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Win A Championship, Lose A Knee

Stefan Fatsis — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:30:21 EST

We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries. More »

Source: Someone Tried To Sell A Dallas TV Station A Josh Hamilton Sex Tape From The Night Of His Relapse

Patrick Burns — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:18:50 EST

Someone is shopping a videotape allegedly showing Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton, on the night of his recent relapse, having sex in the bathroom of Sherlock's, a Dallas bar. A local television station was offered the tape for $41,000, an employee at the station tells us. The station declined, and we're told no one there actually watched the tape. More »

Remembering The Violent Death Matches Between Bruiser And The Butcher, Pro Wrestling's Auteurs Of Bloodshed

The Masked Man — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:45:39 EST

Dead Wrestler of the Week is an occasional feature in which we honor the sport's fallen and examine their legacies. In (belated) honor of Deadspin's Blood Week, we're looking back at the epic rivalry between Abdullah the Butcher and the late Bruiser Brody. More »

This Looks Like A Fortified Sniper's Nest At The Super Bowl

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:35:07 EST

Some photos with no backstory are making the rounds, showing what appears to be an Indianapolis police sniper checking out his post in the rafters of Lucas Oil Stadium in the hours or days before the Super Bowl, a post that would be manned when the game began. Yes, we know there's nothing surprising about trained marksmen working the biggest sporting event of the year. We also know it's pretty damn cool to see what the Super Bowl snipers are working with. More »

Asian Harvard Grad Somehow Succeeding In New York; Or, Why I Love Jeremy Lin

Emma Carmichael — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:54:43 EST

A remarkable thing has been happening in New York's Madison Square Garden the past few days: Jeremy Lin, a charming 23-year-old with an economics degree from Harvard College, has somehow become the city's ultimate underdog and talisman. More »

Childbirth Is A Precious Rite Of Passage, If You Enjoy Agony, Terror, And Flying Jets Of Blood

Tom Scocca — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:50:28 EST

When it comes to the Birthing Experience, I'd like to focus on the end, the summing up of everything, when the doctor in the delivery room turned to me and held up the gore-smeared, still-pulsing umbilical cord and asked if I would like to cut it. More »

Math Says If Wes Welker Catches That Ball, The Patriots Win

Brian Burke — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:06:21 EST

"Was That A Sasquatch?” The Misery Of Watching Canadian Super Bowl Ads

Matthew Black — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:50:54 EST

This Is Why JaVale McGee Is The Best Thing In The NBA

Tommy Craggs — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:25:19 EST

This is from last night's Raptors-Wizards game. Please keep an eye on JaVale McGee. He's the fellow who first goes backward between the legs (impressive), then throws up the ball within an area code of the hoop (less impressive), then goes tearing down the court while the Wiz still have possession (awesome). JaVale McGee hustles back on defense while on offense. More »

Oklahoma's Steven Pledger Prematurely Celebrated His Game-Tying Buzzer-Beater That Didn't Go In

Timothy Burke — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:13:41 EST

It can't feel good to lose, especially in front of an empty arena. But it takes a certain amount of hubris—beyond the amount we're comfortable with, at least—to celebrate a shot before it goes in, especially if that shot wouldn't even win you the game. Then it doesn't go in, and all the sympathy we would have shown Steven Pledger went out the door when he proto-Tebowed to celebrate just another missed field goal attempt. The Missouri Tigers held on and moved to 22-2 on the season. Oklahoma fell to 13-10. [ESPNU] More »

We Now Have The Will Ferrell Old Milwaukee Super Bowl Ad In HD, Along With More Info About It

Timothy Burke — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:34:18 EST

This bizarre TV spot for Old Milwaukee beer starring Will Ferrell aired in exactly one TV market last night during the Super Bowl's local ad block at the end of the first half. That market is North Platte, Nebraska, and it's the second-smallest TV market in the country, ranking 209th out of 210. There are 15,180 TV homes in the North Platte market. More »

Rob Gronkowski, Shirtless Matt Light Danced Away Their Sorrows After The Super Bowl

Luke O'Brien — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:55:54 EST

Ever wonder what the losers do after the big game? Well, some sulk in hotel rooms. Others cry in their beer. And some dance. They dance like no one's watching, even when someone is watching, which is what many people were doing last night as Matt Light took off his shirt and started to boogie, according to the friend of one guy who was watching: More »

Bristolmetrics: SportsCenter Mentioned Tim Tebow 18 Times Last Week, Somehow

Patrick Burns — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:27:58 EST

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This is a regular feature breaking down, minute-by-minute, the content that appears on ESPN's 11 p.m. edition of SportsCenter throughout the week. Graphic by Jim Cooke. More »

