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Why Genetic Testing Is So Important For Sports
Fast Company has a profile on 23andMe, the de facto public face of genetic testing, that's worth a read just for the look at the underpinnings of the science. But there's a moment in there that teases out the gut punch that can come from that knowledge, and that's closely related to how genetic test...
Baseball Cards Made Into Stop Motion Animation Are The Coolest Thing
Here's your new favorite dumb baseball bookmark. It's a site called REPLAY that's taking a bunch of old baseball cards of players doing the same thing—swinging a bat, throwing a pitch, bunting—and turning them into one continuous motion. It's mesmerizing. ...
Deadspin Up All Night: Maybe One Day
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Drive safe, and respect the game. ...
Nike's New Fuelband Sucks
Were you waiting patiently for Nike's new Fuelband, hoping that 20+ months was enough to make it great? Well, screw off. The Fuelband got a few minor improvements—better Bluetooth and it's a weeee bit more waterproof—but overall it's still miles behind virtually every competitor. No altimeter, no he...
Deadspin Up All Night: Lonely Street
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. We'll be watching Monday Night Football at Professor Thom's on 13th Street and 2nd Avenue. Come by and have a drink if you're around. ...
Heat Trainers Measure Greg Oden's Knees After Every Single Practice
Here's a telling bit from a TrueHoop piece on Greg Oden over the weekend. ...
How Statistically Unlikely Was The Patriots Comeback? (Spoiler: Very)
How unlikely was Tom Brady's game-winning pass to Kenbrell Thompkins? Unlikely enough to make this Win Probability chart for the Saints look like it got stabbed in the heart with a spear. ...
Reminder: Betting On Big NFL Favorites Is Always Dumb
The Broncos didn't cover their preposterous -28 (-27 at kickoff) spread. Of course they didn't. Because big NFL favorites usually don't cover....
Good God, The Raiders Just Had A Third-And-48
Second & 37 generally doesn't mean, "Run around in circles and take a ridiculous sack." Unless you're the Raiders. ...
Texans Fans Cheer Schaub Injury, Backup Immediately Throws Pick-Six
Matt Schaub is having another rough day. He hasn't thrown for a touchdown, and then in the third quarter, he went down with a leg injury. Texans fans cheered backup TJ Yates. Then, naturally, Yates threw another damn Texans pix-six. ...
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Hey Look, A Michigan Fan Getting Maced In The Face [Update: Video]
We're not exactly sure why this is happening, but then, isn't it more beautiful that way? ...
Ravens Somehow Pick Up First Down By Getting Their Punt Blocked
It's like one those outfield pileups, only dumber....
Here's Why Adrian Peterson Is Playing This Week, In His Own Words
After the terrible news that Adrian Peterson's son had died earlier this week, probably too much attention immediately focused on whether or not Peterson would play. He's playing. Peterson told FOX reporter Laura Okmin why, over text message:...
Here's Nick Foles's Best Michael Vick Impression
Head first and everything. ...
What Is MRSA? The Disgusting Infection Riddling The Buccaneers
Another Buccaneer has come down with methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA (commonly pronounced "mersa"), because apparently playing for the Buccaneers is like rinsing a paper cut in a septic tank. But what is MRSA?...
Watch This Awesome First Person POV Of A Famous Horse Racing Jockey
These really never get old. Here's John Velazquez riding Greyfall, a two-year-old colt, at the Keeneland Race Course. He wore "camera glasses" (off-brand Google Glass?) and captured video of exactly what it looks and sounds like to be out on the track. ...
Deion Sanders Fired From Own Prep School After Weird Assault Allegation
Deion Sanders has been fired from Prime Prep Academy, the charter school he co-founded last year in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. A faculty member is alleging Deion assaulted him, but Sanders has not been charged with any crime. Sanders says there was a confrontation, but no assault occurred. ...
Young Red Wings Fan Flips Perfect Double Bird To Other Team After Goal
They learn so young, don't they? ...
The Liter Bowl: The First NCAA Football Game To Use The Metric System
On September 17, 1977, Carleton College and St. Olaf College played the Liter Bowl, the first NCAA-sanctioned game to use metric measurements, and probably the dorkiest piece of football ever put together....
Here's A New Stat To Figure Out The Best Scorers In The NBA
Field goal percentage is misleading. We know that, because if it wasn't, Tyson Chandler wouldn't threaten to break 70 percent every year, and Reggie Evans would produce a literal black hole in each of his box scores, which would consume their immediate surroundings and we'd have no idea what happene...