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Company Founded By Nazi Won't Have Anything To Do With Aaron Hernandez
Boy, everyone is really trying to distance themselves from Aaron Hernandez, huh? The bosses at Muscle Milk called off their deal with Hernandez late last week; the Patriots ended things with Hernandez early Wednesday morning; and, earlier today, Puma, the German manufacturer of footwear and all kin...

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Stealing Signs In Baseball: A Hall Of Famer's Guide
There are many fair ways to steal the signs of the enemy, so many that the smart ball-player is always kept on the alert by them. Baseball geniuses, some almost magicians, are constantly looking for new schemes to find out what the catcher is telling the pitcher, what the batter is tipping the base...



Fare Thee Well, Carlos Marmol And Your Extreme Aversion To Contact
Every baseball team has its pitcher—generally a reliever—who could really be something if he someday put it all together. He invariably has a big fastball, and a secondary pitch that toggles between "unhittable" and "so hittable it might as well have been tossed underhand by Coach Fred at little-lea...




Parcells And Kraft Both Wish They Hadn't Been Such Dicks Back Then
Bill Parcells and Robert Kraft do not make mistakes. But but... Pete Carroll! Quincy Carter! No. Shut up. Not mistakes. Never mistakes. Just slightly raised cobblestones on the path to greatness....

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Dead Letters: "Something Fishy With Game 7?"
Subject: Something Fishy with Game 7?...


The Calgary Flames' Arena Is Flooding Right Now
Downtown Calgary has been flooding for much of today, thanks to heavy rainfall and overflowing rivers throughout southern Alberta. 75,000 residents have been evacuated; some residents elsewhere in the province have seen their homes washed away....

Ex-Sabres Coach Joins Team That Ruined Everything For Sabres
Fun sports town, Buffalo, isn't it? Its football team—which has never won a Super Bowl—keeps trying to run off to Toronto, and its hockey team—which has never won a Stanley Cup—hit rock bottom earlier this year....

Deadspin Up All Night: Well I Was Rollin' Down The Road
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Sean and Burke will carry you through the basketball. Godspeed....


JaMarcus Russell Is Not Fat Anymore
I mean, sure, all-black is slimming, and fur-coat-and-sweatsuit getups are not. But still. Russell is lean, mean, and ready to quarterback someone—anyone—to mediocrity. If Tim Tebow can get a shot, why can’t he?...

Live Funbag: Got Any Questions For The Deadspin Staff?
Drew's on vacation. We're all down in the comments, waiting for your questions. We'll take whatever's on your mind—fire away....