A Roundup Of All Our Coverage Of Super Bowl 46

Jack Dickey — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:40:00 EST

We at Deadspin have had a lot to say about the Super Bowl over the past few days. It was one hell of a Super Bowl to analyze beforehand, and even better to watch. Manning, Manningham, Madonna, M.I.A., all of that stuff. And it was close. All throughout the game, our fair site was churning, with videos and screen caps and analysis and Rush Limbaugh picking his nose in the owner's box. Catch up here on what you might have missed.
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"My Husband Can Not Fucking Throw The Ball And Catch The Ball At The Same Time": Gisele Is Pissed At The Patriots' Dropped Passes

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:30:00 EST

This morning, the Patriots are talking dropped passes. Aaron Hernandez had one, Deion Branch had one, but most visibly, Wes Welker was hit in the hands on a long pass that would have extended the Patriots drive with four minutes left. It wasn't the best throw, but it was catchable, and after the game Tom Brady put it was gently as he could: "missed opportunities." More »

The Ballsiest Call In Super Bowl History

Brian Burke — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:30:41 EST

Eli Manning Is All The Football Hero America Needs

Josh Levin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:26:43 EST

This Is The Weirdest Touchdown In Super Bowl History, And It Won The Game

Timothy Burke — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:50:29 EST

"NO NO NO NO.. oh, shit, I scored a touchdown." Never has someone been so upset about a possibly-Super Bowl-winning score. [NBC] More »

Dan Patrick On Aaron Hernandez: "Yet Another Talented Person Who Left Bristol, Connecticut"

Timothy Burke — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:21:48 EST

(He's talking about his own acrimonious exit from ESPN.) [NBC] More »

Everything You Need To Know About Brian Cashman's Mistress/Alleged Stalker (And Her Abortion Claim)

A.J. Daulerio — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:29:13 EST

"He knows that if he does this, I'll lose my daughter," Brian Cashman's mistress Louise Meanwell told me. This was the night of Jan. 31. Two days later, it was done: Meanwell—also known as Louise Neathway—was arrested and charged with extortion and harassment, with Cashman the victim of her alleged crimes. The day after that, Cashman's wife, Mary, filed for divorce, after 16 years of marriage. More »

Darren Rovell Is Super Pissed About The State Of The Playboy Super Bowl Party; Playboy Bunny Strikes Back

Sean Newell — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:42:59 EST

The photo above is a picture tweeted by noted beefcake Darren Rovell as he lamented the talent assembled for Playboy's annual Super Bowl party. In his own words "Quality of Playboy Playmates last night was not what it used to be. Here's 6 of the 16 girls with @SHAQ." More »

How To Care For A Bleeding Child

Drew Magary — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:50:21 EST

I have two children, and they are remarkably adept at hurting themselves. They bash into tables, chairs, doors, shelves, bedposts, pits filled with poisonous spikes, etc. One time my daughter was running around with a mirror, tripped, fell, and put her head through the mirror, shattering it to pieces. I probably shouldn't have let her run around with a mirror. That may have been unwise. More »

What It's Like When An NFL Linebacker Nearly Knocks Your Head Off

Nate Jackson — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:21:53 EST

Report: Josh Hamilton Had An Alcohol-Related Relapse Earlier This Week [UPDATE]

Jack Dickey — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:55:00 EST

Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton—the 2010 AL MVP and four-time All-Star whose battle with drug and alcohol addiction nearly ended his baseball career—had a relapse with alcohol at a Texas bar on Monday, reports Gerry Fraley of the Dallas Morning News. More »

The Weird Relationship Between Brian Cashman And Louise Meanwell, His Alleged Stalker

A.J. Daulerio — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:33:12 EST

Yes, the woman in whose apartment I tried on Brian Cashman's pajama pants Tuesday night, the one who says she was the Yankees GM's mistress, is the same woman who was arrested at 5:45 p.m. yesterday outside her Leonard Street apartment. Her name is Louise Meanwell (she's also used the surname Neathway), and she has been charged with grand larceny, attempted grand larceny, stalking, and aggravated harassment. More »

"Cut Back To A Wide Shot. Open The Skull": The Faces Of Death Guy Looks Back

Brian Hickey — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:25:42 EST

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John Alan Schwartz was on a California beach, trying to capture something life-affirming on camera. Or something that at least would contrast with death. More »

Twitter Is Now The Most Important Part Of The NFL Viewing Experience

Drew Magary — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:20:00 EST

Drew Magary's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Buy Drew's book, The Postmortal, through here. Find more of his stuff at his Twitter feed. Image by Jim Cooke. More »

