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Protesters Abseiling From The Panthers' Stadium Hang Anti-Dominion Banner [UPDATE]

We’ve seen it all. Here are two protesters from We Are Cove Point rappelling from the Panthers’ stadium to hang a banner reading “BOA Dump Dominion.” And unlike most Idiots On The Field, ESPN actually aired them!...

More Proof Gerard Deulofeu Is A Brilliant Lunatic

Here are some highlights from Everton vs. Sunderland, which ended 6-2 in favor of the Toffees thanks in large part to some astounding play from their absurdly gifted young winger, Gerard Deulofeu:...

The Royals Won By Betting On The Mets To Botch The Job

I felt a little insane listening to the Fox booth lavish praise on the Royals for Eric Hosmer’s dash home to score the tying run on Lucas Duda’s bad throw. “Brilliant baserunning?” Did they see that throw? If Duda doesn’t peg a beer vendor, Hosmer is out and the game is over. ...

Terry Collins Made The Right Call On Matt Harvey And Still Screwed Up

It was a Mets season that began with, and briefly threatened to founder upon, questions of how many innings Matt Harvey would be allowed to throw, and for how many innings he’d be able to be effective. In the end, Harvey threw 216 innings—the most ever for a pitcher coming off of Tommy John surgery—...

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Didier Drogba, Still An Innovator, Inventing New Ways To Play The Sport

Didier Drogba is in the twilight of his career, but that hasn’t stopped him from innovating. Look at this ingenious technique applied during Montreal’s playoff win against Columbus tonight. Magisterial! ...

Conor McGregor Fights The Mountain That Rides, Somehow Avoids Death

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is a professional weightlifter and former silver medalist in the World’s Strongest Man competition. He also plays Gregor Clegane, aka The Mountain, possibly aka Ser Robert Strong (minor spoilerage, but not really) on HBO’s Game Of Thrones. He once declared himself the “future...

Idiot On The Field Invades Pitch At MLS Playoff Match, Gets Sacked

A lot of idiots have made their appearances at RFK Stadium, but it was one Idiot whose pitch invasion interrupted today’s D.C. United-New York Red Bulls and led to the hooligan getting sacked—in the American football sense of the term....

ACC Suspends Officiating Crew That Allowed Miami To Beat Duke

The Atlantic Coast Conference has suspended both the on-field officiating crew and the replay official for allowing Miami’s game-winning kickoff return to stand during last night’s game against Duke....

Miami's Miracle Walk-Off Kick Return, As Called By Hurricanes Radio Announcers

Another week, another shocking play the likes of which no one has ever seen; tonight, Duke fell victim to the whims of fate, and once again we’re here to bring you the action as called by home announcers....

The Deadspin Staff's Worst Fears Are Incredibly Weird

It’s the scariest time of the year, and so we asked the Deadspin staff to get in the spirit and share their worst fears. Most of us are afraid of normal stuff like death and Bad Internet, but it turns out that we’re all babies who are also scared of very weird, very specific things, too. Please feel...

¡Es Insano! Timbers Advance In MLS Playoffs After Breaking Physics In PKs

Portland Timbers are moving on in the MLS playoffs after defeating Sporting Kansas City in a wild match that required eleven rounds of penalties—with the winner being scored by, and then saved by, Timbers keeper Adam Kwarasey....

Rick Ross Did An Adele Remix For Some Reason 

Rick Ross heard Adele’s new song “Hello,” and he felt it so hard that he just couldn’t help himself. So he dropped a remix. ...

The Royals Don't Miss

If you’re looking for one stat that neatly explains the Royals’ Game 2 victory over the Mets, it’s this one: Out of the 94 pitches Mets ace Jacob deGrom threw in his five innings, the Royals only swung and missed at three of them....

"Baked Sausage Meat Ring" Is Much Better Than It Sounds (Or Looks) 

The Woe of Cooking is an ongoing fiasco where the guy who does the Beer Idiot unearths the weirdest, grossest recipes he can find in The Joy of Cooking, and cooks/eats them. It has been awhile; we missed you. ...

Minnesota Head Coach Jerry Kill Announces Retirement At Emotional Press Conference

Minnesota head football coach Jerry Kill announced his retirement this morning, a decision he made due to lingering health issues. Kill, a survivor of kidney cancer, has been dealing with seizures for the last few years, and they have finally become too much for him to deal with while also coaching....

Rochester Fox Station Cuts To Local News During 14th Inning Of Game 1

The people running Fox’s broadcast of Game 1 of the World Series weren’t the only ones who had problems last night. WUHF, the local Fox affiliate in Rochester, New York, inexplicably switched over to the local news in the middle of the 14th inning....

Only One Other Royal Was Told About Edinson Volquez's Father's Death

When Edinson Volquez came out after six innings, his wife and children were waiting for him in the clubhouse. GM Dayton Moore gave them the use of the manager’s office, where they could be alone and discuss whatever they needed to. It still isn’t clear whether Volquez knew yet that his father had di...

London Mayor Takes Break From Harming Kids In Sports, Eats It In Tug-Of-War

Boris Johnson, mayor of London, infamous child injurer, and all-around galoot, finally decided to pick on some lads his own size when he took on members of the UK’s armed forces in a tug-of-war match. Like his other spells with athletics, it too ended in embarrassment, only this time he was the only...

911 Call: Employee Told Cops: "I Don’t Feel Comfortable" Letting John Henson In Store

Milwaukee Bucks forward John Henson said last week he had been racially profiled at a Whitefish Bay, Wis., jewelry store, where he went to buy his first Rolex only to find the doors locked. Henson rang the bell and nobody answered, because store employees were in the back calling the cops....