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The Confessions Of A Former Adolescent Puck Tease

Katie Baker — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:35:52 EST

In 1999, Katie Baker was a thoroughly self-possessed, hockey-loving 18-year-old headed for Harvard. Or so the older men she met online — and offline — believed. More »

The Case Against "The Case Against Lance Armstrong"

Tommy Craggs — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:15:32 EST

Maybe you've heard about Sports Illustrated's exciting new Lance Armstrong feature. At bottom, it's a story about a corrupt man who gets away with cheating because the people who'd ordinarily police it have decided to look the other way. More »

This May Or May Not Be Rex Ryan's Wife Making Foot-Fetish Videos (UPDATE)

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:05:00 EST

There's a celebrity in the foot-fetish world who posts videos with titles like "Hot Mature Sexy Feet." The videos feature a woman who looks like Jets coach Rex Ryan's wife, Michelle — and, in one, a man offscreen who sounds like Rex. More »

The Aussie Football Players, The Pregnant Schoolgirl, And The Leaked Naked Photos

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:25:00 EST

Australian football is in the middle of a sex scandal that blows away anything we've got. Months after a 17-year-old came forward claiming two footballers slept with her, she released nude photos of players and is threatening to leak tons more. More »

This Is How Captain Awesome Signs His Name

Emma Carmichael — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:45:00 EST

Deadspin has acquired the official petition for change of name that Captain Awesome, the Oregon man formerly known as Douglas Allen Smith, Jr., submitted to the Circuit Court of Lane County in late September. This is his legal signature. More »

The New Orleans Hornets' Sad Financial Documents

Tommy Craggs — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:00:04 EST

We've obtained audited financial data for David Stern's new prize, the New Orleans Hornets. The statements cover 2008 and 2009, and among other things they paint a picture of a team already in hock to the NBA. More »

The Hater’s Guide To Taylor Swift

Drew Magary — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:20:00 EST

Apropos of nothing, can I unsubscribe to Taylor Swift? Is that possible? I'd really like it to be possible. More »

Crazy NYC Corner Store Fight Is Crazy

David Matthews — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:50:00 EST

NYC bodegas are always good for something. Take this ridiculous fight for example. Somebody owes somebody money, so somebody else throws some shit around, then: pandemonium. More »

Half-Headed Man Takes World's Most Bizarre Mugshot

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:35:00 EST

There's clearly something off with this man's skull. As the profile shot reveals, it's that he's missing most of it. More »

Athletic Director's Heart Attack Broadcast To Entire Stadium Over PA

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:00:56 EST

Thousands of fans at a Brooklyn HS playoff game got to hear Erasmus AD Marshall Tames collapse from a heart attack over the stadium's loudspeakers. They also heard him defibrillated and brought back to life. More »

The Day I Thought I'd Die On A Scissor Lift: What It's Like To Do The Job That Killed Declan Sullivan

Anonymous — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:50:41 EDT

Notre Dame would like you to believe that the death of Declan Sullivan Wednesday was a tragic accident but an isolated one, a sad case of bad weather conspiring with terrible misfortune. And that would be wrong. More »

How A Notre Dame Student Died, And Why He Shouldn't Have

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:40:00 EDT

At precisely 4:50 pm, a 50-foot scissor lift tower collapsed in winds exceeding 50 mph, killing the 20-year-old student filming football practice for the team. It shouldn't have come to that. More »

Sources: Two More Women Who Worked With Jets Received Lewd Texts From Favre (UPDATE)

A.J. Daulerio — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 18:54:00 EDT

This is about to get worse. It appears Jenn Sterger wasn't the only woman who received unwanted and inappropriate text messages from Brett Favre while he played for the Jets. Favre also pursued two team massage therapists, according to one of the women. [UPDATE: The women have sued.] More »

Brett Favre's Cellphone Seduction Of Jenn Sterger (Update)

A.J. Daulerio — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:53:00 EDT

In the video here (parts of which are NSFW due to penis photos at the 2:08 mark), you'll see and hear all the strange messages Jenn Sterger received from someone she was led to believe was Brett Favre. [Final update here.] More »

Ken Burns High-Fives People When You Cry, And Other Things I Learned While Working On Baseball

Alex Belth — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:20:42 EDT

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In 1993, Alex Belth left college and began working on Ken Burns's Baseball documentary, whose coda, The Tenth Inning, is airing now on PBS. Here, Belth recalls his time with Burns, his encounter with Carly Simon, and Roger Angell's clicking lozenge. More »

Formerly Censored Dwarf Painting Restored To Full Nudity

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:00:00 EDT

This 16th century Italian masterpiece was finally restored to its original butt-nakedness, after having been painted over for being obscene. Oh, and it's a two-sided canvas, so there's a rear view too. More »

"Look At The Tree" Tornado Video Is The East Coast's "Double Rainbow"

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:35:00 EDT

So, we had a tornado here in New York yesterday evening. Most people took it in stride. These bros in Brooklyn freaked right the fuck out. Let's enjoy. More »

Letter From A Young Female Sportswriter: Ines Sainz, You Make Me Want To Stop Trying

Emma Carmichael — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:45:08 EDT

If rationality and feminism and mediocre Spanish skills didn't stop me, I would write to Ines Sainz and ask her to tell me why she does what she does for a living. More »

Science Wins Again: Heavy Drinkers Live Longer

David Matthews — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:45:00 EDT

Hey teetotalers: not only are you a drag, you're going to die younger. Live slow, die fast, jerks. More »

A Sex Addict Relapses: An Ex-Girlfriend, A Panty Flash, And Mark Cuban

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:45:28 EDT

Well, let's get it out the way — it didn't take me very long to relapse after leaving sex rehab. More »

