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Michelle Wie Twerks, Refuses To Turn Down After U.S. Open Win
Michelle Wie won the first major of her career on Sunday, shooting a final-round 70 to claim the U.S. Open title. Afterward, she got together with some friends to celebrate the victory, and oh man did they have they have a party....
Georgia Man Shoots Himself In The Dick, Doesn't Notice
Here is a parable for our age. It involves a gun-wielding man shooting himself in the dick and apparently failing to notice....
Your Netherlands-Chile And Australia-Spain Open Thread
It's getting kind of hectic starting today, with four games a day, two at a time for the rest of the group stage. Thanks, Germany. Here's your place to talk about the early games....
How To Stream Netherlands vs. Chile And Australia vs. Spain Live Online
Third round matches at the World Cup are played simultaneously. Here's how to watch Netherlands vs Chile and Australia vs Spain on your TV or online....
Corey Dickerson Boned Himself Out Of An Inside-The-Park Home Run
With his team down 6-4 in the bottom of the ninth inning of yesterday's game against the Brewers, Corey Dickerson stepped to the plate and ripped a pitch into the right-field wall. With the ball caroming sharply into no-man's land, it looked like Dickerson had himself a guaranteed triple and a possi...
D-Backs Closer Says He Quit Smokeless Tobacco After Tony Gwynn's Death
Though the late Tony Gwynn attributed his salivary cancer to smokeless tobacco, there wasn't necessarily a direct connection. (The stuff's obviously very harmful, but Gwynn's type of cancer was quite rare.) Either way, though, Gwynn's death has convinced at least one current MLB player to quit cold ...
Do I Kill Them? Become Their Friend? Eat Them? I Got Bugs.
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American Soccer Fans Are The Saddest Soccer Fans
Since we've done this to other fanbases that suffered heartbreak, we figured it was only fair to offer up a collection of photographs of American fans looking dejected after watching Portugal tie up yesterday's game in the 94th minute (94th minute! Motherfucker!) of yesterday's game. Think of it as ...
Did Cristiano Ronaldo Really Cut His Hair For A Kid With A Brain Tumor?
There's a very good chance that when Cristiano Ronaldo turned up to yesterday's showdown with the USMNT with the mark of Zorro shaved into the side of his head, you laughed your ass off and wondered what the hell what he was thinking. There's a pretty good chance that later, you felt like a jackass ...
John Carlos: "Individuals Have To Stand Up"
Iconic. There is no other way to describe the picture—that picture—from the 1968 Olympics. Two of the best athletes in the world, confirmed just moments before, stand on the medals podium raising their gloved fists in protest....
Elvis Andrus After Getting Hit With Pickoff Attempt: "AW SHIT!"
ESPN's love of microphones gave us an unexpected Sunday Night Baseball moment when Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus was tagged in the arm on a failed pickoff attempt from Angels pitcher Matt Shoemaker. We hear the "AW SHIT" before we know its reason....
What Has To Happen For The USMNT To Advance
The graphic you see above, inspired by this tweet from Chris Bunn, lays out the scenarios whereby the USMNT gets a spot in the Round of 16. If the Americans beat or draw Germany, they're through. The second-clearest path to qualification is a Portugal-Ghana draw. We're at four points, the same as Ge...
Joel Embiid Supports Cristiano Ronaldo, Receives Twitter Bile
NBA draft prospect Joel Embiid was happy for Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal when they tied the U.S. in a last-minute finish. Americans on Twitter were not happy with Joel Embiid....
Portugal Rips Out American Hearts With A Last-Minute Equalizer
The USMNT thought they could close out a win over Portugal, get a surprising three points, and rest easy against Germany. But in the final minute of stoppage time, Cristiano Ronaldo set up a perfect ball for Varela to finish, subsequently tearing out the hearts of drunk Americans everywhere. Rough. ...
Clint Dempsey Knocks Home The Goal To Put U.S. Up 2-1 On Portugal
Clint Dempsey's goal in the 81st minute put the United States up 2-1 on Portugal and brought the Yanks back from their early deficit. Here's the outstanding call from Univision....
Jermaine Jones Comes Up With A Glorious Equalizer
Jermaine Jones's first World Cup goal came at a great time. Jones's strike from outside the 18 tied the match at one, and the USMNT's back in it....
Tim Howard Makes A Brilliant Save To Prevent A Second Portugal Goal
The USMNT's putting together scoring chances after a shitty start, but keeper Tim Howard's been crucial in net, particularly right before halftime when Portugal had an almost-certain opportunity for a second goal....
USA Defensive Meltdown Concedes Early Goal To Portugal's Nani
What did it take for Nani to score at this World Cup? A perfect pass to him by American Geoff Cameron....
Your United States-Portugal Open Thread
It's about that time. The United States of America take on Portugal. We're gonna do it, guys....
How To Stream United States vs. Portugal Live Online
It's time for U.S.A. vs Portugal. Here's where and how to watch it on TV or stream it online....