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Wild Brawl Breaks Out At Minor League Baseball Game
The Memphis Redbirds hosted the New Orleans Zephyrs this evening for some AAA action, and they treated their guests to a very spicy basebrawl. Apparently, Jose Urena tried to bean Jeremy Hazelbaker in the fifth inning, he charged the mound, and it was on....
Harry Kane's Futile Free Kick Against Iceland Gets The Roasting It Deserves
Straight up sports and pop culture mashups are usually bad. But occasionally, they are silly enough to work, like this one, in which Harry Kane’s wayward free kick in England’s pantsing by Iceland gets the Titanic-themed dramatization it deserves....
The Tour De France Is Using French Nuclear Tech To Stop Motorized Doping<em></em>
The professional cycling season stretches from January to October, across every continent, but only one race achieves any kind of crossover into the mainstream sports world. The Tour de France, which starts this weekend at Mont Saint-Michel, accounts for over 80 percent of the annual TV exposure for...
Deadspin Awards: Worst Owner
The Deadspin Awards are in July, and we need our readers to decide the winners of these prestigious honors. Today, we ask you to help us determine the answer to an important question: Who is the worst owner of them all?...
Don't Let Two-Factor Text Authentication Lull You Into A False Sense Of Security
Earlier this month, activist DeRay McKesson explained on Twitter that his account had been hacked not because he lacked two-factor authentication—the standard for those who don’t want to get hacked—but because the hackers found a workaround for the text-based system he relied on for security....
These Children Are Good Sports Fans
The freshly assembled U.S. Olympic basketball team hung out with some kids today, much to the delight of these youngsters:...
Tim Tebow Finds It Easier To Resurrect The Dead Than To Play Pro Football
According to a Facebook post that has since been confirmed as true by an ABC reporter, former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow may very well possess the ability to resurrect the dead....
It's Important To Have Good Ankle Support When Celebrating A Championship
This video comes to us from reader Bruce, a Cleveland Cavaliers fan who was very excited to see his team win Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Bruce, in a state of bliss, did a lot of jumping and yelling after the final buzzer, and that is sometimes a dangerous thing to do when only wearing flip flops....
Florida State Gave Its Football Team Meaningless State Championship Rings
Florida State’s football team didn’t win a national title, conference championship, or bowl game last season, but the players earned a ring anyway for the distinction of being good in Florida. Congratulations to the good Florida team....
I Can't Believe Adam Schefter Is Really This Naive
A useful exercise in Richard Deitsch’s SI.com column today, as he asks seven sports media members for their opinions on whether it’s their place to introduce politics into their work. And the most bearish of them all is NFL robot Adam Schefter....
Police: Jaguars Linebacker Assaulted Woman Who Refused His Advances
Jaguars linebacker Dan Skuta was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery in Orlando, Fla. during the early morning hours of June 19. The incident, first reported by CBS 47, allegedly involved Skuta hitting a woman who refused to give him her phone number....
Quebec Taxpayers Spent Hundreds Of Millions On An NHL-Ready Arena And Didn't Get An NHL Team
The Videotron Centre was built with one goal in mind: to play host to the reborn Nordiques, because NHL expansion wasn’t going to consider Quebec City without a modern arena in place. Well, the arena exists, and Quebec City still isn’t getting an NHL team. Money well spent?...
Cersei's Outfit Was So Dope
A lot of wild shit went down on last night’s season finale of Game of Thrones. It was so wild. I bet everyone at your office today is like, “Man, did you see all the wild shit that went down on Game of Thrones last night?” Me? I’m the guy one desk over, muttering, “Yeah but what about Cersei’s dress...
Johnny Manziel's Lawyer Withdraws From Case After Accidental Text To AP
Last week, Johnny Manziel’s defense attorney Bob Hinton unwittingly texted sensitive information about his client to the Associated Press, including the sentence, “Heaven help us if one of the conditions is to pee in a bottle.” Today, Manziel’s spokesperson Denise Michaels said that Hinton has withd...
Tony Stewart's Wild Win At Sonoma Is, As Always, Called Best On Fox Deportes
We’ve long broadcast our admiration for Fox Deportes NASCAR announcers Tony Rivera and Luis Rodriguez—the network even blurbed us in a promo—and Rivera once again turned in a terrific performance in calling the bump-and-grind final lap of yesterday’s race at Sonoma....
NASCAR Drivers Brawl After Late Wreck
Tonight’s NASCAR truck race near St. Louis was already running late after a rain delay and several wrecks, but it was one with just seven laps remaining that brought Spencer Gallagher and John Wes Townley to fisticuffs. Rubbin’ (fists) is racin’!...
Idiot On The Field Runs Out In Middle Of Live Play
Idiots On The Field usually conduct their shenanigans during breaks in the action, but this hooligan in Seattle rushed out between two Mariners outfielders attempting to haul in a fly ball in the fifth inning against the Cardinals. Reader Ethan sent some video of the Idiot getting sacked:...
That's Not My Name
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College World Series Kid Is Quite The Charmer
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