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Rio Declares Financial Emergency, May Not Be Able To Honor Olympic Commitments
Rio de Janeiro’s state government is declaring a state of “public calamity” and says extreme measures must be taken or this summer’s Olympics won’t happen....
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Stephen A. Smith Thinks Ayesha Curry Should Act More Like LeBron's Wife, And Be Quiet
Stephen A. Smith has weighed in on Ayesha Curry’s thoughts on the NBA being rigged. The First Take goon called her classless and said she shouldn’t bring attention to herself....
Rex And Rob Ryan Enjoy A Tandem Bike Ride
Cycling analyst Patrick Redford says the Ryan brothers have good form, because their pedal strokes appear to be synchronized....
Russian Track And Field Athletes Won't Compete At Olympics After Ban Is Upheld
The IAAF, world track and field’s governing body, voted unanimously Friday to uphold its provisional ban on Russian athletes. Unless something extraordinary happens in the next six weeks, Russian runners, throwers, and jumpers won’t be competing in the Olympics. ...
Euro 2016 Match Delayed By Croatian Supporters Throwing Flares, Explosives
Today’s Czech Republic-Croatia match in Saint-Etienne suffered a five minute delay as Croatian fans flooded their corner of the pitch with flares and at least one explosive that blew up in the face of a steward who was attempting to clear the field for play—forcing Croatia players to plead with thei...
NBA Security Apparently Mistook Ayesha Curry's Dad For This Guy
While Steph Curry tried some public venting on court last night as his Golden State Warriors were getting waxed in the NBA Finals, his wife Ayesha tried some out online. But her Twitter conspiracy theorizing about the purportedly rigged NBA was soon followed by some emotional context: she was frustr...
Bring On Argentina
Last night, the United States Men’s National Team took down Ecuador to book a trip to the semifinals of the Copa America. They’ve made it further than Brazil, Uruguay, and one of Mexico/Chile will, and for a team that struggled to score legit goals for most of 2016, a noble loss in the semis is a mo...
Wade Phillips Finally Gets His Actual Super Bowl Ring
When the Denver Broncos received their Super Bowl rings Sunday, defensive coordinator Wade Phillips’s jewelry had the wrong name. (It was engraved with the name “Peters.”) He showed a photo of the correct ring Thursday, along with the erroneous one....
The Warriors Played Like Dunderheads, And Why Not? It Usually Works.
Every team has bad habits and bad patterns of play into which they frequently fall due to their specific makeup. The Golden State Warriors are hardly exempt from this; what makes them nearly unique is that their bad habits are the exact same thing that makes them great. Most of the time this is fine...
Holy Shit, The USMNT Is In The Copa América Semifinals!
When we learned that the USMNT would be playing Ecuador—a team whose relatively middling reputation on the international scene belies their legitimate talent—for the right to compete in the Copa América semis, we were hopeful about the U.S.’s chances to progress but also a little worried about the s...
Tristan Thompson Is The Cavs' Secret Weapon
Whether they win Game 7 or turn back into pumpkins on Sunday, the Cleveland Cavaliers have already put in a better effort than they did in last year’s Finals. Even though they got extinguished like a bug against a fly zapper in the series’ opening games in Oakland, they’re back again for Game 7 with...
Deadspin Awards: Worst Tweet
The Deadspin Awards are in July, and we need our readers to decide the winners of these prestigious honors. Today, we ask you to vote on an issue close to our hearts: Of all these bad tweets, which one was the absolute worst?...
Eleven Very Important Takes About The Golden State Warriors
1. They are not the best team ever....
Jerry Lawler And His Girlfriend Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges
WWE color commentator Jerry Lawler and his girlfriend Lauryn McBride were arrested on domestic violence charges early Friday morning by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office in Memphis, Tenn....
Make These Damn Good Muffins For Father's Day, Or Any Time
My family has made the same blueberry muffins for Father’s Day since before I was old enough to be responsible for anything more than writing my name in crayon at the bottom of a joint kid card. It’s one of just two family traditions we abide by....
The Currys Snapped, Just Like Everyone Else
After he got his sixth foul and ended his Game 6 early Thursday night, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry lost his shit. A few minutes later, his wife Ayesha Curry lost hers....
The NBA Finals Have Blessed Us With Dank Memes
LeBron James and the Cavs just dunked all over Steph Curry and the Warriors, providing the fuel to run a thousand take machines for a century. While the games in the NBA Finals have been lopsided, the bizarre subplots—Draymond’s dick and balls violence, LeBron’s utter dominance, Steph Curry’s terrib...