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2014 Deadspin Hall Of Fame Nominee: Donald Sterling
Donald Sterling lost ownership of the Clippers after he was caught on tape being racist. (We already knew he was a vile man, but an actual recording was too much to ignore.) After NBA commissioner Adam Silver banned him for life, Sterling threatened to sue everyone basically every other day before S...
Oregon's Championship Game Uniforms Are Pretty Disappointing
The Ducks toned down their uniforms for their national championship against Ohio State, and the results are plain boring. The school colors, green and yellow, are just totally absent. Weak....
NFL Ref Pete Morelli Explains Reversed Cowboys' Pass Interference Call
Per Josh Katzenstein of the Detroit News, here's referee Pete Morelli's explanation of why Cowboys linebacker Anthony Hitchens wasn't called for defensive pass interference on Brandon Pettigrew today. According to Morelli, the back judge thought it was DPI, but the head linesman determined that Hitc...
Officials Reverse Cowboys' Pass Interference Penalty
This was the call (or non-call) that changed the game. On third-and-one, Matthew Stafford threw to tight end Brandon Pettigrew, who was covered by linebacker Anthony Hitchens. Hitchens had his back to Stafford and made no intention to look for the ball. An official threw a flag and announced a def...
Oregon, Ohio Mayor: Name Won't Change For College Football Championship
You might have heard that the city of Oregon, Ohio will change its name for the Jan. 12 college football national championship game between the Oregon Ducks and Ohio State Buckeyes. That's not actually going to happen, according to Oregon's mayor....
Where's The Puck, Braden Holtby?
Capitals goalie Braden Holtby lost a puck in his uniform, and officials made him rifle through his layers to remove it, because they didn't want it to pop out later during play. Join the journey, and watch Holtby as he gets increasingly frustrated....
Marvin Lewis Keeps His Streak Of Playoff Losses Alive
The Bengals got unceremoniously flushed out of the playoffs earlier today, losing 26-10 to the Colts. If this sounds familiar, that's because it's happened for the fourth straight season. Cincinnati is performing an admirable exercise in underachievement....
Illinois's Chief Illiniwek To Perform At High School Basketball Game
The University of Illinois retired their mascot Chief Illiniwek in 2007 after facing pressure and sanctions from the NCAA, but one high school in Illinois says it plans on bringing back the mascot for its basketball game....
Mark Schultz Is Mad That <i>Foxcatcher</i> Implied A Homosexual Relationship
Foxcatcher has been out for seven weeks, but former Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz apparently just watched it this week, because he's furious with director Bennett Miller over the implications that Schultz had some sort of sexual relationship with insane, murderous billionaire John du Pont. ...
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What's Going On With Chip Kelly And The Eagles? [Update]
It's been a fairly quiet season for the Eagles, but with this week's firing of vice president of player personnel Tom Gamble, and rumors of tension between head coach Chip Kelly and GM Howie Roseman, something very big is going to happen soon. Maybe. If you believe Twitter....
Baylor Defensive End Shawn Oakman Is An Enormous Man
While watching yesterday's Cotton Bowl, many of us learned that Baylor defensive end Shawn Oakman is a gigantic person who does not look real. This screengrab might benefit Oakman a bit, but he is still listed at 6-foot-9, 280 pounds. He is a big dude....
Everything That Should Die In 2015
As we exit 2014, let's talk about what we hope stays there. Here's Deadspin's list of things that should die in the year to come....
Here's A Glorious Photo Of Joe Flacco In High School
Commenter Keisertroll shared a photo of possibly elite quarterback Joe Flacco—back when he was a student at Audubon (N.J.) High School—during Gawker's search for notable people in their readers' yearbooks. Flacco looks so over it....
Phuc Kieu Freed
Back in November, Gainesville, Fla., police alleged that a man named Phuc Kieu had tried to rape and rob a man. What we didn't know until now is that a few days later, cops discovered that the accuser made up the whole story....
Kevin Sumlin Dismisses Intense Assistant Who Hit WVU Players
Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin announced today that Michael Richardson, the overly intense student assistant who hit two West Virginia players during yesterday's Liberty Bowl, has been dismissed from the team....
The Raiders Do Not Fucking Get It
The Raiders are in the market for a head coach. Their list of candidates, however, is proof that owner Mark Davis is his father's son....