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Alabama Teabagger Gets Two Years In Prison
Brian Downing, arrested for teabagging an LSU Tigers fan in a restaurant on Bourbon Street after last year's BCS Championship game, pled guilty to two obscenity charges today and will serve a two-year jail sentence. He was able to avoid a trial and more extensive jail time by reaching a plea deal wi...
Enes Kanter Added 20 Pounds Before Losing 51 During His "Summer of Enes"
Jazz big man Enes Kanter documented the latter part of the randomness that was his "Summer of Enes" on Twitter:...
This Makes Too Much Terrible Sense: Isiah Thomas Is Up For A Studio Gig At ESPN
Is ESPN just trolling us? Phil Mushnick reported in The New York Post last week that Isiah Thomas is a "candidate for a studio position with ESPN," and a spokesman confirmed with USA Today that he had an audition....
Meet The Illinois Policeman Who Helped Rory McIlroy Make His Ryder Cup Tee Time
Rory McIlroy almost missed his tee time at the Ryder Cup on Sunday because he is bad at understanding time zones, but he might have not made it at all if a local policeman hadn't escorted him to Medinah. Deputy Police Chief Pat Rollins was working security at the players' hotel, and managed to deliv...
Derek Holland Claims His Twitter Was Hacked And He Didn't Call Anyone A "Fag"
Derek Holland was pulled from the Rangers' game on Sunday after getting knocked around, and retreated to the clubhouse. It hasn't been a great year for Holland, and the Rangers are desperately clinging to both the league's best record and the AL West lead, and since Holland's very active on Twitter,...
Motorin’: Your Highlight Reel Of The Most Night Ranger-Worthy Runs From College Football’s Week 5
Prompted by a discussion between Gawker's own Mobutu Sese Seko and Sports Illustrated college football writer Holly Anderson, we created this mp3 celebrating the best and only relevant moment of Night Ranger's musical career. We think it's worth using to highlight plays, so here's the best runs from...
The NHL Lockout Negotiations Have Been Kind Of A Joke
Did you know, that as of right now, the NHL season is still technically scheduled to start on time next Thursday? Yep, everyone is going about their business as if there's going to be meaningful hockey next week, as if all the best players will rushing back from Russia, as if the teams will re-hire ...
C'Mon, Man!
Remember when NFL Primetime was the shit? I know it may be difficult to imagine a time in which Chris Berman wasn't an intolerable blowhard, but indeed back in the days when the NFL's Sunday night game found ESPN home Berman was, simply, a tolerable blowhard....
The Denver Nuggets Unveiled New Alternate Jerseys In Your Local Business Park Conference Room
The dropped ceiling. The fluorescent lighting. The undeniable look of flesh without a soul. This is a random Monday afternoon, maybe an hour or two after lunch, in InterCorp, Ltd. with offices in Anytown, USA. And this is where the Denver Nuggets gave the world a look at their new alternate jerseys...
Rob Ryan Is Kind Of Pissed
The Bears smacked around the Cowboys tonight 34-18, a score that sounds even worse when you remember the Bears gave up a garbage touchdown to Jason Witten in the final half minute of play. Brandon Marshall had a big game on the field and on the broadcast. He wound up with 138 yards and one touchdow...
The Jerry Dome Is Infested With Gigantic Roaches
Sure, Cowboys Stadium may be a billion-dollar shrine to fossil fuels football, but even with the new Victoria's Secret store it seems they have a bit of a problem with pest control. EWWW. ...
Should Mitt Romney Be Worried About That John Elway Endorsement?
The Romney campaign announced today that they have the coveted Elway endorsement. Yes, John Elway is pro-Mitt. From the release:...
The Best Picture I Ever Took At A Sporting Event: Spike Lee, Reggie Jackson And Val Kilmer Chat In (Old) Yankee Stadium
What you see here is Spike Lee interviewing Reggie Jackson in the right field upper deck of old Yankee Stadium. That's Val Kilmer there in the foreground, too, for some reason. I took this picture a few hours before the final game played at the old Yankee Stadium on September 21, 2008. It was a wei...
Your Monday Night Football Open Thread
Tonight the Cowboys host the Bears. Romo. Cutler. Other guys. At the end of the night, one of these teams will be tied for first in their respective division. It's gonna be so sweet. In less-sweet news, the Cowboys and Tony Romo have tabled contract extension talks until the offseason. Nobody seems ...
Deadspin Up All Night: Hugs
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Sean and Tim are around tonight, so be sure to drop by while you watch Bears-Cowboys....
Mark Cuban: No One In The NBA Would Stop A Franchise From Moving To Seattle
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Cubes thinks it's a matter of time before the Sonics return to Seattle....
Yup, A Giant Truck Full Of Fish Crashed Into A Building Named After Jeffrey Loria
Good writers spend ages searching for the perfect metaphor, the one that makes everything make sense. Agnostics spend their years searching for some sign that a higher power guides the universe. Look no further, heretics (and Marlins beat writers). Everything was revealed today, in the midday sun at...
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How Did This Girl End Up At A New York Hotel With Mark Sanchez And Tim Tebow? [UPDATED]
Those intrepid internet lurkers over at Busted Coverage found this one, and we have to agree: Once we saw these photos and considered where they came from, all we were left with were questions. The photos were tweeted by a girl who appears to have been visiting New York City this weekend from parts ...