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Messi Scores Off Free Kick To Give Argentina 2-1 Lead Over Nigeria
Lionel Messi's free kick goal in stoppage time of the first half sent Argentina to the locker room with a 2-1 lead over Nigeria. ¡Golazo!...
Argentina, Nigeria Score In First Five Minutes, Make World Cup History
So, Argentina and Nigeria are off to a good start. They're tied at one goal apiece, and have already made history. This is the first time two World Cup teams have scored within the first five minutes of any match in the tournament....
How Either Nigeria Or Iran Can Join Argentina In The Next Round
Starting at noon Eastern, Argentina play Nigeria and Iran play Bosnia-Herzegovina in the final matches of Group F. Here's a chart showing all the paths to qualification still possible in this group....
30 Years After Whiffing On ESPN, Time Inc. Starts Digital Sports Network
Time Inc., parent company of Sports Illustrated, has launched a new digital sports network that will seek to "plug into the soul of digital and move at the speed of Twitter," according to the network's president, Jason Coyle. The venture is called 120 Sports, and on first glance it seems like a grow...
Adrian Beltre Gets 2,500th Hit, Unwanted Head Touching
Adrian Beltre collected his 2,500th hit in Tuesday night's game against the Tigers. (That's pretty impressive! He's only the seventh third baseman to reach the mark.) Miguel Cabrera was at first base to give him the ball and a quick touch on the head. Beltre, a man who hates having his head touched,...
Ian Kinsler Homers, Mocks His Former Teammates
Remember when Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler turned his ESPN The Magazine profile into a platform from which to hurl molotov cocktails at his former team, the Texas Rangers, after he was traded to Detroit? It does not appear that time has done much to erode the animosity that Kinsler feels toward...
<em>Jeopardy!</em> Vs. <em>Wheel of Fortune</em>: Which One Makes You Feel Dumber?
I am a Thought Leader of Television, and so I've been asked to ruminate on the Big News that Jeopardy!—yeah! the exclamation point! is officially part of the title!—beat Wheel of Fortune in the ratings a coupla weeks ago, the first time in over a decade, and is this perhaps an indicator that maybe A...
FIFA Opens Disciplinary Proceeding Against Luis Suárez, The Biter
FIFA will invite Luis Suárez to defend himself against fairly overwhelming evidence that he straight-up bit a dude during a World Cup match. Under regulations regarding player misconduct against other players and non-0fficials and/or more general rules of decorum in the disciplinary code, FIFA has g...
The Many Crimes Of Luis Suárez, Soccer's Notorious Supervillain
The beauty of the World Cup—for Americans, at least—is that it exposes so many viewers to the nuances and enjoyments of an unfamiliar sport. This tournament has awoken the typical American sports fan to jaw-dropping goals, spectacular individual displays, unbridled joy followed by crushing disappoin...
Deadspin Up All Night: Coming Home
Thanks for your continued support of Deadspin. Big free agent news today. ...
Colombia Score Another Goal, Pull Off Another Great Celebration
We already saw Colombian dance time. Now it's time for another dance: one straight from Michael Jackson's Thriller video....
Bill James Calls For Revolutionary Changes To The American Economy
Over at his website, Bill James has a fun feature called "Hey Bill," where he answers questions from readers. Sometimes these have to do with esoteric baseball topics and sometimes they have to do with other things, such as the ongoing debate over James's idea to fundamentally change the structure o...
Croatia Vs. Mexico Fan Brawl Features Shirtless, Smoking Hero
Right after Mexico took a 1-0 lead in yesterday's World Cup match against Croatia, a fight between the nations' supporters broke out in the stands. The fight featured quite a few reckless haymakers, a lot of shirtless Croatians, and one amazing badass....
World Cup Goals, As They Sounded At Home: June 23
Every day, Deadspin compiles each World Cup goal as called on a broadcast in the country that scored it. See previous days here....
The Arizona Sundogs' "Buried Alive" Promotion Is Not Going Well
It's been six days since the Arizona Sundogs' owner and GM were buried in a dumpster until they reached their goal of 300 season tickets sold. They are not anywhere close to their goal....
Why Tim Duncan Will Never Be Loved Like Michael Jordan
I was driving home the other day when a horrific accident played out at an intersection in front of the stoplight where I was stopped. I didn't see the initial collision, but I heard the crash and turned my head to see an SUV go rolling down the street, breaking apart like it was Talladega Nights. ...
This Is Your Ultimate Luis Suárez Vine
We have managed to capture Luis Suárez's entire career in one Vine. Read on:...
A Sense Of Where You Are
From Clancy Martin's review of Geoff Dyer's new book:...