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Deadspin Up All Night: I Left Myself Right Open
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Dan Marino Sues NFL Over Concussions
Noted jury-duty-skipper and production-assistant-humper Dan Marino, as well as 14 more former players, joined the more than 5,000 players suing the NFL over the effects of concussions during their time in the league. ...
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Colombian Striker Radamel Falcao Will Miss The World Cup [Update]
It's official: Radamel Falcao won't play in this summer's World Cup. Colombia's superstar captain tore his ACL while playing for his club, AS Monaco. He wasn't able to recover in time, and today, we found he was left off of his nation's final, 23-man roster going to Brazil. ...
Better Ways To Name Hurricanes, Ranked
There's a paper making its way around the internet today that puts forth that hurricanes that are named after women have been historically more deadly than those named after men. There's an appealing simplicity of stupid to this—people associate men with strength, and get killed by hurricanes becaus...
How Gotham City Got Mapped
It's tough to build a great fantasy world without a map—there's a reason why the Game of Thrones credits are basically a Google Earth flyover—and comic book worlds are no exception. While Batman's "Gotham City" has been around since 1940, it wasn't properly mapped until 1998's "No Man's Land" arc. O...
World Cup Group A Preview: There's Brazil, And There's Everybody Else
Here's your World Cup Group A hub and open thread, where you'll find our previews and predictions....
Dan Le Batard Savages The Pacers And All Of Indiana In His Latest Rant
We've long been fans of Dan Le Batard's rants, which he chooses to unleash whenever the Miami Heat have finished conquering a rival team or city. This year, Le Batard set his sights on the Pacers and the entire state of Indiana, spending nearly 10 minutes gloating over the Heat winning the Eastern ...
Soccer Club's Organ Donation Campaign Reduces Waiting List To Zero
For two years, Brazilian side Sport Club Recife has urged fans to sign up as organ donors. The BBC catches up with the campaign, and it's working better than anyone could have hoped....
Eto'o's Last Ride: How Cameroon Can Shock Everyone At The World Cup
Cameroon are Africa's darlings and have qualified for the World Cup seven times, more than any other nation on their continent. This year, they'll be sending a familiar squad of hardened veterans with some young upstarts sprinkled in to Brazil. But this summer is also different, because it'll likely...
Drew Doughty, Freaking Out And Falling Over The Boards Forever
Here's Drew Doughty—your presumptive Conn Smythe winner should the Kings take the Cup—at the moment of the series-winning goal. A couple of bangs on the glass toward the Blackhawks, and a wonderful pratfall over the boards....
For World Cup Glory, Mexico Will Need To Get Their Shit Together
El Tri: the pride of Mexico, the class of CONCACAF (at least historically). In Brazil, they will look to continue their impressive streak of making it out of the group stage in five straight tournaments, despite recent turbulence in the team....
"Soccer," From <em>Soccer In Sun And Shadow</em>
From Eduardo Galeano's classic, now available as an ebook. We'll have excerpts throughout the week....
The Mets Ate A Sickening Number Of Cheesesteaks
In perhaps the only significant victory of their season, the Mets shattered the one-day record for cheesesteaks consumed in the visitors' clubhouse in Philadelphia. ...
Grooming Tools On Sale, SONOS Speakers, Your Own Weather Station
The Panasonic Vortex nose and facial hair trimmer is one of our favorite pieces of shaving gear, not to mention one of the most popular items we've ever listed. Today, you can get one for a mere $9 after clipping the $3 coupon, which is easily the best price we've ever seen. [Panasonic Vortex, $9 af...
This Sure Looks Like Brandon Jennings Offering Some Molly To Nick Young
Reasons to believe Brandon Jennings is indeed offering some molly to Nick Young:...
Croatia's World Cup Strategy: Rise And Grind
Croatia are a team stuck in the middle—physically, tactically and in overall proficiency. They aren't fast. They grind and plod their way to victories. They're often caught with holes deep in midfield against elite competition. The side lacks any real width. ...
The Astros Just Changed The Game For Big Prospects In Small Markets
Today, the Astros signed prospect Jon Singleton to a big contract extension before he's played a game in the majors. It's a bit of baseball history, but more than that, it's an undeniably great move for Houston, and a look at the future of how small market teams will attempt to stay competitive....
The Birdman's Vengeful Ghost
Fine piece of reporting from Flinder Boyd:...
How Brazil Will Wreak Absolute Havoc On Their World Cup Foes
Brazil is widely thought of as the greatest soccer nation in the world, not just because it's dominated the sport, but because it's perfected it. ...