Deadspin: Dan Snyder

Dave McKenna: I Just Wanted To Write About Dan Snyder Selling Beer In The Bathroom

Dom Cosentino — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:55:00 EST

The former Washington City Paper columnist and famed foil of Redskins owner Dan Snyder will discuss his work at the next Gelf's Varsity Letters Event on Thursday at 7:30 at The Gallery at LPR in Manhattan's West Village. Here's a Q&A to get you ready. [Gelf] More »

Dave McKenna Leaves Washington City Paper, But Not Without Kicking Dan Snyder In The Teeth One Last Time

Dom Cosentino — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:40:00 EST

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Snyder, the Redskins' owner, had filed a dumbass libel lawsuit against McKenna earlier this year over a column Snyder acknowledged he hadn't even read. The suit was withdrawn after 218 days, every day of which we proudly linked to what McKenna had initially written. McKenna publicly announced his departure from WCP today, at the end of a blistering column in which he (again) crowned Snyder the "Unsportsman of the Year," with lots of funny things called facts to back it up. Go read it. [Washington City Paper] More »

Even Criminal Lobbyist Jack Abramoff Lectured Dan Snyder About The Redskins Name, Likening It To "The New York Jew Boys"

Luke O'Brien — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:10:28 EDT

Scumbag lobbyist and George Bush leg-humper Jack Abramoff has a self-serving book out called Capital Punishment: The Hard Truth About Washington Corruption From America's Most Notorious Lobbyist. In the book, which you should not buy, Abramoff details his relationship with Dan Snyder, whom Abramoff considers a swell guy. No surprise there. Birds of a feather and all. But not everything was peachy for Abramoff in the VIP suites at FedExField, where he did a good deal of leg-humping, and he let Snyder know it. Via TPM: More »

Dan Snyder Does An Interview! (For His Own TV Show. With A Fifth Grader.)

Emma Carmichael — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:25:00 EDT

The last time Dan Snyder subjected himself to the terrifying bright lights of a studio interview, it was June, and it was bullshit. Back then, he went on the D.C. affiliates of FOX and NBC and agreed to pretend that his flack, Tony Wyllie, hadn't planted every single question. It was so scripted that the two segments actually mirrored one another, and the FOX 5 Sports Director Dave Feldman actually ended up asking Snyder, among a litany of other hard-hitting personal interest questions, "Are you a movie guy?" More »

How Dan Snyder Is The Elvis Of NFL Owners

Jack Dickey — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:00:00 EDT

Yes, you may have read recently that Washington Redskins owner dismissed his dumbass libel lawsuit against the Washington City Paper after admitting that he had never read the story in question. Craggs suggested this was because Dan Snyder was a "churlish little shitbag vulgarian." But perhaps he is just like Elvis in his final days, suggests the empathetic Dave McKenna, on Slate's Hang Up and Listen podcast. More »

Dan Snyder Is Saving The World, According To Idiot

Tommy Craggs — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:15:53 EDT

Someone let ESPN senior Jonas Brothers correspondent Lynn Hoppes out of the shallow end of the pool, and this is what happened. More »

Help Us Finish "The Snydering" (Our Satirical, Non-Libelous Dan Snyder Group Fiction)

Luke O'Brien — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:15:26 EDT

As you may have heard, Dan Snyder's dumbass libel suit against the Washington City Paper is no more. Which means we will no longer be posting a daily link to the story that so enraged Snyder (and which he failed to read). But we still have to wrap up The Snydering, our satirical, non-libelous Dan Snyder group fiction. And we need your help. More »

Denard Robinson Took Just 21 Seconds To Lead Michigan's 80-Yard Game-Winning Drive Over Notre Dame

Brian Hickey — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 09:30:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for Sept. 11, a day to remember those we lost. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »

At Least Four Arizona State Fans Went To Last Night's Game In Blackface

Brian Hickey — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 09:30:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for Sept. 10, a day when it's apparently illegal for wannabe vampires to bite homeless men outside the neighborhood Hooters. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »

