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This Is Easily The Most Amazing Video Of The Vancouver Riots
Did you know 360° video was a thing? It is. And it's awesome. Time to relive the Canucks riots with full visual immersion. [North Studio 360] [Alternate link, since we broke the first one]...
Rory Got His Dirk On Last Night
Here's the 22-year-old pride of Hollywood celebrating his US Open title by das booting a trophy full of champagne. If only the NBA Finals hardware were this convenient. "Tastes good!!!" Rory tweeted at about two in the morning. We imagine it does....
Someone Compiled A Top 10 List Of Racist And/Or Xenophobic Moments In Wrestling
Among the angles pursued in this collection of rasslin' segments are slave master, pigs-feet eater, physically kicking Mexicans back across the border, proper roles in life for those with nappy hair and Asian language mockery, sometimes with subtlety, sometimes without. Yep, that about sums it up....
Here Are A Bunch Of Photos Of A Fiery NHRA Crash
Photographer Mark Rebilas sent over these bad-ass shots of NHRA Pro Mod driver Roger Burgess totally wrecking his '67 Firebird ride at 220 mph after crossing the Bristol Dragway finish line. Dude's a 60-year-old millionaire, says Rebilas, so $100,000 loss ain't no thang. If this is your type of thi...
These Two Guys Would've Gotten Away With Busting Into Coors Field If It Wasn't For A Pesky Security Guard
Your morning roundup for June 19, the day some sexy finally came out of the Vancouver riots (it starts at 0:45 of this video), and the day we all wish a Happy Father's Day to the appropriate person in our lives....
RIP Clarence Clemons
"Clarence Clemons, the saxophonist in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, whose jovial onstage manner, soul-rooted style and brotherly relationship with Mr. Springsteen made him one of rock's most beloved sidemen, died Saturday at a hospital in Palm Beach, Fla. He was 69." [New York Times]...
This Is A Story About A Bald Eagle Dropping A Deer On Power Lines In Montana
If you're wondering what caused a Wednesday morning power outage in East Missoula, Montana, worry no longer because "NorthWestern Energy officials confirm that a baby fawn, dropped by a bald eagle" was to blame....
Here's Video Of John Wall's Failed Attempt To Throw A Baseball More Than 30 Feet
When the Washington Nationals called on Wizards guard John Wall to throw out the ceremonial first pitch of yesterday's interleague game against the Baltimore Orioles, it was a decent nod to everybody within the same NBA market. When Wall threw the ball, though, it was an affront to physics and the...
The Top Talent Departs as <em>Madden</em> Nears Its Release
The executive producer of Madden NFL quietly stepped down this week after less than a year on the job. He is the third senior-level Madden developer to leave the title in the past two months. But Phil Frazier and his… [Kotaku] ...
Will Daniel Snyder's Lawsuit Be Dismissed As A Nuisance?
Washington City Paper reports that it filed papers today asking the D.C. Superior Court to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Washington NFL owner Daniel Snyder over Dave McKenna's Cranky Redskin Fan's Guide to Dan Snyder. The paper is arguing that Snyder's suit violates Washington, D.C.'s anti-SLAPP law:...
Floyd Mayweather Jr. Is So Scared Of Manny Pacquiao That He Won't Even Fight Him In Court
Floyd Mayweather Jr. may be the best defensive boxer since Pernell Whitaker, but he has a shit-eating grin, a toy punch, and, at least when it comes to Manny Pacquiao, a yellow streak the width of Route 15. Mayweather has been ducking Pacquiao for years, claiming all the while that the Filipino was ...
Happy Father's Day: Here's A Steelers Apron With An Attached Fake Penis
Could it be made with the patterned logo of a team other than the Steelers? I suppose so, but, you know, no one other than Pittsburgh fans have asked about it....
The Masked Man Writes About Live Wrestlers For Once
His entrance music is playing on the Grantland jumbotron, and he's strutting down the aisle. Check out his first piece over there, featuring a Father's Day WWE preview and the revealing of his secret identity. Don't worry, Dead Wrestler Of The Week will continue to have a home here. [Grantland]...
Ladies Day At "The Queen's Favourite Racing Event" Featured Brawls, Call Girls, Face Tattoos And £98 Bottles Of Champagne
Yesterday was Gold Cup Day at the Royal Ascot, traditionally the "highlight of the summer calendar for the well-off and well-connected" in Berkshire, U.K. But according to a report in the Daily Mail, the well-off and well-connected vibe has devolved into something resembling the ass-end of a NASCAR...
Help Identify Vancouver's Hardened Thugs Like This Guy (UPDATE)
After the public embarrassment comes the public shaming. Enterprising Vancouverites have set up a page where you can upload your photos of last night's troublemakers, and more importantly, identify any that you recognize. VPD will announce later today how to narc out these assholes (and we'll update...
Nationals Unveil "Iconic, Defining Element," A Hamburger You Can Get At The Mets Game
Nationals Park is clean, cozy, semi-convenient, and all-around quite serviceable as a major league ballpark. But nothing there grabs you like PNC Park's view, or AT&T Park's bay, or Minute Maid Park's stupid hill. Nationals Park is a forgettable place to watch a forgettable team. But not any more! (...
The FBI Is Investigating The Tyler Hamilton-Lance Armstrong Restaurant Run-In
Move this story off Versus and onto TruTV—the feds are getting involved and talking about witness tampering. Whoa....
Bills Fan's Cock 'N' Balls Make The Newspaper (SFWish)
Check out junior in the Posluszny jersey. Now check out his crotch, you pervert. At least it's Buffalo, so he can always have the "it was cold" excuse....
Peyton And Eli Manning Are: <em>Football Cops</em>
Our tipster grabbed these photos and videos of the Brothers Manning filming in Greenpoint, Brooklyn last month. (He then promptly gave them to TMZ, which posted them much faster than we did.)...
Our Simple Guide To MLB Realignment, Or: Sorry Seattle, You're Losing Another Team
Do it geographically. Had to split up that raging Orioles/Nationals rivalry, but this is the easiest way to go. Oh, and I had to move the Mariners to Oklahoma City. I hope that doesn't bother anyone....