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Chris Wondolowski Keeps Letter From Misspelled Jersey, Is The Best
When Chris Wondolowski netted a hat trick in the first half on Tuesday against Belize, he did it with a misspelled jersey that had an extra W on it. Today, there was a third W again—sewn on the inside of the jersey—and there were two more goals....
"Oh, Come On": Eric Wynalda Reacts Like A Patriot To USMNT Failure
Oh, come on. It's not like Eric Wynalda's ever really been good at soccer commentary. He was just supposed to be the better half of a booth with the still-struggling Gus Johnson for Fox Sports....
Cuba Takes First Lead On U.S. In Eight Years With Brilliant Goal
This sliding volley from José Ciprian Alfonso gave Cuba a 1-0 lead over the United States in today's Gold Cup match. It was Cuba's first lead over the U.S. in a match in eight years, and it lasted about 10 minutes before Landon Donovan equalized on a penalty kick....
Even YES Can't Believe The Yankees Got This Call
It says a lot when even YES Network, the house organ to end all house organs in sports broadcasting, can't justify a call going the Yankees' way....
I'll Tumblr Fuh Ya
Each week, I'll hip you guys to a cool Tumblr site....
Baseball Blogger/Waitress Claims Melky Cabrera Left Her A Shitty Tip
Getting away with bad tips is harder and harder with the prevalence of smartphones. One way to guarantee you won't get away with it as a baseball player is by leaving a bad tip for a baseball blogger....
Check Out This Frickin' Beer-Cup Tower English Cricket Fans Built
Sometimes Internet scribes write some perfunctory story when all they want to do is post a fun picture, such this shot of a beer-cup pipe project by cricket fans in Nottingham, England....
NTSB Blames “Summer Intern” For Confirmation Of Fake Asiana 214 Names
That epic prank that someone pulled on Bay Area TV station KTVU? The National Transportation Safety Board is blaming a “summer intern” for their part in it....
Baseball Sure Takes Its Sweet Time, Wall Street Journal Finds
Baseball. It sure goes slowly. Sometimes something happens. Mostly, nothing happens....
How To Deep-Fry Soft-Shell Crabs (Yes, Dammit, Deep-Fry Them)
Deep-frying is bullshit. It's messy and labor-intensive and user-unfriendly. It requires a ton of oil, most of which will be wasted, plus—most of the time anyway—dumb annoying messy crap like egg wash and flour and breadcrumbs. In its worst, most diabolical incarnations, it even requires friggin...
The Running Of The Bulls Keeps Happening Despite Shit Like This
A mere 23 people were injured during the most recent running of the bulls, which somehow is still a thing people do. The Associated Press has a gruesome rundown of the misfortunes that befell these silly twats, many of whom collided and bottlenecked at the entrance to the bull ring. Bulls then tramp...
Chris Davis: Homer-Crusher, Ear-Penetrator
J.J. Hardy mashed a three-run homer last night to lead the O's to an 8-5 win over the Blue Jays in Baltimore, with Chris Davis and Adam Jones adding round-trippers as well. The latter pair got into some hijinks on the way back to the dugout after Hardy's bomb, with Davis giving Jones a textbook wet ...
Aussie Rules Football Player Scores Goal, Falls Down In Same Motion
Despite Australian Rules Football being one of our favorite sports here, we don't cover it often because pesky issues like time zones lead to matches being played while most of us are drunk or asleep. That's a shame, because at least two matches a week are aired here live, and they're almost always...
You Know...For Men!
Sure, this picture brings to mind the Stanley Kubrick over-the-edge look, but hey, it's just needle point fellas. Good and good fuh ya. ...
Deadspin Up All Night: I Had The Time Of My Life Fighting Dragons With You
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. After two and a half years, this is the end of the line for me, so I'm a ball of emotions right now. Cue T. Swift. She's our Wordsworth....