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The Story Behind The Perfect Photo Of Olympic Pain

What does it feel like to have your lifelong dream dashed in an instant? How would you react?...

Cubs Apologize For Playing "Smack My Bitch Up" As Aroldis Chapman Exited Game [Updates]

Cubs closer Aroldis Chapman pitched a scoreless ninth inning at home against the Cardinals last night, and as he walked off the mound the person in charge of the stadium’s PA system chose to play “Smack My Bitch Up” by The Prodigy....

Rabbit Fuckers

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Mónica Puig Stuns Angelique Kerber To Win Puerto Rico's First-Ever Gold Medal<em></em>

Angelique Kerber came into the Olympics as one of this planet’s best in 2016; having won the Australian Open and reaching Wimbledon’s final, the WTA #2 was a heavy favorite in yesterday’s gold medal singles match against Puerto Rico’s Mónica Puig. But Puig, currently ranked 34th, shocked Kerber in b...

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Florida Gators' Top Receiver Cleared In Sexual Assault Case Adjudicated By Booster

Last Friday, it was revealed the University of Florida would allow Jake Schickel, a Jacksonville lawyer and UF football booster, to serve as the third-party counsel for the Title IX sexual assault case being heard against wide receivers Treon Harris and Antonio Callaway. Today, Callaway was cleared ...

We Are All Witnesses

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The Time I Got Fired By The Philadelphia Phillies

I grew up just outside of Philadelphia, the kind of rabid Phillies fan who had a life-size Pat Burrell poster on wall of the bedroom that my sister and I shared for so many years that we ended up telling two-dimensional Pat all our deepest secrets. I have also spent a not especially impressive but p...

Lawsuit: Kansas "Encouraged" Rowers Raped By Football Player To Cheer At Games

Kansas is currently being sued by two former rowers who say they were raped by the same football player. The player was investigated and expelled, but in their lawsuits both women say the university still violated Title IX in many ways. They claim that they suffered retaliation from the rowing coach...

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Armenian Weightlifter Suffers Horrifying Elbow Injury [Graphic]

Andranik Karapetyan is the reigning European champion in 77 kilogram weightlifting, but his hopes for an Olympic medal ended when he suffered a disgusting elbow dislocation while trying to lift 195 kilograms (430 pounds)....

The Diving Venue Water Has Not Improved

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This Isn't The NBA, Paul George

Hydration is important, but I’m not sure you want to drink the water in Rio anyway, my dude....

Deadspin Up All Night: Here's My Chance

Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. The night was really great. ...

That Man From HBO's <i>The Night Of</i> Is Also A Rapper

Riz Ahmed, best known for playing a college student named Nasir Khan in the The Night Of and Jake Gyllenhaal’s tragic peon in Nightcrawler, has rapped for over a decade under the name Riz MC. Did you know that? Neither did our staff....

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Remember When Marvin Harrison Was Implicated In A Shootout?

On Saturday, former Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison will be inducted into the pro football Hall of Fame. His induction will be met with the typical amount of fanfare, as writers will rush to remind you how crisp Harrison’s routes were, how durable he was, and how he was always a quiet competitor...

Our Summer Olympics video game challenge begins today as we take on 1992's The Games: Summer Challenge over on Facebook Live:...

This Appreciation Of Mark Teixeira Didn't Come Easily

Mark Teixeira is going to announce his retirement this afternoon, effective at the end of this season. I’m the Yankees fan on staff, so when the news came out, Ley asked me what my favorite Tex moment was. I was at a loss....