Adam Jones went for second base on an error. Ow....

Zach Johnson Sinks Hole In One At U.S. Open
Zach Johnson didn't take long on the par-3 ninth hole at Pinehurst today, achieving a hole in one at the U.S. Open....

Here's A Funny Anecdote About A Young, Absurdly Athletic Boris Diaw
Boris Diaw had a period in his career when he was the butt of fat jokes, but when the Spurs big man was younger, he was in ridiculously good shape....

Golf Cart Driver Arrested At U.S. Open For Driving Into Officer's Leg
Tommy Lineberry, a golf cart driver for NBC Sports analyst Roger Maltbie, was arrested at the U.S. Open Saturday for hitting a North Carolina state trooper's leg with his cart....

Rex Brothers Pitched The Fifth Immaculate Inning Of The Season
Colorado Rockies reliever Rex Brothers added another immaculate inning to the 2014 MLB season in the eighth inning of Saturday's game against the San Francisco Giants....

France Coach Claims Drone Spied On Team's Training Camp
France manager Didier Deschamps claims that a drone observed his squad's training camp in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, right before his team plays their first game of the World Cup....

One Accidental Backswing Sparked Two Beanings And Four Ejections
Does this fall under one of baseball's unwritten rules, or were the Braves just grouchy while losing during Thursday's game against the Rockies?...

Kawhi Leonard's Putback Punctuates A Dominant First Half For The Spurs
The Spurs don't have an unreal shooting percentage tonight like they did in Game 3, but they still killed the Heat in the first half, 55-36. Kawhi Leonard's putback on Patty Mills's three attempt gave San Antonio a 22-point lead. So many sad, booing Heat fans....

A European Model Named Marcello Caught Hell For Marcelo's Own Goal
See that guy chilling with a dolphin? His name is Marcello (Ferri). He's a European model. There's also a player on Brazil's World Cup squad named Marcelo (Vieira). In today's opening match against Croatia, Marcelo scored an own goal. Angry Brazil fans with no regard for spelling took out their frus...

Colin Kaepernick And Two Other NFLers Won't Be Charged In April Incident
Prosecutors announced today that 49ers players Colin Kaepernick and Quinton Patton, and Seahawks player Ricardo Lockette would not be charged in connection with an April incident in Miami involving a woman....

Yoenis Cespedes Made Another Awesome Throw To Get A Baserunner Out
For the second time in two games, Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes gunned down a baserunner in spectacular fashion....

Kevin Kiermaier Makes Brilliant Diving Catch To Protect Rays' Lead
The Cardinals were threatening with the bases loaded in the fifth inning, but Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier kept anyone from scoring with his beautiful diving catch to end the inning....

Pile Of Snow Makes Fantastic Save On Kings' Potential Game-Tying Goal
The first star of Game 4 has to go to the pile of snow in Henrik Lundqvist's net. It pulled off the Rangers' most crucial save....

This Baseball Trick Play Wasn't Completely Legal, But It Worked
Was this trick play probably a balk? Yes. But it wasn't called, so let's enjoy it....

Ballsy Mockingbird Pesters A Much Larger Hawk
This mockingbird doesn't care about the size of that hawk, or that it could shred the twerp up in five seconds if it wanted to. The bird version of Cortland Finnegan just keeps agitating its much larger "friend." ...

Yoenis Cespedes Gets Howie Kendrick Out At Home With A Flawless Throw
The only reason Howie Kendrick turned third and ran home was because Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes let Mike Trout's hit initially get away from him in the eighth inning. The key word is "initially." Cespedes compensated for his error with a flawless throw home to get Kendrick out. Watch the m...