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Double Amputee Oscar Pistorius Will Compete In The 2012 Olympics
Less than a week ago, it appeared that Oscar Pistorius's feel-good story had come to an end, as the double amputee sprinter had failed to post a worthy time in the 400 meter race at the Olympic...
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The Minnesota Wild Land Zach Parise And Ryan Suter
As reported by the Star Tribune's Michael Russo, the Minnesota Wild have pulled off quite the NHL free agency coup. The team has agreed to terms on a 13-year contracts with defensman Ryan Suter and...
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Joey Chestnut Downs 68 Hot Dogs To Win Sixth Straight Nathan's Hot Dog Eating...
Well that was gross. Joey Chestnut just wrapped up his sixth straight championship at the world's most popular eating contest by mashing 68 hot dogs down his gullet in ten minutes. Chestnut had the...
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Hanley Ramirez Does Most Hanley Ramirez Thing Ever, Takes A 30.3 Second Home...
According to Baseball Prospectus, which is home to the wonderful Tater Trot Tracker, Marlins third baseman Hanley Ramirez—no stranger to taking his time on the diamond—took one of the longest home run...
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Andy Murray Advances To Wimbledon Semifinals, Keeps His Balls In His Shorts
Earlier this afternoon, Andy Murray defeated David Ferrer in a quarterfinals match at Wimbledon. Murray won the match in four sets, and will face off against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the semifinals....
View ArticleDeadspin Up All Night: Where Is My Mind?
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. I hope you had a raucous Fourth of July.
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Oops! Joe Paterno Knew How To Use Email After All
The Chronicle of Higher Education is reporting today that it has obtained evidence demonstrating that, contrary to claims from his family's legal representatives, former Penn State football coach Joe...
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Brandon Roy Comes Out Of Retirement To Play For The Minnesota Timberwolves
Brandon Roy was, not so long ago, one of the NBA's premier players. He was a smooth-handling shooting guard who could pass, nail step-back jumpers, and explode to the rim with surprising athleticism....
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The 76ers Will Release Elton Brand, Claim First Place In The "Saddest...
Yesterday, we asked you to join us in a discussion on what NBA offseason move has been the saddest. At the time, Rashard Lewis being traded for Emeka Okafor and Trevor Ariza held the top spot in the...
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Watch Eric Gordon Slowly Back Away From Reporters While Giving World's Most...
Yesterday we told you about poor Eric Gordon's desperate quest to get out of New Orleans, despite the fact that the Hornets will almost certainly match the Phoenix Suns' four-year, $58 million offer...
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You Won't Regret Reading About The Seven Best Bill Murray Stories
Bill Murray is an awesome dude, and he'll always have a special place in the hearts of sports fans for doing stuff like this, this, and this. Murray has also created a bit of a mythological persona...
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Associated Press: Oklahoma City Thunder Sign Brian Westbrook And The Guy From...
Oklahoma City Thunder power forward Serge Ibaka will be playing for the Spanish national team at this year's summer Olympics. Today, the Associated Press published a relatively mundane story about...
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A Dispatch From "Williamsburg Night" At The Brooklyn Cyclones Game
Last week, we treated you to a lovely photo essay from the Brooklyn Cyclones' "Williamsburg Night." Today, our friend David Matthews regaled readers of The Classical with tales of his own experience...
View ArticleThese Animated Olympic Athlete Profiles Are Delightful
Duck Studios, a Los Angeles based animation studio, just released a series of promotional videos for the U.S. Olympic team. The videos are short profiles of U.S. Olympic or Paralympic athletes,...
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Bryce Harper Has A Bat Rack In The Trunk Of His Customized Mercedes-Benz
From the Washington Post comes a visual tour through Bryce Harper's customized Mercedes-Benz AMG. It's a snazzy car, but not nearly as ostentatious as some other customized vehicles that we've seen...
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Olympics Field Guide: Aya Medany, The Only Athlete In A Hijab
Name: Aya Medany Sport: Modern Pentathlon, which comprises five separate events. Pentathletes must complete a 200-meter freestyle swim, a three kilometer cross-country run, a show jumping course, a...
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Ben Sheets Will Return To The Majors This Sunday
Heading into this season, it looked like the Atlanta Braves were in possession of a stacked starting rotation. A trio of dynamic young arms—Tommy Hanson, Brandon Beachy, and Mike Minor—were set to...
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Read The Full Saga Of The Piggyback Bandit
Back in 2009, we wrote about the strange antics of Sherwin Shayegan, otherwise known as the Piggyback Bandit. Intrigued by Sherwin's story, the fine folks at Grantland sent Bryan Curtis on the...
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In 1998, Buying $400 Worth Of Clothes For A Player Got You Banned From Penn...
One of the central themes of the Freeh Report is the hopelessly twisted moral compass of the former Penn State administration. The report concludes that university leaders were far more concerned with...
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Nick Saban's Daughter Sued For Allegedly Beating The Shit Out Of One Of Her...
Flying under the radar during all of this morning's Penn State news is a startling story concerning University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban's daughter. Kristen Saban is being sued by one of...
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