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Last-Second 40-Yard Goal Sends HS Soccer Team To District Finals
With the score knotted at a goal apiece and the overtime clock dwindling, Aurora (Ohio) High School's Trever Wendel kicked a might-as-well prayer from about 40 yards out. Somehow it cleared the goalie and ducked the bar, and Aurora was off to the district finals....
Bad Idea, Vandy
Johnny Football is having his way with Vanderbilt today, but the Commodores aren't helping their cause much. ...
The Late Show
If you’ve never seen “The Late Show,” well, you should....
Screw Your Pumpkin Flavors: How To Make Apple Crumble
Fun fact! Careful examination of the historical record reveals that, whatever the goddamn Starbucks menu may suggest to the contrary, the consumption of non-pumpkin-flavored foodstuffs between Sept. 15 and Dec. 20 is not a capital crime. Whether the consumption of non-pumpkin-flavored foodstuffs i...
Injury History Of Everyone On The Field When Jermichael Finley Got Hurt
The play above, from the fourth quarter of last weekend's Browns-Packers game, ended with Jermichael Finley temporarily paralyzed on the field after a major hit. He was carted off, began walking the next day, and was released from the hospital on Thursday after being diagnosed with a spinal contusio...
Luis Suárez Scores Hat Trick, Is Just Toying With People Now
Liverpool are playing West Brom today in what was supposed to be a competitive match. After all, West Brom have already beaten Manchester United at Old Trafford and outplayed league leaders Arsenal at times in a draw, so you gotta think they might have what it takes to challenge Liverpool. They do n...
Your Best Dan Snyder Photoshop Contest Submissions
We shared this photo of Dan Snyder showing off his new kicks, and told you to have fun with it. You came through, once again proving that you're amazing and talented and don't have busy jobs. Dan Snyder gives all you a big thumbs-up....
Deadspin Up All Night: Grown Up
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. ...
College Football Referee Stops Game To Tell Band To Shut Up
Middle Tennessee State scored on the final play to win a 51-49 shootout last night against Marshall. But the game's best highlight came in the second quarter, when the ref took a moment to threaten the MTSU band with a noise violation. Stupid rules....
Old Guy Who Refused To Shave Till The Vikings Won A Super Bowl Dies
On Jan. 12, 1975, the Minnesota Vikings lost Super Bowl IX, their third Super Bowl defeat in six seasons. That very day, Vikings fan Emmett John Pearson vowed not to shave his beard till the team broke through and won a title. He did just that for the next 38 years, his long, unruly white beard beco...
You Guys, There Might Be A Secret Species Of Bear Roaming The Himalayas
Big bear news today, everyone!...
Mike Francesa And <em>Daily News</em> Reporter Battle To See Who Screams Louder
One of the Daily News's I-Team reporters who's been on the A-Rod beat, Michael O'Keeffe, went on WFAN and YES today to spar with Mike Francesa. The battle lines: Francesa thinks the News has been on a witch hunt against A-Rod, and the News thinks that's crap. The 40-minute or so interview broke Twit...
Here Are The New (Ridiculous) Creamsicle Orange Knicks Uniforms
Oh dear god. ...
Take A Tour Of English Soccer History With These Cool, Old-Timey Photos
This year is the 150th anniversary of the English Football Association, which was formed in 1863 with the aim of codifying all the different rules that governed the sport in different localities, and immediately devolved into a series of arguments in a bar. To commemorate the occasion, Getty has pos...
A Brief History Of The Sports Bra
Welcome to Patentspin. I'll use this space to take a look at some strange or interesting patents related to the world of sports. I will then, probably, make fun of them....
We're So Sorry, London
Don't judge us by our expendable football teams....