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Ryan Lochte's Story Has Changed

Two American swimmers were pulled off an airplane, their passports confiscated, and were held by Rio de Janeiro police for four hours, as everyone tries to get to the bottom of what in the hell is going on, and what happened early Sunday morning when four swimmers claimed they were robbed at gunpoin...

Brazilian Authorities Pull Two US Swimmers Off Flight Out Of Rio [Update]

This whole story about US swimmers Ryan Lochte, Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger, and Jimmy Feigen maybe or maybe not getting robbed at gunpoint by men who were maybe posing as Brazilian police officers is fishy and riddled with inconsistencies. Brazilian police cast doubt on Lochte’s story, and earlier to...

This Ryan Lochte Story Just Got Much Weirder

The already-confusing story about the alleged robbery of four U.S. Olympic swimmers has gotten stranger, and bigger, with a Brazilian judge ordering two of them, including Ryan Lochte, to surrender their passports and to not leave the country. One problem: Lochte’s already back home....

Rio Police Are Casting Doubt On Ryan Lochte's Story Of Being Robbed

Ryan Lochte said that early Sunday morning, he and three teammates were pulled over in a taxi and robbed by gunmen posing as police. The breaking of that news was messy, with the first word coming from Lochte’s mother and then the IOC initially denying it, before the USOC put out a statement and Loc...

Irish Olympic Boxer Rages After Loss, Claims Fight Was Fixed

Ireland’s Michael Conlan boxed Russia’s Vladimir Nikitin in a bantamweight quarterfinal at the Rio Olympics this morning, and the three-round bout was a furious one, in which both fighters stood their ground and traded flurries of punches. At the end of the fight, Conlan was sure he had won, and wen...

Reports: Ryan Lochte Held Up At Gunpoint, IOC Denies [Updating]

A gunman held up Ryan Lochte at a party the U.S. swimmer attended last night, Fox Sports Australia and The Mirror are reporting. The IOC denies the report....

Mulleted Weightlifter Passes Out After Hoisting Mighty Weight

Finnish weightlifter Milko Tokola was very excited after successfully clean-and-jerking 175 kilograms today—so excited that he passed out:...

Your 2014 Deadspin HOF Inductees: Tommy Craggs, A Butthole, And Some Other Stuff

The 2014 Deadspin Hall of Fame class was never inducted, and to remedy that, here they are, two years later. We screwed up. Sorry!...

CBC Calls Entire Race Confusing Ryan Lochte For Michael Phelps [Update]

Michael Phelps just won his 22nd gold medal by dominating the field—which included his rival and countryman Ryan Lochte—in the 200 individual medley. Viewers in Canada, though, were led to believe Lochte led the race and that Phelps had fallen short. “Finally, he’s going to do it! Ryan Lochte is goi...

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What's Going On With Ryan Lochte's Hair?

Ryan Lochte is a very fast and skilled swimmer who just helped the United States win a gold medal tonight. He’s also kind of a dumbass who’s sporting some truly, uh, unique hair at these Rio Olympics....

That Man From HBO's <i>The Night Of</i> Is Also A Rapper

Riz Ahmed, best known for playing a college student named Nasir Khan in the The Night Of and Jake Gyllenhaal’s tragic peon in Nightcrawler, has rapped for over a decade under the name Riz MC. Did you know that? Neither did our staff....

KHL Game Canceled After Player Tries To Beat Up Entire Other Team

A KHL preseason game between Barys Astana and HC Kunlun Red Star was canceled today after Barys defenseman Damir Ryspayev delivered a cheap shot to a Kunlun player and fought several others....

NFL Hall Of Fame Game Cancelled Due To Terrible Playing Surface [Update]

Tonight, after six months of bleak NFL news and training camp reports about how football is not sleeping (it never does), football is back! Rather, it would have been, if terrible turf conditions in Canton didn’t force the NFL to cancel the Hall of Fame Game preseason opener between the Colts and Pa...

Mariners Fan Fights Stadium Netting, Loses

Hanley Ramirez jerked a big dong this evening, sending a Wade LeBlanc fastball some 455 feet into the Seattle evening. It nestled its way into the netting above the scoreboard in left field, thus beginning this enterprising Ken Griffey Jr. fan’s treasure hunt. ...

Your MLB Trade Fucking Deadline Roundup

The MLB trade deadline has come and gone, and although news of more deals could trickle in over the next few hours, I think it’s safe to say that the hot fucking stove was only moderately hot today. Look, my hand is on the stove right now. It’s right there on the burner. What do I feel? It’s not col...

Jonathan Lucroy Has A Quirk When He Bats

Many MLB players have odd routines at the plate. Ichiro draws his bat out in front of himself like a bow. David Ortiz takes approximately five hours to adjust his gloves. Jonathan Lucroy touches his shoulders. The Brewers catcher’s habit isn’t as elaborate as others’, but it is amusing....

Report: LeBron James Signs Tyronn Lue To An Extension

According to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers have signed Tyronn Lue to a five-year extension to serve as head coach....

Phil Kessel's Grandma Loves To Party

Pittsburgh Penguins winger Phil Kessel had his time with the Stanley Cup last week. His activities included celebrating with the Kessel clan and letting Grandma Kessel slug champagne out of the trophy. Look at her go:...

Here Is The Stanley Cup Going Down A Water Slide

The Stanley Cup is on summer vacation:...