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Sergio Garcia's Tee Shot Knocks Diamond Out Of Woman's Ring
Sergio Garcia's inaccurate tee shot on the third hole at the Bridgestone Invitational knocked the diamond out of a woman's ring. Call it a diamond in the rou—never mind, everyone made that joke already....
Mets Fans Drop Some Sick Burns On Hunter Pence
Damn! Are you going to defend yourself, Hunter Pence, or let this dude trash your parallel parking skills?...
Mark Cuban Suggests An NBA World Cup
Dallas Mavericks owner and naked billionaire Mark Cuban has long been against the NBA's partnership with FIBA and the International Olympic committee, and Paul George's injury in Friday night's Team USA scrimmage gave him another opportunity to rip the current system of international play....
South Carolina Gamecocks Self-Report Rule-Breaking Cookie Cakes To NCAA
The latest example of unnecessary self-flagellation for the NCAA's satisfaction comes from South Carolina. The Gamecocks reported 22 minor violations of NCAA rules, and the dumbest by far involves the football team and cookie cakes....
Diamondbacks Peg Andrew McCutchen In Back; McCutchen Furious
Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen took a pitch to his back in Saturday night's game against the Diamondbacks. On a 2-0 count, Arizona reliever Randall Delgado plunked McCutchen. It looked painful, but McCutchen wasn't seriously injured. McCutchen was visibly furious, not at the beaning, but beca...
Marcin Gortat, Talkin' About Porn On A Saturday Night
Some random dude on Twitter openly mused about how Marcin Gortat could afford premium porn after his new $60 million deal with Washington. The Wizards center could have easily ignored the tweet, but instead, he went that extra mile to talk to his fans. About porn....
<em>SportsCenter</em> Interview With Andrew Wiggins Gets Awkward Quickly
Andrew Wiggins did a short interview on SportsCenter this morning, and the questions went from mundane to Bram Weinstein eventually leading Wiggins into making a public plea as to why LeBron James should keep him on the Cavaliers. It was weird....
Timberwolves Owner: Kevin Love Will Likely Be Traded By End Of August
Since the beginning of the NBA offseason, we've been wondering if the Timberwolves will move Kevin Love, who has one year left on his contract and would prefer to spend his future somewhere that isn't Minnesota. Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor now says that although he'd like to keep Love, the power ...
Little Girl Gives No Shits, Dances Around On Field During Reds-Marlins
Who cares about the Reds and Marlins? Not this girl. She's prancing around the field without a care in the world....
Deadspin Up All Night: All Dolled Up In Gabardine
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Tiger Woods To Cameramen: "Can You Guys Give Me A Little Fuckin' Space?"
Man, Tiger is so salty with this camera crew. Well, technically, he's really salty with himself because he's playing like garbage on fire but, you say "tomato," you know?...
Sam Fuld Puts His Entire Body Into It, Throws Man Out At Home
In the fourth inning in Oakland, with runners on the corners, Mike Moustakas hit a liner to center field that was easily caught by Sam Fuld. Alex Gordon tried tagging up from third to score, but he did not account for Fuld's spinning, full-body throw and was nailed at home. It's almost graceful?...
Steph Curry Is Not Trying To Mess With Kenneth Faried
Stephen Curry was putting on a nice little run of dunks before last night's Blue-White scrimmage, but then Kenneth Faried one-upped him with a between-the-legs dunk. Curry, who was watching from behind the three-point line, makes like he's gonna give it a whirl but thinks better of it, cooly drain...
Roberto Hernandez Catches Liner Right At His Face
This is why Phil Hughes acted like a spazz trying to catch a non-existent liner earlier in the week. You never know when a batter is going to redirect your pitch right into your face. Roberto Hernandez knows: better safe than sorry. ...
Daigo Nishi Blasts Incredible Volley Off Corner Kick
This comes from a Japanese Football League match between the Kashima Antlers and Sanfrecce Hiroshima and it is a missile. On a designed play, the Antlers punched a corner kick to Daigo Nishi, a lone defender outside the box and he connected on a dazzling volley. No one saw it coming, or going, and i...
Yasiel Puig Scores From Second On Fielder's Choice
Yasiel Puig scored from second on a potential around-the-horn double play last night with his ridiculous speed and an acrobatic slide into home plate. Hanley Ramirez hits a ball sharply to third and Luis Valbuena fires to second, as Puig bolts for third. As the ball makes its way around to first, ...
Fake Lou Piniella Blasts A-Rod In Bizarre, Rambling Radio Interview
Update: This is not Lou Piniella, it's a dumb radio bit. My mistake. ...
Jeff Bridges With <i>The Big Lebowski</i> First "Pitch" At Dodger Stadium
The Dude threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Dodger Stadium last night and put a new spin on the event. Instead of throwing the ball, Jeff Bridges bowled it down to home plate where Brian Wilson awaited. Not being into the whole brevity thing, Bridges then asked for the ball back and abided th...
Non-Standard Stanchion Location Contributes To Paul George Injury
A major contributing factor to Paul George's leg injury was the location of the basket stanchion relative to a typical NBA game. While injuries are a freak occurrence and part of the game, it is clear that the stanchion was closer to the court than players are used to in the NBA. This particular l...