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The 10 Films I'm Most Excited To See At The Toronto Film Festival
We've got about a month left of summer movie season, but the studios are about to start unveiling their Oscar candidates—that is, the films they think are actually good. A lot of these get their launch at the Toronto Film Festival, which will run from September 6 to 16....
This Is, We <em>Think</em>, The First Olympian To Poop During His Event
Mystery Whisper finished a disappointing 23rd during this morning's show jumping finals. (And I guess the guy on his back did too, but it's sort of screwed up that the horses don't even receive medals, so we're going to start ignoring the riders.) It might have been a case of the nerves, as the 12...
Why Your Team Sucks 2012: Arizona Cardinals
Some people are fans of the Arizona Cardinals. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Arizona Cardinals. This 2012 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read the other Why Your Team Sucks 2012 previews here....
U.S. Women Win Team Gymnastics Gold
Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Alex Raisman, Kyla Ross, and Jordyn Wieber left little doubt during the team gymnastics competition, winning three of the four events to propel to U.S. to an easy victory over Russia and Romania, which took silver and bronze, respectively. It's the first gymnastics te...
Ryan Sweeney Punched A Door, And The Door Won
The Red Sox are healthy for the first time all year. The braintrust, including Bobby Valentine, Larry Lucchino and Ben Cherington, held a lengthy meeting and apparently decided not to trade Josh Beckett or Jacoby Ellsbury, but rather to go for it—after all, they're just four games out of a wild card...
The Controversial Olympic Fencing Semifinal, Recreated Using Legos
Yesterday, we showed you the bizarre aftermath of the women's individual épée semifinal, which was won by Germany's Britta Heidemann after a timing error put another second on the clock and allowed Heidemann to score a decisive touch on South Korea's Shin A Lam. Shin then proceeded to remain on the ...
Your Viewing Guide To Today's Women's Gymnastics Team Medal Round
As the women's gymnastics teams enter today's medal round, the United States team—as nearly every article about gymnastics has mentioned—is heavily favored to win the gold. It would be the first for America since the Magnificent Seven did it in Atlanta in 1996. This squad already has its own moniker...
Where Are They Still Making Kobe Bryant Rape Jokes? <em>WWE Raw</em>
With all the debate surrounding whether rape jokes are appropriate, we're kind of amazed this made it to air. Here's a segment from last night's WWE Raw in which Abraham Washington—manager to Titus O'Neil—lauds the strength of his wrestler by claiming "He's like Kobe Bryant in a hotel in Colorado....
The Braves Won Their First Monday Game In Nearly A Year
Looks like Garfield and Carl Crawford's heckler aren't the only ones who hate Mondays. The Braves had put together a mystifying, 0-16 streak in Monday games going back to last August. What's more, it hasn't been close: Atlanta only had three one-run losses over that span, all to the Marlins....
70,000 Penn State Fans "Like" This Facebook Post Demanding An Apology From ESPN For "Dragging Joe Pa Through The Mud"
Every time we publish one of those "look at all these crazy Penn State fans" posts, Nittany Lions fans pour in with the complaints that the Paterno defenders and child rape-enabler deniers are a small but vocal faction and that the majority of the PSU community doesn't think that way. We're incline...
Men's Gymnastics Team Final: Team USA Stumbles, China Soars, And The Officials Vault Japan Over Britain
After exceeding expectations in the men's gymnastics preliminaries, the United States fell below expectations when it counted, in the team final. A squad that had hoped for gold, if everything went right, finished out of the medals entirely....
Ichiro Hit His First Home Run As A Yankee, And John Sterling's Call Embarrassed Everyone
To be fair, Sterling arrived at "The Yankees' Rising Sun [or is it Son?] Says Sayonara" after eliminating more insensitive early drafts like "A mega-jack from the mega-Jap," "A head-turner from the rice burner," and "It's a round-trip for the new Nip." [YES]...
To Protect A Dan Snyder-Owned Radio Station, The Redskins Banned A Competing Station From Airing RG3's Press Conference
The Redskins are severely limiting Robert Griffin III's media exposure before the season starts. No chats after practices, no cameras at his locker—just one press conference a week, making six in all. So it was a massive local media scrum when Griffin held his first presser last Wednesday, with all ...
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Madison Square Garden May Be On Fire [UPDATE: Everything Is Fine]
The first to note it, that we're aware of, was @NYScanner, which an hour ago sent out the message, "Manhattan: Box 0706 at 8 Penn Plaza at Madison Square Garden. FDNY Using all hands for a fire on the 6 floor." @BuffNetwork (a Twitter account that posts pictures of firefighting in the tri-state area...
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U.S. Gymnast Danell Leyva Has A Habit Of Sending Half-Naked Photos Of Himself To Women [Kinda NSFW]
So says a woman who came to us this afternoon with an offer to "submit some risque photos of Danell Leyva." The woman asked for nothing in return. She says she had "some in underwear and some nudes" of the 20-year-old Miami native, some of which have already appeared on the internet. The woman says ...
U.S. Gymnastics Favorite Jordyn Wieber Outscored Nearly Everyone Else In Preliminaries. That Wasn't Enough To Qualify Her For The All-Around Final.
As expected, in the women's gymnastics preliminaries, the United States topped the field. Less expectedly, the margin was only 1.4 points....
Olympics Protect Their Sponsors By Covering Up Some White Seats At Old Trafford
Old Trafford, home of Manchester United, has been hosting some of the preliminary matches in Olympic soccer. That means the "Brand Exclusion Zone"—the desolate no-man's-land where only official sponsor's logos and products are allowed, and all others are physically barred—isn't limited to East Londo...
Singer Of Worst National Anthem Performance Ever Blames Vuvuzelas For Making Her Sing Off-Key
The parents of 11-year-old Harper Gruzins are defending their daughter's performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" before Saturday's Galaxy-FC Dallas match, claiming critics who called it the worst national anthem performance ever are "mean and hateful."...
The Reds Won 10 In A Row, So Now Marty Brennaman Has To Shave His Head "Like A Baby Nutsack"
Marty Brennaman doesn't have a ton of hair left, it's true. But what remains atop the Reds radio voice's dome is white and poofy and instantly recognizable, and come Friday, it's going to be on the clubhouse floor....
Tim Tebow "Didn't Really Think Y’all Would Be Filming" His Shirtless Run Through The Rain
With a shirt on, Tim Tebow appeared before the Cortland press corps today to discuss his shirtless run on Saturday, which was—despite lots of sports to follow, including the Olympics—A Thing....