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Deadspin Dead Ringers: Professional athletes and their celebrity doppelgängersWe’ve all heard of doppelgängers — people who aren’t related but look like one another. There’s a whole subreddit dedicated to finding lookalikes. There was a Saturday Night Live short on the subject. But have you ever looked at one of your favorite athletes, or a player on your favorite team and no...

Sports media needs a lot more guys like Dan Le BatardLast week on his podcast, sports media personality Dan Le Batard discussed why he didn’t get the chance to interview Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill. Of Hill, Le Batard said: ...

Dan Le Batard was right — ‘Embrace Debate’ has destroyed sports televisionToo much of anything is bad for you. Excessive amounts can be catastrophic. Dan Le Batard hinted at this a few months ago. And after the reported cancellation of Bomani Jones’ Game Theory on HBO, it’s become quite clear — “embrace debate” killed sports television shows. ...

This 'Hard Knocks'<em> </em>season premiere was good, but Lions coach Dan Campbell needs to drink that strong-ass coffee on camera soon

At some point during the time that the Detroit Lions are on “Hard Knocks,” we had better get to see Dan Campbell at Starbucks....

Drop your nets, Michele Tafoya wants to make you fishers of men

She has had enough. Michele Tafoya has taken a look at the current state of society and a new message is necessary. She sees people afraid to give opinions in public, afraid to repost whatever she thinks is necessary to be expressed on social media, and much like Frank Constanza when he rained blows...

Last days of Le Batard start with a little ‘Freedom,’ an analysis of Goofy and disparagement clauses

On the morning after ESPN announced Dan Le Batard’s departure from the company, effective January 4, the Le Batard Show played George Michael’s ‘Freedom’ to begin their radio show for two minutes without speaking....

Baseball’s winter of cost-savings discontent begins as cheapskate Cards cut Wong

It used to be the hot stove, and fans used to get excited about it right after the last out of the World Series. A ray of hope, provided by the wishful thinking that it could be your team ending the season on a podium with Rob Manfred as he gets booed next year. But in a preview of what’s to come ar...

Your 2014 Deadspin HOF Inductees: Tommy Craggs, A Butthole, And Some Other Stuff

The 2014 Deadspin Hall of Fame class was never inducted, and to remedy that, here they are, two years later. We screwed up. Sorry!...