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This Map Shows Exactly Where College Football Players Come From
Mode Analytics put together a fun set of interactive maps that show exactly which counties in the U.S. produce the most college football players. Did you know that Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, is a hotbed of punter and kicker recruiting? ...

A Guide To Richard Sherman, Your New Favorite NFL Player
World, meet Richard Sherman. He's an interesting guy. ...

Study: NBA Whites Are Not Underpaid (Counterpoint: Are They Overpaid?)
OK, hold on, just—just wait a second. This does actually make sense. A new study from the University of Toledo has found that white American NBA players are not discriminated against in their wages. We do have a question, though. ...

Every NBA Team's Remaining Strength Of Schedule, In One Chart
Ed Kupfer, who's an analyst for the Rockets, which kind of makes him one of the smart guys who does homework for the other smart guys, put together a simple visualization of the strength of schedule teams have faced so far (on the left), and the strength of schedule of their remaining games (on the ...

Deadspin Up All Night: IJUSWANNACHILL
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Well-measured knees on the court tonight. ...

This Looks Like Jack Nicholson Telling Mike Brown To Get Out Of His Way
Jack gets the best seats in the house, but those seats aren't very good if you've got a big Mike Brown standing between you and the court. ...

Judge Says NFL's $765 Million Concussion Settlement Not Enough
A judge has denied a preliminary motion to approve the $765 million settlement between the NFL and a group of retired players. The quick of it is the NFL is probably going to have to pay out a whole lot more. ...

The Statistical Oddity That Makes Federer's Career Even More Impressive
Roger Federer is (was?) so good that even when he loses, it's kind of like him winning. Since 1990, Federer has the worst record—4-24—in matches where the loser scores more points than the winner. ...

Dwight Howard Posts Up Small Child, Slam Dunks On Him
Dwight Howard or not, this is adorable....

Deadspin Up All Night: This Way
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Get out of here: Steph is playing the Heat right now....

Here's A Guy With Two Fully Functional Penises (NSFW)
2014 is one damn day old, and Reddit might have the scoop of the year. A redditor going by DoubleDickDude went ahead and answered a question every man has pondered: What if you had two dicks? Apparently, it's pretty great. (Yes, there is a photo.)...

A Very Knicks New Year's Eve, In Three Acts
God bless the holidays....

Deadspin Up All Night: Get Lucky
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Be good. Raise some hell. Get home safe. ...

The Science Of Hangovers: Causes, Cures, And Prevention
There's a good chance you're going to have a couple too many drinks tonight. And that means you're going to spend tomorrow, National Hangover Day, in bed, miserable, praying to a god who won't answer for a death that won't come. Here's Dr. Matt McCarthy on the science of hangovers, and with a few t...

Which NFL Team Has The Most Game-Ending Turnovers In The Last Decade?
You can take the Romo out of the Cowboys, but, well, you know how this goes. Sunday night, Kyle Orton threw a game-ending interception to Eagles defensive back Brandon Boykin with 1:49 remaining, and effectively ended the Cowboys' season. It's become something of a ritual for Cowboys fans, but have ...

F1 Star Michael Schumacher In Critical Condition After Skiing Accident
Michael Schumacher is in critical condition after he suffered a traumatic head injury yesterday while skiing in the French Alps. He's currently being treated at Grenoble University Hospital Center, but doctors said today that it's still too early to tell if Schumacher will survive, or what the exten...

Russell Westbrook Is Out Until After The All-Star Break
Russell Westbrook underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee today, and will be out until after the All-Star break, reports Darnell Mayberry of The Oklahoman. ...

Kevin Harlan Doing His Kevin-Harlan-In-NBA2K Impression Is Perfect
Chris Paul tore up the Blazers last night. And while Portland pulled out the win, CP3 went off hard enough that Kevin Harlan broke out the NBA2k routine. ...

How The Hell Do You Beat The Blazers?
The highlight from last night was Batum hitting a three to send the game to overtime (on a nice little double-screen play drawn up by Terry Stotts), but the memorable thing about the Blazers' 116-112 overtime win against the Clippers last night was how much stuff went wrong for them, and how little...