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Bob Costas's Legendary Belmont Beer Chug Was Actually A Little Baby Sip
For years now, a flattering story about tiny sportscaster Bob Costas has been circulating around the internet. Legend has it that while Costas was covering the 2011 Belmont Stakes, a rowdy fan threw a beer at him. Costas is said to have caught the can of suds with one hand, and then chugged the beve...
Report: Olympic Boxer Arrested In Rio For Alleged Sexual Assault<em></em>
Moroccan Olympic boxer Hassan Saada—due to compete in his first light heavyweight fight against Turkey’s Mehmet Nadir Ünal tomorrow—was arrested by police in Rio de Janeiro for allegedly sexually assaulting two women, reports the AP. The two women work as waitresses in the Olympic Village....
Scottish Club's Keeper Swings And Misses, Leading To Really Dumb Own Goal
Here is Aberdeen’s Joe Lewis, re-enacting that embarrassing time in elementary school when the kickball pitcher served you up a duck just waiting to be crushed, but you tried so hard to kill it that you whiffed. Unfortunately for Lewis, he did it in a decisive Europa League qualifying match, meaning...
French Midfielder Loses A Chunk Of His Ear In Debut With New Club<em></em>
Jeremy Menez left AC Milan for Bordeaux two days ago with two ears. He left his Bordeaux debut with one-and-a-half....
Navorro Bowman Just Got Paid
Per Adam Schefter, 49ers linebacker Navorro Bowman just received a 4-year, $44 million extension with three years left on his current deal. This means his contract is now for 7 years and $77 million, although only $20 million of that is guaranteed because NFL contracts are a lie....
Donald Trump Is A Frightened Coward And I Bet $100,000 He Won't Fight Me<em></em>
Last month, I made a public challenge to Donald Trump, which I will repeat here: If he or either of his sons will box me for one round, I will make the maximum legal contribution to his campaign and donate $100,000 to the charity of his choice....
Five Sports Added to 2020 Olympics
The International Olympic Committee voted today to add five events (really six because baseball and softball are different sports, just not to the IOC) to the summer Olympic slate, beginning in Tokyo in 2020. Baseball, softball, karate, skateboard, sports climbing, and surfing will all take their pl...
Mariners Fan Fights Stadium Netting, Loses
Hanley Ramirez jerked a big dong this evening, sending a Wade LeBlanc fastball some 455 feet into the Seattle evening. It nestled its way into the netting above the scoreboard in left field, thus beginning this enterprising Ken Griffey Jr. fan’s treasure hunt. ...
Cowboys QB Kellen Moore Broke His Ankle At Training Camp
The Dallas Cowboys quarterback issues continued at their Oxnard, CA training camp this evening. Tony Romo had to deny that he was fat earlier today, but things have gotten much worse now, as his backup Kellen Moore just broke his ankle. He was apparently hurt at the line of scrimmage when someone ro...
Tony Romo, Who Is Not Fat: I'm Not Fat
The Dallas Cowboys had to deal with a controversy last week when a photo made quarterback Tony Romo look fat....
Why Your Team Sucks 2016: Dallas Cowboys<em></em>
Some people are fans of the Dallas Cowboys. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Dallas Cowboys. This 2016 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. And buy Drew’s new book here....
Soccer Team Kicks Opponent's Ass In Game; Fans Literally Kick Opponent's Ass After It
You might’ve thought that fans of Bella Vista would’ve been content to merely bask in the glory of their team’s title-winning victory against Tiro Federal in one of Argentina’s lower divisions, but this is soccer and Argentina. What was the final whistle for the match itself was the starting sound f...
Officials Resign After Czech Bowl Ends On Championship-Deciding Blown Call
NFL training camps start kicking off today, but football did not take the summer off. Czech Bowl XXIII, the championship of the Czech League of American Football, was held on Saturday, with the Prague Black Panthers winning their 15th title in a hard-fought 10-9 victory over crosstown rival Prague L...
Pay-Per-View Is Ruining Boxing, But Tonight's Crawford-Postol Fight Is Still Worth Your Money
Tonight, the undefeated Terence “Bud” Crawford defends his 140-pound belt against fellow undefeated titleholder Viktor “Iceman” Postol on HBO Pay-Per-View. This is the rare boxing pay-per-view that is actually worth the money. Crawford is, at minimum, one of the most exciting boxing prospects in yea...
Only Two People Know What Happened Between Ezekiel Elliott And His Girlfriend<em></em>
This morning, Tiffany Thompson posted two sets of photos of her bruised body to Instagram, saying, “Just for every women out there getting abused it’s time to put a stop to it.” She described being thrown across the room by her arms, thrown into walls, and choked to the point she had to grasp for ai...
Here Are The Ezekiel Elliott Police Reports And 911 Call
Earlier today, a woman posted photos on her Instagram account showing bruises that she wrote were the result of domestic abuse. The woman, Tiffany Thompson, is known to be Dallas Cowboys rookie Ezekiel Elliott’s girlfriend. Since then, Columbus police have released two police reports as well as a 91...
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Ezekiel Elliott's Girlfriend Posts Photos Of Bruises, Claims She's A Victim Of Domestic Violence [Update]
A woman named Tiffany Thompson, who is known to be Dallas Cowboys rookie Ezekiel Elliott’s girlfriend, just posted photos on her Instagram account showing bruises that she alleges are the result of domestic abuse....
Oklahoma State Basketball Player Tyrek Coger Dies After Collapsing Following Team Workout
Oklahoma State University announced that 21-year-old basketball player Tyrek Coger died this evening after he collapsed during a team workout. Coger transferred to the Cowboys this month after last playing for Cape Fear Community College in North Carolina....
Court Documents: Tommy Morrison Boxed Professionally For Seven Years While HIV Positive
Boxer Tommy Morrison, who died of cardiac failure at age 44, was banned from boxing professionally by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) after he tested positive for HIV in 1996. But according to legal documents obtained by Law Newz, Morrison first became aware of his diagnosis in 1989, and...