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Here's The 911 Call From Chad Johnson's Arrest On Domestic Violence Charges
The call was calmly placed by the next-door neighbor of the former Dolphins receiver and his new wife, Evelyn Lozada, on Saturday night. The caller makes it clear early on that Lozada has a cut on her forehead and that "she probably is going to need stitches" because "he hit her with his head." The ...
"Hockeyy Insiderr," Everyone's Favorite Twitter Rumormonger, Is Probably A 17-Year-Old Kid
Perhaps you're familiar with @HockeyyInsiderr. Even with the awkward username, the mysterious Twitter account has racked up 50,000 followers* hungry for NHL rumors. Despite the fact that any sane reader can tell Hockeyy Insiderr has zero inside sources, and zero knowledge that can't be gleaned from ...
NBC Cut Nearly An Hour From Its Closing Ceremony Telecast. Here's Everything They Didn't Show You (Including The Kinks' Ray Davies)
We knew NBC would heavily edit its broadcast of last night's London Olympics closing ceremony; they cut out a bunch of stuff from the opening ceremony, too, in the name of "tailoring programming to our American audience." Last night presented an additional scheduling challenge for NBC, as they had ...
The Time Has Come For America's Flight Attendants To Shut Up
I think we can all agree that the emcee-ization of America's flight attendants has grown steadily worse over the past decade. And today, reader Kurt has sent us (and Gawker) arguably the nadir of flight attendant pep talks. I must warn you in advance that these will be among the two most painfully a...
Lane Kiffin Somehow Has Too Much Integrity For The Coaches' Poll
Earlier this month, the results of the first Coaches' Poll were released. No surprises—LSU first, Alabama second, USC third. In the preseason, the poll is useless except as a talking point, and anonymous unless a coach wants to volunteer that information. Arizona's Rich Rodriguez didn't mind, admitt...
Why Your Team Sucks 2012: New Orleans Saints
Some people are fans of the New Orleans Saints. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the New Orleans Saints. This 2012 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read the other Why Your Team Sucks 2012 previews here....
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Report: Miami Dolphins Release Chad Johnson [UPDATE]
According to Jay Glazer, the Miami Dolphins have just released Chad Johnson following his arrest on charges of domestic violence. So much for all the drama on Hard Knocks. Looks like it'll be more of Ryan Tannehill's wife. ...
Denard Robinson Thinks He Can Beat Usain Bolt In A Race
While Robinson may not be able to take Bolt, it seems incontrovertible that he did toke Bolt. To be fair, Denard himself admits he'd get destroyed in the 100m against Bolt, but thinks he'd have a shot in a 40-yard dash....
Rory McIlroy Wins PGA Championship
It kind of got forgotten among the Olympic hullabaloo, but the PGA Championship, golf's final major of the season, was this weekend, and Rory McIlroy is your winner....
Let's Play Stack The Cans On The Passed-Out Phillies Fan
It might be one of those summers in Philly for the first time in several years, but don't think for a moment that folks at Citizens Bank Park aren't still enjoying themselves. Some have too much fun. Others know when one more is always a good idea. Then another, and another......
A Competitor In New York's First Ironman Triathlon Died In The Hudson River
During the swim portion of the inaugural New York City Ironman Triathlon, which began 7 a.m. Saturday morning, a 43-year-old man experienced what most are calling "medical distress" or "a medical problem." He was pulled from the water and taken to a hospital, but did not survive. Autopsy results are...
United States Wins Medal Count, Is The Best Country Ever At Sports
Well, it's official—the United States is the best country at a collection of regular sports and a whole bunch of random weirdo sports, as determined by an international competition staged every four years. America won both the gold (46) and overall (104) medal counts. These colors do not bleed, Chi...
Bill Simmons Has A Pretty Good Seat For Today's U.S.A.-Spain Gold Medal Game
Bill Simmons appears to be unimpressed by what he's seeing. Maybe he'll tweet about it! (He'll definitely tweet about it.)...
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Chad Johnson Remains In Jail, Might Be There Until Tomorrow Morning [UPDATE: He'll Be Out Soon]
Chad Johnson was booked into Broward County Jail last night after being arrested on charges he head-butted new wife Evelyn Lozada after an argument over a receipt for a box of condoms....
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Chad Johnson Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges [UPDATE]
The Dolphins' Chad Johnson was arrested tonight on domestic violence charges, according to the Sun-Sentinel....
It Sounds Like Braves Broadcaster Joe Simpson Wants To Beat Up Someone On Twitter
A Joe Simpson was arrested earlier this week for DUI. A Joe Simpson is the color analyst for Atlanta Braves games on SportSouth. These are different people, albeit both celebrities in some way. It seems an individual on Twitter mixed the two up, taking the Hollywood Joe Simpson's offense and attac...
NBA Cancels Charity Basketball Game At The Last Minute
A day before a charity pick up game organized by former Sacramento King Donte Green was set to be played, the NBA cancelled the event. The game, called The Goon Squad Classic, had sold over 1,000 tickets to fans, like Monica Topete, who were treated to quite a surprise when they showed up....
Soccer Player Hits Referee, Match Abandoned After Referee Flops To The Ground
Benfica defender Luisão (wearing number four in black) punched or shoved or hit referee Christian Fischer during a match between Fortuna Dusseldorf and Benfica which resulted in the match being abandoned. Sure, the officials should never be physically battered, or assaulted for that matter, but th...
Teddy Atlas And Bob Papa Kicked Out Of Boxing Arena; NBC Doesn't Really Care Because No One From The U.S. Is In Contention
The International Amateur Boxing Association claimed that NBC’s announcers were “disturbing” the judges with their criticism and requested that organizers remove them from their ringside position. NBC was the only entity granted a ringside position and organizers politely suggested that maybe they t...
Watch BBC Announcers And Commentators Go Berserk As Mo Farah Won Gold In The 5,000 Meters
Mo Farah scored a royal double for Great Britain in winning the 10,000m and today's 5,000m, and the importance of his win can really only be understood through how their media covered the event. Here, then, is the final 150 meters of his race, with isolated cameras on announcer Steve Cram and the...