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Why Did Tyler Clippard Answer The Phone During <i>Game Of Thrones</i>?<em></em>
Here are two things of note from Tyler Clippard’s Sunday: He was traded to the Astros for either cash considerations or a player to be named later, and he was watching Game of Thrones when he got the call from White Sox GM Rick Hahn telling him as much. Clippard was 35 minutes into the episode, prob...
Here’s A 54-Year-Old Sandman Clearing The Ring With A Singapore Cane
The crowd heard “Enter Sandman” and immediately knew what was coming. It didn’t matter that it was 2017 instead of 1997. The Sandman was going to enter the ECW Arena and save the day....
What The Heck Is Going On At Tottenham Hotspur?
On Thursday, just three days before Tottenham Hotspur’s Premier League season opener and three weeks before the summer transfer window closes, the worst newspaper in England published a shocking interview with Tottenham’s 27-year-old star left back Danny Rose, horrifying Spurs supporters the world o...
The Braves' New Ballpark Is An Urban Planner's Nightmare
In 1965, voters from the five counties that still make up metro Atlanta—Cobb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Clayton and DeKalb—went to the ballot box to decide the future of the region’s public transportation system. The counties that voted “yes” would begin planning a regional rail system that would eventually...
Adam Engel Benefits From Cartoonish Misplay, Still Gets Tagged Out
White Sox centerfielder Adam Engel received a gift with his pop-up in the third inning tonight—three Astros infielders who danced around the ball and simply let it drop. By the time that third baseman Alex Bregman was able to get his hands on it, Engel had already rounded second base. And then, more...
Jason Day Is A Trailblazer, Makes "Uranus" Joke At PGA Tournament Press Conference
As children, generally, we receive plenty of chances to make jokes about Uranus. Science class! Planetarium field trip! Literally any time any one says anything about the solar system! As an adult? Not so much. If you are the type of adult who enjoys making Uranus jokes and you have the good fortune...
Norovirus Outbreak Craps Up Track And Field World Championships<em></em>
This afternoon in London, South Africa’s Olympic hero Wayde van Niekerk coasted in under 44 seconds to win the 400-meter world championship with ease, letting up before he reached the finish line and still coming within a second of his own world record. He barely celebrated after he won, partially b...
I Am Beginning To Think Jared Kushner May Not Be A Devious Mastermind After All
One of the persistent and hilarious myths of the Trump administration—along with “He’s flailing around like a spastic toddler on purpose to distract you from Russia!”—has been the narrative of Jared Kushner: Machiavellian Trump Whisperer. It’s one of the few things Donald Trump and his critics seem ...
Report: Houston Nutt Offers To Settle If Ole Miss Apologizes And Pays Respect To The Ethics
Ole Miss can make this whole self-induced Houston Nutt headache—which is now just one headache among many—go away if it just admits it lied about the details of some recruiting violations and forks over a half-a-million bucks in the name of “sports ethics.”...
Do The Astros Need Justin Verlander?
Justin Verlander’s contract is so big that the Tigers had no fear any other team would want it. After the traditional trade deadline passed at the end of July, Verlander and the $28 million he’s owed in each of the next two years easily cleared revocable waivers, making the 34-year-old Tiger still e...
Didier Drogba Scores Great Goal Against Scrubbiest Scrubs Imaginable
Technically, this is still a highlight because it’s Didier Drogba scoring an absolute scorcher of a free kick from way far out that probably would’ve flown into the net had he been back in a Chelsea shirt facing like Jordan Pickford or something. However, it’s also kind of a lowlight because it’s Di...
Matt Joyce Suspended Two Games For Use Of Anti-Gay Slur
Matt Joyce of the Oakland Athletics was overheard using an anti-gay slur in an angry exchange with a boorish fan after being robbed of a base hit during Friday’s 8-6 loss to the Angels. Now Major League Baseball has suspended Joyce for two games following the incident....
American Justin Gatlin Rudely Spoils Usain Bolt's Final 100-Meter Race
Usurping American aggressor Justin Gatlin has vanquished the great champion Usain Bolt in Bolt’s last ever 100-meter race, at the IAAF World Track and Field Championships in London. ...
Christian Pulisic Starts His Season Off By Embarrassing Bayern Munich
America’s Wonderteen, Christian Pulisic, scored the opener of the German Super Cup for Dortmund against Bayern today, dispossessing a concerningly louche Javi Martinez and easily finishing....
Which Deadspin Staffer Would Make The Best Ball Person?
Have what it takes to be a ball person at a pro tennis tournament? Yeah, we thought so, too. When the U.S. Open begins at Flushing Meadows on August 28, a whole fleet of ball people will mobilize to ensure every match runs as smoothly as possible. We will not be among them....
Stan Wawrinka's Done For The Season
Defending U.S. Open champion Stan Wawrinka announced today he is undergoing a “medical intervention” on his knee and will miss the rest of the 2017 season. ...
Is MLS A Ponzi Scheme?
If like any red-blooded American capitalist you measure success by growth, these are boom times for Major League Soccer. North America’s top soccer league has gone from just 10 teams in 2004 to a whopping 22, with two more clubs in Los Angeles and Miami set to come online in the couple of seasons. A...
Dustin Johnson Cranks A Majestic 439-Yard Golf Dinger
Here is one mighty golf dinger, from Dustin Johnson at the World Golf Championship-Bridgestone Invitational:...
Japanese Wrestling's Bomb-Loving Cult Hero Is Coming To New Jersey<em></em>
When you hear the phrase “indie wrestling,” what exactly does it make you think of? You may be picturing a show in a high school gym, rec center, Knights of Columbus Hall, or something like that. Some promotions might be lucky enough to make a deal with the local minor-league baseball park and pack ...
Girlfriend Of Former USC Kicker Says School "Railroaded" Him In Title IX Investigation
In February the USC Trojans suspended placekicker Matt Boermeester indefinitely for what was called a “code of conduct issue.” The player’s status with the program was vague as the year went on, until last week, when the school finally confirmed Boermeester was off the roster. The reason Boermeeste...