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Will Costa Rica's Keylor Navas Take Down Another Giant?
Keylor Navas will ruin your dreams. ...
Ich Bin Ein Melonenkopf
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How The UFC's Biggest Show Of The Year Turned Into A Fiasco
If you follow mixed martial arts long enough, even at a casual level, and if you are capable of feeling shame or outrage, the sport will eventually embarrass you. For those of us who follow the sport intently, especially those of us who deeply love it, this is a regular, sometimes daily, occurrenc...
If You're Going To Scream At Arjen Robben For Diving, First Make Sure He's Not Actually Robin Van Persie
Here's a shirtless fan (with a carved "Y" of chest hair) verbally abusing Robin Van Persie as he leaves the Dutch hotel, yelling "cheater" and making diving pantomimes. Why? He thinks it's Arjen Robben. All Dutch people must look alike. ...
Mugger Unsurprisingly Slow When Chased By Runners
The amazing part of this story is not that a mugger was run down by a group of runners, but that a mugger was up and at 'em by 6 a.m. But he was no match for a group that was already shuffling at 5....
USA-Belgium Pitch Invader Jumped Out Of Wheelchair
The fellow who disrupted play during yesterday's USA-Belgium found an ingenious way to get so close to the pitch—he had a wheelchair in a spot meant for the disabled....
These People Are Discussing Soccer
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<em>MLB The Show</em> Easter Egg: Umpire Shows Yasiel Puig How To Pimp A Homer
Here's a hidden gem from this year's edition of MLB The Show—spotted by our old buddy Owen Good—that players can unlock by holding onto the ball on the mound and leaving the game unpaused for more than 30 seconds. ...
Man Says "Fuck Her Right In The Pussy" On Live Report
Another live World Cup report, another "fuck her right in the pussy."...
Young Marlins Fan Returns For His Second Dance
We were all captivated (and slightly weirded out) by the Vine of that little Marlins fan who freaked the hell out when he got on camera. Tonight, the Marlins found him again, so yes, that rascal's a real dancing machine. ...
Here's The Idiot On The Field During USA-Belgium
The last game in the Round of 16 was briefly interrupted by an idiot on the field wearing a Superman shirt. ...
Happy Canada Day
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This Is Why It's Called The Beautiful Game: The Other World Cup
Over many eras, well past beautiful, to the far side of the Other World lies Mugu district in Nepal. The days are very very tough for most people there, but particularly for women. Life expectancy in Mugu is 49 years for men, 39 for women. Literacy rate in general is 27%, but for women, 9%. Sixt...
The Grierson & Leitch Top 12 Movies Of The First Half Of 2014
As of today, we are halfway through 2014. Most of your "prestige" movies aren't out yet—only a third of our top 10s last year were from the first half of 2013 —but that doesn't mean this year's first six months didn't have its delights. Surprisingly, many of the standouts were bigger-budgeted studio...
Please Do Not Try To Punch This Photo
Justin Bieber threw a party at his Beverly Hills home last night, and the reportedly raucous soirée was attended by all the obnoxious rich people you'd expect to show up to a party at Justin Bieber's house. ...
<em>Under The Dome</em> Has A Villain Problem
Stephen King's mammoth 2009 novel Under the Dome features two killer antagonists. One is, well, the dome itself; the other is "Big Jim" Rennie, a bully of a local politician who seizes the dome's sudden appearance as a chance to affirm his fiefdom. Too bad only the inanimate bad guy made the transit...
Texas Tech Recruit Punches Women's Hoops Star In Pickup Game
Incoming freshman cornerback Nigel Bethel II was dismissed from the Texas Tech football team yesterday, a day after punching Amber Battle, the Lady Raiders basketball team's leading scorer, in the face during a pickup game. Rec center hoops are serious fucking business....
Arjen Robben Apologizes For His Dive (But Not <em>That</em> Dive)
Arjen Robben blatantly dove multiple times in the Netherlands' comeback win over Mexico. He was also fouled multiple times. These happenings were not necessarily concurrent, though on certain plays they were, and they appeared to be on the final, fatal penalty call in the box. That's an unsatisfying...
A Misspelled Name Is The Greatest Honor
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