When a tournament’s governing body expressly admits to rigging the structure in order to, at best, lure in a few more attendees and their wallets to the stadiums or, at worst, give preferred teams easier routes to victory, this is a thing nobody interested in the competition itself should let slide idly by.

“It’s about fucking time.”

Would that make it a recrap?

Goalie Code should cover this:

I prefer the yellow journalism myself.

Considering this occurred in the turd period, is there really any doubt?

Forget game recaps, this is literally the type of article I come to Deadspin for.

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Fuck you, Carl. FUCK. YOU.

Madison Bumgarner should try to remember that a little chill never hurt anyone.

It’s understandably hard for ballplayers to adjust to fans in Kansas City jumping to their feet. Or making any sudden movements at all.

Yeah it was a really ugly weekend, but we don’t need a bring-your-own-batteries vs. John Rocker night type of situation. KC won the series. Move on, buddy. I know I did.

I crash his wedding to Olivia because I'm a big "fan."

That last Rodgers tweet was directed at Lance Briggs, who retweeted a Rodgers' "Go Badgers" tweet, bringing up that Rodgers went to Cal and (assumingly) he can't root for Wisconsin. Good thing Briggs also threw in a "#BearDown" to draw attention to this exchange to show that Rodgers can embarrass Bears defensive…

Many members of the press feel that its everyone's job to cater to theirs. When they don't get preferential treatment they feel slighted because they then have to work. Its the same with Marshawn Lynch. The media hates it because the easiest game story is asking a player "Tell me what you saw" and then transcribe…

I'm always stunned at how poorly people who are a part of the press manage PR for themselves. What an idiot.

who once described the New York Marathon as a "glorious cross-city sprint"