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![How Did This Girl End Up At A New York Hotel With Mark Sanchez And Tim Tebow? [UPDATED]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/180udcnkp7hxijpg.jpg)
How Did This Girl End Up At A New York Hotel With Mark Sanchez And Tim Tebow? [UPDATED]
Those intrepid internet lurkers over at Busted Coverage found this one, and we have to agree: Once we saw these photos and considered where they came from, all we were left with were questions. The photos were tweeted by a girl who appears to have been visiting New York City this weekend from parts ...
Euro Golf Fan At Medinah Celebrates Ryder Cup Win So Hard His Tooth Flies Out On Live TV
Yesterday's Ryder Cup meltdown at Medinah—already the fodder for Taiwanese animation mockery—prompted rowdy European fans to go crazy in their celebration of what the British press is already calling one of the great sports comebacks in history. We don't blame the Euros for getting excited, but we...
In Least-Professional Broadcast Ever, ESPN Announcers Mock Wrecked Rallycross Driver As He's Taken To Hospital
ESPN's live broadcast of the Global Rallycross event in Las Vegas Saturday night turned bizarre as the feed—being recorded for later tape-delayed broadcast—revealed a series of bizarre comments by announcers in the aftermath of a driver's devastating accident....
Did These Fans Think The U.S. Would Hold Onto The Ryder Cup Lead? Neigh
We're used to seeing jackasses in horse masks in Louisville at the Kentucky Derby or occasionally at Notre Dame football games, where (really and truly) they are drunker than any other stadium....
The Orioles Clinched A Playoff Berth For The First Time Since 1997 So Of Course There Was A Fire On The Team Flight
The Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 6-3 Sunday afternoon before beginning a season-ending series with the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday. They hoped to clinch a playoff spot in front of their fans at Camden Yards while watching game one of a day-night double header between the Angels and Rangers...
The U.S. Rolls Over And Europe Roars Back To Win The Ryder Cup
Oh, fuck! The European team just stole the Ryder Cup despite beginning the day well behind on points to the U.S. team. Three Americans lost both 17 and 18 (the U.S. went 0/7 on the 17th hole), the 10-6 lead the U.S. came in with today was not safe, and Gene Wojciechowski's "Ryder Cup all but locked...
Berlin Marathon Ends In Controversy
Geoffrey Mutai won the Berlin marathon this morning, edging out his training partner Dennis Kimetto by one second with little fanfare. The racing community, however, is viewing this a little cockeyed exactly because of the ho-hum way this thing ended....
Ed Hochuli's Crew Got The Full CBS Starting Lineup Treatment, Complete With Stating Where They Attended School
How excited was CBS for the return of union officials? Ed Hochuli's crew did the full Super Bowl-style intros before tonight's Jacksonville-Cincinnati game; the officials even said where they went to school. It was cute, but a little weird; after all, we're already back to booing these guys. [CBS]...
The Redskins Lose Two Players To Pre-Game Collision [UPDATE: Now With Video Of The Collision]
Welcome to Redskinspin! Seriously, though, this is worth it. The Skins will be without safety Brandon Meriweather and receiver Aldrick Robinson against Tampa Bay this afternoon after the two collided with each other during pre-game warmups....
What To Do In Denver When You're Unflappably Happy: Your NFL Late Games Viewing Guide
Welcome back for round two of our Sunday coverage. Rolando McClain cannot hide his excitement and neither can we, let's get to it. Don't forget about our open thread, which you can find here....
The Jets Are Currently Getting De-Pantsed By the 49ers; Is It Time For Something New?
The Jets offense is dead. The roster is lousy with the crippled and infirm. The faith of supports wanes or disappears completely with each incompletion. It is seriously raining hail in New York right now....
Watch A Little Person Shake A Defender Out Of His Shoes In A Streetball League In Venice
This is Jamani Swanson and he plays in the Venice Basketball League, a league that "combin[es] the hardcore reality of the outdoor street basketball lifestyle with the glamour and glory of a professional league." He is also a little person....
Redskins Offer Fancy Wine To Fans To Drown Sorrows
The Washington Redskins are celebrating their 80th anniversary of existence as a franchise. For 79 of those years, they have been called the Redskins. So, let's sell some booze! But not just any booze. A "limited edition" and "rare[ly] combin[ed]" red wine, a cab sav if you're wondering, is the way ...
Rory McIlroy Needed A Police Escort To Make His Tee Time At The Ryder Cup Today Because Of The East Coast Bias
Rory McIlroy had an 11:25 a.m. local time (important) tee time this morning. Rory was a little bit late getting to the Ryder Cup because he has no idea what time it is. According to NBC/Golf Channel, Rory was telling time by the television and since they kept giving his tee time as 12:25 p.m. becau...
Some Coaches Show Their Emotional Instability In Different Ways: Your NFL Early Games Viewing Guide
Our first weekend with real officials will surely be the most cleanly officiated weekend ever. A good thing too, because there are a host of divisional match ups this week that are always important for the playoff races. As opposed to any game involving a team from Seattle. On with the show. Check ...
Mayoral Candidate Exposed As Shameless Vote-Grubbing, Front-Running Sports Fan
If there is one golden rule in New York City politics, it's that you've got to court the Yankee vote if you want to be Mayor. No right-thinking person is going to trust their city to someone who willfully supports the Mets. That's Politics 101. But this? This is an embarrassment. Christine Quinn is...
![Here's An Unverified Story About Keith Olbermann Being Obnoxious At A Mets Game [Update]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/180pzysek3bgijpg.jpg)
Here's An Unverified Story About Keith Olbermann Being Obnoxious At A Mets Game [Update]
A tipster wrote in last Tuesday:...
<em>The Kansas City Star</em> Tries Not To Print The Word "Redskins" Because It's A Racial Epithet
An interesting note from the public editor of The Kansas City Star on the paper's policy of avoidance when it comes to the mascot of the NFL team from Washington:...
ESPN Repeatedly Identifies Random Man As Former NFL Running Back Fred Taylor
Former Florida and Jaguars great Fred Taylor has a son, Kelvin, who like dad plays running back and is committed to play for the Gators. Kelvin's Glades Day squad made the trip up to Yulee for a battle of Florida high school heavyweights, and the ESPN broadcast focused mostly on Fred Taylor, who w...
Here Is A Baby Doing A Keg Stand
Police are still trying to determine if this is actually a baby doing a keg stand or merely the appearance of a baby doing a keg stand. Either way, it's pretty obvious that this could only happen at an Arizona State University football tailgate....