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Fan Violence Is Out Of Control At Euro 2016
While “fan” violence in Europe in 2016 is, sadly, by no means out of the ordinary, the kinds of sustained and coordinated attacks we’ve seen at such a high-profile international event like Euro 2016 these past few days is pretty shocking. We have Englishmen taunting local fans, locals orchestrating ...
J.R. Smith Gets Into Dustup With Heckling Teens
This past November, Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith was involved in an altercation outside of a pizza shop in New York City. A 19-year-old reportedly claimed Smith attacked him, choked him, and slammed him into a wall in retaliation for a joke about him being traded by the Knicks. Deadspin has ...
Peru Knock Brazil Out Of Copa América On Obvious, Uncalled Handball
Peru earned their first in-competition win over Brazil since 1975 thanks to an incredibly obvious handball that interrupted the game for several minutes and appeared to leave the referee in a state of catatonic confusion....
Watch <i>Hockey Night In Canada's </i>NHL Season-Ending Montage
One of the best moments in sports media every season is the Hockey Night in Canada season-ending montage—an event that takes at least a bit of the edge of sadness off about the season being, you know, over. While the video lacks the shine we saw back when it was produced by CBC, it’s still a must-wa...
Lakers Strip Magic Johnson's Honorary Vice President Title Due To Awful Tweets
Magic Johnson will no longer be an honorary Lakers vice president after the team stripped him of the title due to his terrible tweets....
Big Ben Says Trump Full Of Shit; Did Not Endorse, Will Not Speak At GOP Convention
Ben Roethlisberger is scrambling in the pocket as the Steelers quarterback denies Donald Trump after the Republican candidate claimed he had the Steelers quarterback’s endorsement and planned to have Big Ben speak at the GOP convention....
Deadspin Up All Night: They'll Call Me Freedom
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Donald Trump Plans Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger, Dana White To Speak On His Behalf At GOP Convention
If Donald Trump gets his way the GOP convention will feature Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger, and Dana White speaking on the Republican nominee’s behalf rather than the usual string of politicians....
Ronald Eguino Knocked Out By Kick To The Head, Returns Moments Later
A kick to the head left Ronald Eguino lying motionless on the pitch late in his team’s eventual 2-1 loss to Chile, but the Bolivian defender returned moments later after what we can assume was an exhaustive concussion protocol....
Deadspin Up All Night: Let Me Get It Let Me Get It Like Wow
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Rabbi Michael Lerner Brings Down The House At Muhammad Ali's Funeral
Berkeley-based rabbi Michael Lerner spoke as a representative of the Jewish faith at Muhammad Ali’s memorial service in Louisville today, and delivered a fiery sermon calling for a litany of social change, including the ending of drone warfare, the ending of Israeli West Bank occupation, and literal...
Eagles WR Nelson Agholor Accused Of Sexual Assault
A woman says Eagles receiver Nelson Agholor sexually assaulted her at Cheerleaders Gentlemen’s Club Thursday, according to Philadelphia police. Police Commissioner Richard Ross told Philadelphia magazine that the department has received a complaint, but the investigation is ongoing. Agholor has not ...
Darren McFadden Claims Business Advisor Blew His Money On Bitcoin
Cowboys RB Darren McFadden filed suit against his family friend and longtime financial advisor Michael Vick (not that one), claiming Vick scammed him and squandered $15 million of his money—including $3 million on a failed Bitcoin investment....
Our Parents Like Steph Curry's Shoes
I spoke too soon when I said that only Seth Curry and my dad appreciated Steph Curry’s white-on-white Under Armour professional lawn mowing shoes. The Deadspin staff surveyed their parents, and most of them had positive reactions. ...
Deadspin Up All Night: Let The Circus Burn
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This Is Not The Home Run Derby Lineup, MLB Says
San Diego will host MLB’s All-Star Week in July, and a reader at the Padres’ park today sent along a photo of a scoreboard graphic for the Home Run Derby. We asked MLB if it was legit or just a plausible roster used to test the graphics, and you can decide whether or not you believe them....
Malcolm Gladwell's "10,000 Hour" Rule Is Essentially Meaningless
In his 2008 book, Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell culled a memorable and marketable tip from a 1993 study of violinists at a music academy in Berlin. The study’s authors, he said, found that the most talented and accomplished 20-year-old violinists at the school had practiced an ave...
Cool New Baseball Strategy: Have Two Guys Cover First At The Same Time
Oh, so your baseball team uses defensive shifts? They sometimes put the shortstop on the other side of the infield when a lefty is at the plate? Wow. Cool. How revolutionary....
Snoop Dogg's Dreadful First Pitch Almost Took Out Some Bystanders
Snoop Dogg was at a Padres game for some reason this afternoon, and he threw out the first pitch, laying down the best highlight of the game in the process. His toss wasn’t as bad as 50 Cent’s notorious stray pitch from two years ago, but Snoop’s nearly took out a pair of innocent onlookers....
Deadspin Up All Night: One-Celled Thing
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