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America's Shameful Youth Development Exposed When 40 Kids Lose To Xabi Alonso And Arturo Vidal
We’ve harped on this point many times before, but sometimes it takes a concise, visual representation of an issue for the masses to internalize it. This video, made during Bayern Munich’s summer U.S. tour, depicting just two men—Xabi Alonso and Arturo Vidal—running roughshod over 40 American kids sh...

Ezekiel Elliott Kinda Owned Kam Chancellor
Last night, the Cowboys played the Seahawks in each team’s third preseason game, a.k.a The One Where The Starters Play Until Halftime. In the backfield for Dallas was Ezekiel Elliot, making his pro debut. In the secondary for Seattle was Kam Chancellor, trying extremely hard to pull some “welcome to...

Maine Governor Calls State Rep A Cocksucker, Says He'd Like To Kill Him
Unless you live in Maine, probably the last time you thought about Governor Paul LePage, the Rob Ford of the Pine Tree State, was when he complained about “guys that are named D-Money, Smoothie, Shifty” coming up from Connecticut and New York to sell heroin and “impregnate a young white girl.” ...

Why Your Team Sucks 2016: Pittsburgh Steelers<em></em>
Some people are fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers. This 2016 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. And buy Drew’s new book here....

Claudio Bravo Died (Er, Joined Manchester City) So That Marc-André ter Stegen Could Live
On behalf of all Barcelona faithful, I’d like to first wish a sincere congratulations to goalkeeper extraordinaire Claudio Bravo and Manchester City for finally sealing their long-awaited union:...

Sheep On The Field!
It’s a sheep! Interrupting a game. It’s there because earlier there was a monkey riding a dog herding it. Don’t ask questions; it’s minor league baseball....

Matt Moore's No-Hitter Broken Up With One Out To Go
Matt Moore, who was traded to the Giants earlier this month from the Tampa Bay Rays, took a no-hit bid as close as he possibly could before it got dashed at the last second. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Corey Seager sent a flare into right field on Moore’s 133rd pitch. It landed squarel...

Pair Of Idiots On The Field Evade Security, Escape Into Bleachers, Get Tackled
As eventually doomed runs of Idiots On The Field go, these dudes’ miracle jaunt all the way across the outfield, through stadium security, and into the bleachers was pretty damn spectacular....

Trump Campaign Chief Stephen Bannon Charged With Domestic Violence In 1996
Stephen Bannon, erstwhile Breitbart shitbag, recently took over as campaign chief for Donald Trump after a series of power struggles cost Trump’s first two campaign managers their jobs. A little more than a week after Bannon’s new job was announced, Politico published a 1996 police report from when ...

Clinton's Speech Denouncing Meme-Toting Racists Interrupted By Meme
The alt-right is a fringe political movement, primarily concerned (as far as we can tell) with disseminating Trumpism via memes. Their favorite is Pepe the frog. In her speech denouncing these internet users this afternoon in Reno, Nevada, Hillary Clinton sadly did not say the words “meme” or “Pepe....

Deadspin Up All Night: Some Soul
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. I don’t think I’ve ever bought a bad record Rudy van Gelder produced, and I doubt anyone else has, either....

Deadspin 25: Leonard Fournette Is Great, But LSU Needs More From Its Quarterback
Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, ...

Every Freakin' Year
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Cristiano Ronaldo Named Best Player In Europe, Wins Creepy-Ass Trophy
Cristiano Ronaldo, the greatest soccer-playing cyborg ever made/animated, had a year to remember. First, he dragged Real Madrid to Champions League glory (pulling them through the least daunting field maybe ever, but hey, winning’s winning) in May. For his next feat, he stood on the sidelines with w...

My Year In Gawker Hate Mail
I started working at Gawker.com in April of last year, and ever since, I’ve received a constant barrage of always furious, often antisemitic, and rarely coherent emails to my inbox. Reading these is, truthfully, the single best part of my day....

Why Your Team Sucks 2016: Cincinnati Bengals<em></em>
Some people are fans of the Cincinnati Bengals. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Cincinnati Bengals. This 2016 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. And buy Drew’s new book here....

Here Is Your Champions League Group Stage Draw
The Champions League playoff round finished up yesterday—Roma losing on aggregate 4-1 to Porto and Ajax losing 5-2 to Rostov were the most consequential results—which means we are on to the group stage! Here are the groups that were drawn today:...

What, Like You've Never Taken A Headfirst Dive Into The Yankees' Dugout?
Hey, what are you looking at, man?...

No, Club Soccer's Greatest Tournament Is Not Being Ruined Right Before Our Eyes<em></em>
If you haven’t been paying attention for the last couple decades, European soccer—the premier stage for the world’s most popular sport, where the clubs keep getting bigger and richer as more and more people around the globe get access to the best leagues and competitions, funneling even more money i...