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Soccer Team Kicks Opponent's Ass In Game; Fans Literally Kick Opponent's Ass After It
You might’ve thought that fans of Bella Vista would’ve been content to merely bask in the glory of their team’s title-winning victory against Tiro Federal in one of Argentina’s lower divisions, but this is soccer and Argentina. What was the final whistle for the match itself was the starting sound f...

Ronaldinho Is Playing Futsal In India And Owning People Left And Right
Ronaldinho is one of the very best dribbling technicians of his era, and he can make anyone look like a damn fool for swiping at him while he’s doing his thing. He’s currently in the twilight of his career, and he just wrapped up a brief (more on this in a bit) tour with Goa of the Indian Premier Fu...

NASCAR Drivers Brawl After Late Wreck
Tonight’s NASCAR truck race near St. Louis was already running late after a rain delay and several wrecks, but it was one with just seven laps remaining that brought Spencer Gallagher and John Wes Townley to fisticuffs. Rubbin’ (fists) is racin’!...

World Cup Host Country Jails Dutch Rape Victim On Adultery Charges
FIFA remains committed to hosting the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where a projected 7,000 slaves will die in the process of constructing facilities funded by Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, and Anheuser-Busch. But the atrocious human rights situation in that country extends beyond the laborers shanghaied into b...

The Padres Made Another Highlight With A Walk-Off Walk Against The Dodgers
If you’re a Padres fan, these are the moments you live for: Self-immolation by a Dodgers pitcher that leads to a walk-off 11th-inning win. This canny piece of non-hitting came late Saturday and includes all the drama of a game-winning hit but with the hold-yer-breath matador’s flourish that Yangervi...

Watch Rougned Odor Punch José Bautista In Extreme Slow Motion
Rougned Odor slugged José Bautista in the face following the latter’s questionable slide into second and sparked a brawl talking heads will be discussing all week. While we wait for the inevitable punishments to be handed down, let’s appreciate the point of contact as presented in extreme slow motio...

Counterpoint: Pets Are Good
Earlier this morning, this very website presented the case against pets. I would like to offer the following counterpoint:...

Rivalry Match In Brazil Ends In Massive Brawl, Sending 5 Fans To Hospital
The gruesome stomping out you see above was just one instance of fan violence that occurred during this weekend’s CSA vs. CRB rivalry match. After the game ended 0-1 in favor of CRB, which won them the local state championship at stake, dozens of opposing fans streamed onto the pitch and started fig...

Spanish Police Throw Hands With Manchester City Fans
It’s hard to tell exactly who’s the aggressor here—the Manchester City fans visiting Real Madrid’s stadium for yesterday’s Champions League match, or the police who push and pull and punch them—but there’s definitely some scrapping going on, and it doesn’t look all that necessary....

Ukrainian Soccer Guys Turn Metaphorical Beat-Down Into A Real Beat-Down
Dynamo Kiev’s players did not enjoy the ass-kicking Shakhtar Donetsk were laying on them in a match this weekend. Irked at Shakhtar’s celebration after their third goal of the day, some Dynamo players decided to try their hand at a more literal beat-down, which led to a huge brawl on the pitch:...

TV Anchor Fired Over Prince-Themed Sports Report
A Nashville sports reporter who delivered a Prince-themed report after the musician’s death has been fired, according to his Facebook page....

The Definitive Opinion on Basketball Players Wearing Short Shorts
A gentleman named Chase emailed in to Jezspin Day because he REALLY wants to know what us ladyfolk think of the new short shorts that basketball men are sporting these days. Chase, this sports blog is for you....

Two French Soccer Ladies Hash Out Their Differences By Brawling On The Field
What inspired Maude Perchey of Rouen and Bordeaux’s Eva Sumo to cease competing against one another within the strictures of soccer’s rule book and instead elect to get into some gangsta shit, we don’t know. What we do know is that Perchey throws punches like she’s trying to decapitate her opponent,...

I Want To Kiss This Gorgeous Futsal Goal Right On The Mouth
Ricardinho is a Portuguese futsal player and also apparently a real actual wizard. He scored this wondergoal on Serbia at the European Championships yesterday, and oh man is it pretty....

Argentine Cup Match Suspended After Players Won't Stop Beating The Shit Out Of Each Other
Argentina’s traditional summer tournaments came to an end last night with a suspension of the final Copa Ciudad de la Plata match due to both teams’ inability to cease punching and kicking each other....

Sergey Kovalev Quacks At Adonis "Chickenson," Who Then Comes After Kovalev
Sergey Kovalev battered Jean Pascal in retaining his three light heavyweight belts tonight in Montreal, but the Russian wasn’t content to stop landing blows after Pascal’s trainer Freddie Roach threw in the towel after the seventh round. Kovalev brought up the failed attempts at unifying the light h...

The Suns Are A Wreck, And The Owner Is Blaming "Millennial Culture"
It wasn’t so long ago that the Phoenix Suns were one of the NBA’s feel-good stories. Jeff Hornacek took a weirdly constructed lineup, featuring a two- and then three-headed point guard monster, and turned the Suns into one of the more exciting young teams in the league. But the roster’s been rejigge...

World Champion Skier Narrowly Escapes Death By Drone
Marcel Hirscher, the best alpine skier in the world, recently competed in a World Cup event in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy. A few seconds into his second slalom run, he was very nearly crushed by a falling camera drone....

Robin Lopez Whoops Bucks Mascot In Lightsaber Fight
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Texas, Baylor Team Up To "Fight" Each Other
Texas is embarrassing Baylor 17-0 early in a game the Bears ought to be winning easily, and some aggression made its way to the field late in the first quarter. It’s as if the Longhorns and Bears wanted to show us how well they can portray a baseball fight. Also, this guy: ...