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Zack Greinke's Scoreless Streak Broken By Fielder's Choice
Zack Greinke’s attempt to break Orel Hershiser’s scoreless innings streak was ended today by, of all people, his opposing pitcher Jacob deGrom, as the Mets hurler drove in Kirk Nieuwenhuis with a third-inning fielder’s choice. The streak reached 45 2/3 innings....

Arena Football TD Celebration An Extended Tribute To The Rock
Tonight the Jacksonville Sharks celebrated a blowout win over Tampa Bay and a berth into the AFL playoffs with a touchdown celebration taken straight from The Most Electrifying Move In Sports Entertainment. And in the no-fun NFL, it would be illegal, illegal, illegal. ...

MLS Match Delayed By Sprinklers, Again
Last month this happened in Kansas City. Tonight it happened again in Houston. Get it together, MLS!...

CONCACAF'd
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High Jumper Sports Weird Beard
Here’s Italian high jumper Gianmarco Tamberi at this weekend’s Diamond League event in London. He, uh, missed a spot....

CONCACAF Admits Referee Errors In Mexico-Panama Match
Wednesday’s Mexico-Panama Gold Cup semifinal was an ugly affair, with Mexico winning 2-1 after being the beneficiary of bogus red card and penalty calls. The refereeing was so poor that even Mexican newspapers admitted the game was a sham....

Putin's World Cup Has Begun
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Putin's World Cup Has Begun
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Tour De France Enhanced By Yet Another Bare-Assed Frenchman
Il est une tradition à nulle autre pareille....


Don't Try This At Home: A Few Words With B-Boys
June 27th is close to the summer solstice, so there may have been some magic in that, especially in Minneapolis, where the warmth and late, syrupy sunlight are not taken for granted. At any rate, on June 27th at Minnehaha Falls, where the meandering creek of the same name froths over a precipice and...

Benny Feilhaber <i>Golazo</i> Equalizes For Sporting KC
Benny Feilhaber’s rocket golazo early in the second half evened Sporting KC with hosts Real Salt Lake and, while not on the level of his heroics in 2007, showed the veteran midfielder still has some fire in his step....

Junior Seau's Family Banned From Speaking At His Hall Of Fame Induction
Junior Seau’s induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame next month will feature a video celebrating his on-field accomplishments, but no mention of his football-caused brain injuries or his self-inflicted fatal gunshot wound in 2012. It also will not feature any words from his family members....

Reports: New Orleans Saints Release Junior Galette
The New Orleans Saints have reportedly released Junior Galette. The linebacker was arrested in January on a domestic violence charge which later dropped, and in June, the NFL looked into a video from 2013 which allegedly showed Galette beating a woman with a belt....

Did Dana White Confirm That He Pays <i>USA Today</i> For UFC Coverage?
Within mixed martial arts circles, it has long been taken as a given that the UFC pays USA Today for coverage. As the rumor goes, the UFC buys advertising from USA Today with the tacit understanding that USA Today will cover the sport, and do so favorably....

<i>The Warriors </i>Gives Us The Best Fantasy Version Of NYC Ever Filmed
When Bill de Blasio was running for the New York mayor’s office a few years ago, Matt Drudge expressed the fear that de Blasio’s New York would look like the great 1979 gang movie The Warriors. The obvious retort to that: Wouldn’t that make you want to vote for de Blasio? Who wouldn’t want to live i...

Why Your Team Sucks 2015: Washington Redskins
Some people are fans of the Washington Redskins. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Washington Redskins. This 2015 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group....


Champ Bailey Wants Wes Welker To Retire For His Own Good
Diminutive, oft-concussed receiver Wes Welker is still looking for an NFL job. Champ Bailey wishes he’d stop....
