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Matt Russell, the Broncos' director of player personnel, was arrested on DUI charges over the weekend. He hit two cars, one of which was a police cruiser. [Denver Post]...

Russian Teens Decapitate Homeless Man And Play Soccer With His Head

The teens, who were also drunk, apparently used an axe, saw and knives to separate the man's head from his body because "they didn't like the look of him." Thus begins an occasional feature we'll call What the fuck, Russia?...

Russell Westbrook Helped A Fan Propose To His Girlfriend

Russell Westbrook did a pretty cool thing on Friday when he helped a total stranger pull off a marriage proposal. A few weeks ago, Charlie Bright reached out to Westbrook on Facebook and asked the Thunder point guard if he wouldn't mind helping him pop the question to his girlfriend. Westbrook—likel...

Let's Relive Bill Russell Yawning In Super Slow Motion

When your career includes 11 NBA championships, two NCAA championships, an Olympic gold medal, five NBA MVP trophies, and getting confused for Morgan Freeman, we imagine pretty much anything basketball-related might bore you to tears. ...

JaMarcus Russell Is Not Fat Anymore

I mean, sure, all-black is slimming, and fur-coat-and-sweatsuit getups are not. But still. Russell is lean, mean, and ready to quarterback someone—anyone—to mediocrity. If Tim Tebow can get a shot, why can’t he?...

Vladimir Putin Says He Didn't Steal Bob Kraft's Super Bowl Ring

Yesterday, we wrote about how Russian president Vladimir Putin Deboed Patriots owner Bob Kraft for one of his Super Bowl rings. The story felt too good to be true, which means it might be too good to be true. Kraft's recount of the exchange and Putin's quote, for example, approaches something resemb...

Trolley Driver Beats Up Old Man On Crutches, Because Russia

Another one for the archive of the absurd thanks to Russian drivers and their all-seeing dashboard cameras. There's plenty of suspense here, so be sure to watch this video all the way through....

It Looks Like The Offseason Is Driving Russell Westbrook A Little Crazy

Pretty cool Vine, Russell Westbrook:...

Did JaMarcus Russell tell his Raiders coaches that he'd studied up on a blank DVD? Regardless, says Gwen Knapp, he put up with enough in Oakland to deserve another bite at the NFL. [The Rotation]...

Watch This Russian Bear Do Tricks, Because Russian Bears Are The Best

This video has been popping up all over the internet the last few days, so if you haven't seen it yet consider this your chance to amend that mistake. Nobody should go through life without having seen a Russian bear play the trumpet, use a hula hoop, and sit in a chair like a human being. There are...

A prominent Russian opposition figure claims that corruption has put $30 billion into the pockets of politicians and businessmen in the run-up to the Sochi Olympics. [AP]...

Bear Gets Hit By Moving Car, Gets Up Like It's No Big Deal

Here's a little something to help you get your morning started right, courtesy of yet another Russian with a dashboard camera and an indestructible bear....

Here Are The 2014 Olympic Medals

Today at the IOC executive board meetings in St. Petersburg, the medals for the 2014 Sochi Olympics were officially unveiled. Uh, Russia? It looks like a big chunk is missing....

He Punches like a Fucking Mule Kick

Here is a good story from "Second Wind: Memoirs of an Opinonated Man," by Bill Russell with the historian Taylor Branch (1979, Random House; currently out-of-print). It’s about Russell’s grandfather and his mule, Kate. Russell’s family was from Monroe, La., and he lived down there until he was about...

Sad Dortmund Greeted By Peppy Flash Mob After Champions League Loss

Mere hours after a hard-fought, heartbreaking 2-1 loss in the Champions League final, a dejected Borussia Dortmund trudged to the airport for the miserable flight home. They just wanted to be left alone with their thoughts, and their regrets. That's when the beatboxer piped up....

Arjen Robben Carries FC Bayern To Champions League Glory

Bayern Munich just knocked off German rivals Borussia Dortmund, 2-1, in the Champions League final after Bayern winger Arjen Robben scored in the 89th minute to win the match. It was maybe the best possible end to an action-packed match that was open and free-flowing from the opening whistle. It was...

Now That's What I Call Saving Face

We're scoreless at the half. Let this be your open thread....

Has German Soccer Conquered Europe? Not Quite

Originally published in Bloomberg View....

Minivan Gets Huge Air In This Russian Car Accident

This is the latest horrible wreck brought to you by Russians' predilection for dashboard cameras. ...

Franck Ribéry's Golazo For FC Bayern Basically Sums Up Their Season

This ridiculous goal comes from the final day of the Bundesliga season. Bayern Munich were playing Borussia Monchengladbach, and strangely, were getting their asses beaten for a hot second. ...