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Former NFL Player: I Guarantee I Have CTE
This is an interview series in which we ask the plaintiffs of the NFL concussion lawsuit one question (and maybe a few more): Knowing what you know now, if you could do it over again, would you still play football?...

MLB Approves Protective Caps For Pitchers
If there hasn't actually been an increase in the number of pitchers struck by line drives, there's at least been more awareness of player safety. To that end, MLB has officially approved the on-field use of a padded cap for pitchers. But will any actually wear it?...

Marshawn Lynch's Media Day Interview Was Short And Sweet
Marshawn Lynch is known for being a bit reclusive and wary of speaking to the media, but Deion Sanders was able to corner him for a few minutes of screen time on NFL Network today. Things got off to a good start; Lynch just replied, "smooth" when Sanders asked him how he was feeling. "You look good...

Richard Sherman Answers Question About Strippers The Best Way Possible
Super Bowl Media Day is a circus, and the mass of "journalists" allowed to ask questions inevitably results in events like this, when Richard Sherman is asked a question about how to prevent girls from becoming strippers....

NFL Cheerleading Is A Scam: A Former Ravens Cheerleader Tells All
As a glimpse into the dark side of NFL cheerleading, the recent Raiderettes lawsuit was revelatory, but it didn’t quite capture the soup-to-nuts seediness of the enterprise. Thanks to a tipster—a former cheerleader—we’ve gotten our hands on a copy of the many rules and many regulations the 2009 Balt...

D-Leaguer Posterizes 7-Footer With Two Vicious Dunks
This is Ra'shad James, a 6-foot-1 guard for the Reno Big Horns, dropping the damn hammer on poor Travis Hyman. ...

Deadspin Up All Night: Chan Chan
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Former NFLer: I Paid "Rathole Money" For Big Hits
This is an interview series in which we ask the plaintiffs of the NFL concussion lawsuit one question (and maybe a few more): Knowing what you know now, if you could do it over again, would you still play football?...

Sports Talk Radio: Art Rust Jr.
When I was a kid in the early 1980s, before WFAN, I listened to Art Rust Jr. talk sports on WABC radio. One day, must have been in 1981 or '82, I was home sick and I got to stay in my parents bed that afternoon. Nobody else was home. I listened to Art and was desperate to ask him a question, the mos...

Martin Brodeur Blames The Ice For His Being Old And Bad
Martin Brodeur called the makeshift rink at Yankee Stadium "the worst ice I ever played hockey on," and given a 21-year career, that's saying something. No other player on either team had such harsh words for the ice, but, then, no other player got yanked after giving up six goals in two periods....

Deadspin Up All Night: She Came Along
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MMA Fight Concludes In Eight Seconds With A Kick To The Head
Sure, it's an amateur MMA fight, so the eight-second knockout via head kick is devalued a bit, but it's still a sweet head kick. John Lohke was completely not ready, and his response—putting his hands down to try and catch David Maloley's leg—was poorly thought out. BOOM. Head kick....

Alex Ovechkin Scores Juggling Goal From Impressive Angle
Alex Ovechkin returned yesterday after missing two games due to injury and scored his 36th goal of the season with excellent precision. Ovechkin was perpendicular to the goal opening, yet reeled in the puck before flicking it in off of Canadiens goalie Carey Price's back for a 1-0 lead....

Stanislas Wawrinka Dominates An Injured Nadal, Wins Australian Open
Rafael Nadal hadn't dropped a set to Stanislas Wawrinka before today's Australian Open final. Wawrinka promptly changed that by winning the first set, eventually taking the match in four sets, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. But Wawrinka didn't come out on top only because of Nadal's injury. The Swiss was in ch...

Outdoor Hockey In Los Angeles Made For Some Awesome Photos
The Ducks-Kings Stadium Series game at Dodger Stadium created an interesting contrast: A thoroughly maintained block of ice in the middle of a city with nary a snowflake to be found. But anything's possible in Los Angeles, right?...

Vin Scully Narrated The Intro To Tonight's NHL Game At Dodger Stadium
NBC Sports Net is the U.S. home of professional hockey, and they continue to do it right. Tonight's Stadium Series matchup at Dodger Stadium called upon the one voice every sports fan can associate with that venue: Vin Scully....

How To Make Risotto, The Foodstuff Of Love
Albert Burneko is off. Your guest Foodspinner this week is longtime friend of the program Miserable Shitehawk....

