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This Is What It Looks Like When Sneaky Machines Practice Rising Up
CBC Sports announcers Scott Oakes and Kevin Weekes almost got run over by a Zamboni before the San Jose Sharks/Edmonton Oilers game last night. Here's video of it. (HT Greg Wyshynski)...
Melee Breaks Out In MMA Ring, Ref Gets Knocked Out
Grachan 5 was like a lot of MMA events in the way that I suspect this sort of thing happens at every MMA event. Watch as Takeo Shiina introduces Jung Hyun Lee and an unsuspecting referee to his vengeance....
The Killer Squirrel Epidemic Could Spell America’s Doom
Drew Magary's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Find more of his stuff at his Twitter feed....
Soccer Player Has Heart Attack During Match
Miguel Garcia, a midfielder for Segunda Divsion side Salamanca, is recovering in hospital today after suffering a suspected heart attack during a match against Real Betis on Sunday....
A-Rod Finally Worth $252 Million To The Texas Rangers
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
This Is What Happens When The Commonwealth Games Are Attacked By Monkeys And Snakes
Newspaper ledes you'll hopefully never see in America: "Fierce langur monkeys and snake charmers have been deployed at several Commonwealth Games venues across New Delhi to try to protect athletes and delegates from simian and reptile attack." [NZH](ViaTom Kolak)...
Weekend Winner: Sparty's Balls (If Not His Vascular System)
In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio, who beat Notre Dame on a wonderfully idiotic fake field goal in overtime and then survived a "minor" heart attack....
Michigan State Coach Has Heart Attack Shortly After Beating* Notre Dame
Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio was hospitalized Sunday after suffering a mild heart attack shortly after an overtime victory against Notre Dame....
Here Are Some Grisly Photos Of A Sailor's Body Parts After Being Eaten By This Tiger Shark
Yesterday, we pointed you to this story about the poor sailor chomped by a tiger shark off the coast of the Bahamas. Underwater Times has the gruesome after photos. If you have a quick gag reflex, do not continue....
Shark Eats Sailor, Spits Leg Back At Fisherman
"On September 4, a local investment banker caught the 12-foot tiger shark while on a deep-sea fishing trip and he said a left leg popped out of its mouth as they hauled it in. " [TelegraphUK]...
Boston Columnist Doth Question White Jesus' Free Ride, Pre-Kickoff Smiting Expected
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Carmelodrama, Day Two: Twitter Won't Say Whether He Got Hacked
When the Lord's Day began, talk was that Carmelo Anthony issued a $5K "bounty" involving the Slapping of Kat Stacks' "Pigeon Face Ass" overnight. Specifically ......
Melo Tweets That He'd Been Hacked
Carmelo Anthony and his Twitter page are back! And after an eight-hour gaps in posts, he writes ......
Need a Quick $5K? Ask 'Melo How! (Update: 'Melo's Saying He Got Hacked)
Seems as if "Carmelo Anthony" got a lil hot under the keyboard this morning....
Tila Tequila Attends "Gathering of the Juggalos," Suffers Predictable Fate
"I went onstage and immediately, before I even got on stage, DUDES were throwing HUGE STONE ROCKS in my face, beer bottles that slit my eye open, almost burnt my hair on fire cuz they threw firecrackers on stage." [news.com.au]...
Here's Why Canada Should Lose its Baseball Privileges (Tha Remix)
Just when I thought the instant-classic "Brent Bowers Grabs Ankles, Repeatedly Calls Openly Gay Ref a Faggot" routine would be the last post about Edmonton-involved baseball, along came Thursday's Edmonton East Park Orioles game....
Save The Endangered Canadian Beer Snake
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are considering banning the age-old Canadian pastime of stacking beer cups, after spectators were "slightly injured" during this record-breaking attempt last week. Aw, but it almost reached the 55-yard line! [CBC]...
YES Network Eulogizes George Steinbrenner With Sensitively Chosen Pull Quote
Whoever did this should be fired and rehired, in the man's honor. H/T reader Adem...
George Steinbrenner Is Dead At 80
Yankees owner George Steinbrenner has died after suffering a massive heart attack. He was 80. Quoth commenter Eddie Murray Sparkles: "Jesus is getting a haircut as we speak."...
Legendary Cup Stacking At A CFL Game
America, fuck yeah! Stacking empties at a football game, creating a cup snake that runs for rows! Oh wait, it's in Canada. Carry on, then....