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FIFA Is Systematically Destroying Brazilian Favelas
From Dave Zirin's newest book, Brazil's Dance with the Devil: The World Cup the Olympics and the Fight for Democracy, available now. We'll be running excerpts throughout the World Cup....
Does It Make A Difference If NBA Players Miss Their First Shot?
During the playoffs, broadcasters love to pull out fact-like objects based on incredibly small samples. Before Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals, for example, announcers pointed out that, in the playoffs, Roy Hibbert had shot significantly better after making his first field-goal attempt. The ...
How To Stream Spain vs. The Netherlands
Here are your links for streaming the World Cup match live, either with U.S.-based English/Spanish commentary or home nations' local broadcasts....
Your Spain-Netherlands Open Thread
It's time for the match of the day: Spain vs. The Netherlands, rematch of the last World Cup's final. Let's talk about it, OK?...
Here's Mexico's Goal To Squeak Past Cameroon
Mexico played Cameroon today in what was expected to be a fun, attacking match. Neither team disappointed. ...
College Baseball Coach Has Violent, Profane Locker-Room Meltdown
Scott Norwood resigned as Arkansas-Little Rock's head baseball coach Monday, 10 days after the university completed an investigation into allegations of physical and sexual harassment. Norwood was cleared in the investigation, but the audio recording below—one of what we're told are dozens in which ...
How To Make A Caipirinha, Brazil's Weird-Ass National Cocktail
I'm fired up for the World Cup, and you should be, too, even if you, like me, don't know shit about soccer. Or make that especially if you don't know shit about soccer. The beauty of The Most Popular Game on Earth™, at least for the open-minded neophyte, is that it's so breathtakingly easy to follow...
Mexico's Hat Game Is Elite
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Quintin Berry Gets Ejected, Runs Bases, Slides Into Home
If you've been wondering what happened to Quintin Berry, the guy who stole some bases for the Detroit Tigers that one time, here is your answer: he's playing Triple-A ball for the Norfolk Tides and just not giving a fuck....
Mo' Meta Blues: <em>22 Jump Street</em>, Reviewed
1. How much credit are we supposed to give a movie for being self-aware? 22 Jump Street is so self-conscious and nervy about its status as an unnecessary cash-grab sequel that it never stops bringing it up. There are multiple inside-baseball asides about how much more expensive missions are the seco...
No World Cup Viewing Party Is Cozier Than Berlin's
Throughout the World Cup, fans will be watching games in a "World Cup Living Room" set up on the pitch of FC Union Berlin. The organizers, inspired by a fan chant about the stadium being their home, set up the grass with end tables, lamps, and it all amounts to one of the more special atmospheres I ...
Milwaukee Marathon Accused Of Avoiding Black Neighborhoods
Chris Ponteri, the owner of a small Wisconsin race management company, is—or at least was—interested in creating a spring marathon in Milwaukee next April. His proposed route meanders along the lake, through the city, and among some of its parks....
<em>The Colbert Report</em> Is Here To Dampen Your World Cup Spirits
On last night's episode of The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert was joined by one of the show's best recurring characters, German ambassador Hans Beinholtz, who reminded us that a sports fan's existence is ultimately a bleak and destructive one....
Game Of OMG's: How The Internet Became One Giant Spoiler Alert
I can't stop thinking about Ginsberg's nipple. While shearing off that irksome "valve" may have relieved some pressure and brought a measure of peace to Mad Men's resident alien, even a month later, it still stares at me from its dainty gift box as a symbol of sadness and frustration, and a reminder...
Here's Your Mexico-Cameroon Open Thread
You've read the Mexico preview. You've read the Cameroon preview. Now it's time to see how they actually match up. Hang out with us in the discussion section while we watch the match, which kicks off at noon Eastern....
Learning To Pitch
Head on over the SB Nation's Longform site and check out this lovely story by Rachel Toor about dating the late Bob Welch:...
World Cup Goals, As Called By Local Announcers: June 12
Every morning, we're going to try to round up every goal scored in the World Cup as aired by local broadcasts in those countries. Here's how yesterday's goals sounded on HRT 2 in Croatia and on Rede Globo in Brazil. GOL!!!...
How Mexico's Most Important Player Nearly Walked Away from the Game
Heading into Brazil 2014, Mexico's soccer team is playing like an unrefined orchestra. They will be looking to midfielder Hector Herrera as the conductor to bring them together....
The Life And Death Of The Runaway Baltimore Bull: A Play In Two Acts
A bull got loose in the streets of Baltimore today. Nobody is sure where the bull came from, or where he was trying to go. All we know is that the bull was spotted by many Baltimore residents, running across the hot pavement of the city's roads, warmed by the summer sun and driven onward by the thri...