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How Did Logan Mankins Play An Entire Season With A Torn ACL?
Last week, we learned via Adam Schefter that Patriots offensive guard Logan Mankins played the entire 2011 season on a torn ACL. Mankins, who sustained the injury in New England's season opener, finally had surgery to repair the ligament last February. Until then, however, the injury hadn't been dia...
Deadspin Up All Night: You Could Be My Intern
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Quite frankly, there's only some baseball and WNBA on tonight, but talk about what you please. Erik will be here....
Retired British Boxer Found Dead In His Home, His Body Parts Allegedly Found In Freezer
Shaun Cummins, a British boxer who retired in 1995, was found dead in his home in England last Wednesday. What are believed to be parts of his dismembered body were found in his freezer. Thomas Dunkley, a 28-year-old acquaintance of Cummins, has been arrested and charged with murdering Cummins....
Which Rookie Quarterback Had The Most Poise After His Second Start?
Last week, Andrew Luck of the Indianapolis Colts showed the most poise out of all the rookie quarterbacks who played in Week 1, according to people who wrote about him. Did Luck maintain his grip on the poise title in Week 2? Or did any of the other four rookie quarterbacks—Robert Griffin III, Russe...
Stephen A. Smith Thought An Article About Him In <i>The Onion</i> Was Real
Earlier today, The Onion posted a rather harmless, totally fictional article entitled, "Stephen A. Smith Thinking Son Is Finally Ready For The Sex Argument." This wouldn't normally be news; but when Stephen A. Smith finds it, thinks it is a real article, and yells about it on Twitter? Yes, then it ...
Who Was The Weird Guy Photobombing NBC's Postgame Interview With 49ers Players?
Last night, as Michele Tafoya interviewed 49ers Alex Smith and Michael Crabtree following their team's victory against the Lions, an unknown man in a hoodie popped up in the background. For about two minutes, Hoodie-Man listened to Smith and Crabtree's thoughtful answers, giving the occasional nod...
Josh Morgan Talked About Not Being Provoked By Cortland Finnegan Before He Let Cortland Finnegan Provoke Him
The Redskins might have had a chance to tie or even beat the Rams had receiver Josh Morgan not drawn a penalty by throwing a football at Cortland Finnegan toward the end of the game. Morgan should have known better, of course. But he also should have taken his own advice....
Deadspin Up All Night: Built To Thrill
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Watch Doug Baldwin Break His Teeth While Trying To Make A Catch
Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin broke two teeth going for a ball and didn't even complete the catch. In the video above, Baldwin dives for a possible game-winning score in Seattle's last-minute drive, but can't maintain possession. And since his hands can't break his fall because they're busy tryin...
Somebody's Been Peeing In A Minnesota High School Girls Soccer Team's Lockers
Pee! Pee everywhere! That's what girls from Princeton (Minn.)'s soccer team say they found in their lockers Saturday morning. The pissing bandits haven't been identified, but here are the facts: Princeton's football team played host to Mound Westonka (Minn.) last Friday. Mound Westonka's team used ...
Which Rookie Quarterback Had The Most Poise After His First Start?
Mark Sanchez was the king of "poise" during his rookie season in 2009. That year, you'd have been hard-pressed to find any writers using any other word to describe him (seriously, you would). Now, after just one game this season, five first-year quarterbacks—Robert Griffin III, Andrew Luck, Brandon ...
A High Schooler Had The Weekend's Most Acrobatic Interception
That's Greenwood (S.C.)'s Kaleb Chalmers going all Troy Polamalu to bring down a pick during Friday's game against Irmo (S.C.). Gravity never had a chance....
The Ultimate Brian Scalabrine Highlights Are Exactly That
The NBA released a Brian Scalabrine highlights video today to commemorate the conclusion of his 11-season career. If you don't find yourself grinning like a fool as he sinks catch-and-shoot threes and banks in one layup after another, you are a cold person. And don't miss the moment at 0:51 where he...
Australian Football Player Falls To His Death In Las Vegas
John McCarthy, a player for the Australian football club Port Adelaide, fell to his death early Sunday morning in Las Vegas. McCarthy was on an end-of-season trip with the rest of his team when he became separated from the group, according to club officials. Security camera footage shows McCarthy wa...
Rob Ryan Used To Eat Entire Pizzas In His Van And Spend $70 On Chocolate And Skittles
Jets head coach Rex Ryan and Cowboys defensive coordinator Rob Ryan are twins. Rex Ryan got lap-band surgery two years back, so Rob got it earlier this year. Rex has lost over 100 pounds. Rob's down 55 and counting....
Jets And Bills Fans Greet The Season By Brawling In The Stands
Fans of the old AFC East rivals chose to renew their own rivalry in the upper reaches of MetLife Stadium on Sunday, and the rout was on around the 32-second mark, when the meathead in the black tanktop took a swipe at the (male? female?) Bills fan who appeared to be arguing with someone else....
Makeshift Stripper Pole At Chicago Bears Tailgate Defeats Woman
A stripper pole with a Bears logo that's unattached to anything in the middle of a tailgate party outside Soldier Field? This probably won't end well. It doesn't....