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Make Chicken Rigatoni And Experience "The Chickening"
Here’s an axiom that’s maybe only a little bit true: everything “tastes like chicken.” Actually, almost nothing tastes like chicken... including a lot of the chicken you’ve eaten in your life. The taste of chicken is something exceptional when done right....

What Will Phil Kessel Do On His Day With The Stanley Cup?
It’s tough to put a finger on exactly what the knock on Phil Kessel in Toronto was; it seemed to morph to fit whatever the Leafs’ deficiency was that week. Sometimes it was that he wasn’t a winner, sometimes he had a bad attitude. He wasn’t in shape, he didn’t make his teammates better, he wasn’t mo...

UCSB Earns First CWS Trip With Walk-Off Grand Slam
Sam Cohen’s walk-off grand slam with one out earned UCSB a 4-3 win over Louisville, one that will deliver the Gauchos to their first-ever College World Series....

Hideki Matsui Jacks Old-Timers' Game Dong
Hideki Matsui has been out of baseball for four years, but the former Yankee still has that oomph—as proven during today’s Old-Timers’ Game in the Bronx, when the slugger crushed a David Cone pitch into the second deck....

José Fernández Is Too Good
Marlins pitcher José Fernández has advanced to straight clowning batters....

Congratulations To "Priscilla Chinchilla" On Scoring The Fastest Goal In The Copa América
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U.S. Take 1-0 Lead On Clint Dempsey Goal
Be still, my heart! The U.S. need just a draw to advance to the Copa América knockout round, and took a big step toward getting there with some astonishingly competent play from Gyasi Zardes and, with the finish, Clint Dempsey....

RIP To "Mr. Hockey" Dean Smith
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Donald Trump Plans Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger, Dana White To Speak On His Behalf At GOP Convention
If Donald Trump gets his way the GOP convention will feature Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger, and Dana White speaking on the Republican nominee’s behalf rather than the usual string of politicians....

Gareth Bale's Gorgeous Free Kick Gives Wales 1-0 Lead
Wales are up 1-0 on Slovakia early in their first match of Euro 2016, thanks to this marvelous free kick goal by Gareth Bale. It’s not as good as Messi’s last night, but it’s close....

That's One Way To Earn An Assist
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Eagles WR Nelson Agholor Accused Of Sexual Assault
A woman says Eagles receiver Nelson Agholor sexually assaulted her at Cheerleaders Gentlemen’s Club Thursday, according to Philadelphia police. Police Commissioner Richard Ross told Philadelphia magazine that the department has received a complaint, but the investigation is ongoing. Agholor has not ...

Well, At Least Giancarlo Stanton Can Still Hit The Life Out Of A Baseball
Giancarlo Stanton’s season has been something of a nightmare. He’s hitting just .197, slugging .426, and his strikeout rate is an astronomically high 35 percent. He recently went through a stretch in which he struck out 17 times in 21 at-bats. It’s been a bad season, okay? It’s bad. Stanton does sti...

Brandon Belt Was Pumped About Getting To 69
Last night, Giants first baseman Brandon Belt launched a home run into the bay just beyond his home ballpark’s right-field fence. These homer are known as Splash Hits in San Francisco, and the team keeps track of how many have been hit with a big counter on the outfield wall. Belt’s dinger was the 6...

Will Fox Sports 1's <i>All Takes Matter</i> Be Any Good? We're Airing Rehearsal Footage Right Now.
Fox Sports 1's All Takes Matter with Cowherd & Whitlock has been taping rehearsals all week in preparation for the show’s premiere on Monday. Deadspin has acquired several hours of these rehearsals from a Fox Sports source, and we’re airing select portions right now on Facebook Live:...

Philippe Coutinho Is Soccer's Ultimate Heat-Check Guy
We’re all familiar with the heat-check guy in basketball. That is a guy, usually a yappy wing player tasked with the sole responsibility of getting buckets from off the bench, who exhibits such outsized confidence in his jumper that, when he gets it going with a few consecutive Js, he’s prone to thr...

Enjoy This Wonderfully Awkward Moment From The Cavaliers' Press Conference
This moment, via Zach Harper, is a lot to take in:...

Giants Fan Goes Swimming For 69th Splash Hit
The San Francisco Giants play in a lovely bayside ballpark, with McCovey Cove and the Pacific Ocean (sort of) just feet past the right field wall. This nautical branch of the ballpark is famous for its flocks of boats, as well as the Splash Hit. There’s a big counter on the outfield wall of how many...