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Andrea Belotti, Young Italian Soccer Man, Is Having Himself A Hell Of A Season

Andrea Belotti ... that famous Italian singer guy? Nope, that’s Andrea Bocelli, but good try....

Oh My God, This Might Be The Best Block I've Ever Seen

Remember Anthony Randolph, that dude who for a brief moment in time looked like he was going to be a real NBA star? Well, he’s still playing ball in Europe, and he just made one of the most incredible defensive plays I’ve ever seen....

I'm A Little Over The World Cup Of Hockey, I Think

The best-of-three finals of the World Cup of Hockey are not over, but the tournament may as well be. Team Europe played well in their 3-1 Game 1 loss to undefeated Team Canada, but despite being a one-goal game for most of the second and well into the third, this one never really felt that much in d...

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...

Sprinter's Reaction To Learning He Won Euro Championship Gold Is Priceless

Spanish sprinter Bruno Hortelano placed second in the 200m at this week’s European Championships in Amsterdam, setting a new national record for Spain in the process—but a post-race inquiry revealed the runner who placed first in the final, Dutchman Churandy Martina, would be disqualified for leavin...

How Will Brexit Affect [Borat Voice] My Wife?

The United Kingdom is leaving the EU, in an act colloquially known as the “Brexit.” Its effects will extend to all of our lives, in its own way. Something is going to happen with the economy. A number of internet websites have tried to untangle the complex, far-ranging affects of the Brexit....

Rory McIlroy Back?

You Should See Europe By Car

I have never owned a car, and since my driver’s license expired at the beginning of this year, I have yet to have enough cause to motivate me to renew it. So, going by my personal experience, all I can really recommend when it comes to driving through Europe is that you should find a nice man who is...

Golfer Named "Beef" Can't Wait To Go Home And "Get Hammered" After First Tour Win

Andrew “Beef” Johnston claimed his first European Tour trophy with a win today at the Spanish Open, and the north Londoner can’t wait to get home from Andalusia so he can see his folks and “get hammered,” as he told press following his victory:...

Frenchman Ecstatic Over Eagle

Michael Lorenzo-Vera leads this weekend’s Euro Tour Spanish Open at Valderrama after he eagled the par-5 17th with this outstanding shot. Even more outstanding: the Frenchman’s reaction....

Tall Basketball Guy Now Has To Quit, Find Another Occupation

Same goes for the little guy’s teammate for missing the shot after this spectacular-as-hell move....

Greek Teams Protest EU's Response To Migrant Crisis By Staging On-Pitch Sit-In

A match today in Greece’s second division between AEL Larissa and Acharnaikos began with all players, coaches, and referees sitting down on the pitch for two minutes in protest of European governments’ handling of the migrant crisis. Here is AEL’s prepared statement explaining the gesture, from Reut...

Three Swimmers Injured After Being Hit By Bus At The European Games

Yesterday at the European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, three Austrian synchronized swimmers were injured, one severely, after a bus just up and plowed through them in the athletes village. The video, obtained by Meydan TV, is above, and it might be upsetting. ...

Never Mind The Man Who Appears To Be Urinating Next To The Fairway

This weekend's Hassan II tournament on the Euro PGA tour wound up today in Morocco with Richie Ramsay taking home the trophy—but not before his tee shot on 17 appeared to come very close to a man, possibly a TV crew member, who looks to be taking a piss in the woods along the fairway....

Croatian Boxer Viciously Attacks Referee After Match

Croatian boxer Vido Loncar took on Algirdas Baniulis at the European Youth Boxing Championships in Zagreb, and the match was stopped after Loncar started getting lit up by Baniulis. Loncar was not happy with that decision, and vented by beating the shit out of the referee....

Steeplechaser Loses Gold Medal For Taking Off His Shirt During Race

France's Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad was running in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the European Athletics Championships, clear ahead of the field, when he took off his shirt in the final stretch to celebrate. That topless jubilation cost him his gold medal....

Javelin Thrower Impales 75-Meter Sign; Judges Struggle To Remove It

This throw at the European Athletics Championships by Sweden's Kim Amb would be impressive if the point of javelin throwing was accuracy instead of distance. (Also, if Amb had intentionally aimed at the marker.) Amb didn't, though, so no points for him....

European Golfer Jumps Into Lake To Escape Hornet Attack

Pablo Larrazabal was just minding his own business, playing through his second round at the Malaysian Open on Friday, when all of a sudden—HORNET ATTACK!...

NFL London Game Will Begin Ass-Early

One of the NFL's London games next season will actually be an afternoon game for Brits: It'll kick off at 1:30 p.m. local time. That means it'll be 9:30 a.m. on the East Coast, 6:30 a.m. on the West Coast, and, like, Tuesday in Hawaii....

How Not To Defend Sergio Garcia: Say He Has Lots Of "Colored" Friends

Sergio Garcia made a fried chicken joke about Tiger Woods. Some people were offended. Others weren't. Garcia apologized. The head of the European Tour, in an attempt to put this to bed, declared that "most of Sergio’s friends are colored athletes." Here we go again....