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Deadspin Up All Night: To Say The Things He Truly Feels
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The NBA's Dumb New Tampering Rules Are Rolling Out
So, this is silly: The NBA Board of Governors unanimously passed a stricter package of anti-tampering rules. Small-market teams scared of voracious big-market rivals, teams recently burned in free agency, and teams who just want to vote in lockstep so as not to look suspicious—whatever their varying...
Deadspin Up All Night: Change The Speed
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The Clippers Showed Kawhi Leonard A List Of Guys, Then Kawhi Looked At The Guys, And Picked Paul George
After the Clippers pulled off this NBA offseason’s most startling move by signing Kawhi Leonard and acquiring Paul George, it was tempting to view Leonard as some devious, silent puppet master....
The Good NFL Quarterbacks Are Falling Apart
Even leaving aside the headaches and nausea that are specific to the fans of the Jets and Giants, and the flu-like symptoms that universally apply to all AFC South games, watching the NFL does something to a person. You may sit down in front of a game as a normal human—again, not applicable to Jets ...
Kirk Cousins Isn’t Worth A Shit
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Whatever Happened To The <i>Other</i> Wall Street Millionaire Accused Of Sexual Assault?
Since 2017, eight women have gone to civil court and said they were sexually assaulted by the Wall Street financier Howard Rubin. One woman has since dropped her claim, but seven remain—six are suing as plaintiffs in one lawsuit in federal court, while another woman is suing on her own in state cour...
Andrew Yang Wants You To Know He Can Score Inside
Andrew Yang has a dream. “I’d challenge Donald Trump to any physical or mental feat under the sun. I mean, gosh, what could that guy beat me at, being a slob?” the presidential candidate wondered last month. His eventual conclusion: “Something that involved, like, trying to keep something on the gro...
Deadspin Up All Night: Is Everything Alright
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Kobe Bryant Clarifies Rob Pelinka's Story About Meeting With Heath Ledger, Who Had Already Died
An ESPN article published this past May recounted a strange story: Lakers GM Rob Pelinka bizarrely claimed that Kobe Bryant was inspired by the depiction of the Joker in The Dark Knight, sought out and enjoyed dinner with Heath Ledger (who was dead), and then channeled that inspiration to drop 61 po...
The Deadspin Idiots Identify Yogurt
About a week ago, Hamilton invited me to take part in a “yogurt-tasting” video in what I assumed to be a feeble attempt to expand his brand as a guy who consumes and blogs about yogurt. He said it was an “honor” to participate, which was a lie: If you contemplate any food long enough, especially a v...
For No Discernible Reason, Arizona High School Coach Leaked Team Strategies To Opponents
A high school football and basketball coach in Arizona resigned Friday after a Tempe Union High School District investigation found that he had shared game strategies, play calls and information about player eligibility with several opposing coaches for at least two years, according to the Ahwatukee...
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As Tony Bennett Gets Good PR, What Do His Players Get?
Virginia men’s basketball coach Tony Bennett makes more money from just a few years of work than an average person can hope to earn in a lifetime. Going off numbers obtained by USA Today, Bennett has been paid at least $17,457,050 over his past six seasons as a coach, plus 2012; if you factor in the...
The Fuck Is Wrong With Announcers Who Won’t Call A Football A Ball?
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Deadspin Up All Night: I'm Feelin' Myself
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NBA Considers Raising Fine For Tampering To Four Times The Fine For Being Donald Sterling
Tampering is the gripe of the hour among NBA owners, which explains why the league’s board of governors will vote on new measures this coming Friday. “It’s pointless, at the end of the day, to have rules that we can’t enforce,” reads a quote by NBA commissioner Adam Silver in the middle of an ESPN s...
It's Not Your Responsibility To Make This Easy For Them
A thing you get familiar with, if you ever write critically about the Democratic Party or about its establishment politicians from any perspective located to their left, is people giving you grief for having failed to support the team. “This is why the Democrats will [lose again in 2020/never win/ne...
Deadspin Up All Night: Between The Velvet Lies
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NBA Agents Refuse NCAA's Latest Bullshit Regulatory Proposal
The National Basketball Players Association sent a letter to the NCAA on behalf of player agents that outlines those agents’ refusal to be a part of a new certification process that the collegiate association wants to implement. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski obtained the signed letter and tweeted it out...