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This Man Tattooed A Soccer Jersey Onto His Torso, Has No Regrets
José Maurício dos Anjos might be the world’s biggest fan of Brazilian soccer club Flamengo. He pumped a liter of ink into his body for them. When was the last time you cared that much about something?...
Tiffany Hayes Steals, Then Scores An Extremely Badass Buzzer-Beater
The Connecticut Sun probably thought they would be the only ones with a buzzer beating opportunity as the clock wound down in their 83-83 game with the Atlanta Dream tonight. But they didn’t factor in the otherworldly range of Dream guard Tiffany Hayes. ...
Former Ohio State Wrestlers Sue University For Not Stopping Team Doctor's Sexual Abuse
Four former Ohio State wrestlers sued the university on Monday, claiming the school failed to respond to complaints of sexual harassment and abuse for decades....
A Very Depressing NBA Trade
The Sacramento Kings selected Ben McLemore out of the University of Kansas with the seventh overall pick in the 2013 draft. It was a surprise he’d fallen that far, and the Kings were very glad to have him. “Ben McLemore was our dream choice from the get-go,” owner Vivek Ranadivé said after the draft...
Angelique Kerber Easily Dispatches Serena Williams In Women's Wimbledon Final
Wimbledon’s women’s side put the final cherry on top of a weird-ass tournament Saturday, when Angelique Kerber made short work of Serena Williams in the final, 6-3, 6-3, to capture her first Wimbledon title and deny Serena her 24th career Grand Slam title. ...
A 79-Year-Old Nicknamed "Big Mama" Just Shot Her Age At The U.S. Senior Women's Open
JoAnne “Big Mama” Carner was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame 36 years ago. She hasn’t walked a course since 2004. She was asked yesterday, before the first-ever USGA Senior Women’s Open, if she had hit the gym to prepare. “Do I look like I hit the gym?” she replied. ...
Serena Williams Is Into The Wimbledon Final, Now Let's Get This Over With
Serena Williams beat Julia Görges 6-2, 6-4 in the Wimbledon semifinals today, giving her the chance to play in her 30th major final, win her eighth Wimbledon title, clinch her 24th grand slam, and, oh there they are again, all those futile numbers and stats lined up in an attempt to encapsulate the ...
A College Basketball Insider Is Uniting Mid-Majors To Bust The Big Guys' NCAA Tourney "Cartel"
A mid-major lifer is calling out the NCAA tournament for the cartel system it is. And college basketball’s mid-major conferences aren’t silently nodding their heads anymore....
This Is What It Looks Like When A Coach Stops Pretending It's About Anything But Winning<em></em>
One of the first times we meet Irina Viner-Usmanova, the head of Russia’s dominant rhythmic gymnastics program, in the documentary Over The Limit, she’s berating gymnast Margarita Mamun after a competition. “You were rubbish today,” says Viner-Usmanova, who wears a Justin Timberlake–style straw fedo...
Jerry Richardson's Statue Is Staying Put At The Carolina Panthers' Stadium
The Panthers may have wiped their hands clean of former owner and creep Jerry Richardson, but his face isn’t going to be forgotten by fans any time soon....
Luis Enrique Is Spain's New Manager, So It's Time To Stop Getting His Name Wrong
Today, not long after their ignominious World Cup exit and the ignominious decision to fire their manager just days before the tournament kicked off, Spain have hired a new coach for the national team. Do you know his name? Lots of people who should know apparently don’t....
Heroic Gymnasts Continue Routine In Absolute Darkness During Sudden Power Outage
You often hear athletes talk about how they practice so much, they could perform under any conditions—in the cold, in the heat, in the rain, in their sleep....
Bulls Save Kings From Themselves, Match $78 Million Restricted Free Agency Offer For Zach LaVine
The Bulls and Kings, two teams roughly as far from NBA relevance as possible, spent Friday in a brief tug-of-war over the right to pay huge sums of money for the services of Zach LaVine, a butt player with zero track record of contributing to anything even approaching functional professional basketb...
Top Seed Simona Halep Upset By Unseeded Hsieh Su-wei, Wimbledon's Women's Side Remains In Total Chaos
No. 1 seed Simona Halep was upset at Wimbledon Saturday by unseeded Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5, continuing the insane and chaotic run of upsets on the women’s side....
Reports: Former UCLA Star Tyler Honeycutt Found Dead After Shootout, Standoff With Police
Former UCLA star and Sacramento King Tyler Honeycutt was found dead after a shootout with police late Friday night in Los Angeles, according to multiple reports....
ESPN Nukes Its Comment Sections, Unfairly Silencing Thousands Of Morons
No longer will you be able to read an ESPN.com article and then underneath receive the dumbest possible reactions to it. The Worldwide Leader has phased out its Facebook-hybrid comment sections, as confirmed by a company spokesperson this week. None of the keyboard mashing will be archived—they will...
Summer League Takeaway: Marvin Bagley III Lacks The Skills To Pay The Bills
The annual Summer League parade of zero-dimensional guards is supposed to be redeemed by the play of the year’s hot-shot lottery picks. This is why anyone watches the various summer leagues: for those rare and blessed moments when this or that miscellaneous journeyman guard forgets to throw up anoth...
The Women's Side At Wimbledon Is Chaos<em></em>
Alison van Uytvanck beat defending Wimbledon champion and No. 3 seed Garbiñe Muguruza 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 to advance to the third round. It’s just the latest upset to send a top-seeded women’s player packing in the first few days at Wimbledon....
Tina Charles Came Home To Win A Title. Instead, She Wound Up In Exile.
You can understand Tina Charles’ season with the New York Liberty, her hometown team, by watching the final two possessions of last Thursday’s game against the Washington Mystics....
The NBPA's Decision In 2016 Is Why This Season Is Already Over
The National Basketball Players Association had two choices heading into the 2016 offseason regarding the salary cap, which was due to spike dramatically on account of a huge revenue influx: Smooth out the cap and increase it incrementally over the course of several years, or take it all in one lum...