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North Korea Is Another Year Closer To Soccer World Domination
On the eve of the World Cup, North Korea's FIFA ranking is holding steady at 137, which sounds pretty bad until you remember that places the North Koreans ahead of fully 70 other countries, unincorporated territories, protectorates and, in the case of No. 177 Curaçao, even an overachieving liqueur. ...
The Cold, Dead Eyes Of Cody Cepeda
Cody Cepeda does not celebrate as he embarrasses professional skateboarders. At Battle At The Berrics VII, the skateboarding adaptation of basketball's HORSE, just the briefest of emotion flickers across his face—a faint grimace or smile—when he misses a trick or beats the hell out of some unsuspect...
Giants CB Prince Amukamara Parties At A Bar Mitzvah
For some reason, Giants cornerback Prince Amukamara went to a bar mitzvah yesterday. He seemed to have a grand time partying with teens, dancing, and celebrating a boy becoming a man. Next round of Shirley Temples on this guy!...
Danny MacAskill's Balls-Out Biking Begins In The Gym
In 2009, Danny MacAskill lit up overnight with the YouTube release of his Inspired Bicycles part. At 23, he'd emerged as the face of street trials riding, a blend of BMX and mountain bike in urban environments. It was visionary and it was bone-breaking, and he'd just broken himself pretty badly....
Remove The Swoosh And USA Track & Field Will Sue Your Balls Off
Oiselle, a running apparel company, has received a cease-and-desist letter from USA Track & Field. Oiselle's crime? Removing the Nike Swoosh from a national team photo. ...
Josh Beckett Pitches First Dodgers No-Hitter Since 1996
Josh Beckett showed he still had some gas left in the tank by no-hitting the Philadelphia Phillies in today's 6-0 victory at Citizens Bank Park....
ABC/Disney Previews Indy 500 With Creepy BDSM/Milk-Themed Intro
We're gonna assume this is some kind of viral marketing by dairy farmers, but after watching this I think I'm switching to Silk for good....
Rob Ryan Is Living The Dream At The New Orleans Greek Festival
Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan had a ball at the New Orleans Greek Festival today. Reader Greg sent along a photo of Ryan—in some snazzy shorts—dancing with a group. He's living the dream. (What's that dude in the foreground doing? No clue.)...
Slash Played The National Anthem Before Blackhawks-Kings Game 3
What better way to honor our fallen troops this Memorial Day weekend than to have Slash shred a rendition of The Star-Spangled-Banner?...
Philly Vendor Catches Foul Ball In Beer Bucket On His Head
A beer vendor at Citizens Bank Park earned a spot on the highlight reel when he caught Carlos Ruiz's foul ball in the bucket of brews on his head....
Golfer's Shot Bounces Off Of Bird In Flight
Jimmy Walker's shot on the 17th hole during the second round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational appeared to have deflected off a bird gliding over the course. But because he didn't call "bird" before the shot, he got docked another stroke. Sorry, it's in the rules....
Gael Monfils And Laurent Lokoli Engage In Dance-Off Before French Open
The French Open Kids' Day featured tennis players Gael Monfils and Laurent Lokoli stealing the show for a few minutes. It was an old-fashioned dance-off, with the clay court as the stage....
Russian Hockey Coach Makes Throat-Slash Gesture At Swedish Coach
Russian coach Oleg Znarok and Swedish coach Rikard Gronborg got into a heated argument from their respective benches during today's semifinal game at the IIHF World Championships. You can't hear what they're saying, but it's safe to say that the words aren't friendly....
BBC Announcer Goes Bonkers As QPR Scores 90th-Minute Winner In Play-Off
Queens Park Rangers is returning to the Premiership after Bobby Zamora's last-minute goal dashed Derby County dreams and sent BBC Radio London announcer Phil Parry into heart palpitations....
How To Cook A Giant T-Bone Steak The Size Of Your Entire Head
Albert Burneko is off. Your guest Foodspinner this week is writer and Drynuary evangelist John Ore....
What The "Palace Intrigue" Over Bud Selig's Successor Is Really About
If Bud Selig's commissionership were a heist movie, we'd now be at the part where the thieves were gathered in a dimly lit room to count out the loot, and Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf would be the one with a gun in his hand, telling everyone to back away from the table slowly....
Everything is happening: Brandon Prust will have his over-the-phone DOPS hearing today, Derek Stepan is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery for a broken jaw, and now Daniel Carcillo has received a 10-game suspension for physically abusing an official. No matter Prust's suspension, I'd say the ...
Unedited, Unaired <em>WWE Smackdown</em> Broadcast Leaks Online
WWE Smackdown, set to air tonight, was filmed on Tuesday—that's no surprise. But for the first time, a pre-production broadcast of the show—with unedited crowd noise, missed cues and all—has made its way online. It is, like the Raw script that leaked last month, a genuinely fascinating look at how t...