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Fox Sports 1 Is Already Ignoring Hockey [UPDATE]
Despite claims to the contrary and hiring two of Canada's most beloved sports personalities, today's launch of Fox Sports 1 doesn't bring glad tidings of coverage for North America's most-ignored major sport....
SPEED Is Dead, Fox Sports 1 Is Alive, And Here's The Sad Transition
Nearly 18 years of motorsports tradition ended this morning, when at 6:00 Eastern Time Fox pulled the plug on SPEED in the United States and started its new ESPN competitor, Fox Sports 1....
Two Olympic-Bound NHLers Speak Out Against Russia's Anti-Gay Laws
Tampa Bay's Victor Hedman and Detroit's Henrik Zetterberg, both locks for Sweden's Olympic team, have criticized Russian laws that ban "homosexual propaganda"ahead of the Sochi games....
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: San Diego Chargers
Some people are fans of the San Diego Chargers. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the San Diego Chargers. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
You Will Not Be Paying Much For Fox Sports 1
Fox Sports 1 goes on the air tomorrow morning, but it was almost the softest opening ever: until yesterday, barely any cable provider or satellite service had agreed to carry it. Now there's good news and bad for the Fox brass—it'll be in almost every home, but it won't be particularly profitable....
Fox Sports 1's Debut Will Be Headlined By Terrible Fights
Past the public rhetoric about jockularity and fun and providing an alternative to the tweedy intellectualism of ESPN (no really), Fox Sports 1's strategy is simple and sensible: air sports people want to watch. You're not going to conquer America with Champions League soccer, Major League Baseball,...
Little Leaguer Fooled By Nasty Curveball Almost Falls On His Ass
In all honesty, I played organized baseball till I was 14. I stopped not long after I similarly bailed on a simple curveball. I'm no expert, but I'm gonna guess this kid from Panama hasn't seen too much breaking stuff before....
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Green Bay Packers
Some people are fans of the Green Bay Packers. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Green Bay Packers. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
Athlete Protests Against Russia's Anti-Gay Laws Have Already Begun
Earlier today at the World Championships in Moscow, two Swedish athletes offered up a subtle yet unmistakable protest against Russia's oppressive anti-gay policies ahead of next year's Olympics. But athletes remain split on the right way to speak out, or whether to do it at all....
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Minnesota Vikings
Some people are fans of the Minnesota Vikings. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Minnesota Vikings. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Chicago Bears
Some people are fans of the Chicago Bears. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Chicago Bears. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Detroit Lions
Some people are fans of the Detroit Lions. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Detroit Lions. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
What Would Happen If Chris Bosh Was A Huge Basketball-Playing Raptor?
Chris Bosh already has raptor-like features, but what if he was literally a raptor? Someone ran with that hypothetical on a game in NBA 2K13, and it turns out that being a raptor that's eight feet tall is a decent advantage....
John Amaechi Asks 2014 Sochi Olympians Not To Stick To Sports
Openly gay former NBA player John Amaechi penned an open letter to the National Olympics Committee and athletes competing in the 2014 Sochi Olympics on his site. He urged them not to ignore Russia's horrific anti-gay laws while they compete, but publicly speak out against them....
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Baltimore Ravens
Some people are fans of the Baltimore Ravens. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Baltimore Ravens. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Pittsburgh Steelers
Some people are fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Cleveland Browns
Some people are fans of the Cleveland Browns. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Cleveland Browns. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....