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José Fernández Killed In Boating Accident [Updating]

Miami Marlins pitcher José Fernández has been killed in a boating accident....

High School Boys Soccer Team Forfeits Rather Than Risk Losing To Girls 

The boys soccer team of a Christian high school in Arizona decided to forfeit a game rather than play a team that included girls, citing religious beliefs....

Ken Starr Believes Art Briles Is The True Victim In Baylor's Sexual Assault Scandal

Former Baylor chancellor Ken Starr (yes, that Ken Starr) praised the character of ousted head football coach Art Briles, saying he felt Briles had been the object of a “grave injustice,” in a Saturday interview with the Texas Tribune....

Keith Olbermann is, whatever you make of him, a wonderful baseball writer, and his piece on Vin Scully as an actual person is fantastic. [GQ]...

Report: Ted Cruz Planning To Cuck Himself [Updated]

Over the past year, Donald Trump has called Ted Cruz a liar and a wacko, accused his father of helping to assassinate JFK, called his wife ugly, humiliated him at the RNC, and even once referred to Ted himself as “a pussy.” Now, Politico is reporting that Ted Cruz is “expected” to finally endorse Do...

Mariners Catcher Steve Clevenger Suspended Without Pay For Tweets

The Seattle Mariners responded to backup catcher Steve Clevenger’s dogshit dumb tweets about protesters by suspending him without pay for the remaining 10 games of the season. Here is the relevant part of the statement released by general manager Jerry Dipoto:...

Lawyer For Guy Who Pied Kevin Johnson Decries Lack Of Visual Evidence 

The attorney for political pie-thrower Sean Thompson is questioning the current lack of video evidence in the altercation with disgraced soon-to-be-former Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson....

You Already Know What Mike Ditka Thinks Of Colin Kaepernick, So Let's Just Laugh At His Big Dumb Head

Mike Ditka, a racist porcupine with a perpetual sunburn, has weighed in on the Colin Kaepernick situation. You really don’t need me to tell you exactly what he had to say about Kaepernick, because you already know that Ditka is a rotten old fuck who has been muttering, “If you don’t like America, yo...

This Intentional Walk Toss Missed By A Country Mile

Could you successfully complete an intentional walk without sailing a pitch five solid feet above the flailing glove of your catcher? Probably. Unfortunately, Twins reliever Pat Light could not today, allowing Justin Upton to score and opening the floodgates for a six-run ninth after he failed to ad...

That Idiot On Your Hunting Message Board Might Be Donald Trump Jr.

You’re the eldest son of one of the most reviled men in popular culture. You’re violently well-off, love guns, and have far too much free time on your hands. You, my friend, are Donald J. Trump Jr. And on the internet’s many hunting message boards, you have apparently found your home....

Text Messages Show Ex-Auburn Football Player Saying "I'm Sorry" To Woman Who Said He Raped Her

Two weeks ago, Auburn tight end Landon Rice left the football team due to what coach Gus Malzahn said were “personal reasons.” Those reasons, it turned out, were actually a rape investigation by police and a request for a restraining order filed by the woman who said Rice raped her. Rice’s lawyers r...

Landon Donovan And I Would Like To Announce Our Availability For The USMNT

In some ways, Landon Donovan and I are very different people. He is an internationally famous and widely beloved MLS legend who just recently decided to unretire from the sport he was born to play and rejoin the L.A. Galaxy. I am a largely anonymous yet widely loathed MLS hater who never played prof...

Who To Start? Who To Sit? Fantasy Football Advice For Week Three Is Here.<em></em>

Week three of the NFL season is upon us, and if you’re one of the 75 million fantasy football players in the world, you’re probably wondering who to start and who to sit. Our weekly fantasy football advice column is here to answer all of your questions....

Don't Expect Police Video Of Keith Scott's Death Any Time Soon

Keith Lamont Scott was shot and killed Friday by police, who were searching The Village at College Downs, an apartment complex, for a separate man with an outstanding warrant. The police have said the 43-year old was carrying a handgun the second time he stepped out of his vehicle, and refused to pu...

A Night Of Tear Gas And Chaos In Charlotte

Charlotte, N.C. — The fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott by a police officer in Charlotte on Tuesday sparked protests that started off peaceful and quickly turned violent. Those protests continued Wednesday night in the middle of a busy intersection in Uptown Charlotte, a night full of tear gas an...

Here's The Guy Kevin Johnson Reportedly Beat Up For Hitting Him With A Pie

Sacramento police released the mugshot of Sean Thompson, the 32-year-old activist arrested last night after hitting disgraced soon-to-be former mayor Kevin Johnson with a pie. ...

Charlotte Protests: A Night In Photos

Protests in Charlotte built to a head tonight as one man was shot and several were injured in clashes between armed riot police and the protestors they were trying to dislodge from downtown Charlotte. Jalopnik’s Justin Westbrook was on the scene for us, and he captured a series of livestreams from t...

Reports: One Shot, Several Injured As Protests In Charlotte Turn Violent [Updating]

Protests have swirled through Charlotte after Keith Scott, a father of seven, was shot and killed by Charlotte PD Tuesday. According to his family, he was armed with nothing more than a book. This evening, protests once again became violent, and reporters from the scene are reporting that someone ha...

Stephen Jackson Righteously Owns Don King On CNN

Evil relic Don King introduced ham demon Donald Trump at a campaign event this morning, and in the process, said “nigger” when he meant to say “Negro.” As a rule, you shouldn’t listen to anything Don King has to say, but it’s always worth laughing at him. ...

Richard Sherman Addresses Police Killings Of Black Men At Press Conference, Then Walks Out<em></em>

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman did not answer questions about his team’s upcoming game against the San Francisco 49ers during a press conference today. Instead, he spoke about the recent deaths of Keith Lamont Scott and Terence Cutcher, two black men who were shot to death by police thi...