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Vladimir Putin Says He Didn't Steal Bob Kraft's Super Bowl Ring
Yesterday, we wrote about how Russian president Vladimir Putin Deboed Patriots owner Bob Kraft for one of his Super Bowl rings. The story felt too good to be true, which means it might be too good to be true. Kraft's recount of the exchange and Putin's quote, for example, approaches something resemb...
Sometimes You Run The Dog; Sometimes You're The Dog Who Needs Running
My wife's butt is quickly pulling away. My dog's tail, though already small to begin with, looks like a peppercorn in the salad green of the forest. And I am hydroplaning through the muck of the trails. It is raining, I am running and I am hungover. Fuck....
Shawn Stefani Hits Hole-In-One At U.S. Open
Stefani's ace on 17 was the first ever at a U.S. Open at Merion and the 43rd in U.S. Open history. What sets it apart from most is that Stefani flew his tee shot completely over the green, landed the ball in the rough and then watched it trickle down into the hole. ...
Virginia Tech Is Making Perfume And Cologne Now
Everyone wants to smell like a hokie, right? Right. Well, if you're a Virginia Tech student, or alumnus, or hanger-on, you'll soon be able to do just that. VT is developing fragrances for men and women. ...
List: Every Synonym For "Pass" That Rifled Out Of Doc Emrick's Mouth
According to Harrison Mooney over at Yahoo!, this is a list of every single instance of Mike "Doc" Emrick turning the word "pass" into some other word that could be interpreted to mean "pass" given the context from Saturday night's Game 2. It is a long list....
Daddy Was The Coach
We conclude our Father's Day series with the following excerpt from John Ed Bradley's wonderful memoir, It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium. (And in case you missed 'em, check out previous entries from Paul Hemphill, Pat Jordan, Mark Kram Jr., Glenn Stout, Larry L. King, Eric Neel, and yours truly.) ...
Johnny Manziel Sounds Unhappy At Texas A&M
Thanks to the few tipsters who passed along this since-deleted tweet from Johnny Football early Sunday morning. Don't sweat it though, Johnny, whatever the bullshit was, it sounds like it was straight up bullshit. Still, don't be so quick to get out, you're the king of the world in college....
Bruins Knot Stanley Cup Finals At One With Overtime Goal
Boston overcame an officiating blunder to win Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals when Daniel Paille knocked home a goal at 13:48 of the overtime period....
College World Series Misspells "College" On Dugout
Great googly-moogly....
Jaromir Jagr's Favorite Player Is Jaromir Jagr
David Krejci and Jaromir Jagr must be so pumped to play on the same team as their favorite player growing up....
Deadspin Up All Night: More At Home With The Chrome
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Bruins and Blackhawks are on tonight, and that sounds like fun. We'll be back tomorrow to get you through Father's Day....
Alex Cobb Struck In Head By Line Drive (UPDATE)
During today's Rays-Royals game, pitcher Alex Cobb was hit in the head by a line drive that came off of Eric Hosmer's bat. He left the field on a stretcher....
The Celtics And Clippers Are In Talks To Possibly Make A Giant Trade
The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers both dealt with disappointing exits in the playoffs, so of course they're making moves for next season. In terms of moves to make, though, the possibility reported by Adrian Wojnarowski sounds pretty freaking huge....
Derrick Rose Is Ready To Play Basketball Now, Apparently
Rejoice, basketball fans, for Sad Derrick Rose is finally feeling like Old Derrick Rose just in time for the long summer offseason....
I Can't Stop Watching This Tony Romo Vine
Five times in a row, and it's still funny....
91-Year-Old Weightlifter Is Stronger Than You And Every Old Person Ever
Sy Perlis, an American 91-year-old weightlifter, bench pressed 187.5 pounds last Saturday at the National Bench Push-Pull Press and Dead Lift Championships in Phoenix, Arizona. He competed in the 90-and-over group, and broke the world record for the heaviest weight ever benched by a nonagenarian. He...
It Took Neymar Three Minutes To Open Confederations Cup Scoring
The Confederations Cup kicked off today in Brazil, and the hosts made a statement early as Neymar pounded in a long-distance volley to score on Japan only three minutes into the match....