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Jürgen Klopp Is, Uh, Upset
FEEL THE RAGE. After Borussia Dortmund conceded a 29th-minute goal to Napoli's Gonzalo Higuaín, manager Jürgen Klopp took out his anger on the fourth official and was sent off....
Bare-Chested Russian Soccer Bros Brawl In The Streets
Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: "Mad brawl fight Бешеная драка." Tonight's commentator: Me. (Coming next week: A live look-in of a fight in the Philippines.)...
Solving The Mystery Of The Umpire-Wielded Metal Detector In Colorado
Earlier in the evening we were tipped off to a strange occurrence in the Rockies-Cardinals game at Coors. Reader D.H.—a helpful, if ornery (and tired) sort—alerted us to a developing situation involving the home plate umpire, a missing item and a metal detector. ...
Here's A Bench-Clearing Brawl At A Men's Slow-Pitch Softball Game
This happened recently at the USSSA B World Tournament, which is another way of saying it's a bunch of old guys with beer guts rolling around in the dirt in Florida!™...
Was The Tigers' Singing Hot Dog Vendor Fired For Being Anti-Ketchup?
Last week, the Tigers' concession company fired Charley Marcuse, Comerica Park's locally renowned singing hot dog vendor. It's apparently the worst thing to happen to Detroit sports since the Pistons last played. And the Detroit News is determined to get to the bottom of it....
A Philly Cop Explains Why He Wouldn't Have Broken This Brawl Up Either
Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: "Philly's Finest Crackhead" and "Crazy woman get's a mother-daughter beatdown!" merged into one. Tonight's commentator: A Philadelphia police officer. (Coming next week:...
Illinois Pizza Place Offers Free Pizza If You Show Your Boobs
One late-night pizza place on an Illinois college campus has engineered a creative way for girls to pay for pizza slices in lieu of cash. Wait, did I say "creative"? I meant "fucking creepy." ...
Disturbing Allegations Emerge In Vanderbilt Rape Case
Further details have come out concerning the June 23 rape of a 21-year-old woman that led to the dismissal of four Vanderbilt football players, including junior college transfer, Brandon Vandenburg. According to a report from BuzzFeed, the incident was worse than previously reported and at least one...
Baseball Argument Escalates Into Umpire Grabbing Manager By The Throat
More zaniness from Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League, the only baseball league in the world that really matters. And this one involves Manny Ramirez's old team, the EDA Rhinos, in a recent game against the Brother Elephants. Man, even the baseball team names in Taiwan are perfect....
A One-Punch Knockout On $3 Pitcher Night
Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: "Knock Out Video." Tonight's commentator: Tyler, "a concerned sports fan from Chicago" who recorded said KO Video. (Coming next week: The previously mentioned Lady Wildi...
Trapped In The Water Closet, Featuring Fernando Rodney
Fernando Rodney had himself a bit of an adventure in the dugout bathroom at O.co Coliseum last night. It's unclear what exactly caused it, but the Rays closer found the exit blocked and required the introduction of a foreign object before he was finally free....
Jordan Matthews Hit His Head, Vomited, And Stayed In The Game
Ole Miss rallied twice late to take a 39-35 thriller, but the real story, and the breakout star of college football's opening night, was Vanderbilt receiver Jordan Matthews. Matthews put up ridiculous numbers, but his game will be more remembered for puking all over the field....
The Champions League Group Of Death Is Just Hilarious
There are 32 teams left after the Champions League playoff round ended yesterday, and so today was the Champions League draw, where the teams were divided into eight groups of four for the group stage of the tournament. There will be plenty of analysis and explanation and bloviation around the inter...
Every Chair Thrown At Israel Beach Brawl
Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: "Beach Chair fighting, Israel." Tonight's commentator: freelance writer and author of Heresy on the High Beam, "the funniest book about Judaism and gymnastics," Dvora Me...
The Sprinklers Went On During The Fourth Inning At Coors Field
Just as DJ LeMahieu's at-bat was beginning in the fourth inning at Coors, the sprinklers turned on for a few seconds and splashed the entire field and most on it. Home plate umpire Chad Fairchild wants nothing to do with any of it. ...
Jose Fernandez Isn't Fair
Here's Marlins phenom Jose Fernandez throwing Troy Tulowitzki a curveball so vicious that it briefly turned the all-star shortstop into an overmatched little leaguer....
Woman Flashes Boobs During Cycling Race On NBC Sports Network [NSFW]
Today's Stage 5 of the USA Pro Challenge made its way through Vail, Colo. Much like any live cycling broadcast, the mountains were a challenge....
Rockies Coach Lectures Young Phillies Fan Before Giving Him Baseball
This is sweet as all get-out....
Bride Defends Her New Groom's Honor By Brawling On The Vegas Strip
Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: the underwhelming, doesn't-catch-the-film's-true-essence "world star street fight." Tonight's commentator: Danni Starr, returning Bridezilla. (Coming next week: A Dead S...