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What Happens If Someone Dies During The Hot Dog Eating Contest?
Time for your weekly edition of the Deadspin Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. Today, we’re covering pretzels, Canada, prom boning, and more....
Soccer Player Earns Straight Red For Double-Footed Nutshot
Sounders 2 defeated L.A. Galaxy II 1-0 last night in exciting USL action, but it was a slightly abbreviated evening for Sérgio Mota as the Brazilian midfielder earned a sending-off from the third-tier soccer match after hammering his opponent’s balls with both feet....
How The Most Iconic Photo In Women's Soccer Was Almost Never Taken
It was arguably the biggest moment in the history of American women’s sports, and the single most memorable and reproduced image of the celebration. Brandi Chastain had just converted the penalty kick that cemented the 1999 Women’s World Cup for the United States over China. She then experienced a f...
Justin Rose Bunker Shank Drills Spectator In The Head
Justin Rose was co-leading today’s Memorial at Muirfield Village when, on the 18th, his bunker shot went awry and brained a spectator whose reflexes or attention span weren’t enough to avoid it....
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Ryan Jimmo took a Francimar Barroso kick straight to the crotch, leading to a delay during their light heavyweight bout at tonight’s UFC Fight Night....
Skeet-Shooting 101: How To Handle A Shotgun Safely And Awesomely
Guns make for poor conversation. Generally speaking, there are two entrenched ideological camps—aficionados and abolitionists—and any attempt to hold a middle ground is likely to enflame both sides. You, by now, probably know how you feel about guns, and this is, by no means, an attempt to change th...
Marlins Man Is Everywhere
American Pharoah races to a Preakness win and sets up a shot at the Triple Crown, all while Marlins Man watches....
Baseball Man Does Non-Baseball Thing
Stephen Vogt attempts to swat away the ball en route to being tagged for the final out of the game against the White Sox....
Behind The Photo That Changed The Boston Marathon Forever
Everyone knows someone who’s run the marathon. Today’s big-city races—in places like Boston, New York, Berlin, and London—draw Olympic hopefuls competing for hundreds of thousands of dollars and hordes of weekend warriors raising money for their favorite charities or just hoping to check off “compl...
Grand National Winner Celebrates By Head-Butting Handler In The Balls
The Grand National is Europe’s biggest steeplechase, and its extreme length (more than four miles) means horses can be particularly feisty after nine minutes of being hassled by a jockey. Many Clouds took down the title at 25-1 odds today, and celebrated by head-butting one of his handlers. The gee...
18th-Inning Umpire Nutshots Are The Worst
The machines tried to tell us it was time to go home. We didn't listen. And now Marty Foster's crotch has paid the ultimate price....
Damn, This Barcelona Player's Trick Basketball Kick-Shot Is Dope
I don't know exactly how far Barcelona full back Martín Montoya is from the hoop—speaking of, why is there a basketball goal on the soccer field?—here, but regardless, booting a ball into it from any distance is damn impressive. If this is real, of course....
Gareth Bale Has Ugly Shot And Dumb Headband, Still Hits Half-Court Shots
Hm, this is a tough one. You’d think maybe Gareth Bale would flaunt going 3-of-5 in this half-court challenge thing, because damn, that’s some pretty good shooting. But then you remember what his awkward shooting motion looks like, and how goofy he looks with that headband, and you think, You know G...
Hey, Look, It's Jay Mariotti Posing For Some Glamour Shots
It's been a while since we've heard from Jay Mariotti, an unspeakably bad writer and stain of a human being who once pleaded no contest to misdemeanor stalking and assault charges after getting into a physical altercation with his then-girlfriend. We weren't and aren't quite sure what he's been up t...
Marcus Smart Ejected After Punching Matt Bonner In The Balls
Celtics fans are hoping Marcus Smart is the next Kevin Garnett, and if this blast to Matt Bonner's nuts is any proof, the rookie is already embracing some of KG's finishing moves. This one, in particular, finished Smart's night; he earned the ejection, and Boston fell 101-89 to the Spurs....
José Mourinho Gets Philosophical In Rant Directed At Haters In The Media
“The world is a bit strange. Maybe because of diets, and maybe because of the quality of produce we are eating, I think memories are getting shorter,” José Mourinho begins his wild, metaphysical ride that somehow ends with him basically calling certain members of the media jealous cowards....
This DJ Who Interviewed Bobby Brown's Nephew Is The Actual Antichrist
Before we get into this, I just want to state for the record and for my mother that I am of the opinion that this video is actually too raw for Deadspin. We've published real, actual porn on Deadspin. We've published scores of dicks, and some vaginas besides, and a respectable amount of butt action ...
These Trick Shots Won't Blow Your Mind. Seriously, They're Boring.
With the caveat that trick shot videos are inherently dorky, I've decided that ping pong trick shot videos are one of the top 10 nerdiest things on YouTube....