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Referee Hit With Smoke Bomb Thrown By Tottenham Supporter
West Midlands police arrested two men believed to be responsible for tossing a flare or a smoke bomb onto the pitch during yesterday's Tottenham Hotspur-Aston Villa match. In footage that was broadcast to viewers on Sky Sports 1, which you can watch below, the smoke bomb struck assistant referee Dav...
Deadspin Up All Night: Hot Sauce
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. The weekend crew is on deck. Hope you have a good one....
C.J. Fair's Shitty Drawing Of The Syracuse Mascot Is A Masterpiece
ESPN asked a bunch of ACC basketball players and coaches to draw an image of their respective school's mascot. C.J. Fair is the league's preseason player of the year. This was his bold rendering of Otto, the Syracuse Orange. Fair's Otto has no face, and its arms are growing out of its legs. Fair loo...
Hanley won't start: Hanley Ramirez, bothered by a fractured rib since Game 1, will not start at shortstop for the Dodgers in tonight's Game 6 of the NLCS. Nick Punto will take his place and bat eighth. Don Mattingly hopes Ramirez can pinch hit but says Ramirez "doesn't feel like he can swing the bat...
Here's Mike Francesa Spilling Diet Coke All Over His Desk
We've already seen Mike Francesa at his best this week, but he's having a bit of a bad day today. First his cawl-ahs annoyed the hell out of him, uh-kay, and then he accidentally did this to his trusty Diet Coke. The rest of us? We've been rewarded with the wonderful GIF you see above....
The Buffalo Sabres Think They Can Dance
Via For the Win, the Sabres held a dance-off after practice today. They're 1-7, so they're rather adept at flitting aimlessly across the ice without any musical accompaniment....
Report: Eastern Michigan Football Player Victim Of Apparent Homicide
Demarius Reed, a junior wide receiver for the Eastern Michigan football team, was found dead this morning from what police are calling a homicide, according to a reporter on the scene....
Deadspin Up All Night: It's Not Fun To Watch The Rust Grow
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What's Behind The Grambling Football Team's Protest
Grambling's storied football program is in complete disarray. On Tuesday, players walked out of a meeting with coaches and administrators. On Wednesday, they skipped practice altogether in protest, then repeated the boycott again today. And interim coach George Ragsdale has reportedly been fired. Th...
Today In Unfortunate Ad Placement
We know Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce are getting up there in years, but the inadvertent layout of today's print edition of the New York Daily News is being less than subtle about it....
Greg Oden Has "Slight Setback," Misses Practice With Knee Swelling
Welp. That didn't take long. Greg Oden only took part in his first five-on-five drill with the Heat on Monday, but he had to be held out of practice today because of swelling in his left knee. ESPN's Brian Windhorst calls it a "slight setback," but it still can't be good news for a guy whose knee tr...
Will Ferrell Introduces The Dodgers Before Game 5 Of The NLCS
For what could be their final home game of the season, the Dodgers pulled out all the stops and had Will Ferrell handle today's player introductions. As one might expect, it was very Will Ferrell-y....
Former NFL WR Irving Fryar Indicted For Allegedly Stealing $700,000
A state grand jury in New Jersey today indicted former NFL wide receiver Irving Fryar and his mother for conspiring to steal nearly $700,000 in an alleged mortgage fraud scam....
A Cleveland Browns Tailgate Featured A Beer-Drinkin' Toddler
We've said it before: Giving babies beer to drink is not necessarily the "responsible" thing to do. And the same goes for toddlers. But there was no stopping this kid. He came to party....
Les Miles Explains Columbus Day As Only Les Miles Can
Gather 'round, everyone. Yesterday was Columbus Day. Please enjoy this special holiday message from LSU football coach Les Miles....
Father Who Wanted To Keep Watching Football Shoots And Kills Son
David Carrender's 19-year-old son, Wyatt, was shot and killed in their Martinsville, Ind., home Sunday. Cops say David, 49, is the killer....