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"I Love Boobs" Gets The Approval Of The Carolina Hurricanes Pre-Game Show
We ordinarily try to avoid recognizing personalized jerseys, but we're making an exception just this once because poor Chantel McCabe of Fox Sports Carolinas happened to make that gesture just as that Penguins fan stood in that spot....
How Dortmund Announced Their Arrival As Europe's Most Exciting Team
Yesterday was supposed to be Real Madrid's. We were all set to write about Cristiano Ronaldo being maybe the most complete player in the world after a brace against a tough Galtasaray side. Or maybe about how the defending Spanish champs look a decent bet to hoist the Champions League trophy next mo...
Dortmund's Tifo Can See Into Your Soul
Well-played by Borussia Dortmund fans, with this bit of choreography just before kickoff of the Champions League match, a thrilling stoppage time comeback victory over Malaga. (Malaga's owner: mad.)...
Borussia Dortmund Scores Two Goals In Stoppage Time To Steal A Place In The Champions League Semifinals
The Westfalenstadion crowd exploded as Borussia Dortmund scored twice in stoppage time to overcome Málaga and earn a spot in the final four of Europe's most prestigious competition today....
Messi Vs. A Robot Goalkeeper: Who Ya Got?
When the Robot War comes, there's a very good chance it will go to penalties. In that case, we will call on humanity's greatest goalscorer. But the machines have picked their champion: RoboKeeper. All hail RoboKeeper....
Sad Novak Djokovic Cries On Serbian TV After Ankle Injury
Novak Djokovic led Serbia to a big win over Sam Querrey and the U.S. in the Davis Cup yesterday, but at what cost?...
Cobra, Brah! breaks down the late Margaret Thatcher's "efforts to destroy English football" over on Sidespin: "Thatcher and other members of her Conservative cohort were quick to blame Liverpool supporters for the Hillsborough disaster, tarnishing those lives lost that fateful day in April, 1989. Du...
Idiot On The Field Attacks Referee With Vuvuzela
This happened yesterday in South Africa in a match between the Golden Arrows and the Kaizer Chiefs. The idiot got by security and found himself on the field/pitch running over 100 meters before he hit referee Lwandile Mfiki with his green vuvuzela....
Mario Balotelli Smokes Thing
On Saturday, the A.C. Milan star was caught smoking a cigarette in the toilet of a train as he and his teammates were traveling for a match against ACF Fiorentina. You'd think Italy would be the one place left on the planet where it would be OK to smoke on a train, but you would be wrong....
Joe Flacco To Pretend He Is An Iconic Baltimore Quarterback
Johnny Unitas's son, Joe Unitas, is making a movie about his dad and Joe Flacco will appear as the famous Colts quarterback in the film's final scenes, depicting game action. ...
<em>Saturday Night Live</em> Took On The Mike Rice Video Tonight
Tonight's Saturday Night Live unleashed this parody just as the Michigan-Syracuse game was coming to its ugly end, so the Mike Rice-savvy audience out there may have missed it....
Chelsea And Tottenham Have A Winning Problem
Three days after beating Manchester United in the FA Cup quarterfinal, Chelsea easily dispatched Russian club Rubin Kazan, 3-1, to take a commanding lead in their Europa League quarterfinal. Tottenham had a tougher time in their first leg, drawing Swiss side Basel 2-2 at home. During the match, Spur...
Chelsea Want You To Order Next Season's Kit Without Knowing What It Looks Like
In the annals of insulting sales pitches, this Adidas teaser—wherein John Terry, Demba Ba and Fernando Torres blue themselves—goes down as the most blatant. "Pre-order the new 2013/14 home shirt without seeing it," you're urged....
The Old Big East Gets An Uninspired New Name
With the defection of the "Catholic 7," and the loss of the Big East name, the conference formerly known as the Big East needed a new moniker. Something that feels focus-grouped to death. Something that emphasizes its spiritual co-option of Conference USA's "we'll take anyone" business plan. Somethi...
So, How Did The World's Best Soccer Team Manage Without The World's Best Player?
Barcelona traveled to Paris yesterday to take on Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of what might be the most intriguing matchup of the Champions League quarterfinals round. PSG, bought by a group of Qatari investors last year, has quickly become one of the richest clubs in the world. This season,...
Gus Johnson Will Be The Voice Of Soccer, Even If He Has To Ruin The Champions League To Get There
Goal-line technology? FIFA corruption? Landon Donovan’s magical mystery tour? America's biggest soccer controversy is, unexpectedly, Gus Johnson. Upon the announcement that Fox would use Screamin’ Gus as its lead announcer for the 2018 World Cup, public reaction sorted itself into two extremist camp...
This Is The Goal Line Technology That Will Be Used At The 2014 World Cup
Spurred largely by Frank Lampard's disallowed score at the last World Cup (and also the fact that's fucking 2013 and there's no reason to be guessing on goals), FIFA has settled on the specific technology that it will use for Brazil 2014. Magic cameras! Virtual replays! Dick Tracy radio wristwatches...
Andrew Cassidy Is The Obese, 50-Year-Old Brit Who Is Better At Soccer Than You And Everyone You Know
Last week, we posted this video of Cassidy juggling in a parking lot. He was, quite simply, the best we've ever seen. We didn't know who he was, and some suggested that he was literally Diego Maradona. He's not. But it's close....