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Mariners Fan Fights Stadium Netting, Loses
Hanley Ramirez jerked a big dong this evening, sending a Wade LeBlanc fastball some 455 feet into the Seattle evening. It nestled its way into the netting above the scoreboard in left field, thus beginning this enterprising Ken Griffey Jr. fan’s treasure hunt. ...
Japanese Gymnast Reportedly Racks Up $5,000 Bill Playing <i>Pokémon Go</i> At The Olympics
Kohei Uchimura is a six-time world champion gymnast, a four-time gold medalist at the Olympics, and, apparently, an aspiring Pokémon trainer. Playing Pokémon Go in different locales can be a great way to accrue a collection of new monsters, but it can also cost you severely. Uchimura reportedly play...
Baylor Offensive Lineman Arrested For Allegedly Stalking Ex-Girlfriend
Baylor offensive lineman Rami Hammad was arrested yesterday on a third-degree felony stalking charge, three weeks after a Baylor professor called 911 because he allegedly wouldn’t leave his ex-girlfriend alone, according to the Waco Tribune....
NDSU President Rescinds Media Ban, AD Offers Stale Apology
North Dakota State thought it could strong-arm media members and organizations not paying for rights by barring them from, among other things, live tweeting from games or interviewing coaches. Essentially, the school’s athletic department hoped it could get away with preventing local bloggers and b...
Newspaper Comics, Ranked
We’ve been reminiscing about the funny pages, which provoked the single most blisteringly, violently hot take in the history of our blog site: Andy Capp is superior to Calvin and Hobbes, according to one staffer. Most of the staff ratings were sane and good, however, so we’ve averaged them for your ...
John McEnroe Brought The Heat
The best first pitch of 2016 does not belong to a 92-year-old World War II veteran, Snoop Dogg, or, uh, whoever these people are. No, the honor goes to John McEnroe, who smoked this fastball in to open this evening’s Mets-Yankees game....
I've Always Wanted To Visit "Coloradao"
As tipster Michael points out, that is not how you spell Colorado. Here are some since-deleted tweets from Colorado State recruits....
What's Going On Between The Dodgers And Yasiel Puig?
This afternoon’s trade fucking deadline came and went without Yasiel Puig switching teams, despite his Los Angeles Dodgers acquiring Josh Reddick. However, something much stranger happened. For a few hours, it was unclear whether Puig was still on the Dodgers, on his way to the minors, or on the lam...
Your MLB Trade Fucking Deadline Roundup
The MLB trade deadline has come and gone, and although news of more deals could trickle in over the next few hours, I think it’s safe to say that the hot fucking stove was only moderately hot today. Look, my hand is on the stove right now. It’s right there on the burner. What do I feel? It’s not col...
If You Had Your Own Sports Talk Radio Show, What Would It Be Called?
We started discussing a ranking of local sports talk radio show names this morning, but concluded it would be a lot more fun to let you come up with your own—so we made a sports talk radio show generator! Just plug in your name, the name of a co-host, and the call letters of your fictional station t...
The Cardinals Lost Their 49th Game
Derek Dietrich’s triple drove in Adeiny Hechavarria and gave the Miami Marlins a walk-off win Sunday as they topped the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-4....
Draymond Green: Dick Pics "Will Help Propel Me To The Next Level As A Basketball Player"<em></em>
After initially claiming he’d been hacked, Golden State Warriors groin-assaulter Draymond Green today confessed to, and apologized for, having inadvertently sent out a dick pic on Snapchat. ...
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NBA Star Draymond Green Sends Out Dick Pic On Snapchat, Apologizes [NSFW]<em></em>
Draymond Green’s long summer of cock and balls-related controversy—he kneed Steven Adams in the dick, swiped at LeBron’s dick, and acted like a dick—continues unabated. Earlier today, amidst pictures of Melo sleeping and general Team USA shenanigans, an artfully crafted dick pic showed up on Green’s...
The Cardinals Lost Their 48th Game
Christian Yelich and Jeff Mathis combined for six hits and four RBI as the Marlins crushed St. Louis last night in Miami 11-0 in a battle between National League wild card contenders....
Australian Olympic Delegation Robbed During Fire At Athletes' Village
Olympic athletes continue to be victimized by crime and poor facilities—simultaneously, it would seem, as the Australian delegation returned to their lodgings after a fire to discover they’d been robbed....
Report: Baylor Coerced Rape Victims Into Silence By Threatening To Punish Them For Drinking
Baylor rape victims say the university told women who attempted to report their assaults that their parents would be informed of their alcohol or drug use under the student conduct code and in some circumstances were themselves charged with code violations, according to the Associated Press....
"Impressed" Is Perhaps Not The Right Word
(Your daily update on the Olympic athletes’ village, from SwimSwam.)...
NDSU Effectively Bans Media From Covering Bison Sports Unless They Paid For Rights
North Dakota State is cutting off outlets from covering Bison athletics unless they’ve paid a media rights ransom, according to local Fargo newspaper The Forum....
Please Enjoy This Supremely Fucked-Up First Pitch
America hasn’t won a single World Baseball Classic, and we’re similarly lagging behind the rest of the world in first pitch nightmares. Where is the presidential candidate who will deliver creepy ghost children to America’s ballparks?...