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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....
Yale Students Get Naked As Bulldogs Beat Harvard For First Time In 10 Years<em></em>
Yale has only beat Harvard in football once this century, in 2006, but they didn’t come to mess around today. After starting off the second half with a successful onside kick, the Bulldogs took a 14-7 lead. At this point, Yale fans who had made the trip to Cambridge were getting excited—excited enou...
Very Good Dog Interrupts Cricket Match, Makes A Doo-Doo On The Field
A cricket Test match between England and India was interrupted on Thursday when a very good doggie decided to take a stroll on the field....
Gifts For Very Good Dogs
Dogs don’t really understand the concept of time, holidays, or seasonal gift giving, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t make sure to let them know that they are very, very good pups....
Has Donald Trump Ever Actually Met A Dog?
At a rally last night in Pennsylvania, Donald Trump claimed his opponent Hillary Clinton “cheated like a dog” at their last debate. It’s just the latest in a long string of canny canine similes used Trump, and one that makes us wonder if the GOP presidential candidate has ever, actually, met a dog....
Very Good Dog Drops Puck, Yes He Does, Yes He Does
On “Military Appreciation Night” in Anaheim before Ducks-Flames, the ceremonial puck drop was conducted by Corporal Nero, a bomb-sniffing dog stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Who dropped a good puck? Who? Who?...
Texas A&M's Playoff Hopes Sink With Upset To Mississippi State
A few days after Texas A&M was given the No. 4 spot in the year’s first College Football Playoff rankings—ahead of Washington, who is undefeated, and Louisville and Ohio State, who each matched A&M’s 7-1 record—they made sure they lost it, falling to unranked Mississippi State....