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Doc Emrick Calls Play-By-Play For NHLers Playing Bubble Hockey Games
On the less-unhinged side of the NHL Awards, here we have Doc Emrick lending his play-by-play skills to a bubble hockey game between NHL Stars. One of the matchups included dueling goaltenders: Tampa Bay's Ben Bishop and the Bruins' Tuukka Rask. ...
Happy Anniversary
"Washington Redskins is more than a name we have called our football team for over eight decades. It is a symbol of everything we stand for: strength, courage, pride, and respect — the same values we know guide Native Americans and which are embedded throughout their rich history as the original Ame...
Greece Advance After Ivory Coast Concede Stoppage Time Penalty Kick
This was a heartbreaker. ...
Replay Review Doesn't Prevent Umpires From Completely Blowing Call
In the seventh inning of last night's game between the Rockies and Cardinals, Matt Carpenter went to first after seemingly being hit by a Franklin Morales pitch. The Rockies challenged the play, and after a lengthy replay review, the original call was upheld despite it being pretty damn clear to eve...
People Try To Pronounce World Cup Names, With A Nicolas Cage Twist
This is not an average "people on the street struggle to pronounce foreign names" video tied into the World Cup. It's much, much better....
World Cup Goals, As They Sounded At Home: June 23
Every day, Deadspin compiles each World Cup goal as called on a broadcast in the country that scored it. See previous days here....
The Arizona Sundogs' "Buried Alive" Promotion Is Not Going Well
It's been six days since the Arizona Sundogs' owner and GM were buried in a dumpster until they reached their goal of 300 season tickets sold. They are not anywhere close to their goal....
Italy's Claudio Marchisio Gets Red Card For Despicable Tackle
Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ. ...
Even WWE Wrestlers Think The Redskins Have A Racist Name
The Verizon Center in Washington D.C. hosted WWE Raw last night, and heel wrestler Bad News Barrett decided to seize the opportunity to call out the local football team for having a racist name....
Map: What's The Nearest Burger Joint?
Continuing his "geography of American food and drink" series—which has already looked at pizza places, coffee shops, and grocery stores vs. bars—Nathan Yau of FlowingData has put together a map showing the regional territories of seven major burger chains....
The Phillie Phanatic Tried To Kill A Guy In A Pig Costume
OK, so maybe murder was never quite on the table, but the Phanatic should still be considered a dangerous maniac to be avoided at all costs. Those air cannons pack a heavy punch, and the poor pig-man got lit up from close range. That shit hurts!...
Soccer Fan Calls Police On America's Worst Neighbor
Sunday evening, Massachusetts police dealt with a NASCAR fan who was so grumpy about his South American neighbor's World Cup celebrations that he called to tell her that she was taking jobs away from Americans. Yes, really....
Here's How Portugal's Late Equalizer Was Called By Portuguese Announcers
Portugal's last-second goal was heartbreaking for U.S. fans, but a glorious reprieve for the Portuguese. Here's our daily roundup of every goal scored, as heard by viewers or listeners in that country. Portugal's above, via RTP1 and Antena radio....
You've Probably Played This Guy In Pickup Basketball, And Hated Him
We think this is really important work. We also think college ball and the NBA would be way better if this were a legal move. This is one of those videos that's hard to describe without ruining, so just watch at least halfway. ...
Will This Random Guy Own The Next Name Of The Washington Redskins?
Don Terry doesn't like the current name of the Washington football team. He hopes it goes away. And if that ever happens, he'll try to get paid. ...
Corey Dickerson Boned Himself Out Of An Inside-The-Park Home Run
With his team down 6-4 in the bottom of the ninth inning of yesterday's game against the Brewers, Corey Dickerson stepped to the plate and ripped a pitch into the right-field wall. With the ball caroming sharply into no-man's land, it looked like Dickerson had himself a guaranteed triple and a possi...
Elvis Andrus After Getting Hit With Pickoff Attempt: "AW SHIT!"
ESPN's love of microphones gave us an unexpected Sunday Night Baseball moment when Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus was tagged in the arm on a failed pickoff attempt from Angels pitcher Matt Shoemaker. We hear the "AW SHIT" before we know its reason....