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Tim Lincecum Throws No-Hitter, Dresses Up Like Patriotic Knight
This is how you celebrate a no-hitter. After throwing his second in as many seasons against the Padres earlier today, Tim Lincecum threw on a USMNT shirt and a knight's helmet, and paraded around the locker room to the delight of his teammates....
Benches Clear After Carlos Gomez Tries To Break Up Double Play
Carlos Gomez and Ian Desmond came together for a brief colloquy in the bottom of the eighth of today's Nationals-Brewers game, and another day of midseason baseball was momentarily enlivened by bitchcakes umbrage between grown-ass men....
Switzerland's Xherdan Shaqiri Just Scored A Goddamned Banger
Yep, that's a goddamned banger....
Messi Scores Off Free Kick To Give Argentina 2-1 Lead Over Nigeria
Lionel Messi's free kick goal in stoppage time of the first half sent Argentina to the locker room with a 2-1 lead over Nigeria. ¡Golazo!...
Argentina, Nigeria Score In First Five Minutes, Make World Cup History
So, Argentina and Nigeria are off to a good start. They're tied at one goal apiece, and have already made history. This is the first time two World Cup teams have scored within the first five minutes of any match in the tournament....
Colombia's Four Goals Mean Four Instances Of Amazing Announcing
Colombia put four balls in the net yesterday, which means we have four instances of Javier Fernández Franco going berserk and four instances of the awesome Caracol heavy metal celebration song. Here's everything from Colombia's Caracol TV, and the rest of the goals scored yesterday as heard in the h...
Young Marlins Fan Gets On Camera, Completely Loses His Mind
At a recent Marlins game, the camera panned through the stands and lingered on one small fan, putting him on the jumbotron. Fans often notice when this happens, and they get excited and wave at the camera and everyone has a nice time. This kid, though, took things to another level, creating the grea...
Cuba Gooding Jr. Is Making Everyone Uncomfortable At The NHL Awards
Cuba Gooding, Jr. was a presenter at the NHL Awards tonight and he might have been overserved. Either that or he's the weirdest dude on the planet. I don't know how else to explain the slapping and talking about ass-grabbing and making a reverse Oreo with Mark Messier and Adam Graves. ...
Colombia Score Another Goal, Pull Off Another Great Celebration
We already saw Colombian dance time. Now it's time for another dance: one straight from Michael Jackson's Thriller video....
World Cup Goals, As They Sounded At Home: June 23
Every day, Deadspin compiles each World Cup goal as called on a broadcast in the country that scored it. See previous days here....
Cubs Pitcher Jeff Samardzija Botches Bunt, Snaps Bat Over His Leg
After screwing up a bunt in last night's game against the Reds, Cubs pitcher Jeff Samardzija channeled the irate spirit of Carlos Zambrano and snapped his bat over his leg. SAMARDZIJA MAD....
Ballin' Ben Franklin Probably Won't Be The 76ers' New Logo
Well this is a bummer. Images of a what was reported to be the Philadelphia 76ers' new alternate logo leaked out on Twitter last night, and everyone was very excited at the prospect of Ballin' Ben Franklin having a home on an NBA uniform. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like Ballin' Ben Franklin is g...
Jackass Cubs Fan Throws Back Ball Tossed To Him By Billy Hamilton
Ahh, the Wrigley bleachers. Home to the shiftless, the drunk, and the "I'm gonna ruin somebody's game before the second inning even starts."...
Here's The Moment Mexico-Croatia Went From Soccer Match To <em>Fiesta</em>
So Mexico stomped Croatia and Brazil stomped Cameroon, which saved us from breaking out our graphing calculators to accurately compute the more esoteric World Cup tiebreakers. Nonetheless, both matches had a lot riding on them even into the final moments....
Here's How Portugal's Late Equalizer Was Called By Portuguese Announcers
Portugal's last-second goal was heartbreaking for U.S. fans, but a glorious reprieve for the Portuguese. Here's our daily roundup of every goal scored, as heard by viewers or listeners in that country. Portugal's above, via RTP1 and Antena radio....
I Can't Stop Laughing At This Guy's <em>Game Of Thrones</em> Video Recaps
My colleague Samer just discovered this funny video of a southern gentleman giving his thoughts on the USMNT drawing Portugal. It turns out that this guy also posts quick video reviews of Game of Thrones episodes on his YouTube channel, and each one of them is a ridiculous treasure. I present a hand...
Michelle Wie Twerks, Refuses To Turn Down After U.S. Open Win
Michelle Wie won the first major of her career on Sunday, shooting a final-round 70 to claim the U.S. Open title. Afterward, she got together with some friends to celebrate the victory, and oh man did they have they have a party....
Portugal Rips Out American Hearts With A Last-Minute Equalizer
The USMNT thought they could close out a win over Portugal, get a surprising three points, and rest easy against Germany. But in the final minute of stoppage time, Cristiano Ronaldo set up a perfect ball for Varela to finish, subsequently tearing out the hearts of drunk Americans everywhere. Rough. ...
Clint Dempsey Knocks Home The Goal To Put U.S. Up 2-1 On Portugal
Clint Dempsey's goal in the 81st minute put the United States up 2-1 on Portugal and brought the Yanks back from their early deficit. Here's the outstanding call from Univision....
Jermaine Jones Comes Up With A Glorious Equalizer
Jermaine Jones's first World Cup goal came at a great time. Jones's strike from outside the 18 tied the match at one, and the USMNT's back in it....