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How Gonzalo Higuaín Became Public Enemy No. 1 In Naples<em></em>
Gonzalo Higuaín’s transfer from Napoli could have ended happily for both parties. While Napoli is right to feel a bit miffed after losing their best player to Juventus, the one team who finished above them in Serie A last season, receiving the third-highest transfer fee in history for a 28-year-old ...

The RNC And The DNC Are Finally Over; Did Anything Actually Happen?<em></em>
After eight days of American flag lapel pins and canned applause lines, the major political parties’ nominating conventions—the Republican National Convention (RNC) and the Democratic National Convention (DNC)—have finally come to an end. As many observers long expected, the Democrats selected Hilla...

Here's The Best Sports Highlight Of The Day
The dead period in the sports calendar eases up soon with the arrival of the Olympics and the Premier League. But for now, please enjoy these good-as-hell doggos using the slide like athletic, quadruped three-year-old humans....

Curt Schilling's Best Memes Of The DNC
Former MLB pitcher and avid meme curator Curt Schilling made the most out of this week’s Democratic National Convention. On Twitter, Schilling followed along with the speeches, shared memes, and told the sheeple to wake up....

Ichiro, The True Hit King, Subtly Burns Pretender Pete Rose
As we’ve stated before, Ichiro Suzuki is the true Hit King, and Pete Rose, who looks like two dog asses fucking, can get bent. We were forced to make this proclamation after Rose got sassy about the 1,278 hits Ichiro racked up in Japan, which make him a definitively superior batsman to Rose when com...

Lucky Fan Gets A Smooch From Chase d'Arnaud
Chase d’Arnaud went running towards the bleachers looking for a foul ball, but instead he found someone to peck on the cheek. Aww!...

Communists' DNC Flag-Burning Interrupted By DeSean Jackson Fanboy
The Revolutionary Communist Party and First Amendment pioneer Gregory Johnson staged a flag burning outside the Democratic National Convention today, only to find a Philadelphia Eagles fan taking objection to their attempt at free-speech fulmination....

Court Petition From Fired Baylor Employee Seeks Full Pepper Hamilton Report
In the aftermath of the Baylor sexual assault scandal, the closest thing to concrete information on the university’s institutional failures came in the form of a 13-page, specificity-free summary of Pepper Hamilton’s findings. Baylor has long insisted that’s all the documentation that exists. A cour...

Karl-Anthony Towns Dunks On Child Who Must Now Embark On Lifelong Vengeance Plot
Most NBA players are content to lightly humiliate young basketball camp attendees with an emphatic block or two, but Karl-Anthony Towns just set a new standard for player-on-camper aggression:...

A Guide To Choosing The Right Engagement Ring
There comes a time in almost every mature, adult relationship when you think about marriage. You look at your significant other and imagine the future. Maybe it’s the way the sun made their eyes sparkle in that moment, their shameless guffaw at the latest straight-to-Netflix Adam Sandler “comedy,” o...

And Now, The Annual Running Of The Patriots Fans
NFL training camps are starting, and that means it’s time to enjoy one of the finest traditions in sports: Patriots fans storming the field on the first day of camp like a bunch of goobers....

This Pirates Fan Sacrificed His Body To Make The Catch Of The Night
Here’s a good argument for bringing your glove to the game....

NBA Players Union Votes To Pay For Health Insurance For Retired Players
The NBA players union announced today that they would begin funding health insurance for retired players who have played at least three years in the league. The deal is the first of its kind in major American sports, which makes sense given that the NBPA is in a very healthy position, especially in ...

Dirk Nowitzki Struggles With Soccer
Dirk Nowitzki officially re-signed with the Mavericks this afternoon, but he spent the day playing in a charity soccer game in Mainz and showed why he should stick with basketball....

Alcides Escobar And Andrelton Simmons Had A Shortstop Duel
Alcides Escobar and Andrelton Simmons are two of the best defensive shortstops in the league, and are always worth watching simply because great shortstop play is one of the finer things baseball has to offer. During last night’s game between the Royals and Angels, both players robbed each other of ...

Broncos Safety During DUI Arrest: "Hey, Obama, I Can't Wait To Meet You, Bruh. Tell You About This Bullshit."
Broncos safety Shiloh Keo was pulled over for having a busted tail light on Feb. 13, 2016. During the stop, cops determined that Keo was also driving under the influence, and he was arrested and charged with DUI. Keo pleaded guilty to the charge earlier this month, but in a police-car video obtained...

Juventus's Ungodly Fee For Gonzalo Higuaín Is Well Worth It
Okay, sure. When you first saw the name Gonzalo Higuaín—one part veteran, world-class, goalscoring bulldozer, one part habitual choke artist—associated with a transfer fee teetering dangerously close to the €100 million mark, you probably had to clench your eyes closed and press the palms of your ha...

DeMar DeRozan Almost Pulled Off A 360 Dunk Over A Defender
If DeMar DeRozan had managed to stuff this dunk in on this poor Chinese national teamer, it would have been one of the coolest dunks in the history of jams. As it stands, DeRozan finished just shy. The USA bench got a technical foul for their reaction, which seems unfair given that they just nearly ...