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Jeff Triplette's Crew Screwed Up Another Big Call
For the second time in two weeks, the NFL has had to come out and admit that the Jeff Triplette-led officiating crew blew a major call, this time even with the assistance of a video review....
High School Basketball Player Drills Incredible Behind-The-Back Shot
This is Marvey'o Otey of William Byrd High School. Marvey'o Otey doesn't give a single shit about how bad your outlet pass to him is, because he's going to get buckets no matter what....
Vote For Mike Timlin, World Champion Of Baseball
Over the next few weeks, we'll be examining the merits—and relative lack of merits—of all 36 players on this year's Hall of Fame ballot for the purposes of better informing the electorate, i.e., you. All entries in the series can be found here....
RGIII Benched For Kirk Cousins
And here we are. According to reports from Pro Football Talk and the NFL Network, Kirk Cousins will start for the Redskins on Sunday, leaving Robert Griffin III to watch from the bench, possibly for the rest of the season....
Wind Blows Punt Backward For A Safety
Yeah, this is from Saturday, but if you think you can do a better job covering junior college bowl season, have at it, jerk....
Alex Ovechkin Scores Four, Is Ridiculous
When watching a Capitals game just as a fan, you never take your eyes off Alex Ovechkin. When an opposing team does it? Carnage....
A Face Only A Hockey Puck Could Love
Once upon a time, NHL goalies played without masks. Unsurprisingly, their faces often got all fucked up. In 1966, LIFE published an article, "The Goalie Is the Goat," that not only aimed to put a human countenance on "hockey's reviled and bludgeoned fall-guys," but featured a photo of what looked li...
No, ESPN Didn't Accidentally Leak Nick Saban As The New Texas Coach
We received this tip about ESPN using an interesting slug for a story about Mack Brown resigning. (The bookmarks bar is blacked out to hide identity.) Did Nick Saban sign a five-year deal to be the new Longhorns coach? Nah. It's fake....
Bill Cowher Had Fun At The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Bill Cowher was at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, and he seemed delighted to be there. Now that I have your attention, we should be asking more questions about the process of how these models are picked....
The Worst Solution To A Broken Pane Of Glass
One of the panes of glass lining the rink broke during the third period of the Red Wings-Panthers game. Normally, a maintenance crew would bring a new pane of glass and take a few minutes to fix it. Not tonight. Here, Panthers fans. Look at this non-transparent square for the rest of the game. Oh, y...
Jeff Triplette's Officiating Website Does Its Best Triplette Impression
NFL referee Jeff Triplette has had a rough December so far. There was a botched ruling in Week 13's Giants-Skins game killing Washington's chance at a comeback. During this past Sunday's Colts-Bengals game, Triplette overturned a call after viewing a replay, giving BenJarvus Green-Ellis a touchdown...
NAIA Allows Thunder Fan To Keep $20,000 Prize From Halfcourt Shot
Good news! This is no longer bullshit....
Classic College Football Programs With Character
So in case you don't know from A Continuous Lean do yourself a favor and check it out. It's a consistently smart, stylish, and elegant place. ...
Andre Johnson Spent Over $17,000 On Toys For Kids
Texans receiver Andre Johnson held his annual holiday toy shopping spree today at Toys R' Us for a dozen kids (and their siblings) from Child Protective Services. He ended up spending a total of $17,352. That receipt in his right hand is roughly the size of one Danny Woodhead....
Deadspin Up All Night: When The Champagne's On Tap
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Go have some fun tonight. ...
NFL Betting Lines, Visualized: Week 15 (Early Edition)
Here is your early betting info for Week 15 NFL; we'll update on Thursday with money lines and spread movements for these these games, and add info for Bears-Browns and Packers-Cowboys, which haven't opened yet....
Shawne Merriman Took Off In The Middle Of An Interview On ESPN2
Former Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman came on Highly Questionable this afternoon, purportedly to discuss the 11th Annual Lights On Foundation Coat Drive. The Lights On Foundation is a Merriman charity and it fights homelessness. ...
RGIII Is A Pawn In The Dan Snyder-Mike Shanahan Standoff
Mike Shanahan is daring Washington to fire him. Dan Snyder has no problems seeing Shanahan go, but not at the cost of the $7 million remaining on his contract for 2014. Caught in the middle of this ugly divorce is poor, innocent, Robert Griffin III. It's always the children who suffer. At least he'l...
Back In The Hobbit: <em>The Desolation Of Smaug</em>, Reviewed.
Expectations are such tricky things when it comes to movies. Before the first installment in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy debuted at the end of 2001, there was no guarantee that it would go on to become one of Hollywood's most profitable and Academy-approved franchises. Jackson an...
Champions League Match Postponed Due To Biblical Hailstorm
This is just stupid. The final Champions League group stage games are this week, with the top two teams in each of the eight, four-team groups advancing to the Round of 16. Most of today's matches had something riding on them with the final group standings still unresolved, but perhaps the most exci...