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Mario Balotelli Kicks Ball Really Hard
Mario Balotelli dug deep in his bag, pulled out his driver, and damn-near tore the cover off the ball to score from 40 yards or so in today's AC Milan vs. Bologna match. He might not be as visible on a shitty AC Milan squad, but he's still capable of jaw-dropping moments of brilliance like this....
Jim Fregosi, Dick-Waving Angel
Baseball lifer Jim Fregosi died early this morning after being taken off life support, days after suffering a stroke on an MLB alumni cruise. One of the best shortstops of his era, Fregosi went on to spend more than two decades as a manager and coach and remained a scout right up until his death at ...
We'd Rather See A Previous Iteration Of Al Roker On Skeleton
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<em>Sports Illustrated</em> Releases Surprisingly NSFW Swimsuit Issue Cover
We can't say we saw this coming—and neither will you, if your wife gets to it first. Click the jump for the very NSFW, and surprising, SI swimsuit cover....
Helmet Camera Captures Snowmobiler Being Hit By Avalanche
Live the experience of being caught avalanche without actually facing possible death, thanks to this first-person video taken in Colorado. (If you're impatient, start the video at the 0:56 mark.) The snowmobiler was fine, though his sled wasn't as lucky....
Do Dominica's Adorable Skiers Deserve A Gold Medal In Tax Dodging?
There's plenty about the Winter Olympics to make a guy root for global warming: the so-called "Olympic tourists," for example. That's a tag applied to folks who have enough money and leisure time to make up for whatever talent deficiency kept them from competing for their real home country in the Ga...
Can Women's Pro Soccer Work In America? An Investigation, In Sweden
Originally published in Howler Magazine, which you can purchase here. Follow the magazine on Twitter, @whatahowler. Photo by Ryu Voelkel....
Risks Of Sizzurp
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Composite Video Of Downhill Skiing Runs That Ended In Gold-Medal Tie
Switzerland's Dominique Gisin and Tina Maze of Slovenia made Olympic history today when they turned in identical winning times of 1:41.57 in the ladies' downhill. That had never happened before in alpine skiing, which measures to the hundredth of the second. We wanted to know what it would look like...
How <em>Sports Illustrated</em> Botched The Michael Sam Story
Journalism isn't hard. You watch something and describe it. You read something and paraphrase it. You have a conversation with someone and transcribe it....
The Crime Novelist Who Reinvented Soccer Writing
The Books Issue is the eighth issue of The Classical Magazine. In addition to the piece below, it features writing by Alex Belth, Holly M. Wendt, and many more writing about such subjects as North Dallas Forty, the making of "What Do You Think of Ted Williams Now?," Harry Crews, The Pogues, and bike...
Russell Wilson: The Curse Of The "Good Negro"
Excerpted from Deadspin's Big Book of Black Quarterbacks. ...
He Doesn't Give A Damn
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Mary Carillo Explains Her Amazing Badminton Rant
This morning, we posted NBC anchor Mary Carillo's 2004 rant about badminton because we had never seen it before and we wanted to share it with the world. Carillo just wrote an email to us, explaining how that monologue made it on the air:...
Japan's Women's Hockey Team Is The Lovable Underdog Of The Olympics
The Japanese women's hockey team made Russia work for a 2-1 win today, to the surprise of many. But Japan's played much better than predicted, losing closely in two games against much better competition. On top of that, they've been a lot of fun both on and off the ice. Let's learn more about these ...
Street Talk
Robert Altman once said that you could make a movie by listening to conversations as you walk down the street....
The '86 Series: Best Of Times, Worst Of Times
Here's Peter Gammons writing about Game Six of the 1986 World Series in the '87 SI Baseball Preview:...
Jon Stewart Rips NFLers Who See Michael Sam As A "Distraction"
Jon Stewart did a segment on Michael Sam during last night's episode of the Daily Show, and after dropping a pretty good burn on Tim Tebow, he got right at the heart of what's so ridiculous about certain NFL people's assumption that Sam will be a distraction for his future NFL team....