MLB Confidential, Part 3: Texas Rangers

Tommy Craggs — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:40:35 EDT

Our final document — at least for now — belongs to the Texas Rangers. Out of all the financial statements we've seen, it offers maybe the fullest picture of owning a team. More »

MLB Confidential, Part 2: Seattle Mariners

Tommy Craggs — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:10:43 EDT

You've seen the first round of financial statements. Now take a look inside the Mariners' books.
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MLB Confidential: The Financial Documents Baseball Doesn't Want You To See, Part 1

Tommy Craggs — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:00:13 EDT

We've obtained financial statements for a number of baseball teams — containing perhaps some of the most closely guarded information in sports — and they offer a rare glimpse at how MLB franchises do brisk business in the modern era. More »

Francisco Rodriguez Arrested For Allegedly Beating Up Father-In-Law In Clubhouse

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:10:49 EDT

The Mets closer is in police custody and charged with assault after sending his father in law to the hospital after the Mets' loss tonight. More »

LeBron James Is Going To Fix The South Florida Housing Market

David Matthews — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:45:00 EDT

Today's newest LeBron news: he's going to fix the housing market in the Miami area because so many people want to be nearer to his effervescence, witness spectacular basketball, and jump on and off the bandwagon as close to home as possible. More »

A Return From Gentle Path: The Humiliation Of A Sex Addict In Rehab

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:45:07 EDT

Several months ago, an anonymous Deadspin reader checked himself into the infamous Gentle Path sex addiction program for 45 days — the same place Tiger tamed his wayward pecker. This is what our writer experienced in his time there. More »

A Compendium Of Horrible, Horrible Twitter Poetry

Drew Magary — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:00:00 EDT

Twitter is an inherently silly and disposable means of communication. Oh, but there are people out there who take their tweets seriously. Very seriously. AFFIRMED. More »

Today In Things Making You Fatter: Baseball

David Matthews — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:45:00 EDT

Shocking news out of the halls of SI today: all-you-can-eat deals at baseball games are extremely unhealthy, and teams might have some ethical obligation to stop such promotions. To the pull-quotes! More »

Dwyane Wade's World Trade Center Reference And Other Great Moments In 9/11 Sports Analogies

A.J. Daulerio — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:45:00 EDT

Dwyane Wade's questionable World Trade Center reference he gave to Fanhouse briefly set off hyper-sensitivity alarms everywhere, but it wasn't even that awful compared to some of the other ones we've seen recently. More »

Ohio Governor Takes His Authoritarian Jackboot Off The Neck Of Live Tiger Mascot

David Matthews — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:15:00 EDT

Obie the Massillon tiger is saved! Gov. Ted Strickland announced yesterday he "will ensure the rules allow for the established mascot programs to continue," which means Obie will be free do whatever it is a caged sideline tiger does. More »

Who's The Boss: The Greatest Hits Of George Steinbrenner

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:05:00 EDT

Steinbrenner's been out of the public eye for a few years, but we'll always have the memories — memories of one insane move or proclamation after another. Here's a look at some of his finest moments. More »

Ohio Governor Tramples Small Town's Right To Have A Live Freaking Tiger At High School Football Games

David Matthews — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:45:07 EDT

Massillon, Ohio, is under siege from Gov. Ted Strickland and the Humane Society of the United States over the town's tradition of stockpiling tigers for use as mascots during Massillon Washington High School football games. The indignation is palpable! More »

Your Final Culturally Insensitive World Cup Goal Roundup

David Matthews — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:45:00 EDT

It's been a wild ride this past month, hasn't it? Let's take one last look at the goals from the third-place and final games of the World Cup with some assistance from music that isn't even close to being culturally sensitive. More »

Annoying Use Of Vuvuzela Throughout History: The Final Chapter

David Matthews — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:05:46 EDT

The World Cup ends this weekend, so let's take one last look at cultural and historical milestones being rudely — and humorously — interrupted by that most noble of African horns, the vuvuzela. More »

Your Culturally Insensitive World Cup Goal Roundup For July 7

David Matthews — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:30:25 EDT

The final game—and shameful, shameful third-place game—is set. But before we get to the prognosticating, let's look at today's, um, goal, scored to music in a culturally benighted manner. Tune: Kid Frost. More »

Culturally Insensitive World Cup Goal Roundup For July 6

David Matthews — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:15:15 EDT

Before today's big game, let's look back on yesterday's action, and let's be really culturally insensitive while we're at it. Enjoy. More »

Your Culturally Insensitive World Cup Goal Roundup, July 2-3

David Matthews — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:05:00 EDT

Before our first semifinal match today, let's look back on the weekend's action with all the goals scored to music that might offend the more culturally sensitive among you. Enjoy. More »

Here's Video Of Kobayashi Getting Arrested At The Coney Island Hot-Dog-Eating Contest

David Matthews, video by Bucky Turco — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:55:55 EDT

Takeru Kobayashi didn't compete in today's Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, but he showed up at Coney Island anyway and got himself arrested. We were there and got some video. More »

Meet The USA's Tipsy, Slovenia-Trashing, Bathroom-Snoozing Miss World Contestant (Video)

Luke O'Brien — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:15:59 EDT

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Remember my encounter with the Miss World ladies? Absent from that group was one Lisa-Marie Kohrs, the U.S. representative. We've learned what became of her that day, and what became of her was a sloppy, jingoistic mess. More »

Yankee Fan On Cellphone Catches Ground Rule Double With His Face

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:15:29 EDT

Ever get stuck next to the guy in your section who won't get off his cellphone? Well, this video is for you. If you're the one calling, hang up and pay attention....unless you want a Rawlings to the face. More »