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Your Germany-Portugal Open Thread
The first match of the day has a couple heavyweights in Germany vs. Portugal. Let's talk about what would be the best outcome for the USMNT and try to predict Ronaldo's exact excuse should he fail to score in the discussion section below....

Your Argentina-Bosnia-Herzegovina Open Thread
Here it is, your place to talk Argentina-Bosnia-Herzegovina. Everyone's been scoring for fun so far this tournament, let's see what the world's best attack can do....

Your France-Honduras Open Thread
Next up: France try not to blow it against an Honduras team that isn't afraid of anyone. Anything could happen, and you can talk about it here....

Zach Johnson Sinks Hole In One At U.S. Open
Zach Johnson didn't take long on the par-3 ninth hole at Pinehurst today, achieving a hole in one at the U.S. Open....

Your Switzerland-Ecuador Open Thread
We've gone eight for eight in exciting matches so far, let's see if Switzerland and Ecuador can keep the streak going. Let's talk about it in the discussion section below....

Golf Cart Driver Arrested At U.S. Open For Driving Into Officer's Leg
Tommy Lineberry, a golf cart driver for NBC Sports analyst Roger Maltbie, was arrested at the U.S. Open Saturday for hitting a North Carolina state trooper's leg with his cart....

Your Uruguay-Costa Rica Open Thread
No Suárez? No problem. (Probably.) Here's the spot to talk Uruguay-Costa Rica....

Here's Your Mexico-Cameroon Open Thread
You've read the Mexico preview. You've read the Cameroon preview. Now it's time to see how they actually match up. Hang out with us in the discussion section while we watch the match, which kicks off at noon Eastern....

Double Fault! A Recent History Of Tennis's Most Humiliating Finish
Rafael Nadal won his ninth French Open Sunday, and he did it in the most unbecoming way possible. The decisive moment was a double fault from Novak Djokovic, provoking an awkward "fall to your knees in euphoria after winning a point literally anyone with a pulse could have won themselves" celebratio...

Maria Sharapova Wins French Open
Maria Sharapova defeated Simona Halep 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4 to win the French Open. In a tremendous match, Halep took an early lead in the third set, lost it, and then battled back to break Sharapova's serve, evening the set at 4-4. But Sharapova returned the favor and broke Halep to take 5-4 lead and w...

Prince At The French Open With A Scepter
Prince was at the French Open yesterday, and he brought a scepter. So here are a bunch of pictures of Prince, who was at the French Open with a scepter....

Reporter Congratulates Nicolas Mahut For Losing; Mahut Is Not Amused
We linked to the transcript of this unfortunate yet hilarious exchange yesterday, but now we finally have video of a confused reporter congratulating Nicolas Mahut on his loss at the French Open. It's better than we could have ever imagined. ...

Novak Djokovic Chills With Ball Boy During Rain Delay
During a rain delay in his first-round French Open match yesterday, Novak Djokovic made a buddy—a ball boy, whom he invited to sit down, out of the rain, and grab a beverage....

Gael Monfils And Laurent Lokoli Engage In Dance-Off Before French Open
The French Open Kids' Day featured tennis players Gael Monfils and Laurent Lokoli stealing the show for a few minutes. It was an old-fashioned dance-off, with the clay court as the stage....

Watch These Soccer Fans Lay Waste To Opponents With Mindblowing Art
FC Copenhagen played hated rivals Brøndby IF yesterday in the Danish League, and their fans were ON IT. They created a giant tifo for the spectacle, which wasn't a tifo so much as it was a movie, with a plot, moving parts, and real smoke....

Happy Opening Day (III of IV)
Welcome to opening day, that magical day when 30 hopeful fanbases celebrate the end of winter and the return of baseball for everyone. Except for those games in Australia last week. And the teams that played last night. And the teams that don't play until tomorrow....

Iguana Decides He Does Not Want That Golf Ball After All
This iguana was hungry for a golf ball at the Puerto Rico Open when something—the ball rolling away, taunting him? all the people watching him fail at eating?—spooked him and he had to hastily abort mission....

Here's Everything Else NBC Edited Out Of The Opening Ceremony Broadcast
NBC promised to show yesterday's Olympic Winter Games opening ceremony events from Sochi "as they happened." That obviously wasn't true, though compared to the network's butchering of London's closing ceremony two years ago NBC managed to keep most of the substance. Viewers in the U.S. saw 91% of th...

Russian TV Didn't Show The Olympic Rings Malfunction
Remember this? Five giant snowflakes suspended above the Fisht Olympic Stadium were supposed to open up into the five Olympic rings. Only four did, and scheduled pyrotechnics never materialized. If not for the internet, Russian viewers would be none the wiser....

Russian Police Choir Sings "Get Lucky" Before Sochi Opening Ceremony
The Russian police choir, which has become rather famous for its wonderful covers of popular pop songs, made an appearance before the Olympic opening ceremony in Sochi today. It was delightful....