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These skiers, snowboarders, curlers, and skaters will have you chanting ‘U-S-A!’

Yes! The Winter Olympics are here, and I’m not going to be sitting at a copy desk in a Colorado ski town awaiting results from halfway around the world this time. I don’t know what to be happier about: My work inbox being free of Olympic coverage plans, or my knowledge of skiers, snowboarders, cross...

Is This Kelly Tripucka's Scrote Or What?

An observant reader has alerted us to the existence of Kelly Tripucka’s 1986-87 Fleer basketball card, which certainly appears to feature a bit of Tripucka’s sac. ...

Have You Ever Been Inside Former Red Sox Coach Greg Colbrunn's Kitchen?

If you have, could you email us a description of his kitchen? We're at [email protected]. Thanks....

Did you witness a fight at the Stanley Cup Final game last night, near sections 218-220? If you did, tell us about it....

Dominica's Fake Ski Team Scammed The Olympics And The Press

After the opening ceremony, the Olympics were one long ungroomed trail for Gary di Silvestri and Angelica Morrone, the most-publicized husband-and-wife carpetbagging oldies act in cross-country-skiing history....

Do Dominica's Adorable Skiers Deserve A Gold Medal In Tax Dodging?

There's plenty about the Winter Olympics to make a guy root for global warming: the so-called "Olympic tourists," for example. That's a tag applied to folks who have enough money and leisure time to make up for whatever talent deficiency kept them from competing for their real home country in the Ga...

Why Do Tennis Players Say "Come On!" So Much?

On Tuesday, in front of a small crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the inconsistent Serbian Ana Ivanoivc had an early lead on Victoria Azarenka in the fourth round at the U.S. Open. At the end of a 14-shot rally late in the first set, Ivanovic slapped a weak forehand into the net. ...

Which Detroit Tiger Got His Bare Ass And Penis Caught On Camera?

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Which Oakland Player's Bare Ass Was Caught On Camera Last Night?

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Deadspin I-Team: Who Is The Shrieking Spurs Fan?

Last night's Warriors-Spurs double-OT thriller was exciting, but many fans at home struggled to fully integrate themselves into the game experience thanks to a shrill Spurs fan whose voice came through loud and clear on TNT's broadcast....

Deadspin I-Team: Who Are Those Amazing Lakers Bros?

OK, these guys have now become way too internet famous to not be identified. We must know who they are. How did they afford those seats? Are they brothers, or just bros? Did they wear matching t-shirts to the game and buy matching jerseys to wear over them?...

Did Michael Irvin Confront A Heckler At Last Night's Game? [UPDATE: He Did Not]

The picture above was sent to us by a tipster shortly after the conclusion of last night's Bills-Dolphins game. That appears to be the NFL Network's Michael Irvin attempting to enter the stands, and he doesn't look too happy. Here is what our tipster had to say about the photo:...

Deadspin I-Team: Who Was A-Rod's Dugout Wingman, And Who Was Attracted To Whom?

Yesterday we brought you the story of Kyna Treacy, the woman on whom Alex Rodriguez was allegedly macking during Game 1 of the ALCS. The New York Post reported on Tuesday that A-Rod, after being pulled from the game, spied Treacy and a friend in the stands and "had a ball boy toss the young women a ...

We're Searching For The Greatest Clip In <em>College Gameday</em> History

Back when I was going to school in the early 1990s, watching College GameDay was one of the highlights of my week. It still remains a rare diamond in the ESPN shitpile, left relatively unchanged since the early days of Chris, Lee, and Kirk (adding Desmond Howard to the mix was bullshit). But the sho...

Tonight's Yankees Broadcast Was Temporarily Invaded By A Mysterious "Fucking"

The top of the fifth inning of tonight's Yankees-Twins bout in Minneapolis was extra-spicy for Yankee fans viewing on WWOR (or on MLB Network's simulcast) as a voice seemed to interrupt Jayson Nix's at bat to talk about "play-in games" and someone or something being "fucking hot."...

Why Was David Stern Sitting Next To One Of Rupert Murdoch's Sons Last Night?

James, as you may already know, is Rupert Murdoch's youngest son. He also is entangled in that whole phone-hacking mess in London....

Who Is The Miami Heat Cigar Guy? [UPDATE]

In the closing moments of last night's Game Four, the camera found a curious-looking fellow in the pricey seats wearing a long-sleeved t-shirt, sunglasses, and with a fat stogie in his mouth. It's the second time this week we've highlighted a Cigar Guy, and this one (who bears an uncanny resemblanc...

Deadspin I-Team: What's The Story Behind Cole Hamels's Giant Bulge?

Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino puts on an annual fashion show to raise money for his foundation, which seems like a pretty neat thing to do. There are models, glitz, glamour, and a lot of Phillies players dressed up in fancy clothes. What a time!...

Which Mets Player's Dong Did SNY Broadcast After Santana's No-Hitter? (NSFW)

SNY went justifiably nuts after Johan Santana pitched the Mets' first no-hitter, and the team's flagship network took advantage of the occasion to interview various Mets players about the feat. So here's a clip of their interview with pitcher R.A. Dickey, during which an unidentified dong emerges ...

Do You Know Any More About Patrick Kane's Drunken Saturday In Wisconsin?

Earlier today, we gleefully shared with you a compendium of photos of a blotto Patrick Kane. He was having good, clean fun at Saturday's Mifflin Street block party in Madison, or so we thought, anyway. We've since heard some things that don't reflect so well on Kaner. If you were at the Kollege Klub...