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Paul Ryan Is Really Bad At Pandering To Sports Fans<em></em>
Pandering in politics is a matter of course; politics is pandering, which is probably something some political scientist said 70 years ago. But sports are good, real, and serious business, which makes Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s sports pandering extremely offensive. ...
The Bicycle Cops At The RNC Ride Their Bikes Like A Bunch Of Dumbass Jamokes
The Republican National Convention has been marked by weirdo demonstrators, Alex Jones squawking, desperate brand exercises, and hundreds of bike cops. Meanwhile, RNC-attending sources tell Deadspin that the city is overrun with bike-mounted officers who ride like herbs. ...
The Fight Against Doping In Sports Has Failed
For all the involvement of the FSB—a KGB successor organization—in Russia’s state-run doping operation, the main scheme was breathtakingly simple. Moscow’s World Anti-Doping Agency-accredited laboratory would report positive tests for PEDs to the Russian Deputy Minister of Sport, who would then deci...
WADA Report: Russian Government Covered Up Athletes Doping With Incredibly Elaborate Scheme
When the former director of Russia’s anti-doping laboratory turned whistleblower and alleged a complex doping scheme at the Sochi Olympics that involved dozens of doped athletes and Russian officials sneaking into the sample collection room at night to swap out vials of urine, it seemed almost too u...
Man Attempts To Extinguish Olympic Torch, Fails
I mean, if you’re going to go through the trouble of acquiring a fire extinguisher, you have to make your shot count. ...
Here's What Happened At The 2016 Deadspin Awards
We had an awards show last night, and it went much better than many of us thought it would. There were some good jokes! Clark The Cub was there! Daniel Radcliffe stole the show! We’re all still sort of drunk!...
Daniel Radcliffe Joined The Deadspin Awards To Announce The Winners Of "Worst Tweet"
Daniel Radcliffe is among the luminaries taking part in tonight’s Deadspin Awards, as the Swiss Army Man actor presented the nominees and winners of “Worst Tweet.”...
The 2016 Deadspin Awards Are Live!
The Deadspin Awards are on the air. Join us on Facebook Live, or watch them below:...
It's So Hard To Be A Saint In The City
This piece was originally published in the January 1989 issue of the long-defunct PhillySport Magazine. It is reprinted here with permission of the author. ...
Rochelle Kanuho Came To Distance Running The Hard Way
By any standard, it was warm in Eugene, Oregon on July 2, game-changingly so for the 24 women who shook their legs and jumped at the start of the Olympic Track Trials 10,000 meters. ...
What Should You Wear To The Deadspin Awards?
Anyone unlucky enough to receive an invite to our dumb show would have read these mystifying instructions: “Dress code is nice, but no tux or anything crazy like that.”...
Keep Your Schedule Free Tonight For The Deadspin Awards
You browsed the nominations. You voted. Now it’s time to find out the winners, and we’ll be broadcasting all of tonight’s festivities—featuring special guests from the world of sports and entertainment—LIVE, starting with the red carpet show at 7:30 Eastern with the ceremony to follow. You don’t wan...
NBC Won't Air The Olympics Opening Ceremony Live
The Rio Olympics formally begin August 5th with the opening ceremony from the Maracanã stadium. Proceedings start at 7 p.m. Eastern Time, only you won’t be able to watch them on NBC until at least an hour later. At a press conference yesterday, NBC execs announced plans to broadcast the ceremony at ...
Cristiano Ronaldo Dominated The Euro 2016 Final Without Even Playing
Eventually, as the days become months and months become years after yesterday’s Euro 2016 final, where Portugal bested France in extra time, no one will remember that it was the poorly played—though passionate—conclusion to a tournament that itself was stuffed with teams that played like our endeari...
Sweet Little Portuguese Boy Consoles Crying French Fan
It’s going to be so sad when these two grow up and are beating the shit out of each other in Euro 2024....
Watch U.S. Olympians Teach Us Mortals How To Row
At first glance, rowing seems to belong to the well-heeled and faintly evil. In House of Cards the Underwoods stoically row their way into the right fitness level for world domination. The Winklevosses, those large adult twins, rowed big boats at the real Harvard and at the thinly fictionalized Harv...
Pepe Le Puke
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Portugal Break Euro 2016 Final Deadlock In 109th Minute
A Cristiano Ronaldo-less Portugal took an extra time lead against France as Éder blasted a strike past Hugo Lloris, who had been a brick wall throughout the match....
Idiot On The Field Invades Euro 2016 Final, Performs Gymnastics Routine
This Euro 2016 has been somewhat of a security nightmare, and so it’s no surprise an Idiot made it onto the pitch of today’s final and turned it into the venue for a floor exercise....
Ronaldo Hurt; Assaulted By Moth
Cristiano Ronaldo was injured early in today’s Euro 2016 final against France, and after two trips to the sidelines the Portugal star has finally been removed from the match in the 24th minute....