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Jerry Colangelo Says USA Basketball Will Reign Until "Other Countries Get Their Acts Together"
For a team that won group play games by margins as slim as three, three, and six points, Team USA didn’t make this Olympic basketball tournament feel particularly dramatic. Polishing off Serbia 96-66 was the exclamation point on another dominant run through knockout play, and another gold medal, and...
SummerSlam Ends With Brock Lesnar Tearing A New Hole In Randy Orton's Skull
A Brock Lesnar main event once again ended strangely and with blood, as the on-again, off-again MMA star delivered a very real elbow to Randy Orton’s head—one that opened up a massive gash....
Carmelo Anthony Gets Emotional After Winning Third Gold Medal
As expected, the U.S. men’s basketball team crushed Serbia to win its third straight gold medal today, and Carmelo Anthony—playing in this fourth Olympics—became the first man in history to win three basketball golds. His post-game interview with NBC’s Ros Gold-Onwude was an emotional one, bringing ...
We Fixed NBC's Gold Medal Basketball Final Intro
In its brilliance, NBC elected to abandon its fine history of broadcasting basketball by omitting “Roundball Rock” from its intro to today’s gold medal game between the U.S. and Serbia. So we’ve gone ahead and fixed that....
Wrestling Bronze Medal Match Ends In Controversy; Mongolian Coaches Strip In Protest
Today’s 65kg freestyle wrestling bronze medal match between Uzbekistan’s Ikhtiyor Navruzov and Mongolian Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran ended in controversy as Ganzorigiin was assessed a penalty for celebrating his victory early, costing him the victory. A subsequent penalty point came after the Mongolian...
Bicycle-Riding Spectator Totally Psyched About Catching Eliud Kipchoge's Hat<em></em>
The men’s marathon traditionally closes each Olympiad, and here’s a spectator riding alongside the leaders who snatches an impressive memento: Eliud Kipchoge’s hat....
Which Was Longer: Katie Ledecky's Margin Of Victory Or The Johnson-Teixeira Fight?
Today was a great day for Brazilian sport, but it was not a great day for Brazilian fighter Glover Teixeira, whose UFC 202 match against Anthony “Rumble” Johnson was over nearly as it began. But was that match shorter than Katie Ledecky’s margin of victory in the 800m freestyle? Watch this video to ...
Paul Chelimo Earns Silver In 5,000m, Learns He Was Disqualified On Live TV, Then Gets Reinstated
U.S. runner Paul Chelimo thought he was giving an interview in recognition of his earning the 5,000m silver medal behind Great Britain’s Mo Farah. Instead, he was informed on live television by NBC’s Lewis Johnson that he had been disqualified for “infringement of the inside border.”...
Report: NFL Banned Mike Tirico From Calling Thursday Night Football On NBC
Mike Tirico served as the voice of Monday Night Football for a decade, and when he announced his departure from ESPN to join NBC, it was widely reported that he’d be serving in the play-by-play role for that network’s new Thursday night NFL package. But that’s not going to happen, because the NFL sa...
A Truly Devastating Juke
The Chargers, who suck, are staring down a whole host of problems this season. Joey Bosa is only nominally a Charger, their offensive line is injury-prone and bad, and they are still owned by Dean Spanos, who manages to be both cruel and incompetent. Thankfully, Keenan Allen is young and strong, and...
Jack Conger Releases Statement, Blames Lochte's Vandalism For International Incident
The second of three U.S. swimmers who were with Ryan Lochte the night he claims they were pulled over by fake cops in Rio and “robbed” has released a statement and it, like the one issued previously by Gunnar Bentz, blames the four-time Olympian for getting them all into trouble in the first place....
Gunnar Bentz Is Back In The U.S. And Says Ryan Lochte Is Full Of Shit<em></em>
U.S. swimmer Gunnar Bentz, who along with Jack Conger was taken off his flight home from the Olympics and forced to answer questions about the alleged robbery that victimized them, now says the holdup story was made up by Ryan Lochte—whose vandalism allegedly got them into trouble in the first place...
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What To Do If Your Car Breaks Down In Traffic
There I was, happily chugging up I-40 on a clear Arkansas night when—cough cough sputter clunk—my car decided to die. Was I filled with shame? Was I filled with terror? No. I was prepared....
Why Your Team Sucks 2016: New York Jets<em></em>
Some people are fans of the New York Jets. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the New York Jets. 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....
Wrestling Gold Medalist Has The Best Celebration Of The Olympics
“Oh my God, the gold medal, I can’t believe we did it! Coach, come here! I’m gonna give you the biggest hug ever, I’m just so, so—[Chris Berman voice] WHHAAAAP! Haha, no seriously this time, get up and give me a—WHHAAAAP!”...
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Race Walk Leader Appears To Be Having Poop Problems [Updates: He Has Collapsed]
French race walker Yohann Diniz is leading today’s 50k, but his competition hasn’t been a, uh, cakewalk? It looks like Diniz either has severe gastrointestinal issues—at times shoving a sponge down his pants to soak up wet fecal matter, and then throwing the sponge off toward the crowd—or stuck a bu...