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Patent Office Rules Against Redskins, Cancels Trademark
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ruled today in Blackhorse v. Pro-Football Inc., a suit brought by a group of Native Americans seeking to have the Washington Redskins' trademarks canceled on the grounds that the name is disparaging. The plaintiffs achieved...
Hannibal Buress Did A Great Job "Covering" Game 6 Of The Finals Today
Hannibal Buress is a very funny comedian who thought he had landed a great gig when Sports Nation sent him to Miami to cover Game 6 of the NBA Finals. Unfortunately, the Heat's failure to extend the series on Sunday turned Buress' dream assignment into a shitty one, but he didn't let that stop him f...
Russia vs. South Korea: Your Live Online Streaming Links
Today's final event is Russia vs South Korea. Here's how to watch it:...
Live Streaming Links: Belgium vs. Algeria
Here are your links for streaming today's Belgium-Algeria match on domestic or international TV....
Who Is The Skip Bayless Of Ghana (And Italy And England And ...)?
So I watched the U.S. pull off a thrilling win over Ghana last night and after the euphoria died down and I had to take a beer shit, I thought about what local Ghanaian reaction would be to this stinging defeat. Surely, there must be a Bill Plaschke-type back home at the Ghana Ghazette, doling out ...
John Brooks Lives His American Dream
No factoid highlights the improbability of John Brooks scoring the game-winner for the United States quite like this one: Until he came on as an injury sub at the half, he was still technically eligible to play for Germany....
U.S.A. vs. Ghana: Your Live Streaming Links
It's almost time for kickoff. Here's how and where to stream USA vs Ghana....
Why Your World Cup Stadium Sucks: Arena Das Dunas, Natal
The United States open up their World Cup against Ghana today at Arena das Dunas. This is why it sucks. ...
The 2014 Heat Were Worse In The Finals Than LeBron's 2007 Cavs Team
At some point around the time Dwyane Wade was impaled, for the second time, on a doddering walkabout turnover in the paint, the wider basketball-viewing world realized that Dwyane Wade has been dead all this time, and was only now being told. But Wade was far from the only Heat carcass to wash up th...
Germany vs. Portugal: Live Online Streaming Links
Here's your links for streaming this afternoon's first match, Germany vs Portugal:...
Old-Ass Manu Ginobili Dunks; AT&T Center Goes Wild
For a brief moment tonight, Manu Ginobili made everyone forget that he's 36 years old by driving to the hoop, outmuscling old-ass Ray Allen, and dunking. The San Antonio crowd predictably went insane....
Your Live Streaming Links For Switzerland-Ecuador
Here are your relevant links for streaming Switzerland-Ecuador....
How To Stream Colombia vs. Greece
Colombia takes on Greece at noon Eastern time. Here are your relevant streaming links:...
Ruud Gullit: The Netherlands' Response To White Supremacy
From Eduardo Galeano's classic, now available as an ebook. We'll have excerpts throughout the week....
How To Make A Caipirinha, Brazil's Weird-Ass National Cocktail
I'm fired up for the World Cup, and you should be, too, even if you, like me, don't know shit about soccer. Or make that especially if you don't know shit about soccer. The beauty of The Most Popular Game on Earth™, at least for the open-minded neophyte, is that it's so breathtakingly easy to follow...
Help Us Rank These Hypothetical Story Tips
We just received an email from a reader, Kevin Best, who poses a wonderful question....
Kawhi Leonard's Putback Punctuates A Dominant First Half For The Spurs
The Spurs don't have an unreal shooting percentage tonight like they did in Game 3, but they still killed the Heat in the first half, 55-36. Kawhi Leonard's putback on Patty Mills's three attempt gave San Antonio a 22-point lead. So many sad, booing Heat fans....
The World Cup Of Beer
Beer is one of the oldest hallmarks of civilization; parts of the 'Code of Hammurabi' regulated the production of beer, and the Sumerian pantheon featured Ninkasi, a goddess dedicated to that golden beverage. The world's oldest continuing food-production regulation is the Reinheitsgebot, promulgated...
Why Your World Cup Stadium Sucks: Arena Amazonia, Manaus
This is Arena Amazonia, nestled in the Amazon rainforest in Manaus, Brazil. It is the worst....
The Falcons Will Be This Year's <em>Hard Knocks</em> Team
The Atlanta Falcons announced today that they will be featured on this year's Hard Knocks, which comes as something of a surprise. ...