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OPINION:PETA Slams NBA's Manu Ginobili for Swatting Bat During Game
On Saturday, a bat found his or her way into the San Antonio Spurs game . (Some speculate that the animal didn't just fly in by accident.) The bat, of course, did what anybody would do in such a terrifying, unfamiliar situation—try to get the heck out of there—which, naturally, delayed the game. ...
Free beer with every 'bat-free' Spurs win
Free beer with every 'bat-free' Spurs win
sports.yahoo.com — This is bloody brilliant. (Yes, that was vampire joke.) In an effort to bring peace between San... Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili (notes) , the southern U.S. bat population and, presumably, those crazy kooks at PETA , one creative San ... (more) Free beer with every 'bat-free' Spurs win
'Batman' Manu Ginobili has rabies shots after capture
'Batman' Manu Ginobili has rabies shots after capture
sports.espn.go.com — Manu Ginobili had to get rabies shots after swatting a bat during a game on Saturday.... (more) 'Batman' Manu Ginobili has rabies shots after capture
Manu Ginobili versus The Bat (video)
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Manu Ginobili versus The Bat (video)
youtube.com — Ginobili answers the call to play Batman for Halloween.... (more) Manu Ginobili versus The Bat (video)
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PETA Likens Manu Ginobili to Michael Vick
The Sporting Blog — ... after swatting the flying creature out of mid-air on Saturday night. But, just as much as we all expected the sun to come up again today, PETA has weighed in on the subject. ...

The Face That Launched A Thousand Indignant E-Mails [Fan Mail]
Deadspin — ... PETA, of course, already weighed in on this. But the beauty of the new Deadspin layout is that readers can contact us directly, and in this case rip us as if we were the bat-murderers. ...

The Face That Launched A Thousand Indignant E-Mails (UPDATE) [Fan Mail]
Deadspin — ... PETA, of course, already weighed in on this. But the beauty of the new Deadspin layout is that readers can contact us directly, and in this case rip us as if we were the bat-murderers. ...

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