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Bryce Harper Hits Three HRs In Double-A Game, Has Likely Rehabbed Enough
Bryce Harper's thumb is likely healed, as proven by Saturday's appearance for the Harrisburg Senators....

Netherlands vs. Mexico: Open Thread
Here's your place to discuss the Netherlands-Mexico match now underway. Streaming options over here. ...

Runway Food Run Amok: Crowning Aspen's "King Of Porc"
After about 90 minutes at Grand Cochon in Aspen, Colorado, it all starts going to your head. Whether it's a function of being crowded into a century-old ballroom with hundreds of others at an altitude of 8,000 feet, the cumulative effect of spending three days treating wine as one of the four main f...

Get To Know The Guy Who Might Be The Steal Of The NBA Draft
One of the savviest picks of last year's NBA draft was made by the Milwaukee Bucks, when they grabbed Giannis Antetokounmpo with the 15th overall pick. The Greek Freak was just a bundle of springy limbs and a fresh face at the time, but he quickly became a player who matters. There is another baby-f...

Are MLB No-Hitters Really Getting More Common?
Tim Lincecum's no-hitter yesterday was the 22nd since 2010 and a walk away from becoming the sixth perfect game in that same time. This makes no-hitters and perfect games sound abnormally common today. So just how much has the frequency of no-hitters and perfect games changed?...

Ladies And Gentlemen, Here's Your First Dong Of The World Cup
Well, here's a soccer dong. It's Jordan Ayew's, and flopped around a bit after he got his shorts pulled. ...

Your U.S.-Germany And Portugal-Ghana Open Thread
It's time to claim what's rightfully ours: A spot in the next round. Let's do it....
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The German Press Is Talking Shit About Us, You Guys [NSFW]
Everyone is gearing up for this afternoon's colossal clash between the U.S. and Germany, and the Germans are no exception. The cocky bastards that they are, almost all of the coverage in their papers pretty blatantly take shots at our boys....

Carlos Peña Hits Home Run Into Brisket
Carlos Peña broke into the majors with the Rangers 13 years ago. Now he's back in the Dallas metroplex, and celebrating his return by hitting home runs into tubs of beef brisket....

The Secretly Recorded Videos That Got A Raging Baseball Coach Suspended
On April 17, Rick Vanderhook, the head coach of the Cal State Fullerton Titans, a powerhouse in Division I college baseball, was placed on administrative leave. He returned to the team a month later, but the reason for his brief absence remained a mystery. Now, thanks to documents obtained from Cal...

France Look Safe, But The Rest Of Group E Has Everything To Play For
The final matches of Group E are about to kick off, with France taking on Ecuador and Switzerland facing Honduras. Each team still has a chance to make the Round of 16, and this chart shows the various ways things could shake out....

This Is A Very Yinzer Tattoo
Stillers, Pirates, and Penguins logos, all floating over the Pittsburgh skyline. Yes, this is a very Yinzer tattoo indeed....

This Is Your Ultimate Luis Suárez Vine
We have managed to capture Luis Suárez's entire career in one Vine. Read on:...

Mario Balotelli Jumps Over A Guy, Knees Him In The Head In The Process
Italy are playing Uruguay today in World Cup Group D's final matchday. The winner of of this game joins Costa Rica (!(?)) in the knockout stages, so as you'd imagine, it's a bit chippy. In the 23rd minute, Balotelli retreated into his own half to win a header, elevated, and jumped right over a Urugu...

The 911 Call Made On Hope Solo: "She's Fucking Beating People Up!"
Seattle Reign goalkeeper Hope Solo was arrested over the weekend and charged with two counts of domestic violence assault for allegedly attacking her sister and nephew at a family party. TMZ's now released a 911 call made by someone at the scene....

Your Croatia-Mexico and Cameroon-Brazil Open Thread
A lot's at stake here, and if I were that Brazil fan, I'd think twice before rubbing Cameroon's nose in it before they end up ruining the party....

You've Probably Played This Guy In Pickup Basketball, And Hated Him
We think this is really important work. We also think college ball and the NBA would be way better if this were a legal move. This is one of those videos that's hard to describe without ruining, so just watch at least halfway. ...

Michelle Wie Twerks, Refuses To Turn Down After U.S. Open Win
Michelle Wie won the first major of her career on Sunday, shooting a final-round 70 to claim the U.S. Open title. Afterward, she got together with some friends to celebrate the victory, and oh man did they have they have a party....

Your Netherlands-Chile And Australia-Spain Open Thread
It's getting kind of hectic starting today, with four games a day, two at a time for the rest of the group stage. Thanks, Germany. Here's your place to talk about the early games....

Your Belgium-Russia Open Thread
Belgium vs. Russia. The favorites of Group H kick the day off. Talk about it....