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That Famous Jackie Robinson Photo With The Cute Kid? It Was Staged
The photo above, in which Jackie Robinson looks bemusedly at a young autograph-seeker just before stepping onto the field and breaking baseball's color barrier on April 15, 1947, has long been one of the game's most iconic and enduring images. I mean, just look at how cute that kid is! There's only ...
English Soccer Had A Violent, Cocaine-Fueled, Horse-Punching Weekend
The FA decided not to hold a minute of silence for Margaret Thatcher, fearing it would turn ugly. Instead, fans took it on themselves to recall the bad old days of the 1980s, with full-on brawls with opposing supporters, police, and each other....
Man Gives Kid Foul Ball, Kid Immediately Throws It Back On The Field
Baseball fandom has its unwritten rules too, and toward the top is If you catch a foul ball, give it to a small child sitting near you. Maybe it's time to rethink that one, because kids are ingrates....
She's Just Not That Into You
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Goodbye, Dirk Nowitzki's Out-Of-Control Beard
The damn thing lasted almost three months. The Mavericks swore to grow beards, bushy, unwieldy beards, until they got to .500. It wasn't easy, but with last night's win, the Mavs have crawled all the way back to respectability. As soon as the buzzer sounded, Dirk Nowitzki, the mountain manliest of D...
Roundup: What You Missed The Weekend Mike Rice Resurfaced
Is Mike Rice Really Coaching 12-Year-Old Girls Now?...
Will Johnson Responds To Alleged Gay Slur With Gorgeous Free Kick Goal
It was a feisty match tonight at Jeld-Wen as the Timbers pulled out a 1-0 win over San Jose thanks to a blistering Will Johnson free kick that's as good as any we've seen in MLS this season. It was Portland's best revenge after Earthquakes forward Alan Gordon appeared to deliver a gay slur in Johns...
Louisiana TV Station Refers To Guan Tianlang As A "Chinaman"
Dude, Chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature....
Deadspin Up All Night: It Was An April Morning
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Hope you have a lovely evening. Some baseball team from New York is on TV tonight. You should check it out, tell your kids you saw the Yankees play on national TV once. ...
Adam Scott Wins The Masters
On the 72nd hole of the tournament, Adam Scott and Angel Cabrera both hit what in separate years would have been Masters Moments™, instead they went to a historic playoff. This was the first time two players birdied 18 to force a playoff. ...
Adam Scott And Angel Cabrera Head To A Playoff At The Masters
Adam Scott sank a huge birdie putt on 18 to push himself to -9 for the tournament and one stroke ahead of Angel Cabrera, unleashing the "come on, Aussie" celebration above. (It's also worth noting that Stevie has completely given up trying to give emotional high-fives.)...
Carlos Quentin Ruins Everything, Drops Suspension Appeal On Eve Of Dodgers Series
Carlos Quentin was handed an eight-game suspension after he charged the much, much tinier Zack Greinke last Thursday, sparking a bench-clearing brawl....
Man Shoots Himself In The Head At NRA 500
Yesterday during the National Rifle Association-sponsored NRA 500 at the Texas Motor Speedway, it was reported that a man died in the infield. Today, the medical examiner has determined the cause of death to be suicide. Kirk Franklin, 42, of Saginaw, Texas, shot himself in the head. The Associated P...
The Orioles Used A Special Bat Named "Stumpy" Against Mariano Rivera
Buster Olney has a fun little Mariano Rivera story from former outfielder and current V.P. of baseball operations for Baltimore, Brady Anderson....
Is Mike Rice Really Coaching 12-Year-Old Girls Now?
Earlier today, Brian Geltzeiler, founder of hoopscritic.com, tweeted that former's Rutgers' men's basketball coach Mike Rice was coaching 12-year-old girls in an AAU game held in New Jersey today. ...
Did Evgeni Malkin Miss Last Night's Game Because Of A Sunburn?
No. That did not actually happen. But for a while there Saturday evening, it sure looked like it might actually be the reason Malkin would miss Pittsburgh's game against the Florida Panthers. ...
Now It's Bubba Watson Who Carded A 10 On Augusta National's Par-3 12th
It's called Amen Corner, but today it's been devilish—even for the defending Masters champ....