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The Gift That Keeps On Giving: Your NFL Late Games Viewing Guide
There are three more gifts under the tree. Let's open them up together. ...

Christmas Came Early: Your NFL Early Games Viewing Guide
We've got a busy start to the day in NFL-land where every game is a gift, with varying degrees of usefulness and did-I-even-ask-for-this-piece-of-junk?-ness. ...

Nick Swisher Will Take His Goofball Show To Cleveland
It's a sad day for baseball fans—Nick Swisher is going to the Cleveland Indians for what could possibly be a five year, $70 million deal. Unfortunately, Cleveland being Cleveland, we will likely never see Swish again. With that hard truth in mind, we bid a fond (or not so fond, whatever) farewell t...

How Not To Vote For The Baseball Hall Of Fame, In Three Easy Steps
The results for the most recent Baseball Hall of Fame ballot will be revealed on January 9, 2013. As we draw nearer, there will be more and more ballot explanation columns from BBWAA members. Maybe they feel defensive about their choices, maybe guilty....

The Miami Heat Minority Owner Who Sued Google Because Of This Derpy Photo Is A Dick
The mug you see there belongs to Raanan Katz, minority owner of the Miami Heat, former Israeli basketball player, and real estate developer in Sunny Isles, Fla. He's into silly faces and frivolous lawsuits, and somehow he just got a court in Florida to walk all over the First Amendment....

Tim Tebow Had A Higher Quarterback Rating Than Mark Sanchez Against The Titans
Tim mustered a 39.6 passer rating to Sanchez's 32.6 on 131 fewer yards passing and 13 fewer completions. Put another way, doing nothing is better than Mark Sanchez....

"It's Hard To Watch An NFL Team Struggle With The Most Basic Concept": Jets-Titans, In Three GIFs
Tennessee 14, New York Jets 10: That quote comes courtesy of Mike Tirico, one play before the two minute warning and the Jets, as they have all season, were having a hard time calling plays and getting personnel on the field in time. It sums up the Jets just as aptly as that GIF up there, which is ...

Everyone At ESPN Is Still Under Tim Tebow's Spell
Both the graphics department and the on-air talent—in this case, Chris Berman—believe this to be Tim "it only took ten seconds" Tebow and Jake Locker chattin' and tossin' the old pigskin at the beginning of Monday Night Countdown....

Your Monday Night Football Open Thread
New York Jets at Tennessee Titans (ESPN): Welp, here we are: Jets and Titans. The Jets, amazingly, still have a glimmer of hope for a playoff run. They need to win their remaining games and have the Bengals/Steelers do some stuff. Which is to say, they are definitely going to make the playoffs. They...

Report: London Fletcher's Family Involved In Altercation With Cleveland Fans, Aunt Suffers Heart Attack
Following the Redskins' 38-21 win over the Browns in Cleveland, several members of London Fletcher's family were reportedly involved in an altercation with Browns fans that resulted in three arrests and one hospitalization. Fletcher is a Cleveland native and this was the first NFL game he played in...

Your Sunday Night Football Open Thread
San Francisco at New England: With Houston and Denver both winning today, the Patriots currently sit in the third seed in the AFC. A win would put them over Denver (better conference record), just one game back of Houston for the top seed....

Deadspin Up All Night: Take Another Sip
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. As always, we'll be around keeping tabs on things for the rest of the night....
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Danny Amendola Spikes Football Into Poor Geezer's Face: Your Sunday NFL GIF Roundup [Updated]
We'll be putting all our GIFs for the day here, from Danny Amendola injuring a hapless fellow to Knowshon Moreno hurdling Ed Reed. We'll update the post as the later games conclude, so stay tuned. ...

Welcome To Canada: Your NFL Late Games Viewing Guide
So, we're all going to be watching Pittsburgh and Dallas, but there are actually four other games—including one in Canada—kicking off shortly! Let's discuss. ...

Syracuse Sophomore Accused Of Stealing, Is Awfully Good At It
On Friday, The Post-Standard reported that Syracuse sophomore guard Michael Carter-Williams was accused of stealing $120 worth of merchandise from Lord & Taylor after reports emerged about an "incident" earlier in the week....

It's Almost Over: Your NFL Early Games Viewing Guide
The season continues its slow spiral down. Only three Sundays remain of the regular season. This is one of them and it's already here, so really there's only two. And the last week is kind of bullshit anyway with teams sitting guys. So, if you want to get technical-season's over. ...

Chris Berman Plays His Greatest Hits: Deux, Deux, Deux
Like any good showman knows, you've got to give the people what they want. And, clearly, what the people want is an homage to a bit on foreign painkillers from a lovable oaf. So this morning on Sunday NFL Countdown, Chris Berman used the Buffalo Bills "home game" in Toronto against the Seahawks to...

The Giants, Jets And Patriots Will Wear Sandy Hook Helmet Decals
The NFL teams geographically closest to Newtown, Connecticut will pay tribute to the victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School by wearing decals on their helmets. The Giants (pictured above) and Jets helmets will be inscribed with the initials S.H.E.S....

Even Danny Woodhead's Butterfingers Can't Stop New England From Scoring: Patriots-Texans In Four GIFs
New England 42, Houston 14: Tom Brady had four touchdowns and 296 yards. Matt Schaub? He also participated in the game. New England running backs accounted for 127 yards rushing and another touchdown. Houston running backs had 99 yards and one touchdown. The Patriots ran only two more plays, but out...
