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Sixers Unveil New Uniforms, And They're Sharp
The 76ers unveiled their new uniforms last night, and they’re clean and lovely. Other than the Fierce Ben Franklin secondary logo, there’s really not much to complain about. This is a team that’s going to look good while it’s being embarrassingly bad....
Herschel Walker Says He Played Russian Roulette "More Than Once"
Former NFL player and MMA fighter Herschel Walker stopped by Highly Questionable today to talk about his playing career and other topics, and Dan Le Batard brought up the story that Walker once played Russian roulette at his lowest point after his football days. Walker clarified that the game happen...
Bryce Harper Leaves Game After Suffering Apparent Knee Injury [UPDATE]
Nationals slugger Bryce Harper left tonight’s game against the Rays after suffering what appears to be a knee injury in the sixth inning while attempting to make a throw home. Harper’s knee buckled on the throw attempt, and while he made it off the field under his own power it’s a legitimate cause f...
How To Sext Without Being A Creep
Ask An Adequate Woman is a space where folks can ask the questions they can’t—or maybe just won’t!—pose to their friends about relationships, fashion, family dramas, dating, existential crises, weird sex stuff, and everything else. The Women of Deadspin (and some of our clever friends) are here to h...
Corey Crawford Tries, Fails To Avoid Saying "Fuck" At Blackhawks Rally
Despite pledging to keep his speech clean at today’s Blackhawks victory rally in light of his short and profane episode two years ago, Chicago goaltender Corey Crawford once again dropped a “fuck” in his statement to a gathered Soldier Field crowd....
Resist The Summer Of Schlub
Let’s get one thing out of the way first: If you’re taking sartorial advice from the likes of Kevin James or Adam Sandler, you have a big, big problem. These guys are showing up to movie premieres in T-shirts and flip flops, and The Cut says it signals that we’ve hit a schlubby period in fashion. Ha...
Chicago Loves Its Blackhawks
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Man Trapped In Poncho At Baseball Game
When the rain came down during Wednesday night’s Rays-Nationals game, fans quickly put on their jackets and ponchos. One man did not. He got his poncho on, but not before everyone enjoyed the minute-long struggle....
LPGA Tour Trophy Does Not Survive Being FedExed
Three weeks ago, Anna Nordqvist won the ShopRite LPGA Classic. She was very excited! It was her fifth win in her seventh year on tour, and it came with her mother in attendance—on Mother’s Day in their native Sweden. “I’m just speechless right now,” Nordqvist said. “I fought hard today and can’t bel...
It Appears Clinton Portis Owes A Lot Of People A Lot Of Money
Court filings unearthed this week reveal that banks, the IRS, and a casino are lining up to collect from former star NFL running back Clinton Portis. Even worse, it looks like the bank is trying to foreclose on the house Portis bought for his mother in 2004....
Two Errors Turn Steven Souza Bunt Into A "Home Run"
All Steven Souza Jr. was trying to do was get on base against the Nationals by surprising them with a bunt. But two errors later at a very rainy Nationals Park, he found himself jogging home: ...
English Keeper Flattens Colombian, Robbing Us Of A Brilliant Team Goal
We have a soft spot in our hearts for scrappy little Colombia, who entered this group as long shots but have impressed with the overflowing technical ability of their players. So you can understand our frustration as Las Cafeteras were all set to cap off the team goal of the tournament before the En...
Larry King's Twitter Really Makes You Think
When was the last time something or someone really made you think? Well, friend, let me turn your attention to Larry King’s Twitter account, where the octogenarian newsman regularly drops knowledge bombs. Without further ado, here are some of his latest and greatest kernels of wisdom. ...
The Golden State Warriors Declare Their Love For The CoCo One Last Time
Earlier this season, the Golden State Warriors started one of the best post-victory rituals in the NBA, one that consisted of the team singing and dancing along to O.T. Genasis’s “CoCo” on the team plane. Unfortunately, because “CoCo” is about drugs, they got in a bit of trouble and had to resort to...
Raising Your Kids To Be Cleveland Sports Fans Is An Act Of Cruelty
Last night, I knew how it was going to end before Game 6 even began. I’m from northeast Ohio....
Arturo Vidal Totaled His Ferrari In Suspected Drunk Driving Accident
Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal is currently in his native Chile with the national team competing in the Copa América. On his way back from a casino with his wife on his off-day, Vidal was involved in a two-car accident and arrested on suspicion of drunk driving....
This Moment Of Phillies Ineptitude Brought To You By The Bullpen Phone
How bad were the Phillies against Baltimore tonight? So bad they had to bring in Jeff Francoeur to pitch. Except that Francoeur couldn’t get anybody out, so pitching coach Bob McClure tried to call down to the bullpen to get a real pitcher up. One problem: the bullpen phone was off the hook after Ph...
Ian Desmond Solves The Yips, Personifies Irony, Is Screwed
After starting the season with eight errors in the Nationals’ first 15 games, Ian Desmond’s adventurous play at shortstop has mostly leveled off, to the enormous relief of his teammates and the mild disappointment of fans of slapstick comedy. Two months later he’s sitting on 14 errors, all but endin...