Dan Snyder Is Suing Washington City Paper Over A Story He Has Never Read, Because Dan Snyder Is A Prick

Tommy Craggs — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:55:24 EDT

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Here's proof that Dan Snyder, the Redskins' churlish little shitbag vulgarian of an owner, runs a lawsuit the way he runs a football team. From a Q&A with The New York Times Magazine: More »

Wonder If This TCU Fan Still Wanted Some Loving After His Team Blew A Gigantic Comeback

Brian Hickey — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 09:45:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for Sept. 3, the day that Dragon Con's Comic Book Babes Costume Contest becomes an Elvira-hosted reality in Atlanta. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »

Today In Shameless Corporate Behavior: The Redskins Hawk Obsolete Donovan McNabb Souvenir Cups

Luke O'Brien — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:25:56 EDT

First, Dan Snyder sold Redskins fans the old peanuts he got from a bankrupt airline, as Dave McKenna mentions in "The Cranky Redskins Fan's Guide to Dan Snyder." (You have just experienced "We Are All Dave McKenna CCX.") Now Snyder is charging fans at FedExField $6 for Donovan McNabb soda cups. Oh, wait. I'm not supposed to say that because, you know, it's not Snyder himself manning the cash registers. It's just the people who work for him. More »

Now Comes The District Of Columbia To Protest The Dumbassness Of Dan Snyder's Dumbass Libel Suit

Luke O'Brien — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:20:49 EDT

It was always going to come to this. After being abused by Dan Snyder for over a decade, DC is finally fighting back. The city's Attorney General this week intervened in Snyder's increasingly desperate case against the Washington City Paper, arguing, more or less, that the wee Redskins owner is a titanic ass for attempting to undo a DC free speech law in his attempt to crush a poor alt-weekly. From The Washington Examiner: More »

A Former Six Flags Employee Contributes To Our Satirical, Non-Libelous Dan Snyder Group Fiction

Luke O'Brien — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:15:42 EDT

Consider this your daily link to Dave McKenna's "Cranky Redskins Fan's Guide to Dan Snyder," but here it is again for good measure. We'll post this until Dan Snyder's dumbass libel suit is dosed with a few micrograms of polonium-210. (For those of you keeping track, this is "We Are All Dave McKenna CCVII.") More »

Brave TV Reporter Gets A Mouthful Of Sewage-Seasoned Sea Foam To Seize The Big Story

Brian Hickey — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 09:00:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for Aug. 28, the day we give a shout out to aquatic fleas. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. (Want more Tucker Barnes? Here.) More »

Let's Watch Cesc Fabregas Score His First Highlight-Reel Goal For Barcelona

Brian Hickey — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 09:00:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for Aug. 27, the day Chevy Chase's resurgence finally got to Dan Aykroyd, but not necessarily to Bill Murray, because Bill Murray knows he's better than Ghostbusters 3. This, because he unequivocally is. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »

Presenting Slo-Mo Video Of A Little League Player Taking A Baseball To The Face

Brian Hickey — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 09:45:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for Aug. 20, the ninth day that Delonte West will wake up hoping Home Depot calls. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. (Video from California's 11-0 win over Rhode Island H/T Shaun B). More »

Presenting A Chris Mullin Career Retrospective With Violins And Real Talk

Brian Hickey — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 10:15:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for Aug. 13, a day that can strengthen you personally, professionally, physically and spiritually. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »

We Are All Dave McKenna CLXXXIX

Dom Cosentino — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:23:53 EDT

Blame me, the fucking new guy, but this should have been in this morning's Wake Up Deadspin feature, as it has been pretty much every other day. Anyway, here's your daily link to Dave McKenna's brilliant "Cranky Redskins Fan's Guide to Dan Snyder," which we'll be posting every day until Snyder's dumbass libel lawsuit gets forgotten about, like for real. More »

Satirical, Non-Libelous Dan Snyder Group Fiction, Part VI: Robot Surrogates And The Abyss

