“Spanish bombs, yo te quiero infinito
yo te quiero oh mi corazón
Spanish bombs, yo te quiero infinito
yo te quiero oh mi corazón” – “Spanish Bombs”, The Clash So … the first time Spain played Russia at Euro 2008, I used a line from “My Fair Lady” — a movie I’ve never seen, mind you — to emphasize the rain at the game falling gently on the plain. Looking back, it wasn’t the wisest choice considering the mindset of the Deadspin commenting community. Raw steak filets have fared better against zoo carnivores. Lo and behold, it’s two weeks later, and again Spain laid the smackdown against the Ruskies, winning again by three goals, this time in a thorough, soup-to-nuts 3-0 victory in Vienna. Hopefully citing a bulletproof band like The Clash gains me a little rede…

Some people are fans of the San Francisco 49ers. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the San Francisco 49ers. This 2019 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. Your team: San Francisco 49ers. Your 2018 record: 4-12. They gave Jimmy Garoppolo a huge contract based off a handful of games and then his leg fell off. Same with Jerick McKinnon. Even Matt Breida couldn’t stay healthy. It’s like this team is run by Elizabeth Holmes, AND MAYBE IT IS. Last season’s lone highlight for this team was Nick Mullens destroying the Raiders on a Thursday night. Everything else was a writeoff. They did nearly beat the Packers at Lambeau. Until, that is, Aaron Rodgers went into God mode to tie the game with under two minutes remainin…

After 317 primary debates, far too many GOP candidates, countless repetitions of the word “email,” and one Billy Bush downfall, we have finally made it. My friends, in just a few hours, this godforsaken presidential election will be over. Which isn’t to say we haven’t had fun— because we have. It’s just that, if this election season were to go on for even a day longer, that beautiful light inside of us would certainly die forever. But we’ve still got a few hours left and a brand new president to coronate. If it’s Hillary Clinton: Thank god. And if it’s Donald Trump: Please send us commissary money for media prison. Either way, we’ll be blogging all night long, so keep checking back for our running list of election-related posts below. And don’t forget to vote tw…

This is it, everyone. This is the last year of college football shooting itself in the foot with a shitty, underwhelming BCS national title game. Come next season, the sport will institute a playoff, and with that, a whole new era of college football shall begin. With better games! And even crazier fans! And more embarrassing losses by Notre Dame! And even more obscene amounts of TV cash that will only used to pad coaching salaries and build shiny new practice facilities that have glory holes in every study carrel! It’ll be a giant leap forward in the crass commercial exploitation of emotionally vulnerable athletes. I couldn’t be more excited. But that also means we’ve come to the end of college football’s provincial era. Old school college football fans will tell you th…

Yi Siling of China is the number one ranked air rifle shooter person in the world and made those who rank such things look like they know what the hell it is they are doing as she won the first gold medal of the 2012 Olympic Games in women's 10m air rifle. One can almost imagine the gods atop Olympus, watching the athletes carrying their air rifles, Ares clapping like a madman; Aphrodite golf clapping and rolling her eyes. Siling was excited about the win and relieved the morning ended so well. 'I'm very happy. I want to say thanks to China, to my mother and father. 'I'm very excited and happy. I have been shooting since I was 13-years-old. 'I've been up since 5am this morning. There was a lot of pressure on me.' And hey, she's an Olympi…

A sad day, folks: The Israeli Baseball League has cancelled its 2008 season. We don't want to point any fingers, but, uh, you know, the players were chosen by former Red Sox GM Dan Duquette. Might be a factor. Of course, it also might have been the extreme financial mismanagement that caused to many American investors, including Yankees president Randy Levine and Bud Selig's daughter, to bail out. According to (league president Haim) Katz, the league's problems stemmed largely from a number of Israeli creditors who, he said, had not been paid by the IBL. "2008 is not happening, 2009 we're working on. Right now it's [nearly] the first of June, and there's no preparation. But there are many parties interested in reviving professional baseball [in Israel…

data-mm-id=”_nsoh8n5kn”>On April 16, 1935 Babe Ruth returned to Boston as a member of the Braves and began his final season of professional baseball. He did so with a bang, hammering a two-run home run, knocking an RBI single and scoring a run. That was one of the few highlights of his last season as a player in Major League Baseball. Ruth had spent the preceding 15 years shattering records as a member of the New York Yankees, but at the age of 40, his prime was long past. Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert looked for a way out following the 1934 season and offered Ruth to a number of teams under the guise of fostering the player's desire to become a manager. The Philadelphia Athletics entertained a potential deal but it fell apart when owner Connie Mack balked at having to deal with Rut…

data-mm-id=”_nt2yobukm”>A report came out today suggesting Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell is still mad at teammate Rudy Gobert for being flippant about COVID-19 and ultimately giving Mitchell the disease. Donovan Mitchell reportedly is "reluctant" to fix his relationship with Rudy Gobert."It doesn't appear salvageable," a source told @ShamsCharania, @sam_amick and @Tjonesonthenba pic.twitter.com/K96EvPleyU— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 10, 2020In case you don't remember, Gobert infamously joked about coronavirus not being a big deal during a press conference and touched reporters' phones and tape recorders on his way out. He also was reportedly hugging teammates and joking about the virus in the locker room. Soon after, Gobert tested po…

data-mm-id=”_kmhme5fsq”>Pac-12 football players will not play this season unless there are some major concessions made by their conference. Players of the Pac-12 released a list of statements and demands in The Players Tribune on Sunday morning. In it, the players call for safety measures and protections if they play during the pandemic, elimination of "excessive expenditures," funding for all sports, a share of the revenue and help ending racial injustice in the sport and society. Here's a sample, via TPT:”Because any player who does not feel comfortable playing this season should be free to opt out without losing their scholarship or any eligibility, #WeAreUnited.

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data-mm-id=”_q3lyid9a3″>*Spoilers for 'Fatman' follow*Fatman is a movie starring Mel Gibson and Walton Goggins. Gibson is an embittered and disillusioned version of Chris Cringle, married to Mrs. Claus, played by Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Goggins is a hitman hired to kill Santa Claus, sent by an angry young child named Billy who was displeased to receive coal for Christmas. When the trailer for this movie hit the timeline, it looked like one of the most ridiculous premises for any movie ever. We've gotten some absurd Santa movies, but never one where he gets into a firefight with a killer-for-hire sent by a disgruntled kid. Why is the kid given coal? In part because he threatened to torture a fellow fifth-grader with a car battery if she didn't give up first place in …