A Look Inside NBC's Playbook For The Super Bowl Broadcast

Jeremy Repanich — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:34:23 EST

With 18 seconds left in the first half of Super Bowl 43 and the Cardinals on the doorstep, James Harrison picked off Kurt Warner and barreled 100 yards for a touchdown, dancing along the sideline as he went and narrowly breaking the plane of the end zone before Larry Fitzgerald dragged him down. As referee Terry McAulay went under the hood for the replay, he and the fans at home watched cameras track Harrison from the sideline, from the end zone and in super slo-mo as he crossed the goal line. That we all had definitive looks at this pivotal play was no accident; it was the product of months of preparation by NBC, and additional cameras meant to capture every angle. More »

Dear Brian Cashman, I Am Wearing Your Pajama Pants In Your Mistress's Living Room

A.J. Daulerio — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST

Back in October, Deadspin acquired photos that showed Brian Cashman, general manager of the Yankees, meeting with an alleged girlfriend in February 2009. Soon after that story ran, we were tipped off that Cashman, still married to his wife of 16 years, had ended that particular affair but had since moved on to another mistress. More »

Feet In Smoke: A Story About Electrified Near-Death

John Jeremiah Sullivan — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:35:19 EST

The following is excerpted from Pulphead, John Jeremiah Sullivan's new collection of essays, which Deadspin cannot recommend enough. More »

Here's To The Lovable, Impish Bill Belichick

'Mobutu Sese Seko' — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:20:09 EST

There are two schools of thought on Bill Belichick. One is that he's a humorless football Jawa devoid of empathy or any animating purpose save destruction or creeping MILFs. The other is that he's probably all those things, and that rules, because "he wins games for us!" That latter opinion is proffered by New England sports fans, so 99 percent of people rightfully ignore it. More »

Exclusive: Here Are Plans For A New Professional Football League, Run By Former NFL, XFL, And USFL Executives

Tommy Craggs — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:15:53 EST

The document below is a November confidential summary obtained by Deadspin of something called the Spring Professional Football League, which presents itself as a non-hostile NFL alternative, to be built on the bones of the several leagues that have tried and failed before. More »

After The Scalpel, Out Come The Knives For Peyton Manning

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:01:00 EST

Coming To Grips With Your Sexless Adulthood

Drew Magary — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:20:00 EST

Time for your weekly edition of the Deadspin Funbag. Find more of Drew's stuff at KSK or on Twitter. Buy Drew's book, The Postmortal, through here. Email the Funbag here. Today, we're covering fap taxes, GNR, Joe Paterno's sex life, and more. More »

Why Are Ray Lewis And Friday Night Lights' Peter Berg Shilling For The NFL On Player Safety?

Stefan Fatsis — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:00:52 EST

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How To Survive A Concussion In An MMA Fight

Matthew Polly — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:00:30 EST

The referee stared into my eyes between rounds. My nose had just been broken and was bleeding like the prom scene in Carrie, but the ref ignored the blood. He wanted to see if I could still focus. "Don't you dare stop this fucking fight," I snarled at him, before suddenly remembering who he was. "Sorry about that." I'd had my bell rung so hard I sustained a near-concussion and had momentarily forgotten I was speaking to Randy Couture. He smirked, patted me on the shoulder, and let the fight continue. If I had enough of my wits about me to apologize for cursing out the former UFC heavyweight champion, it meant I was still capable of intelligently defending myself. More »

Blake Griffin Just Dunked On The Entire Perkins Family Tree

Timothy Burke — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:17:15 EST

It's only halfway through the abbreviated NBA season, so I'm hesitant to dub anything dunk of the year. But here it is, dunk of the year—and of course it's from Blake Griffin. Kendrick Perkins's family requests no flowers be sent. [NBA TV] More »

Homemade Infographic: What Were The Gayest (And Straightest) Super Bowl Halftime Shows?

Tom Scocca — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:25:10 EST

Here's The AOL Column That Got Bill Simmons Hired By ESPN, In Which He Calls The ESPYs A "TV Holocaust"

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:00:00 EST

ESPN's initial courtship of Bill Simmons has the air of an urban legend. Simmons wrote a column excoriating the bloated and self-congratulatory ESPY Awards, and that column was rapidly forwarded around Bristol, putting the Boston Sports Guy on ESPN's radar. Much like Aeschylus's lost plays, the ESPY diary was known only from a reference in another work. In one of his early Page 2 columns, Simmons wrote: More »

A Tour Of The Terrifying Downhill Ski Course That Will Rip Open Your Pelvis "Like A Book"

Amanda Ruggeri — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:30:04 EST

At first glance, the Hahnenkamm doesn't seem too gnarly. A mountain near the ski resort town of Kitzbühel, Austria, the peak isn't the highest in the Alps. Or the biggest. Or the steepest. And it has a funny name that translates to "Rooster's Comb," which sounds like a spot where the Trapp Family might picnic. But mention "Hahnenkamm" to Olympic downhill racers—daredevil athletes accustomed to doing 80 miles per hour on narrow, sharp sticks—and they start to shake in their custom-fit ski boots. More »