Luke O'Brien — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:30:55 EDT

Consider this your daily link to Dave McKenna's "Cranky Redskins Fan's Guide to Dan Snyder," but here it is again for good measure. We'll post this mother until Dan Snyder's dumbass libel suit is frozen in amber so humans of the future can study the behavior of assholes in the 21st century. (For those of you keeping track, this is "We Are All Dave McKenna CLXXI.") More »

Dan Snyder Is Now Campaigning Against The Rights Of D.C. Residents To Govern Themselves

Luke O'Brien — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:25:55 EDT

Dan Snyder's lawyers yesterday filed a brief in D.C. Superior Court as part of Snyder's dumbass legal jihad against the Washington City Paper. Snyder's lawsuit looks for all the world like a "strategic lawsuit against public participation." Even the ACLU thinks so. Such "SLAPP" suits are deployed by rich bullies to discourage free speech. But now comes Snyder to argue that the anti-SLAPP law passed by the D.C. Council mere weeks before he filed his dumbass lawsuit is unconstitutional. Why? Because the elected officials in D.C. have no power to pass laws that govern the D.C. court system that enforces the law for the D.C. residents who elected the officials, according to Snyder. More »

Chris Kluwe Conditionally Surrenders No. 5 To New Vikings QB Donovan McNabb

Brian Hickey — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 09:45:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for July 30, the day we're provided with living proof that 32-year-old women are, in fact, into 83-year-old men. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »

Everybody Feared The Worst When Old Man Brent Musburger Went Rogue In Vegas For A Spell

Brian Hickey — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 10:00:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for July 23, the day after we learned that high-school tennis coaches really might want to stay away from strip-club ownership. More »

Satirical, Non-Libelous Dan Snyder Group Fiction, Part V: Return To River Bend

Luke O'Brien — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:40:59 EDT

We already posted your daily link to Dave McKenna's "Cranky Redskins Fan's Guide to Dan Snyder," but here it is again for good measure. We'll post this mother until Dan Snyder's dumbass libel suit is nailed to a cross while dogs gnaw off its toes. (For those of you keeping track, this is "We Are All Dave McKenna CL.") More »

Here's The Harry Potter-Referencing Legal Brief The ACLU Filed In The Dumbass Dan Snyder Libel Suit

Luke O'Brien — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:15:48 EDT

The ACLU filed a brief yesterday in D.C. Superior Court slamming Dan Snyder for his dumbass libel lawsuit against the Washington City Paper and asking the court to toss out the case. D.C. councilmember Mary Cheh joined the brief, along with a raft of influential news organizations such as The American Society of News Editors, The Society of Professional Journalists, NPR, Politico, and Atlantic Media. More »

The First Casualty Of Dan Snyder's Dumbass Libel Suit Might Be Dan Snyder's Dumbass Lawyer

Luke O'Brien — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:00:10 EDT

Failed journalist and wretched lawyer Dave Donovan announced today that he's leaving his job as Chief Operating Officer of the Redskins to return to the law firm whence he came (and where, ostensibly, lawyers can actually convince clients not to file dumbass lawsuits). Donovan attributes his decision to "personal reasons." Lame. Personal reasons could mean anything. They could mean that Dan Snyder and Donovan disagreed over a legal matter. They could mean that things got weird after a game of adult Twister. Who knows? More »

Derek Jeter, Josh Hamilton, The Dodgers And Cliff Lee All Had Shining Moments Yesterday

Brian Hickey — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 09:45:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for July 10, the day it pays to be wary of people with wide faces. More »

Concussed Cyclist Doesn't Remember Finishing Yesterday's Stage Of The Tour De France

Brian Hickey — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 09:45:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for July 9, the day Detroit teaches us to respect the crackheads who walk among us. More »

Watch A Blue Jays Reliever And Manager Get Ejected On The Day Roy Halladay Returned To Toronto's Mound

Brian Hickey — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 10:00:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for July 3, the day after some baby gators proved a mud hole is better than any stop, drop and roll mantra. More »

