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Bruins Marketing Department Responds To Column-Kicking Girl With Horrifying Bear Commercial
The Bruins have issued a video response to our column-destroying superhero ladyfriend. It is a short ad with a giant bear and creepy scraping noises, and it is terrifying. Watch inside....
Bayer Leverkusen’s Sidney Sam Scores An Absolute Pearler
And Sidney's wasn't even the best name on show in Leverkusen's 3-1 win over Kaiserslautern on Sunday — this crack canceled out an opener from defender Florian Dick....
Miracle At The Meadowlands Redux, The High School Version
All this quarterback has to do is kneel down to send a tie game to overtime. Instead he scampers about the backfield and inexplicably stops, allowing the ball to be stripped and run back for the gamewinner....
Is This The Machine Or An Imposter On The Tonight Show?
Click to view Brian Wilson took his routine to The Tonight Show last night and—among other things—introduced The Machine to the Jaywalking-loving audience (around the 3:30 mark). Either Pat Burrell gained weight, or we have a whole new mystery on our hands....
Latest Madden Update Agrees With Shanny About McNabb
The week 9 Madden 11 update is announced, and Donovan McNabb's stamina has dropped eight points. Sounds like EA trusts Mike Shanahan more than anyone in their right mind should....
The LeBron James Commercial Gets The South Park Treatment
Last night's South Park featured this spoof of LeBron James's recent commercial. It features BP CEO Tony Hayward intercut with other characters in the midst of existential crises....
There Are <em>Invisible</em> Fires In Auto Racing?
Click to view File under: #holyshit. In the 1981 Indianapolis 500, Rick Mears took a pitstop and his car was sprayed with fuel that ignited invisibly after making contact with the engine. Mears and several members of his crew were immediately (and invisibly) lit up....
When World Series Riots Go Wrong, People Get Hit By Cars
Here's some footage that's going around today. In it, a rowdy crowd celebrates the Giants win with vandalism and a bonfire. Then a car comes through the crowd and a mob swarms the car and driver until police show up. Holy shit....
Searching For Big Country: An Outsize Guide To The New <em>NBA Jam</em>
This is a story about the new NBA Jam for the Nintendo Wii. It is also a story about the 1990s, the NBA's waning cultural cachet, Bryant "Big Country" Reeves, Asian-Jewish relations, Roenick in NHL '94, nostalgia, and God....
A Brief History Of <em>FIFA</em> And <em>Pro Evolution</em> Soccer
Following on from the unnecessary video game references in yesterday's posts, The Spoiler thought this was too good to be hidden away in the link dump....
The Nerdiest Thing You'll Ever See
This is...this is just excellent. And keep in mind, Deadspin commentariat: this is how the rest of the world sees you....
Chicharito Comes To The Rescue For Manchester United (Again)
Last night the Mexican came off the bench in the final ten minutes against Wolves to drag a lackluster United side through the Carling Cup quarter finals....
This Is Easily The Best Unicycle Trick Video We've Ever Seen
This video has a man jumping up a set of stairs while riding a unicycle. I really shouldn't have to say anything more. [Boing Boing]...
Helmet-To-Helmet Hits Are Even More Excruciating With Children Involved
Click to view All the recent talk about football and player health has centered on the NFL and college ranks. This video—origins unknown—is proof that football's safety issues begin even earlier. Step one? Maybe not have the kids do the Oklahoma drill. [Guyism]...
Play <em>Madden 11</em> In 3D, With Only A Pair Of Those Stupid Glasses And A Bag Of Chips
Getting beaten by an 11-year-old while he flings racial and homophobic taunts is annoying enough. Now there's a faster way to get a headache from playing Madden 11: 3D!...
This Is What Should Happen Whenever You Play A Sports Video Game
We've all been there: Playing Bulls versus Blazers on SNES, Shasta'd out of your mind, Kevin Duckworth at the line. He misses. You lose. Wouldn't you like a chance to see Duckworth—the real Duckworth—atone?...
The NFL's Hit-Porny New Safety Video: The Director's Cut
The NFL released a new safety video yesterday that's deeply troubling, and not just for defenseless punters. For one thing, it's basically hit porn, as the version here demonstrates....
Gareth Bale Can Still Beat Inter Milan On The Aggregate
Elderly midfielder Javier Zanetti became the oldest goalscorer in Champions League history when he opened proceedings after just two minutes, and Spurs found themselves 3-0 down within a quarter of an hour after keeper Gomes was sent off for bringing down Jonathan Biabany....
Oh Look, Enthusiastic Madden Guy Is Back
Yeah, he knows he's Internet famous now. Or maybe this is all viral marketing for crappy Vizio TVs. [NSFW language]...