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NFL Says Donald Trump Is Full Of Shit; League Never Sent Him Letter About Debate Schedule

Donald Trump’s efforts to weasel out of debating Hillary Clinton have hit a peak, as the GOP presidential nominee has repeatedly blamed his opponent for the scheduled debates that were approved by the bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates nearly a year ago. That lie apparently not being bold...

Julian Green Opens Scoring For Bayern Munich [UPDATE: He Now Has A Hat Trick]

Julian Green says it’s first team or bust for the U.S. national teamer, and he made a strong case for the former with an early goal in today’s International Champions Cup match against Inter Milan in Charlotte....

"Impressed" Is Perhaps Not The Right Word 

(Your daily update on the Olympic athletes’ village, from SwimSwam.)...

NDSU Effectively Bans Media From Covering Bison Sports Unless They Paid For Rights

North Dakota State is cutting off outlets from covering Bison athletics unless they’ve paid a media rights ransom, according to local Fargo newspaper The Forum....

Gold Medal, Here We Come

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Chinese Hurdler Vomited On, Robbed Of Luggage On First Day In Rio

Chinese athlete Shi Dongpeng fell victim to a gastrointestinal grift earlier this week shortly after arriving in Rio de Janeiro to compete in the 110-meter hurdles event, according to Inside the Games:...

Nationals Turn First 3-(3)-5 Triple Play In History

When the Nationals ended last night’s eighth inning with a triple play against the Giants, few watching realized they’d seen something that literally has never happened before in major league baseball. At least according to SABR, it was the first 3-(3)-5 triple play in MLB history:...

Chris Rainey Returns Punt 95 Yards Untouched

Chris Rainey, who busted out of the NFL due to shenanigans, gave BC Lions an early lead on Calgary tonight with this 95-yard punt return. Football highlights, everybody!...

Dunk Victim Must Now Quit Basketball, Take Up An Instrument Or Something

Look at this windmill jam, and this Vans-wearing defender’s futile attempt to parry it away....

Deadspin Up All Night: All My Tiny Bones Between Your Teeth

Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. I’m outta here!...

Big Bear Don't Care

Some clowns might look at this big bear, much in need of a refreshing dip, and conclude that he is too big to be going around jamming himself into kiddie pools....

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 ...

Jim Harbaugh Misses Baseball Dust

Guess How Sexist Texas A&M's Event For Female Football Fans Was [UPDATED]

It was pretty damn sexist!...

We Are The Deadspin Staff, Come Chat

We’re arguing about comic strips and looking at pictures of dogs, which means it’s time for a chat! Ask us about whatever’s on your mind down in the comments. ...

Hockey Team's Logo Was So Bad, They Changed The Whole Damn Team Name

Yesterday, we predicted that the Lake Erie Warriors, a junior club in the brand-new NCPHL, would apologize and change its logo. It happened fast. What we didn’t predict was that the logo would so thoroughly salt the earth and pollute the groundwater that the only solution would be to rebrand altoget...

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....

Did Michael Jordan Ever Say "Republicans Buy Sneakers, Too"?

Earlier this week, Michael Jordan donated $2 million to two organizations that address police brutality and racial injustice, breaking a long, conspicuous silence on anything political. Critics of that silence often dredge up this quote attributed to the legend: “Republicans buy sneakers, too.” It’s...

Why Your Team Sucks 2016: Jacksonville Jaguars<em></em>

Some people are fans of the Jacksonville Jaguars. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Jacksonville Jaguars. This 2016 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. And buy Drew’s new book here....