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Donald Trump Is A Frightened Coward And I Bet $100,000 He Won't Fight Me<em></em>
Last month, I made a public challenge to Donald Trump, which I will repeat here: If he or either of his sons will box me for one round, I will make the maximum legal contribution to his campaign and donate $100,000 to the charity of his choice....

A Pretty Good Theory Of Donald Trump
Donald Trump is Max Bialystock. Let me explain....

The Cardinals Lost Their 50th Game
Outfielder Scott Schebler obliterated a baseball for a three-run walk-off home run, giving the Cincinnati Reds a 7-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals Tuesday....

The Battle Over The Rangers' Ballpark Scam Has Officially Begun
It is not unreasonable, I don’t believe, to portray the pending fight over a new $1 billion stadium for the Texas Rangers as a proxy war—or at least a referendum—over the public financing of stadiums in America. Here is every variable that should make sports fans recoil in horror at the now-accepted...

All The Olympic Sports Should Be Outdoors
“Indoors” does not care what the season is. Seasons do not exist indoors. That is the whole reason we have indoors. When you stick a seasonal specifier like “Summer” or “Winter” in front of your event, your event has to take place in that actual season, which is outdoors. That is science. Therefore ...

The Cardinals Lost Their 49th Game
Derek Dietrich’s triple drove in Adeiny Hechavarria and gave the Miami Marlins a walk-off win Sunday as they topped the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-4....

Rio's Water Is Still Full Of Filth And Viruses
The Summer Olympics begin in four days in Rio de Janeiro, and the city’s waterways are still so dirty that one expert is recommending that anyone who visits the city should avoid putting their head under water....

The Cardinals Lost Their 48th Game
Christian Yelich and Jeff Mathis combined for six hits and four RBI as the Marlins crushed St. Louis last night in Miami 11-0 in a battle between National League wild card contenders....

NFL Says Donald Trump Is Full Of Shit; League Never Sent Him Letter About Debate Schedule
Donald Trump’s efforts to weasel out of debating Hillary Clinton have hit a peak, as the GOP presidential nominee has repeatedly blamed his opponent for the scheduled debates that were approved by the bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates nearly a year ago. That lie apparently not being bold...

The RNC And The DNC Are Finally Over; Did Anything Actually Happen?<em></em>
After eight days of American flag lapel pins and canned applause lines, the major political parties’ nominating conventions—the Republican National Convention (RNC) and the Democratic National Convention (DNC)—have finally come to an end. As many observers long expected, the Democrats selected Hilla...

How Do I Keep The News Cycle From Bringing Me Down?
Ask An Adequate Woman is a space where readers can ask the questions they can’t—or maybe just won’t!—pose to their friends about relationships, fashion, family dramas, dating, existential crises, weird sex stuff, and everything else. The Women of Deadspin (and some of our clever friends) are here to...

Poll: Las Vegas Residents Don't Want Public Funds Used For An NFL Stadium
Las Vegas ABC station KTNV polled Clark County residents about whether or not they would want to pay $500 million in order to help build the Raiders an NFL stadium. Of the 750 people polled, 55 percent said they opposed spending half a billion dollars on a new stadium, while only 35 percent were in ...

The Cardinals Lost Their 47th Game
Bartolo Colón stymied Cardinals hitters with eight strikeouts over seven innings of one-run ball Tuesday as the New York Mets beat St. Louis, 3-1....

Politician Who Cooked Up Horrid Braves Stadium Deal Gets Voted Out Of Office
As chairman of Cobb County, Tim Lee helped oversee the deal that put Cobb County taxpayers on the hook for almost half a billion dollars to finance the Braves’ new stadium. Not only has the new traffic nightmare of a ball park depleted the county’s public parks fund and ushered in a new wave of sini...

Inch For Inch, Inika McPherson Might Be The Most Talented Jumper On The Planet
The three priestesses of the high jump—the American reps in Rio—are an unconventional and disparate bunch, whose ability to launch themselves over a 6'6" bar is almost less interesting than how they made it to the Olympics in the first place....

When Is Being Polite More Trouble Than It's Worth?
As a human living in society, you are often urged to ignore the signals your body sends you just for the sake of keeping up appearances. I wish you didn’t, for your own sake....

Argentinian Olympics Official Alleges Sabotage In Athletes' Village
We already knew the Olympic athletes’ village in Rio was a mess, but now we’ve jumped from stories about uninhabitable rooms and failed safety inspections and into allegations of sabotage....

The Cardinals Lost Their 46th Game
Right-hander Mike Mayers got stomped in his major league debut Sunday as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-6....

The Cardinals Lost Their 45th Game
The Los Angeles Dodgers teed off on starter Mike Leake Saturday as they defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-2....

Here's The Song Of The Summer, And Also Every Single Other Day Of Life
Folks, it’s a sweaty summer Friday, and chances are you’re work-sick and ready to let loose. Please find some relief in the song of the summer....