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Messi Back From Injury, Scores On His First Touch, Is Still Pretty Good
It's probably safe to say that hammy's not bothering Lionel Messi too much anymore. After being held out of last week's Champions League match against Bayern Munich, Messi returned today in the 56th minute just as Barcelona were thinking about maybe not beating La Liga foes Real Betis. He quickly pu...

Penguins Fan Gets Kicked Out Of Nassau Coliseum For Being Shithoused
"Sandstorm" plays in the background as a security guard escorts this super drunk Pittsburgh Penguins fan out of his seat. Islanders fans in his section console him by chanting "ASSHOLE" as he gets booted. Jarome Iginla's number one fan has his playoff hockey experience cut short on account of being ...

Watch Kevin Durant's Game-Winning Shot With 11.1 Seconds Left
With 11.1 seconds left, Kevin Durant came up with a long two to put the Oklahoma City Thunder up by one point over the Memphis Grizzlies, because he is Kevin Durant and does those kind of things....

Rubén Pérez's Long-Distance Golazo Against Barcelona Is Just Ridiculous
This is Real Betis midfielder Rubén Pérez. He decided he'd have a go against Barcelona from like 35 yards out, because he probably dreams about scoring goals like this all the time. The end result is slightly NSFW....

Chelsea's Win Over United Intensifies Premier League Race For Top Four
For 86 minutes, today's Premier League match between Manchester United and Chelsea felt like it was destined to finish as a boring, 0-0 draw. United looked like they didn't want to be there, though to be fair, that's understandable, since they wrapped up the league last month. Chelsea, currently emb...


It Is Race Day And I Am The Worst: Recovering Fatass Soundtrack
I screwed up big time. I skipped my final long run before the race and barely ran all week. I am a real bastard sometimes. What follows is the playlist I would have listened to, had I not been so characteristically lazy and good-for-nothing. Here's a Spotify version for you, if you are into sonic re...

AAU Coach Says He Accepted Money To Influence Ben McLemore
Ben McLemore's former AAU coach says he accepted money and benefits to influence the star Kansas guard's decisions, according to USA TODAY....

OK, The Grizzlies Instagram-Trolling Blake Griffin Is A Bit Gratuitous
Hustle & Flow-themed trash talk? Hustle & Flow-themed trash talk....

Here's Nick Saban In The Background Of Some Kid's Graduation Photo
This University of Alabama graduation photo featuring Nick Saban in the background shouldn't qualify as a "photobomb." Considering the centering of the photo, it actually looks like the kid photobombed Saban....

This Video Of Hull City Getting Promoted To The Premiership Is Epic
Well, this is heartwarming. On the final day of the npower Championship regular season, second-place Hull City was playing Cardiff City, who had already won the league and promotion to the English Premier League. The way the Championship works is the top two teams are automatically promoted, while t...

Utah Soccer Referee Punched By Teenage Player, Dies A Week Later
Richard Portillo, a 46-year-old soccer referee from Salt Lake City, was officiating a game on April 27 when a player punched him in the head after Portillo gave him a yellow card. Portillo slipped into a coma and died Saturday night, exactly one week after the incident....

Boston Bruins Honor Marathon Bombing Victim Before Game 2
Last you saw Jeff Bauman, he was mangled, with a complexion reminiscent of Beetlejuice. Pushing Bauman's stretcher was a man in a cowboy hat who had shredded a sweater to make tourniquets for what remained of Bauman's legs....

Deadspin Up All Night: Show You That I'm Real
Thank you for continued support of Deadspin. There's playoff basketball tonight, and tequila. We'll be back on tomorrow sans Sean, who will be running/celebrating/recovering from his half marathon. Wish the guy luck, if you can spare it. ...

MLB Network's Heidi Watney: Surprisingly Good At Golf
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Sure, Why Not, Give Blind Boy Some Credit For Ryan Howard's Homer
We can’t say with certainty that Ryan Howard a home run Friday for a little boy who is blind. What we can say for sure is a little boy named A.J., who is 7 years old and who is blind, asked Ryan Howard before the game to hit a home run and that Ryan Howard clobbered the first strike Ricky Nolasco pr...

Orb Is Your 2013 Kentucky Derby Winner
Just before the start of the race, it was announced that Orb and Revolutionary were co-favorites at 6-1 odds. Orb and jockey Joel Rosario made good on those odds moving up from 15h to win with a time of 2:02.89....

Derrick Rose Is Not Willis Reed (Neither Was Willis Reed)
Derrick Rose won't be playing tonight in Game 7 against the Nets. Can you believe it? What's this guy's deal, anyway?...