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Chris Heston Threw His No-Hitter In Front Of His Little League Coach
Here’s a neat story to go along with Giants pitcher Chris Heston’s unconventional no-hitter. One of the people in the crowd at Citi Field last night was a guy from Florida named Brad Thomsen, who happens to have coached Heston from little league all the way through high school....

Watch John Oliver's Message To Jack Warner That Aired On Trinidad TV
Comedian and Last Week Tonight host John Oliver responded to ex-FIFA official and wanted man Jack Warner’s wild “The Gloves Are Off” paid political program by buying his own airtime on Trinidad television and airing a parody titled “The Mittens Of Disapproval Are On.” We recorded it, and you can wat...

Turns Out Nigeria Really Did Decide To Show Up And Wreck Shit
On one of 1017 Thug’s standout tracks “Nigeria,” Young Thug taunts his enemies, “You nah wet me, I dare ya!” This was apparently the mindset this Nigerian team took to the World Cup, because boy, did they just bust Sweden’s ass in this match. Just look at this goal, and especially that pass!...

Sweden Carve Their Way To A Nifty Goal Against Nigeria
Today’s World Cup match between Sweden and Nigeria has been entertaining as hell. This Sweden goal, which came just a few minutes after Nigeria equalized, is the highlight of the match so far....

P.K. Subban Stops By Street Hockey Game, Punks Little Goalie
Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban crashed a street hockey game in Montreal Sunday and took a few shots. Overlook the fact that Subban’s wearing sandals with jeans, and instead focus on him playing against an overmatched kid in pads....

John Oliver Chugs Bud Light Lime To Celebrate Blatter's Resignation
When Last Week Tonight host John Oliver pledged last week to consume a variety of McDonald’s, Budweiser, and Adidas products if those brands made Sepp Blatter go away, nobody imagined he’d have to make good so quickly. But make good he did, last night—though not before describing Bud Light Lime as t...
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Brandon Spikes's Car Potentially Linked To Hit-And Run [Update]
Massachusetts state troopers are attempting to figure out the connection between a damaged, abandoned car registered to Patriots LB Brandon Spikes, and a nearby hit-and-run incident....

This Is Sweden's Last Best Chance At World Cup Glory
Sweden are good—very good—and have been for some time. They have qualified for each and every World Cup; they rumbled all the way to the final in 2007; in 2011, they made history by being the first and only team to ever beat the United States in a World Cup group stage match en route to a third-plac...

Steph Curry, Blake Griffin, And Other NBA Players Read Mean Tweets
Once again, Jimmy Kimmel rounded up an assorted cast of NBA players to read mean things about themselves. Highlights include Draymond Green, Zach Randolph, and Steph Curry, who unintentionally made fun of his coach Steve Kerr....

A Craft Beer Worth Drinking By The Keg
Bud Light still outsells every single craft beer combined, and by a wide margin. Good afternoon!...

Miami Grad Receives Stone Cold Stunner At Commencement
The future is in good hands:...

Remember When Kevin Smith Sent Out The Worst Tweet Of All Time?
Our own Barry Petchesky reminded us out of nowhere today that we’re nearing the six-year anniversary of the worst tweet of all time, sent out by noted jorts enthusiast Kevin Smith....

What The Fresh Hell Is This Rob Gronkowski Video?
Gregarious tricep Rob Gronkowski did an interview with DuJour—we have no idea what it is, but it claims to be “Where Luxury Lives”—and while the written profile doesn’t cover much new ground outside of Gronk’s drinking preferences, which we’ll get to later, the video accompanying the article is quit...

Young Pirates Fans Geek Out After Fist Bump From Andrew McCutchen
Everything about this video of two young fans fist-bumping Andrew McCutchen is perfect. ...

Draymond Green Tweeted Some Mean Things About LeBron A Few Years Ago
Draymond Green has been the breakout player of the NBA this season, rumbling, defending and trash-talking his way into a potential max-contract this summer. ...

FIFA Sponsors Double Down On Endorsement Of Slavery
If you expected this week’s sham re-election of Sepp Blatter after a massive federal corruption takedown to be the final straw in corporate slave sponsors’ relationship with FIFA, you have far too optimistic a view of the world. McDonald’s, Anheuser-Busch, Coca-Cola, Visa, and other FIFA sponsors ar...

Cameron Crowe's <i>Aloha</i> Is Every Bit The Disaster You Suspected
As a rule, I ignore negative buzz about upcoming movies. For one thing, you never know the agenda behind those leaking damaging information about reshoots or bad test-screening scores. For another, the film industry is littered with classic movies that were initially thought to be duds. (How many or...

Steph Curry's Sports Baby Is Back. This One's For The Haters.
Riley Curry, top sports baby in the game right now, was back on the postgame dais to help her dad celebrate winning the Western Conference Finals. Her performance last night was dedicated to all the trash people who had a problem with her debut....

Gronk Visits Charleston, Stuffs Face Into Girl's Chest
Beer golem Rob Gronkowski went to Charleston, S.C. for Memorial Day weekend, and from the looks of it, the summer of Gronk is making up for all that time spent on deflated balls....