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Your Japan-Greece Open Thread
A win tonight by either Japan or Greece would get them right back into the race. Let's talk about it in the discussion section below....
David Ortiz Is Bitching About The Official Scorer Again
David Ortiz hit a game-tying home run in extra innings last night. In the clubhouse after the game, he didn't want to talk about that. He wanted to complain about a seventh-inning ground ball that glanced off the glove of first-baseman Joe Mauer and was ruled an error....
Why Serey Die Broke Down During His National Anthem
Ivory Coast midfielder Serey Die shed tears while attempting to sing the anthem today. It wasn't patriotism—it was soon reported by multiple outlets that Die had learned of the death of his father two hours before kick-off. (The rumor appears to have been started by a hacky Twitter account.) It tur...
Pat Riley Says The Heat "Don't Need To Rebuild"
The biggest question of the NBA offseason will be what becomes of the Miami Heat, who obviously cannot challenge again with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade's corpse, Chris Bosh (who is good and whatever but making a shitload of money), and the rest of the crap roster. It was perhaps Pat Riley's biggest co...
Whatever Happened To Wayne Rooney?
Wayne Rooney is a paradox. That isn't a sentence that anyone ever supposed to write, but, well, there it is. ...
Your Uruguay-England Open Thread
The match of the day: Uruguay vs. England. We finally get to see Suárez!...
Your Colombia-Ivory Coast Open Thread
Here's your place to talk about Colombia-Ivory Coast....
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MLB's New Home-Plate Rule Had Its Lowest Moment [Update]
This run, the Reds' sixth of 11, didn't have much of an impact on the result of a game, which saw Pirates outfielder Travis Snider take the mound in the ninth (and strike out Joey Votto). But the controversial play at the plate may have been the best example yet that no one, not managers, coaches, o...
How Does Spain Compare With The Sorriest World Cup Flame-Outs Ever?
With Spain's 2-0 loss to Chile and its 5-1 demolition at the hands of the Netherlands, La Furia Roja are officially eliminated from the World Cup—something most everybody thought was inconceivable a week ago. ...
Your Cameroon-Croatia Open Thread
Cameroon are probably done already but Croatia still have dreams of the knockout rounds. Plus, has there been a bad match yet?...
Your Spain-Chile Open Thread
The result of this match pretty much decides whether Spain or Chile make it out of Group B. Talk about it below....
Lil B's Hoop Dreams: Why The Based God Is Our Lebron (And Our Tupac)
Every Lil B mixtape is an event: a multi-stage, multimedia extravaganza that in all its quirkiness, interactivity, and downright craziness exemplifies why the Based God is the most fascinating artist currently doing it....
Jimmy Graham's Twitter Proves He's A Tight End, Claims NFL
Jimmy Graham's grievance hearing is expected to conclude today; the Saints star is seeking to be labeled as a wide receiver instead of a tight end for franchise tag purposes. According to Ian Rapoport, one of the NFL's arguments is that Graham lists himself as a tight end in his Twitter bio....
Your Australia-Netherlands Open Thread
Holland have the most impressive victory of the tournament so far, but Australia played a Chile team they were expected to lose big to pretty close. So it's probably Holland big again, no? Let's talk about it....
How Mexico Beat Brazil, 0-0
Brazil's attack came in wave after wave after wave, but no matter how hard Neymar and the boys crashed in on goal, Mexico's granite keeper Memo Ochoa stood solid and repelled each and every one. To say he single-handedly saved a point would be to give the rest of his body too little credit....
Irish Football League Brings Us A 93-Yard Fat Guy Touchdown
This here is Shane McNulty, a defensive lineman for the Dundalk Mavericks, running back an interception for a 93-yard touchdown....
Hey You, Get Your Ass Off That Brazilian's Head!
Why was it even there? Not cool, man....
Host Sites For A 2022 U.S. World Cup That Doesn't Exist–Yet
ESPN Deportes' Jorge Ramos caused a bit of a stir last week by reporting that FIFA put U.S. Soccer on standby for the 2022 World Cup, should Qatar be stripped of its hosting privileges. While this report has been disputed and denied up and down, America's vast sports infrastructure would make it a s...
Your Brazil-Mexico Open Thread
It's time for Brazil-Mexico, a rematch of the Olympics final a couple years ago. Talk about it here....
Kevin Durant Continues To Be Bad At Internet Feuds
Poor Kevin Durant is just so dang bad at the internet and feuds, mostly because he seems to have a gift for doing and or saying completely innocuous things that he later has to back down from because the internet is stupid....