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The "Absolutely Epic" Nationals Are The Most Exciting Team In Baseball
Washington Nationals fans should stop, take a deep breath, and realize just how good they've got it. In the history of MLB there haven't been many better or more exciting stretches than the Nats' last week-plus: nine straight wins, six of them by a single run, and four of the last five, including ...
Notre Dame Was Never Special And Never Will Be
Leave it to Notre Dame to take a cheating scandal (if the skylarking of college athletes can even be called a scandal anymore) and somehow use it to buff its own halo. No one does exceptionalism and shabby gentility quite like the Domers, who were always less exceptional and a little shabbier than t...
Guy Spills Beer Everywhere Trying For Foul Ball; TV Guys Buy Him New One
The guy in the blue Brewers jersey with sunglasses on his head was heading back to his seat holding beers in each hand when he lost both trying to snag a foul ball. As he approached his seat, Josh Thole sliced a foul ball right at him and he was in the perfect position to grab it, but for the occu...
Giants Protest Rain-Shortened Loss, Win First Appeal In MLB Since 1986
This is neat. Thanks to the tarp shenanigans at Wrigley Field Tuesday night, the Giants-Cubs game was called after a four-hour and 34-minute delay. With four-and-a-half innings in the books and the field an unplayable mess, crew chief Hunter Wendelstedt called the game, and awarded the Cubs a 2-0 wi...
Le’Veon Bell and LeGarrette Blount Arrested; Pot Charges Expected
Steelers running backs Le'Veon Bell and LeGarrette Blount (shut up) were arrested in Ross Township, Pennsylvania and are expected to be charged with possession of marijuana. A motorcycle cop reportedly smelled weed from the car they and another unidentified female were in and pulled them over. Bell ...
Garrett Richards Collapses At First Base With Apparent Leg Injury
Angels ace Garrett Richards appeared to injure his left knee while trying to cover first base on a ground ball tonight at Fenway. It's hard to get a great view of what exactly happened because the play never actually made it back to first after Pujols fielding it and throwing to second. Erick Ayba...
Deadspin Up All Night: Them Bricks Came On Military Planes
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Penn State-Central Florida Game In Ireland Threatened By Volcano
We're not entirely sure why Penn State and Central Florida decided to play a game in Ireland, but this weird idea could now be in jeopardy due to a big-ass volcano that is fitting to fuck everything up. ...
Kid Asks Jamie Carragher The Only Luis Suárez Question Worth Asking
A kid at a soccer camp asked Jamie Carragher, former Liverpool teammate of the bitey Luis Suárez, if Suárez ever sank his teeth into him. Carragher gave no answer except for a laugh. Kid should have followed up....
Should Mo'ne Davis Cash In Now?
Mo'ne Davis is already the most famous player in Little League World Series history, save perhaps Danny Almonte. If she wins tonight, she'll have to answer a question Almonte was never asked: Cash in now?...
Comedian Tempts Gym Goers With Pastries, Is Threatened With Violence
Exercise, like alcohol, is beneficial in moderation. Most people understand this. Then there are the hardcore gym rats whose beliefs can be shaken to the core by a cupcake....
Vince Young Wishes He Had Returned To Texas For His Senior Year
Appearing on The Lowdown with Alex Loeb on 104.9 FM in Austin earlier today, former NFL QB Vince Young said that he would have returned to UT if he had known the Houston Texans, which took Mario Williams first overall in 2006, weren't going to select him:...
Random Baseball Rap Lyric Of The Day
Packin' more hits than Lou Piniella... ...
When Do Rookie QBs Get Their First Starts?
The Browns announced today that Brian Hoyer and not Johnny Manziel will be their starting quarterback in Week 1. There is no reason to panic!...
This Giraffe Is Suspicious
This photo is almost certainly fake, but it's fun to believe there's a giraffe that actually looks like this....
Sad Derrick Rose's Sad Knees Are Achy
Remember, like, a week ago, when we were hearing all kinds of stories out of the Team USA basketball camp about how Derrick Rose was back, and people were sharing clips of him seemingly doing Derrick Rose things? ...