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Boxer Tony Thompson Gives A Pervy Post-Fight Interview
What did Tony Thompson want to talk about after knocking out David Price in the fifth round of their heavyweight fight on Saturday? Sexing his wife, obviously. ...

Kevin Durant Got Engaged To WNBA Player Monica Wright
Yes, you have heard the name Monica Wright before, because you have seen Love and Basketball and now it's dawning on you that Kevin Durant is marrying a WNBA player who shares her name with the lead character from a movie about love and basketball and oh my god isn't that so fucking adorable?...

Report: NFL May Not Invite Academically Ineligible Players To Combine
This would be a shitty thing to do:...

Roundup: What You Missed The Weekend Our Dwightmare Ended
Houston, You Have A Problem Child: Dwight Howard Is A Rocket...

Deadspin Up All Night: Good Morning
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. We'll have a few things for you tomorrow, but we'll mostly be off enjoying the holiday. You should do the same....

“Hey Ungrateful Quitter": Emails From An Angry Lacrosse Coach
Consider this your latest reminder that lacrosse is the worst. What follows is an email exchange, forwarded to us by a tipster, that took place between an angry lacrosse coach, one of his players, and that player's parents. It begins with the player telling his coach that he won't be able to attend ...

Rec League Softball Player Writes Inspirational Poem For His Team
Here's a rec league email that is a departure from the overwrought screeds we are accustomed to receiving. This softball player decided to send his teammates a motivational email the morning after a tough loss, but instead of chiding them for their lack of hustle or giving a strategic dissertation, ...

Portuguese Soccer Player Misses Brutal Open-Netter
This is how Portugal started its game against Ghana at the Under-20 World Cup in Turkey today. That's Alberto Aladje with a botched shot that's so incomprehensible that it's almost impressive. As the announcer points out, it's probably harder to miss from that range than it is to find the back of t...

Minor Leaguer Hits Walk-Off Single, His Team Loses Game
The Lansing Lugnuts, the Blue Jays Single-A affiliate, managed to lose a baseball game in the worst possible way when they took on the Great Lakes Loons on Monday night....

Clippers Swap Eric Bledsoe For J.J. Redick In Three-Team Trade
Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that the Clippers, Bucks, and Suns have finalized a mini-blockbuster of sorts. The Clippers are sending young stud Eric Bledsoe and Caron Butler's expiring contract to the Suns in exchange for Jared Dudley. The Bucks are shipping J.J. Redick to the Clips, and ...

Grumpy Hater Jonathan Papelbon Doesn't Think Yasiel Puig Is An All-Star
Everyone loves Yasiel Puig, because Yasiel Puig has done nothing but be completely awesome since being called up by the Dodgers one month ago. Everyone except Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon, that is, who thinks that it would be "a joke" if Puig made the National League all-star team....


Shirtless Kid Shoots A Chicken Through A Basketball Hoop
I don't know, man. I'm just as flummoxed as you are....

Burn
The final is on ESPN. RT @BillSimmons "Radwanska! Bartoli!!!!! It's the Wimbledon Women's Finals on NBC!"...

Here's A Photo Of Aaron Hernandez Getting Kicked Out Of A Bar
According to our tipster, this picture was snapped just as Hernandez was being kicked out of a billiards bar called Underground in Hermosa Beach. "Other than some cussing, he left with relatively no trouble," adds our tipster. Has Aaron Hernandez ever gone to a bar and not been kicked out?...

Who Wants To Go To Jay Cutler's ‘80s-Themed Dance Party?
Everyone, of course! It's going to be awesome. There's going to be hors d’oeuvres and an open bar! Billy Ocean will be there!...

Kobe Bryant Wants To Play Three More Years, Is Still A Bit Crazy
Not too long ago, Kobe Bryant was making some noise about the impending conclusion of his career, implying to CBS Sports that the expiration of his current contract after the 2014 season would likely give way to his retirement. But now Bryant has changed his tune, telling Lakers.com that he feels li...

The Butler Bulldog's Training Montage Is The Cutest Damn Thing
Butler just moved into the Big East, and the university released a video montage featuring its adorable bulldog mascot to celebrate the occasion. Yes, this is a silly public relations stunt, but who cares? Lookit that doggie!...
