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Does Anybody Miss Michael Bisping?
Time waits for no one, as the Rolling Stones once said, and UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping is currently in the process of proving the now-geriatric rockers right....
Who The Hell Won This Tour De France Sprint?
Flat stages are usually not the most exciting Tour de France stages, but they have been completely bonkers this year. There was Peter Sagan maybe pushing Mark Cavendish into the barriers and eliminating both riders from contention. Today, Marcel Kittel was awarded his third stage of the Tour, but it...
Report: More Coke Dogs
Dog racing apparently has a bit of a coke problem. Two months ago, five dogs racing out of St. Petersburg, Fla., tested positive for cocaine, and it seems that the problem is not just limited to the Tampa Bay area....
YouTube Video, By Jim Harbaugh
Welcome to the YouTube video. It was created by Michigan head football coach Jim Harbaugh. The description reads: “The first video of many taking a behind the scenes look at the faith, family and football of the Harbaugh’s [sic].” ...
WBO Will Re-Score Manny Pacquiao's Dubious Loss, But Won't Overturn It
In a gesture where magnanimity is solidly outpointed by hollowness—unless the purpose is to drum up drama for a rematch—the WBO has announced it will re-score last weekend’s controversial fight, which saw Jeff Horn upset Manny Pacquiao, but that it cannot and will not reverse the decision....
Cartoonish Misplay Lets Minor-League Hitter Advance To Third Base On Infield Hit
Randy Arozarena of the Double-A Springfield Cardinals hit what looked like a pretty ordinary infield pop-up in the seventh inning of tonight’s game against the Midland RockHounds. With not one, not two, not three, but four fielders circling the ball, it seemed about as close to an automatic out as y...
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Washington Nationals Maintain Need For Rain Delay Through Two Hours With No Rain [UPDATED]
The Nationals and Braves were scheduled to begin play in D.C. tonight at 7:05 p.m. ET. It was not raining. But there was rain in the forecast, so they went ahead and called a rain delay anyway—just in case, right? They didn’t need to put a tarp on the field, since, you know, it wasn’t actually raini...
Report: Billionaire Left Marlins Group Bid Because Derek Jeter Sought Control While "Not Investing Much Money"
Billionaire Richard Chaifetz has left Derek Jeter’s group bid for the Miami Marlins, reportedly due to frustration with the fact that Jeter was asking for control of the group while “not investing much money,” per the New York Post....
Deadspin Up All Night: Underlit
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Misson of Burma or the Pixies: Who you got?...
Why Is Ashley Wagner Apologizing For Her Sport In <i>ESPN The Magazine</i>'s Body Issue?
I think figure skating has this stereotype as a sport for little girls—that we are these pretty porcelain dolls ......
Bethanie Mattek-Sands Suffers Brutal Leg Injury At Wimbledon
Bethanie Mattek-Sands suffered what appeared to be a serious right leg injury as she approached the net during today’s second-round Wimbledon match against Sorana Cirstea....
New York City's Parking Rules Have Turned Me Into A Sociopath
“I’ve never seen you happier,” my wife told me one day last week. She shook her head and rolled her eyes. As I started to do a little dance around our living room, she looked at me with bewilderment. The reason for my burst of happiness? I had parked our car and wouldn’t have to move it for more tha...
Runaway Umbrella Interrupts Tour De France
Stage six of the Tour de France is currently taking place, but there was nearly a mishap when a runaway umbrella—or a parasol, if you want to be technical about it since it was a sunny day—flew onto the course. It was blown right through the peloton. Several riders had to swerve to avoid it. Fortuna...
Report: Just Some More Evidence That Dan Gilbert Is Truly, Grossly Cheap
Cleveland Cavaliers owner and predatory lending magnate Dan Gilbert has shown repeatedly that he is nothing if not miserly. It’s been widely rumored and loosely reported for weeks now that his stinginess was to blame for letting the team’s former general manager, David Griffin, walk last month; a ne...
College Baseball Names, Ranked
Michael Lananna does an excellent job of covering college baseball for Baseball America. He did a particularly excellent job of selecting the game’s best names in a beautiful act of public service today:...
Dellin Betances Just Can't Stop Walking Guys
To say that Dellin Betances couldn’t find the zone today is to be extremely generous and extenuative about the whole thing, as should be pretty apparent from the strike zone plot below: ...
Deadspin Up All Night: A Little More
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. This is the time of year when we watch the worst sports and exult....
Plague Of Flying Ants Descends On Wimbledon
What’s worse than ants in the grass on your summer day outside? Ants that can freaking fly. Wednesday at Wimbledon, flying ants swarmed the grounds, bugging both spectators and players with their shameless, incessant behavior....
Dustin Brown Is The Wackiest Motherfucker In Tennis
The overhead is one of the most straightforward shots in tennis, so straightforward it follows a script. You are standing not too far from the net. A ball is falling down to the court from way up above. Your job is to meet it with your racket over your head, and hard. The only real choice left to yo...