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Here Is A Tornado Destroying A Portuguese Soccer Stadium
A tornado tore through southern Portugal yesterday, scoring a direct hit on Estádio Dr. Francisco Vieira, home of lower-division club Silves FC. The stadium is reported to have suffered "severe damage."...

Dead Letters: "Take Your Bullshit Food And Shove It Up Your Ugly Ass"
Subject: Really Meatloaf?...

Cockblocked By Joe Mauer!
Welcome to Great Moments in Drunken Hookup Failure, where we showcase two heartwarming true stories of drunken love gone horribly awry. Off we go....

"Driver's License Belonging to David Petraeus's Lover Found By”: A Brief Index Of Recent Notable Events Involving Joggers
An occasional miscellany (with a head nod toward this great old post on Runner's World's website)....

Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts For People Who Are Sad About The NHL Lockout
There is currently no NHL hockey to watch, and that makes a lot of people very sad. But the holiday season is a time to lift up your fellow man, and give him hope that the world is indeed a good place, even if there is no hockey (again). So let's come up with some gift ideas for the sad hockey fan ...

Here's How Rick Reilly's Twitter "Jokes" Played At Open Mic Night
Boston radio guys Toucher & Rich had the best bit this morning. There's fury around the Deadspin office that we didn't think of it first. They sent phone screener/factotum Adolfo Gonzalez to a comedy club, armed with a series of actual jokes from Rick Reilly's Twitter feed....

Holiday Gift Guide: Which Instant Throwbacks Are Your Favorite?
If you've watched commercials during national sporting events in the past week, you've noticed—the holidays are coming. But not all of us want mall jewelry or glimmering Lexuses with gargantuan velveteen ribbons atop them. Sometimes we just want sports things. So, starting now, we'll be asking you, ...

Man Gets Kicked Out Of Bills Game, Dies
A man who'd been ejected from Ralph Wilson Stadium last night was found dead early this morning, the Buffalo News is reporting....
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Did Michael Irvin Confront A Heckler At Last Night's Game? [UPDATE: He Did Not]
The picture above was sent to us by a tipster shortly after the conclusion of last night's Bills-Dolphins game. That appears to be the NFL Network's Michael Irvin attempting to enter the stands, and he doesn't look too happy. Here is what our tipster had to say about the photo:...

This Canadian High School's Punt Return-Punt For A Touchdown Is Simply Incredible
Bravo, Canada. You've managed to take a relatively mundane part of American football and kick it up a few hundred notches. Punting back a punt for a touchdown? Sheer genius....

Deadspin Up All Night: You're Gonna Make It
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin, and of Deadspin MVP Mike Trout. Erik and Tim will be here as soon as they're done counting ballots....

Here's Video Of Allen Iverson Throwing A Football Approximately 60 Yards
This video of Iverson airing a football out 60 yards is old, but it's still cool, so hush. If Andy Reid's looking for a quarterback solution to keep his coaching gig with the Eagles, The Answer is right there....

The Best Passages From <em>ESPN The Magazine's</em> 7,000-Word Feature On The Alabama Teabagging Video
You remember when Brian Downing teabagged a passed-out Garrison Stamp after last year's BCS title game, right? Of course you do, because the entire thing was breathtakingly stupid and cruel and hilarious in its own awful way, and you've probably watched the video of the incident a dozen times....

Inveterate Asshole And Loria Stepson David Samson Tries To Justify The Marlins Trade
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: This is the guy who called Miamians stupid for funding the stadium....

Purple Drank Popular Among Teenagers, Jim Marcus Russell, Says Stupid Website
iVillage.com seems like the kind of website that moms are supposed to read. Really lame moms, based on the fact that it runs articles that are as hilariously pearl clutch-y as this one....

The Bro-iest Christmas Wish List Ever Written
Color us shocked—we had no idea that grown-ups A) made wish lists and B) spent hours putting them together. But when we posted a 21-year-old woman's incredibly detailed list yesterday, the feedback was equally split between those who thought she was a spoiled adult baby, and those who didn't see wha...

Have Head Injuries Actually Hurt The NFL's Popularity?
Drew Magary's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season....

ESPN's Jemele Hill Is Here To Answer Your Questions
ESPN columnist Jemele Hill is live from Colorado and ready to answer your questions in the discussion below. She's got sideline duty—her first year doing it!—for Friday night's Hawaii-Air Force game on ESPN2. Also, it's been an eventful week at ESPN, and Jemele's done plenty of work at First Take. L...

Why Do We Let Kids Play Tackle Football?
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