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Report: Russian Diplomat Uses Jiu-Jitsu To Disarm, Kill Would-Be Robber During Rio Torch Relay [Update]

Russian diplomat Marcos Cesar Feres Braga disarmed and shot to death a man who attempted to rob him while he waited in traffic after the Olympic torch relay today, according to Globo....

Weak-Ass Bureaucrats To Heroic Philly Citizens: Stop Turning Dumpsters Into Swimming Pools

The wise and proud residents of Cedar Street in Philadelphia, Penn. recently threw themselves a block party. Understanding that the party would be greatly improved by the presence of a swimming pool, they participated in the great American tradition of doing whatever the hell you want. Which is to s...

I'm Inspired By This Popcorn Vendor

Innovation is real and strong and it’s my friend....

So It Looks Like Barcelona Will Be Pretty Good This Season

Yes, it’s just a friendly against Premier League champions (still insane to say that) Leicester City. But despite playing only three players from what will be Barcelona’s best line-up when the season kicks off for real, the Spanish squad is showing that they are in fact still incredible. In case the...

Phillies Fan Ejected By Home Plate Umpire For Heckling [UPDATE]

Heckling is built into baseball. The game is slow and judgment-dependent, and for the fans close to the action at home plate, giving it to the players and umpires is a good enough way to pass the time and possibly influence the outcome of the game....

Staying In Rio Presents Some Challenges

In the coming weeks we’ll be hearing plenty from the Olympic athletes about their Rio accommodations. (The Australians, who declared their rooms “uninhabitable” due to leaks and exposed wiring, must be feeling great after they were not alerted to an emergency evacuation on Friday due to a small fire...

Report: The Olympics Opening Ceremony Features Gisele Bündchen Getting Assaulted<em></em>

That supermodel Gisele would have a role in this week’s Olympics opening ceremony was a given, and previous reports indicated the Brazilian supermodel would have a “sexy starring role.” But reports from witnesses of Sunday’s opening ceremony dress rehearsal explained to Brazil’s UOL that Tom Brady’s...

Australian Olympic Delegation Robbed During Fire At Athletes' Village

Olympic athletes continue to be victimized by crime and poor facilities—simultaneously, it would seem, as the Australian delegation returned to their lodgings after a fire to discover they’d been robbed....

Billy Butler Beefs With Catcher, Crushes Huge Dong, Flips Bat

Last night, Oakland A’s DH Billy Butler spiced up a dull 6-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians by getting into an argument with catcher Chris Gimenez, taking a ball off the plate, socking a 442-foot tater, and then laying off an equally huge and authoritative bat flip. It was great....

New York's Other Baseball Team Sends Andrew Miller Off To Cleveland

Just a couple of weeks ago, New York Yankees president/Donald Trump enthusiast Randy Levine asserted that “The Yankees have never been quitters.” Dubious as this claim was, if taken at face value it would suggest that under this true rich asshole the Yankees have reached an unprecedented low point, ...

Report: Baylor Coerced Rape Victims Into Silence By Threatening To Punish Them For Drinking

Baylor rape victims say the university told women who attempted to report their assaults that their parents would be informed of their alcohol or drug use under the student conduct code and in some circumstances were themselves charged with code violations, according to the Associated Press....

Strong Winds Destroy Main Ramp At Olympic Sailing Venue

Olympic venues continue to demonstrate their shoddy, dangerous nature as tonight we learned the main ramp of the Olympic sailing venue at Marina da Glória was torn to pieces by wind and three-meter-high waves....

NFL Says Donald Trump Is Full Of Shit; League Never Sent Him Letter About Debate Schedule

Donald Trump’s efforts to weasel out of debating Hillary Clinton have hit a peak, as the GOP presidential nominee has repeatedly blamed his opponent for the scheduled debates that were approved by the bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates nearly a year ago. That lie apparently not being bold...

"Impressed" Is Perhaps Not The Right Word 

(Your daily update on the Olympic athletes’ village, from SwimSwam.)...

Chinese Hurdler Vomited On, Robbed Of Luggage On First Day In Rio

Chinese athlete Shi Dongpeng fell victim to a gastrointestinal grift earlier this week shortly after arriving in Rio de Janeiro to compete in the 110-meter hurdles event, according to Inside the Games:...

The RNC And The DNC Are Finally Over; Did Anything Actually Happen?<em></em>

After eight days of American flag lapel pins and canned applause lines, the major political parties’ nominating conventions—the Republican National Convention (RNC) and the Democratic National Convention (DNC)—have finally come to an end. As many observers long expected, the Democrats selected Hilla...

Why Your Team Sucks 2016: Jacksonville Jaguars<em></em>

Some people are fans of the Jacksonville Jaguars. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Jacksonville Jaguars. This 2016 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. And buy Drew’s new book here....

Curt Schilling's Best Memes Of The DNC

Former MLB pitcher and avid meme curator Curt Schilling made the most out of this week’s Democratic National Convention. On Twitter, Schilling followed along with the speeches, shared memes, and told the sheeple to wake up....

Bill Belichick Has No Time For Your Stupid Questions

Lucky Fan Gets A Smooch From Chase d'Arnaud

Chase d’Arnaud went running towards the bleachers looking for a foul ball, but instead he found someone to peck on the cheek. Aww!...