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Kyrie Irving finally apologizes after Brooklyn Nets suspend him, ADL rejects donations [Updated]The most important part of the Brooklyn Nets and Kyrie Irving’s joint announcement that they’ll partner with the Anti-Defamation League to pledge $1 million total to organizations that fight intolerance was what wasn’t there — an apology. The self-enlightened guard feeling remorseful for his actions...

Rolling Stones, San Francisco 49ers, City Of Santa Clara All Extremely Mad At Each OtherThe Mercury News has published a surprisingly entertaining story about a three-way spat currently raging between the Rolling Stones, the San Francisco 49ers, and the city of Santa Clara. The fight is over various logistical headaches that come with trying to put on a concert at the Niners’ stadium, ...

<i>Rolling Stone</i> Deletes Article About Derrick Rose's Rape Trial And Adam Silver (UPDATE)Rolling Stone deleted an article titled “Why Derrick Rose Rape Trial May Wreck NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s Legacy” late last week without any notice, The Politico reports. According to their story, the NBA had multiple complaints about the article:...

<i>Rolling Stone </i>Publishes, Then Unpublishes, Column Criticizing The NFL

Friend of Deadspin Jeb Lund (also known as monstrous, deceased dictator Mobutu Sese Soko) published a column today under the headline "Screw the Super Bowl: The Big Lies of the Big Game" on Rolling Stone's website. You can't read it on RollingStone.com anymore, though, because it mysteriously disapp...

Splendor in the Short Grass

Here's Grover Lewis' famous Rolling Stone takeout on the filming of The Last Picture Show:...

Lee Marvin Shoots From The Hip

Over at the Beast I reprinted Robert Ward's hugely entertaining Rolling Stone profile of Lee Marvin:...

The Rock-Critic Hive Mind: Data-Mining The "Best Albums of 2014" Lists

Used to be, you could count on just a few Best Albums of the Year lists to slice through the chaos of the previous 12 months. Pick up a December issue of Rolling Stone or SPIN, clip out your local newspaper critic's personal Top 10, and you had a ready-made guide for how to spend the Best Buy gi...

Rolling Stone has a splendid new list of the 15 worst owners in sports, a leaderboard that's changing all the time. Two Cleveland luminaries in the top 10! Several old and dear friends in the top 5! ...