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DeShawn Stevenson Got An Abe Lincoln Tattoo Because Gilbert Arenas Stole His MLK One
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Stevenson maintains he would have passed a Breathalyzer....

This Is Easily The Most Amazing Video Of The Vancouver Riots
Did you know 360° video was a thing? It is. And it's awesome. Time to relive the Canucks riots with full visual immersion. [North Studio 360] [Alternate link, since we broke the first one]...

Rory Got His Dirk On Last Night
Here's the 22-year-old pride of Hollywood celebrating his US Open title by das booting a trophy full of champagne. If only the NBA Finals hardware were this convenient. "Tastes good!!!" Rory tweeted at about two in the morning. We imagine it does....

Clint Dempsey Is Casual And Cold-Blooded
When Clint Dempsey tried to walk the ball in against Guadeloupe, it was predictably disrupted, and he was predictably blasted for being too casual. It's a particularly biting critique for soccer, the one sport where we expect American athletes' effort to outpace their skill, rather than the other wa...

Here's The Police Report For The Fiery Crash That Killed <em>Jackass</em> Star Ryan Dunn
Ryan Dunn appeared in all of the Jackass movies and may best be remembered for sticking a Hot Wheels car up his ass. He died early around 2:30 a.m. on Monday in Pennsylvania in a horrific crash that "fully engulfed" his 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 in flames. Dunn was likely speeding, according to the repor...

Kevin Durant Makes Us Wish The NBA Season Never Ended
Kevin Durant was playing in L.A.'s Drew League this past weekend, the renowned pro-am summer league that features professional, collegiate, and amateur players from around the country. For us, there's twofold joy to this self-assisted alley-oop Durant threw down on a breakaway for team Go HAM: One...

Referee Blamed For 1,800-Year-Old Gladiator's Death
This is like if Jim Joyce called Jason Donald safe, then allowed him to stab Armando Galarraga to death....

<em>Jackass</em> Star Ryan Dunn Dies In Car Accident
Ryan Dunn, who will forever be known for sticking a Hot Wheels car up his own ass in the movie Jackass, and another as-of-yet-unidentified person, both died in a crash outside of Philadelphia early this morning. [Jalopnik]...

Every Manager Whose Career Began After And Ended Before Jack McKeon's
Jack McKeon will likely be named interim manager of the Marlins, making him the oldest skipper in baseball by 14 years. McKeon broke into pro baseball in 1949, the same year as Mickey Mantle, and debuted as a major league manager in 1973, as did Whitey Herzog. Of the 671 managers in major league his...

Online Sports Publication Grantland Momentarily Confused By Online Publishing
Well, this is embarrassing. Grantland had two heartening Father's Day stories up yesterday. Alas, the fathers could not read them at Grantland.com. The site was down, replaced by a picture of a smiling girl and Prince Harry's neck. From the look of things, the domain name registry had lapsed and had...

Vince McMahon's Son Was Hanging Out With Rory McIlroy's Dad, For Some Reason
Your morning roundup for June 20, the day we got a healthy reminder that rich people are awful....

Mother, Escalator, Crowd Team Up To Ensure Boy's Sock Looks Like Schilling's Before Bruins Parade
The Bruins Stanley Cup parade didn't go as well as Jennifer Nottage, her six-year-old daughter Alyana and 12-year-old son Elijah had hoped. Here's Nottage's email account of what happened on a commuter-rail stop's escalator, courtesy of Universal Hub:...

Someone Compiled A Top 10 List Of Racist And/Or Xenophobic Moments In Wrestling
Among the angles pursued in this collection of rasslin' segments are slave master, pigs-feet eater, physically kicking Mexicans back across the border, proper roles in life for those with nappy hair and Asian language mockery, sometimes with subtlety, sometimes without. Yep, that about sums it up....

Watch A D.C. United Soccer Player Get Interviewed About His Balls
During halftime of last night's draw with Real Salt Lake, D.C. United defender Jed Zayner confirmed that his side would, in fact, need to "work our balls" off on defense. Then, the announcer inquired as to the state of Zayner's....

Your USA/Jamaica Gold Cup Quarterfinals Open Thread
The Gold Cup's knockout stage commences for Estados Unidos de América this afternoon. The Americans face a threatening Jamaica side that has some scared for Bob Bradley's coaching life, particularly since victory-bringers Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey were allowed to break away for family weddi...

Here Are A Bunch Of Photos Of A Fiery NHRA Crash
Photographer Mark Rebilas sent over these bad-ass shots of NHRA Pro Mod driver Roger Burgess totally wrecking his '67 Firebird ride at 220 mph after crossing the Bristol Dragway finish line. Dude's a 60-year-old millionaire, says Rebilas, so $100,000 loss ain't no thang. If this is your type of thi...

Ben Roethlisberger Really Isn't On Twitter After All
Whoever is running the Twitter account for Ben Roethlisberger's website has hereby declared that "This is NOT his personal account." However, that didn't stop website namesake's teammate Hines Ward from wishing a "Happy Father's Day to all" on it....

The Taiwanese Animation Version Of The Vancouver Riots
And the money line is, "Canadians are known for being polite while Vancouver is famous for being a beautiful city but there is a dark side — hockey." Dun dun dunnnn....

These Two Guys Would've Gotten Away With Busting Into Coors Field If It Wasn't For A Pesky Security Guard
Your morning roundup for June 19, the day some sexy finally came out of the Vancouver riots (it starts at 0:45 of this video), and the day we all wish a Happy Father's Day to the appropriate person in our lives....

RIP Clarence Clemons
"Clarence Clemons, the saxophonist in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, whose jovial onstage manner, soul-rooted style and brotherly relationship with Mr. Springsteen made him one of rock's most beloved sidemen, died Saturday at a hospital in Palm Beach, Fla. He was 69." [New York Times]...