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Vladimir Putin Was Confronted By A Topless Protestor, And He Really, Really Liked It
Russian President Vladimir Putin was in Germany this morning when he found himself in the crosshairs. Ukrainian protest group Femen, known for their topless protests against the church, the sex trade, and "dictators" like Putin, crashed his appearance at a Hanover trade fare wearing slogans, and lit...
Ohio State Provides Another Heartwarming Spring Practice Video
Yesterday we showed you Nebraska's feel-good video, where the Huskers gave seven-year-old Jack Hoffman a memory to last a lifetime....
Huskers Nation Flips Its Shit After Someone Thumbs-Downs Cute Video
In the Nebraska spring game, Red inserted an undersized but plucky tailback by the name of Jack Hoffman for a crucial fourth-down carry. It's worth mentioning that Jack is 7 years old and has suffered from brain cancer, and because the good folks at Nebraska realize what a bullshit deal it is to be ...
Northern Kentucky University Athletic Director Dismissed For Affairs With Four Staffers, One Student
More athletic directors in the news! Northern Kentucky University dismissed Scott Eaton, once an athletic administrator at Brown and a member of the NKU department since 1998, for undisclosed reasons in early March. As we learned late yesterday, Eaton was guilty of "inappropriate, intimate relations...
Chelsea And Tottenham Have A Winning Problem
Three days after beating Manchester United in the FA Cup quarterfinal, Chelsea easily dispatched Russian club Rubin Kazan, 3-1, to take a commanding lead in their Europa League quarterfinal. Tottenham had a tougher time in their first leg, drawing Swiss side Basel 2-2 at home. During the match, Spur...
Infographic: Now That's What I Call Global Dominance
Welcome to Dataspin, a weekly data visualization of whatever the fuck....
Chelsea Want You To Order Next Season's Kit Without Knowing What It Looks Like
In the annals of insulting sales pitches, this Adidas teaser—wherein John Terry, Demba Ba and Fernando Torres blue themselves—goes down as the most blatant. "Pre-order the new 2013/14 home shirt without seeing it," you're urged....
Prince Fielder's Home Run Knocked Some Poor Fan Right The Fuck Out
Prince Fielder went deep off of Boone Logan in the bottom of the fifth inning today. Bad news for this guy....
Why Your Children's Television Program Sucks: <i>Dora The Explorer</i>
A look at the awful children’s programming you’re forced to endure before you can finally kick the kids out of the TV room to watch sports for eight hours. Illustration by Jim Cooke....
"God Said Yes To Michigan": We Called Every Tourney Team's Local Applebee's To Find Out What Happened In The Game
For the tournament, we're calling Applebee's franchises in different cities across the country immediately after the local institution has completed its game, win or lose. We'll pretend to be oblivious about what just happened in order to get a detailed game description from someone in the restauran...
Manchester United Hired "A Fleet Of Private Jets" To Shuttle Its Players Back From International Competitions
Today in operating costs: because soccer's international competition schedule—as of late, World Cup qualifiers—interferes with the English Premier League's late-season schedule, one English Premier League team you may have heard of hired a bunch of private jets to make sure its players would be back...
Bernie Fine Will Sue ESPN, Claiming Defamation
Former Syracuse assistant coach Bernie Fine is preparing a lawsuit against ESPN, and will claim the network defamed him when it reported claims of child sexual abuse lodged by two former ballboys. ...
Report: Ric Flair's Son Found Dead In Charlotte Hotel Room
The news had been bouncing around the internet this afternoon, but it's now been confirmed by WCNC in Charlotte: Richard Reid Fliehr, the youngest son of WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair, was found dead in a hotel room there around 10:30 a.m. today, according to police. He was 25....
30 Paragraphs About 30 MLB Teams From The Baseball Prospectus Crew
The following is excerpted from the team chapters and player profiles of the perpetually splendid Baseball Prospectus. You can buy the book now. And be sure to head over to the BP site this weekend for free access to their content. Projected records via BP's playoff odds report....
Somebody At LSU's Pro Day Asked If A Spandex Shorts-Clad Russell Shepard "Could Run With A Snake In His Pants"
ESPN3 is one of the WWL's best offerings, from its multi-screen coverage of tennis events to its always reliable Sri Lankan cricket broadcasts. This time of year the online channel is full of live pro day coverage, and yesterday found ESPN's Tom Hart and Andre Ware in Baton Rouge for LSU's exhibiti...
X-Pac Shares The Full Story Of His Torn Anus And Emergency Sphincteroplasty
On Monday we told you that Sean "X-Pac" Waltman had suffered a severe injury at an independent wrestling show over the weekend, ripping himself a new hole in a very sensitive spot. Now there's video of the injury, and Waltman walks fans through exactly what happened....
What Happened In The Game? We Called Every Tourney Team's Local Applebee's To Find Out: Part II
For the tournament, we're calling Applebee's franchises in different cities across the country immediately after the local institution has completed its game, win or lose. We'll pretend to be oblivious about what just happened in order to get a detailed game description from someone in the restauran...
Sean "X-Pac" Waltman Tore Open His Anus On A Failed Bronco Buster
Sean Waltman, best known for stints in the WWF and WCW as the 1-2-3 Kid, Syxx, and X-Pac (and that horrible, horrible Chyna sex tape), is still toiling away on the independent circuit. Saturday night brought him to Minneapolis for a tribute show to the retiring Jerry Lynn. It ended in lots of blood....
Marshawn Lynch Attends Cal Spring Game, Scores Touchdown
Well this isn't something you see every day....