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These Good Pups All Want To Be Champion
The 141st Westminster Dog Show is happening right now. During the day, nearly 3,000 dogs representing over 200 breeds are narrowed down to a single best of each breed. Last night, the top dog from the hound, toy, non-sporting, and herding groups went head to head. Tonight, sporting, working, and ter...
Dog Watch: The Dogs Are Getting High
Have you heard? Your dog might have an affinity for the Devil’s lettuce. Don’t take it from me (or your dog, who can’t talk [if they can, please email a video to us]), take it from the paper of record....
We Went To The Puppy Bowl And Brought Back Pictures Of Very Good Doggies And Cats
I went to the set of this year’s annual Puppy Bowl, and I made sure to bring a camera. The more I type, the more you’ll have to scroll past to see the baby animals, so I’ll cut that shit out....
Snoop Dogg Doesn't Do Radio Edits
Sorry to the kids out there watching tonight’s NHL All-Star skills competition!...
Louisiana Tech Played 4-On-5 After Brawl And Mass Ejections
The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs played the final 6:04 of their 79-70 loss to Alabama-Birmingham with just four players, after an on-court brawl resulted in the ejections of most players and all assistant coaches on both teams. (Seriously, I don’t know offhand how many players were ejected—whoever compil...
A Brief History Of Pro Cyclists Getting Lost And Making Wrong Turns In The Middle Of Races
Earlier this week, Colombian sprinting wizard Fernando Gaviria won the opening stage of this year’s Tour of San Juan thanks to a strong leadout from Tom Boonen, and also thanks to a good chunk of the peloton getting confused and going the wrong way at an intersection....
Fancy Dog Tom Brady Wants To Play Catch So Bad Oh Please Oh Please Just Huck That Ball So He Can Go Get It
We already knew that Tom Brady relaxes like a fancy dog and eats like a fancy dog. Now, thanks to ESPN, we know that he loves to play like a fancy dog, too:...
Here's A Very Good Dog Showing Off Her Athletic Prowess
Time for a sports highlight, courtesy of an extremely talented dog who refuses to let a gate stand in her way:...
Former MLSer Quit Team To Be With His Cancer-Stricken Dog
As fans and followers exclusively of high-quality soccer, no one here at Deadspin picked up on the somewhat curious case involving the wonderfully nicknamed MLS player Juan Manuel “Burrito” Martínez and his mutually terminated contract with Real Lago Salado. Reported then only as a “personal issue” ...
Soccer Match Interrupted By Jolly Pup, Imperious Cat
A soccer match between Pachuca and Jaguares in Liga MX was briefly and adorably interrupted by a happy-go-lucky doggie that just wanted to enjoy an open expanse of grass. What a good dog!...
Dog Sucks
No offense to Al, because all that’s available to issue a draft grade on his dog is this video, but those ball-collecting skills are a major red flag....
Manny Ramirez Will Play Baseball In Japan
Manny Ramirez, who is now 44 years old, clearly can’t quit baseball. Last I knew, Manny was some sort of “coach” for the Chicago Cubs and was riding the waves of his first year on the Hall of Fame ballot. ...
Missouri, Georgia Coaching Staffs Fight
The Missouri and Georgia coaching staffs got into an old-man brawl at the end of the first half of today’s game between the Tigers and Bulldogs in Athens, with referee Karl Hess even inserting himself into the ruckus and shoving people in what his mind we’re sure passes for an attempt to restore ord...
Chill Dog Enjoys Hockey Game
The camera lingers on the Stars bench. Slowly, it pans up and to the left before settling on a pair of fans just above the tunnel. A subtle zoom reveals: it’s a dog. ...
Italian Rugby Player Flattens Female Ref, Gets Three-Year Ban
This took place in a Serie A match in Italy yesterday:...
The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is This Dog
This gag usually entails videos that aren’t sports, and come on genuinely slow news days. Well, this is absolutely sports, and no matter what sort of highlight-reel dunks or goals come tonight, this is better....
Bryant Basketball Player Dribbles Out The Clock After Forgetting His Team Is Losing
Somewhere in this chaotic scramble to end the Brown-Bryant game tonight, Bryant freshman Ikenna Ndugba lost his handle on the score of the game. With 12 seconds left, Nisre Zouzoua nailed a fadeaway three to give Bryant a one-point lead. Brown drove down the floor with urgency and Tavon Blackmon sli...
Some Thoughts From My Mom On The National Dog Show
Every year my mom watches the National Dog Show. I’m pretty sure she has two motivations for doing this: The dogs are cute, and my dad and I won’t bother her during it. This makes her the perfect kind of expert for Deadspin readers—experienced and willing to speak her mind—so I asked her to predict ...
Drake Athletic Trainer Says He Was Fired For Peeing In Tub Even Though He Immediately Cleaned It
Drake University’s head athletic trainer says he was fired in September after he peed into a tub, cleaned it, and told the athletic director....