Deadspin: Journalism

The Florida Basketball Team Has No Comment On Premarital Sex

Emma Carmichael — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:30:00 EDT

A reporter for the Orlando Sentinel attended the Florida Gators' press conference yesterday to ask Billy Donovan and Chandler Parsons about premarital sex, and then he wrote nearly 800 words about how the BYU honor code "lifted college athletics up." Donovan passed on the question — "How hard would it be to recruit to Florida if you had to tell your recruits you can't have premarital sex if you come to Florida?" — and, probably with those 800 words and a deadline on his mind, Bianchi tried again with Parsons. More »

The Deadspin Sources' Gold Club: Now Accepting New Members

A.J. Daulerio — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:45:19 EDT

Throughout Deadspin's five-year (and counting) history, the bulk of our stories have come from various news items, reader tips, and sources. Our best, most reliable sources become members of what we like to call "The Deadspin Gold Club." More »

Let's All Giggle Immaturely At These Fellows' Names

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:40:43 EDT

Headline of the young month: "Butts Arrested In Boob Murder Case." More »

Was This Sports Blog Post Written By A Sports Blogging Robot Who Might Be Evolving Into A Less-Bad Writer?

Ben Cohen — Sat, 01 May 2010 17:15:00 EDT

No. But if it were, you might not know! At least, that's sort of the premise of this follow-up about an army of sportswriting robots — you know, the ones that may just render sports writing obsolete. Except, they won't. More »

The Dog Ate Rick Reilly's Compendium Of Column Ideas

Ben Cohen — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:15:00 EST

Remember when Rick Reilly punched up an old Sports Illustrated column and filed it fresh for ESPN? Don Ohlmeyer, the Worldwide Leader's ombudsman, sure does, and he's here to console everyone. It was all just a big misunderstanding. More »

The Best Best American Sports Writing Of The Decade

Ben Cohen — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:00:00 EST

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Before the regrettable bulk of sports writing became sportswriting and the Internet emerged as the medium to document the worst of it, one book, every year, nobly set out to chronicle sports writing's best. More »

Don Ohlmeyer Addresses Roethlisberger Story, Learns What "Ombudsman" Means

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:00:00 EDT

Former NBC executive Don Ohlmeyer actually opened his first ESPN ombudsman column by reciting the definition of "ombudsman" from the dictionary. And also like a bad graduation speech, he takes way too long to get to the point. More »

Does ESPN's "Do Not Report" Policy Make Any Sense?

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:00:00 EDT

Still not a peep from ESPN on Ben Roethlisberger's legal troubles—and once again no Blog Buzz on SportsCenter—so as long as Big Ben keeps his mouth shut they're standing behind their decision to not stand behind this story. More »

Actively Consuming ESPN Would Probably Help The ESPN Ombudsman

Ben Cohen — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:45:00 EDT

With the latest news that ESPN is well on its way to world domination, it would make sense if the man with the expressed authority to critique ESPN inhaled its media as voraciously as the rest of its core demographic. More »

Want A NASCAR Press Pass? Start A Blog!

Ben Cohen — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:30:00 EDT

Welcome to the world of the media elite, you so-called NASCAR Citizen Journalists Media Group. No cheering in the press box, no asking for autographs, no photos with the drivers, and be careful around the professionals. They might bite. More »

The Plump, Svelte, Spirituelle And Statuesque Girls In Their Summer Dresses

Ben Cohen — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:00:00 EDT

Even in 1909, women-watching was the true appeal of a Princeton-Yale baseball game — especially for the venerable newspapermen who chronicled the "rattling good" game. [The Sexist] More »

American Newspapers Can't Quite Afford Wimbledon Coverage

Ben Cohen — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:00:00 EDT

Filip Bondy reports that only eight papers — the usuals plus, uh, the S.F. Examiner? — sent tennis correspondents overseas, and some aren't even there yet. To be fair, though, that's one reporter for every 6.375 players. [Bondy via TBL] More »

With The 58th Pick, The Boston Celtics Might Select The Globe

Ben Cohen — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:30:00 EDT

The Red Sox and Bruins own NESN. The New York Times, at least for now, controls a minority stake of the Red Sox. And soon, the Celtics might join the incest between Boston teams and the outlets that cover them. More »

The Last, Best Sports Staff

Ben Cohen — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:15:00 EDT

A long, long time ago, when writers puffed on cigars in the press box and sipped scotches with their sources, the best sports journalism lived in print. And nobody did it better than The Boston Globe. More »

Rob Parker "Sticks The Knife In," Just Like He Was Taught

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:30:09 EST

Former Detroit News journalist Rob Parker knows that this Rod Marinelli/resignation situation looks bad, but that's not the case at all. He's just a newspaper man, doing what newspaper men do. More »