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Texas A&M And Johnny Manziel Working Together To Trademark "Johnny Football"
Darren Rovell—who else?—has the news that on the heels of Texas A&M's upset of Alabama, the school is working in conjunction with the Manziel family to trademark the totally distinctive "Johnny Football" nickname the upstart quarterback has recently earned....
Riley Cooper Was Hiding In The Endzone On The Touchdown That Was Called Back For An Illegal Forward Pass
This was quite the play. Riley Cooper took the ball 94 yards for a touchdown on a nifty cross-field lateral off a New Orleans kickoff. It would have essentially nullified a nearly six-minute, 70-yard drive and put the Eagles back within a score. Instead it was nullified as an illegal forward pass,...
Andy Reid Watching Mike Vick Get Sacked Seven Times Looks A Lot Like A Bullfrog Doing Nothing: Eagles-Saints, In Two GIFs
New Orleans 28, Philadelphia 13: Marcus knows how you feel, Andy. Marcus knows how you feel. Michael Vick was sacked seven times tonight and, well, things were not good....
Defendant In Murder Trial Who Wanted To Get Back To His Cell In Time For <i>Monday Night Football</i>: "I Did it, So What?"
Nathan Burris is either the least remorseful or most insane person on the planet. Or some unbelievably potent cocktail of the two. Since he is accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend as well as her male companion in a "shotgun rampage," let's go with unbelievably potent cocktail....
Marcus Vick Is Begging The Eagles To Trade Mike Vick On Twitter Right Now
In less than 30 minutes, Marcus Vick went from excited to inconsolable. He was pumped up for Philadelphia's big Monday Night Football matchup with the New Orleans Saints. Unhappily, for Marcus, the game eventually started and he went of the rails, not pulling any punches along the way. The offensiv...
Your Belated Monday Night Football Open Thread
Sorry folks—busy feeding Nibbles. But don't despair, your place to discuss the Eagles and Saints is right here. Maybe we can speculate about whether Sean Payton will be taking his rough and tumble riverboat gambler bravado show on the road. Or...basically anything about the Eagles. You know the dri...
Eli Manning Is Losing His Mind
What kind of madness is this??? Original Image via @SportsPickle. This image from—what else?—Eli Manning Looking At Things....
Deadspin Up All Night-ish: For You
Well, this was a strange week. We hope to return to normalcy-politics!-very shortly. The usual weekday suspects will be here for you tomorrow so do check back. As always, thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. ...
Steve Smith Goes Big Willie Style
Steve Smith had himself a totally average day: 41 yards receiving and one touchdown. But it's what you do with yourself after the touchdown that counts-and did Smith ever do stuff with himself after the touchdown. Following a 19 yard reception in the second quarter Steve did this little (???) dance ...
Terry Bradshaw Says Reggie Bush Was Chasing A Bucket Of Chicken
It goes without saying that Terry Bradshaw is not very bright. So it is much more plausible that this is a case of an idiot doofus that FOX allows to speak unscripted on live television in a vomit of words unwittingly comparing Reggie Bush running with some strange chasing-after-a-bucket-of-chicke...
Eli Manning Looking At Defenses: Your NFL Late Games Viewing Guide
Three more games for you this late-afternoon/evening before Dallas embarrasses itself against Atlanta. Let's all look at Eli Manning, who will most assuredly be looking at plenty of things. ...
Liverpool Fans Get Drenched When Faulty Sprinkler Goes Off At Halftime
"You know what would be fun? A football match," one might say to a friend. "Let's get tickets and go," a friend might respond. "It'll be a nice day and there would be absolutely no chance of us getting soaked to the bone by some random, malfunctioning sprinkler positioned right at the edge of the pi...
Brian Urlacher Returns Interception 46 Yards For A Touchdown
Thanks to the folks at SB Nation, here is the Chicago defense once again upstaging the offense. Urlacher intercepted Hasselbeck with 2:49 left in the first quarter to give the Bears a 21-2 lead (they began the day with a blocked punt return touchdown) Chicago leads 31-5 at halftime. ...
Stephen A. Smith To Babe: "Family's Fine...Nothing But A Power Outage"
Everyone is, thankfully, safe. We assume that includes jokes-having peeps. ...
Here's A Missed Field Goal Returned 109.9 Yards For A Touchdown
Sharyland high school did not necessarily need this remarkable feat of balance and hand-eye coordination to defeat the Edinburg North Cougars-the final score was 48-7 in favor of Sharyland-but it was certainly fun to watch....
Your Sunday NFL Early Games Viewing Guide
We've got you covered this afternoon for a full slate of NFL games including big time rivalries like the Browns and Ravens. If that's not your cup of tea, try out the "Suck for Luck" participants reacquainting after their race to the bottom from a year ago. Or just try coffee. ...
Here's Bartolo Colon Taking A Line Drive Off His Face
Bartolo Colon is pitching in the Dominican Republic and took a shot off the face Sunday that left him laying prostrate on the mound. He was able to walk off under is own power, but he was taken to the hospital for further testing. We are still consulting the Colon-o-meter and will update according...
The Giants Sweep The Tigers To Win The World Series
This postseason began with plenty of dramatic games and wild finishes. The World Series had not followed suit, not until tonight, anyway. At least there was finally some back and forth in this game....
Maryland Will Start A Converted Linebacker At Quarterback Because Every Other Quarterback Is Out For The Year
Things are not going well for the signal callers at Maryland. In June, presumptive starter C.J. Brown went down with a torn ACL. Last week against N.C. State, backup Perry Hills also tore his ACL. Devin Burns then entered the game for the injured Hills and promptly suffered a Lisfranc injury. He is ...