Bikini-Clad Russian Soccer Players Declare That The "Time Of Female Football Has Come," Are Correct

Brian Hickey — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 10:00:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for July 2, the day a few Marines face time in the brig because they married solely for money. More »

Stories That Don't Suck: SportsFeat's Guide To Schmuck Owners

Max Linsky | SportsFeat — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 15:20:14 EDT

Every Friday, SportsFeat picks a few great weekend reads for Deadspin. In honor of Frank McCourt, the lockouts, and James Dolan's never-ending flirtation with Isiah Thomas, here are five of the best stories ever written about terrible owners. More »

American Patriot Tim Howard Thinks Soccer Ceremonies In America Should Be Conducted In American English

Brian Hickey — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 10:00:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for June 26, a day after a man who lost his arm to a rocket in Afghanistan caught a foul ball. More »

A Thrashers Fan Surrounded By Winnipeg Jets Fans At The Draft Tries To Mask His Pain With Smiles, Beers

Brian Hickey — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 10:00:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for June 25, the day Wade Boggs introduces you to Deputy Stanley, a dimwitted yokel who does battle with Swamp Shark. More »

These Two Guys Would've Gotten Away With Busting Into Coors Field If It Wasn't For A Pesky Security Guard

Brian Hickey — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 10:00:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for June 19, the day some sexy finally came out of the Vancouver riots (it starts at 0:45 of this video), and the day we all wish a Happy Father's Day to the appropriate person in our lives. More »

Watch The Marlins Catcher Successfully Throw The Ball At Shane Victorino's Head

Brian Hickey — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 10:00:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for June 18, the day "propaganda vans touted the importance of stability" in the Jeans Capital of China. (Video H/T, Jimmy Greek) More »

Dan Snyder's Latest Media Blitz Makes Everyone Look Like A Simpering Ass

Luke O'Brien — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:35:12 EDT

Dan Snyder doesn't do many interviews. The reason: When Dan Snyder opens his mouth, he embarrasses himself. The Redskins owner appears comfortable only when speaking in sound bites about how his blood runs "burgundy and gold." So it came as a surprise last week when Snyder sat down with the DC affiliates of FOX and NBC. Snyder was eager to discuss his charitable works. He also wanted to talk about "tabloid" journalists. Most of all, he wanted to be loved. It was shameless PR stagecraft, and it was embarrassing for everyone involved — the asshole being interviewed, the incompetent who no doubt engineered the interviews, and especially the credulous morons conducting the interviews. More »

Dan Snyder Subpoenas Washington Post Blogger For Linking To Washington City Paper Story

Luke O'Brien — Tue, 31 May 2011 23:25:34 EDT

Oops, we almost forgot to post our daily link to Dave McKenna's brilliant "Cranky Redskins Fan's Guide to Dan Snyder," which we'll be linking to until Dan Snyder's dumbass libel suit takes a Ceti Eel in the ear. More »

Hockey Player Misses Five Minutes Of Game Time With Broken Face, Returns In Time For Season-Losing Goal

Brian Hickey — Sat, 28 May 2011 09:45:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for May 29, the day after death told the world that the puffy-faced Grandma Bandit was actually a man. More »

We Are All Dave McKenna CXI

Luke O'Brien — Thu, 26 May 2011 16:55:59 EDT

Here's your daily link to Dave McKenna's brilliant "Cranky Redskins Fan's Guide to Dan Snyder," which we'll be posting until Dan Snyder's dumbass libel suit runs out of ways to die in this space. More »

Satirical, Non-Libelous Dan Snyder Group Fiction, Part IV: Cooke And Bligle Jim Escape To The Potomac

Luke O'Brien — Wed, 25 May 2011 15:45:41 EDT

Here's your daily link to Dave McKenna's brilliant "Cranky Redskins Fan's Guide to Dan Snyder," which we'll be posting until Dan Snyder's dumbass libel suit chokes on a crab puff at a cocktail party. (For those of you keeping track, this is "We Are All Dave McKenna CX.") More »