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The Cleats Everyone Will Wear At The World Cup Seem To Fucking Suck

So our staff illustrator was perusing the sneaker blogs today when he happened upon this neon-yellow/afterbirth abomination: the Nike Magista. These bad boys were first unveiled to the world today in Barcelona, and they're fucking fugly. That's fine; shoes don't have souls and they don't have mirror...

With Celtics Losing Big, Fans Cheer For Tupac Lookalike In Stands

The Celtics were thoroughly drubbed by the Warriors tonight, but Boston fans found one thing to cheer for. During a break where the Celts were down by 30, the Jumbotron showed a man wearing his bandana like Tupac, and fans began to chant for him....

Deadspin Up All Night: Dangerous

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Diego Costa Snubs Brazil For Spain And Could Swing The World Cup

Diego Costa is, at this moment, the best Brazilian striker in the world. The 21 goals he's scored for this year's title-challenging Atlético Madrid team are the fourth highest tally in the top five European leagues. Normally, you'd think Costa's impressive resumé would see him as one of the faces of...

Deadspin Up All Night: Just Run 'Em Baby

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Every World Cup Ball In 6 Seconds

Reddit user davemcgee2 has created this GIF, featuring the the 20 balls used for every World Cup from 1930 through this summer's tournament. Since some of them, especially the older ones (leather was used through the 1982 World Cup), are damn near art, you can find the individual photos here....

Deadspin Up All Night: 'Cause I Don't Need A Friend

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Deadspin Up All Night: Sound Bang

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The Pope Resigned Early Because Of The World Cup

Pope Emeritus Benedict resigned, somewhat shockingly, in February 2013. He did so earlier than he initially intended because he wanted his successor to be able to attend a major Roman Catholic festival in Brazil that was moved up one year to make room for the World Cup in Brazil this summer. So, bas...

Deadspin Up All Night: It's Time To Go

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Deadspin Up All Night: I'm Never Gonna Hate

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[Napoli celebrate a Gonzalo Higuaín goal against Swansea with feral screams. Photo by Giuseppe Bellini/Getty]...

NFL Was Preparing To Move Super Bowl If Arizona's Anti-Gay Bill Passed

It is a moot point now that Arizona governor Jan Brewer vetoed the controversial SB 1062, but the NFL had already begun taking steps to secure a different location for next year's Super Bowl. It would have gone, in all likelihood, to Tampa....

This Kid Is A Fan Of Basically Every Sports Team Ever

There are bandwagon fans, and then there's this guy. A tipster made us aware of his existence. His rooting interest? All of the teams, everywhere. It's rather impressive, because that's a lot of money to spend on apparel....

Report: Someone Bashed Richie Incognito's Ferrari With A Baseball Bat [Update]

Someone took a bat to Richie Incognito's Ferrari in front of his Arizona home, per TMZ, and though no lights look to be smashed in the photos, the hood and grill took some damage. There are also shirts on the car, for some reason....

Arizona Gov. Vetoes Intolerant Bill, Quiets Super Bowl Relocation Talk

Arizona governor Jan Brewer struck down an amendment to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act Wednesday night, dashing the possibility that Super Bowl XLIX wouldn't be held in Glendale....

Deadspin Up All Night: Seventeen Years Old

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New Study Says NBA Referees Aren't Racist Anymore

Seven years ago, a couple of economists from Ivy League schools dropped a study on the NBA's head saying that its referees called more fouls against black players than they did against white players. ...

Hank The Dog Runs In A Milwaukee Brewers Sausage Race

Hank the dog continues to solidify his status as the world's best baseball doggie. Today, Hank the dog got to face off against the Brewers' famous sausage racers, an honor that has surely never previously been bestowed upon a stray dog who survived being hit by a car. ...

Every NBA Team's Season, In One Chart

Here's a chart by Houston Rockets analyst Ed Kupfer (you might remember him from that NBA strength of schedule chart a while back) that does the simple, useful job of lining up how each NBA team's offense and defense have stacked up to the rest of the league. You aren't going to find too many surpri...