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What The Hell Has Miley Cyrus Done To This Michael Jordan Jersey?
I'm not really even sure what to call this. A jerseykini? Anyway, get ready to deal with watching Miley do her try-hard tongue wagging routine courtside at an NBA game this year. I'm guessing it will be a Heat game....
Hey, Bulldog
The Wife wants a bulldog. I want a Bernese mountain dog. Instead, we have two cats....
Whap: Video Game Mania
SI gives us 25 years of Madden. And, in a related post......
Deadspin Up All Night: Run, Run, Run Away
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Enjoy your evening. You're all beautiful....
Borough to Borough: A Choice Hip Hop Mix CD
Around this time 13 years ago I got together with my friend Alan to make a mix cd of the rap records that has been released that year. A rash of good hip hop records came out in 2000, from major label and underground artists alike. There were joints from name brands like Jay Z, Snoop, Dre, Eminem, G...
Innervisions
From the wonderful site, Letters of Note, here is a letter that Hellen Keller wrote in January, 1932. After a visit to the Empire State Building she described what she saw and heard:...
The Last Days of Stealhead Joe
From Outside, here's a good story by Ian Frazier—"The Last Days of Stealhead Joe":...
Report: Lamar Odom Is Not Missing, Does Have A Drug Problem
This weekend brought a strange whirlwind of reports about Lamar Odom's alleged drug addiction, infidelity, and his family's inability to locate him. Today, Odom's agent, Jeff Schwartz, and an unnamed source cleared a few things up through ESPN....
The New MSG
Over at the New York Times' bookmark-worthy tumblr site, "The Lively Morgue," check this out:...
Wing-Eating Contest Ends With A Pantsing And A Punch In The Face
To clarify: The winning dude-bro gets pantsed. The shirtless loser who does the pantsing gets punched in the face—and seems so surprised to get punched in the face. We've got no details on this other than what you see here, but if that Jacksonville sign in the background is any indication, this happ...
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Seattle Seahawks
Some people are fans of the Seattle Seahawks. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Seattle Seahawks. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
Frank Sinatra Jr. Is Worth Six Buddy Grecos
Originally published in the January 1994 issue of GQ. Reprinted here with the author's permission. His postscript follows....
Strange Sports Stories Comics
From the excellent tumblr site, The Bristol Board, check out these Strange Sports Stories. ...
Bucks Forward Larry Sanders Gets Misspelled Tattoo
Good news for Kevin Durant, he's no longer the only NBA player to have posted a picture of his misspelled tattoo to Instagram. Above is a picture of Milwaukee Bucks forward Larry Sanders's left hand. You'll notice that his tattoo artist did not obey the "I before E except after C" rule. ...
Up The Stairs With Cus D'Amato
From the Library of America's Story of the Week site, here's a gem—Pete Hamill's tribute to Cus D'Amato:...
Cal Ripken's Final Game At Yankee Stadium
The fifth home game at Yankee Stadium after 9.11 was Cal Ripken Day. Here's my scorecard. The game ended in a 1-1 tie, called due to rain. It was a cold, miserable day. I remember seeing cops on the roof of the Stadium behind the lights. They looked like prison guards....
The Worst Album Covers Of All-Time
According to this most entertaining 2012 post over at Tastebuds. So many to choose from. Here are just a few:...
Everything Is A Slippery Slope When You Are Weak-Willed
We've got a short playlist this week for a couple of reasons. First, I am at the very beginning of a new training schedule, so we're starting slow at three miles. Second, one of the songs was 16-minutes long. You're going to hate it. Here we go! A Spotify playlist can be found here, and the rest sta...
From The Old School: Mattel Electronics Hand-Held Video Games
My cousin recently gave me these two Mattel Electronics relics from my childhood. The football game, in particular, was a favorite. I bought a couple of 9-volt batteries—I mean, when was the last time you bought a 9-volt battery, man?—and went back in time. The baseball game is weak but the football...
A Cold-Hearted Bastard
...That’s the James Bond from Ian Fleming’s novels. ...