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Dimitri Payet Doesn't Want To Play For West Ham Anymore
Last season was West Ham’s best since the founding of the Premier League, as they finished seventh and qualified for the Europa League. Their talisman was attacking midfielder Dimitri Payet, who led the team with 12 goals and 14 assists in all competitions. Payet capped his year with a starring turn...
Mark Hunt Sues Brock Lesnar, The UFC, And Dana White
UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt accused the UFC, Dana White, and Brock Lesnar of racketeering, fraud, breach of contract, and other charges in a lawsuit filed in Nevada federal court yesterday. The lawsuit seeks millions of dollars in compensatory and punitive damages....
Let's Check In On Rio De Janeiro, Which Hosted The Olympics Five Months Ago
Even before the 2016 Olympics kicked off in August, the state of Rio de Janeiro had declared a “state of public calamity in financial administration.” Five months later, things aren’t any better....
I Can't Stop Watching This Soccer Teen Destroy His Defender<em></em>
The name of the guy with the ball is Riccardo Orsolini, a 19-year-old who plays for Ascoli in Italy’s Serie B, and is supposedly on his way to Juventus. The name of the guy falling over doesn’t matter, because he has departed from this earth. He’s dead. RIP....
Intelligence Agencies: Russia Hacked DNC In Part Because WADA Exposed Russian Doping Scheme<em></em>
United States intelligence agencies believe that Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered the hacking of the Democratic National Committee in part because he believed the doping scandal that led to hundreds of Russian athletes missing the 2016 Summer Olympics was an American operation, according to ...
Team USA Wins World Juniors Gold
Team USA’s hockey young adults beat Canada in a shootout to win the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, 5-4. Troy Terry scored the only goal of the shootout, with Team USA goalie Tyler Parsons making all five of his saves....
The Columbus Blue Jackets Finally Lose
“Shit, huh?” is how Columbus Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella opened tonight’s press conference after his team was blown out 5-0 by the Washington Capitals....
Deadspin Up All Night: I'm Running Around In My Mind And My Mind's A Fucking Zoo
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. We’ll push on through. ...
The Blazers Are Bad And Tired Of Being Lectured By Festus Ezeli
Following last season’s surprise second-round playoff appearance, the Portland Trail Blazers are 15-21 and struggling badly. ESPN’s Chris Haynes has a good story examining the Blazers’ summer, and why they failed to sign any free agent of note, re-signed all their own players, gave way too much mon...
The 100 Most Popular Deadspin Posts Of 201<em></em>6
Time to take a look back at our most popular posts of 2016. We have our own thoughts about what our best posts were, but these are the ones that brought in the most readers....
The Worst American Sportswriting Of 201<em></em>6
There are plenty of lists out there compiling the year’s best sportswriting—try this one if you’re looking for some good holiday-weekend reading—and that’s as it should be, because there is a lot of great sportswriting out there, possibly more than ever. You won’t find any of it here, though. Instea...
Wake Forest Radio Announcer Fired For Giving Game Prep Materials To Opponents
Wake Forest announced that football radio announcer Tommy Elrod—a former player and coach at the school—was fired from his position and banned from athletic facilities, after it was discovered that Elrod has been giving or attempting to give game prep materials to opposing teams for at least two yea...
Nine Elements Of The LeBron <i>SI </i>Cover Meant To Distract You From His Hairline, Ranked
1. Safety pin on the lapel...
Deadspin Up All Night: We Will Still Be Friends Forever
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Let’s goooooooooooooooo! ...
The More We Learn About The Mixed Martial Arts Athletes Association, The Shadier It Seems
As pretty much everybody saw coming, things aren’t going so well with the Mixed Martial Arts Athletes Association—the latest attempt at forming a sort of fighters union—and former Bellator founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney’s presence in the group is already threatening to ruin it....
Magic Johnson And Michael Wilbon Return To ESPN's <i>NBA Countdown</i>
Magic Johnson and Michael Wilbon will rejoin ESPN’s NBA pregame show, NBA Countdown, on a limited basis this season, the network announced today. Johnson will work the Christmas slate of games, before joining Wilbon and host Sage Steele for ABC’s nine Saturday broadcasts of the NBA. ...
Jon Jones: I Took Off-Brand Cialis Because I Have A Huge Cock
Jon Jones failed a doping test before UFC 200 this summer because he took an off-brand Cialis pill, he said on the Joe Rogan Experience yesterday. He told Rogan that he has a huge cock, and that he takes male enhancement because it “it puts the twist at the end of a punch” and “it’s a good time” whi...
Here's Dashcam Footage From Jung Ho Kang's Alleged DUI Crash
South Korean 24-hour news channel YTN obtained dashcam footage from the car of Pirates third baseman Jung Ho Kang, who was charged with leaving the scene of a DUI accident. You can see the car speeds too fast around a turn, before running over a median and some bollards. YTN also got a photo of the ...