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Here's Video Of The U.S. Getting Jobbed By A Ref
Bullshit call? Bullshit call. Koman Coulibaly has joined Jim Joyce in the pantheon of People That Are Probably Very Good At Their Job But Still Managed To Fuck Up On The Biggest Stage Possible. They share Wikipedia debasement as well. ...
Last Night's Winner: The Voices In Ron Artest's Head
In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like Ron Artest, who is either a crazy person or an ongoing piece of performance art or both....
Snooki And David Lee Together, Because, Why Not
The 6'9" Lee and the 3'7" (probably) Snooki met up at a New York steakhouse, looking nothing so much like Master Blaster from Thunderdome. [Twitpic]...
Los Angelenos Search For Championship Trophy Under Burning Cars
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Los Angeles Wins Their 16th NBA Title (Best Post-Game Interview Ever Update)
And Ron Artest helped! Then thanked his psychiatrist and pimped his new single. Classic. [Video via ABC; AP Photo]...
Yankee Stadium Crushes American Vuvuzela Craze Before It Begins
A 27-year-old Yankee fan brought a vuvuzela that he bought for $6 on the internet (ripoff) to the Stadium on Tuesday. He was kindly asked to leave. So I guess that settles it. [NYPost]...
Your Culturally Insensitive World Cup Goal Roundup For June 17
Today offered a smorgasbord of goals. A hat trick by Gonzolo Higuain was the day's highlight, and the streets of France will be littered with the burned effigies of referees after a non-offside call led to Javier Hernandez's score....
Here's Rob Green In An Alternate Universe In Which His Hands Are Not Made Of Stone
Some clever soul has produced this video of the England goalkeeper actually stopping Clint Dempsey's slow-rolling 30-footer and not cocking up his country's fortunes. Now do one of these for Cornwallis. (U-S-A! U-S-A! etc.) [YouTube, via The Bucky Channel]...
Extremely In-Depth Profiles In Courage: Sara Carbonero (A.K.A. The Spanish Goalkeeper's Nagging Girlfriend)
That's Sara Carbonero, the Spanish TV reporter and ladypal of Iker Casillas, and wouldn't you know it, she's being blamed for Spain's loss to Switzerland. But what do we really know about her? Here we go again....
North Korean News Agency Reports Brazil Match, Fails To Report Final Score
Unless you read it closely, the Korean News Service makes it appear that the DPRK won. And if you watched the official state television edited version, they probably did. [KNS]...
Spurned Belichick Superfan Blows A Gasket
Laura London was a big Patriots fan. Specifically, a Bill Belichick fan. She started a website devoted to him, and ran it faithfully for years. Then she tried to sell it to the team for $1 million. That's when things got interesting....
Utah Joins Pac-10; Spacetime Folds In On Itself
TERROR! SCHOOL IN AMERICAN SOUTHWEST THAT USED TO PLAY SPORTS AGAINST SMALL SCHOOLS IN WESTERN STATES WILL NOW PLAY SPORTS AGAINST LARGE SCHOOLS IN WESTERN STATES! [Salt Lake Tribune]...
Iker Casillas’ Girlfriend Grills Him Live On TV After Spain Loss
This post, written by Josh Burt, is republished with permission from The Spoiler. Go there often if you like soccer stuff....
Canceled Training Camps Are Early Warnings Of NFL Labor Strife
Jacksonville and Detroit became the third and fourth teams to cancel OTAs after players complained about the workouts. Have today's players turned into delicate little doilies, or is it the hand of the union at work in advance of contentious CBA negotiations?...
Brooke Hundley Says She Was Told "This Is Just The Culture" At ESPN
"I...explained to them how I'm dealing with harassment from a member of the talent. And they just told me a story about how they had been sexually harassed. It was almost as if, 'You have been officially initiated.'" [The Early Show]...
Last Night's Winner: Kansas City
In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like the good people of Kansas City, Mo., who received the 2012 MLB All-Star Game, for some reason. No clear reason, actually....
World Cup Open Thread: Greece-Nigeria
Does Greece have any of the magic left that took it to Victoryopolis in Euro 2004? Order the souvlaki and comment below....
World Cup Open Thread: Argentina-South Korea
Say good morning to Day 7 in whichever language you prefer. Can South Korea cross Argentina's DMZ or will Lionel Messi and company prove too much of a juggernaut? Comment and follow below....
Gus Johnson Mesmerized By The Sound Of Gus Johnson's Voice
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Hey, More Realignment Rumors. Awesome.
Oh no, we're not done. The Texas League may have settled their little dust up, but Crazy Conference Chatter is not over. The Pac-11 still needs a 12th man and the Big East will apparently take whatever they can get....