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ACC Officials Decide N.C. State Didn't Score TD They Totally Scored
The latest conference to make its officials, rather than players and coaches, the story is the ACC, as tonight's Clemson-North Carolina State game was marred by a botched call that reversed a Wolfpack touchdown and led to one for the Tigers. ...
Former WMU Hoopster Looks To Set Record For Longest Freestyle Rap
Old Mountain Man Remus here is actually former Western Michigan basketball player Pat Cleland, who now goes by the stage name Rick Chyme. On Saturday, September 21, Rick Chyme will try to set a record for longest freestyle rap....
Yasiel Puig Does The Worm
Here's Yasiel Puig celebrating a division-clinching win over the Diamondbacks with a pretty solid effort on the worm. He's having too much fun. Bench him! ...
Dodgers Clinch NL West, Celebrate By Swimming In D-Backs' Pool
It was revealed earlier in the week that the Diamondbacks politely requested, should Los Angeles clinch in Arizona, that the Dodgers not bring the celebration back onto the field after popping the light beers in the locker room. So, when L.A. clinched tonight, they came back out and went swimming ...
Deadspin Up All Night: Never Knew Hustlers Confessed In Stereo
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Here's Don Mattingly Pretending To Be A Wrestler
Don Mattingly and the Dodgers just clinched the NL West. As we offer our congratulations on a job well done, please enjoy this video of Donnie Baseball pretending Al Trautwig's gonna run wild on Tony Kubek. ...
Martellus Bennett Said His Coach Reminds Him Of Willy Wonka
Martellus Bennett seems like a lot of fun. On Tuesday, Jay Cutler's new favorite target went on the radio and compared his head coach to Willy Wonka. Specifically, he said Marc Trestman reminded him of Gene Wilder's Wonka, not version 17 of the Depp-Burton-face-powder collabo. ...
Melissa Stark With A Couple Of Andy Reids? Sure.
I'm seeing double here; four Andy Reids!...
José Mourinho Says He Isn't Worried About Chelsea. Maybe He Should Be.
Yesterday, Chelsea started their Champions League campaign by losing at home against Swiss champions FC Basel, 2-1. And that's OK....
Andy Reid And Donovan McNabb Were Better Than Philly Wants To Remember
I spent three years in the mid-aughts living in Wilmington, Del., i.e. the Hoboken of Philadelphia. From 2003 to 2006 I got to watch the Philadelphia Eagles in lieu of spending my autumn Sundays watching the season break somewhere inside Chad Pennington's upper body. It was a great time to be on the...
Todd Helton Got Matt Carpenter With The Hidden-Ball Trick
In the first inning of today's Cardinals-Rockies game, Todd Helton caught Carpenter napping. After taking a pickoff throw he fakes the toss back to the pitcher, and tags Carpenter as he wanders off the bag....
"Football Rain Delay" Drew Higher Ratings Than <em>MNF</em> And <em>60 Minutes</em>
The 49ers-Seahawks rain delay—a weather delay—was the second-highest-rated block of programming this week, according to Nielsen. The hourlong delay drew 17.84 million viewers, five million more than the viewership for 60 Minutes and nearly double that of America's Got Talent. Six of the week's seven...
This Might Soon Be An Actual Virginia Tech Helmet
This design, featuring a representation of the "Hokie Stone" dolomitic limestone endemic to the Blacksburg campus, has been floating around for a couple of days. Today came confirmation: it's real....
Pirates Catcher Tony Sanchez Cartwheels Into Dugout To Make Catch
Chris Denorfia's foul pop was hit just far enough into the Padres dugout for Tony Sanchez to lunge over the railing to grab it. But there was no stopping Sanchez from going heels up, power tumbling off a ledge, and landing on his ass on the concrete floor several feet below....
Prince Fielder Eats A Fan's Nachos
Fielder was chasing a foul pop during this afternoon's win over the Mariners when he decided he needed a salty snack. Now at least there's an explanation for why he always returns the ball to the pitcher with cheese stains on it....
Here's LeBron At The Vatican
Reader Tony sent us this photo, taken earlier today, of LeBron James and new bride Savannah taking a tour of the Vatican. Love the "you taking my picture?" stare on LeBron's face. Love the classical cock 'n' balls over his shoulder....
Only Veterans May Play Ping Pong In The Steelers Locker Room
The Steelers are sort of a wreck—"total panic mode," as one player says. In response, a reported players-only meeting that produced a new rule: no one with less than four years of NFL experience is allowed to play table tennis and billiards at the team's training facility. This will solve everything...