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Here's Video Of Jeff Fisher Cutting Nick Foles
Nick Foles was waived by the Rams two weeks ago, bringing a fitting end to the legendary Foles-Sam Bradford trade that brought joy to literally no one. Hard Knocks, which is following the Los Angeles Rams this preseason, was in coach Jeff Fisher’s office for the phone call....
Michael Phelps Tied A 2,168-Year-Old Olympic Record
Another two golds last night for Michael Phelps, the most decorated American Olympian ever: That makes 21 gold medals in his career, 25 medals overall, and with his win in the 200m butterfly—a particularly personal win, given his loss in that event four years ago—Phelps now has 12 individual wins to...
An Oral History Of Our "Go Fuck Yourself" Tweet To Donald Trump
On January 16, 2013, Deadspin published an exposé of Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o’s fake dead girlfriend. The next morning, reality TV personality Donald Trump tweeted his congratulations. Fourteen minutes later, Deadspin tweeted back “Go fuck yourself.” This is the story of that tweet, as told ...
Tim Tebow Wants To Play In MLB, Will Fail At That Too
What fresh hell is this, where Alex Rodriguez is hanging up the cleats and Tim Tebow is trying to put them on? According to an Adam Schefter report that forced you to double-check and make sure it wasn’t a fake account, TV personality Tim Tebow will hold a workout for scouts later this month in the ...
This Appreciation Of Mark Teixeira Didn't Come Easily
Mark Teixeira is going to announce his retirement this afternoon, effective at the end of this season. I’m the Yankees fan on staff, so when the news came out, Ley asked me what my favorite Tex moment was. I was at a loss....
Florida Hired Football Booster To Oversee Hearing For Player Accused Of Sexual Assault
The mysterious “student conduct violation” that kept WRs Antonio Callaway and Treon Harris away from the Gators all spring was revealed by ESPN to be an accusation of sexual assault by a female University of Florida student. But that’s just the start of the news today....
Mets Tell Injured Yoenis Cespedes To Cool It With The Golfing
Yoenis Cespedes really loves golf. Loves it. Plays on game days if he can. Has probably played 10 rounds in the last couple of weeks, according to one Mets official....
Q&A: Eugene Monroe On Why The NFL Desperately Needs Medical Marijuana
Last month, offensive tackle Eugene Monroe retired from the NFL at 29 years old, after seven seasons with the Jaguars and Ravens. Monroe’s retirement came just a few months after he declared his advocacy for medical marijuana as a way to combat the constant pain that comes with life as an NFL player...
With Heavy-Handed Symbolism, Officials Lose Keys To Olympic Stadium
Let the Games begin, once they can just get this damn thing open....
The Thunder Bought One More Year To Solve Their Russell Westbrook Problem
Make no mistake about it. Despite Russell Westbrook’s new Thunder contract being reported as a three-year, $85.7 million deal, this is a one-year extension, and it is merely buying time. One extra season for Westbrook to decide if he wants to stay in Oklahoma City long-term. One extra season for Sam...
The Battle Over The Rangers' Ballpark Scam Has Officially Begun
It is not unreasonable, I don’t believe, to portray the pending fight over a new $1 billion stadium for the Texas Rangers as a proxy war—or at least a referendum—over the public financing of stadiums in America. Here is every variable that should make sports fans recoil in horror at the now-accepted...
Olympic Reporters Are Hungry And Cranky
Reporters are the complainingest people on earth, and these Olympics are giving them plenty to complain about—not a good combination. Today’s outrage: a severe lack of food options inside the media center. ...
New-Look Skip Bayless Still Screaming About Same Old Shit
Skip Bayless has left ESPN to join Fox Sports’ Suicide Squad, a bunch of twisted truth-tellers who are just too hot for TV (viewers). He’s promised to take the gloves off—no more will he be muffled by Disney. Today, we’re getting our very first look at the new, no-holds-barred Skip Bayless. And it s...
Ken Rosenthal Is A Good Reporter And He Had To Eat Some Shit
One piece of evidence that Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal is very good at his job is that when he reported that Yasiel Puig stormed out of Dodger Stadum after being told he was going to be traded or demoted, it was accepted as gospel even without confirmation from either side, or even anyone else reporti...
