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The Health Of An NFL Player Belongs To Everyone But The Player Himself

"Greatness is not given," Robert Griffin III says in his national Gatorade spot. "Greatness is taken, when the weak and distracted are resting on their reputations."...

The Boy On The Edge Of The Bathtub: Sam Lipsyte On Growing Up A Sportswriter's Son

Whenever somebody makes the connection between my father, Robert Lipsyte, the legendary sportswriter, and me (usually because Lipsyte is a rare name, unique to our family, a family that may or may not include a Lithuanian paratrooper I once found online who boasted in emails about our fierce mountai...

Lance Armstrong Reportedly Tried To Make A "Donation" To The USADA While He Was Being Investigated

Tonight, a new show called 60 Minutes Sports will premier on Showtime. The first episode will feature an interview with Travis Tygart of the United States Anti-Doping Agency, who will be talking about his investigation of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal....

Here's An Easy Trick For Blocking All Bleacher Report Results From Your Google Searches [UPDATE]

We've all been there: Googling for news on, say, RGIII's knee only to find 873 SEO-optimized posts from Bleacher Report crowding out actual information. Posts like these:...

Tuesday Night Fights: Chris Kluwe Breaks Down Some Dudebros Brawling In The Streets Of Hollywood

Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: "Unbelievable street fight in Hollywood - Bro vs. Hipster." Tonight's commentator: friend of Deadspin Chris Kluwe, a sensible human who is scheduled to appear on tonigh...

Bullpen Cell Phones Are Coming To Major League Baseball Next Season

MLB and T-Mobile just announced a new deal here at CES that'll (maybe? hopefully?) cut down on embarrassing miscommunications between the bench and the pen. Starting next season, clubs will have the option of using dedicated, in-dugout cell phones to help get their relievers up and warming. Although...

An Inside Look At The Impending Flying Robot Apocalypse (And How To Put A Stop To It)

The Consumer Electronics Show, held in Vegas every year during the second-ish week in January, is an odd duck. Everyone is desperate to talk to you and show you things and shake your hand and trample you on the show floor and so forth. But (and this is my third time being here) there's often littl...

Deadspin Up All Night: Gather The Wind

Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Tonight: Burke and Malinowski and Hickey, with special guest Chris Kluwe. Don't miss it....

Andy Reid Made A Fat Joke About Himself, So Everyone Else Can Stop Now

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: The new Chiefs coach settles the cheesesteak vs. BBQ debate....

The NHL Barely Dodged A Putin-Backed Russian Mutiny, But The League Might Not Be Out Of The Woods Yet

The NHL lockout is over, and most of the players (not Lubomir Visnovsky, though) who kept their games sharp in the KHL have returned to work in the United States. Washington's Alex Ovechkin is back in the States, saying funny things and wearing funny t-shirts. Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin has abandone...

We're Commemorating Ohio State's Outlaw 12-0 Season With Customized Temporary Tattoos. Want One? [UPDATE: We Have Run Out Of Tattoos]

The Ohio State Buckeyes, the lone undefeated team in college football after the Notre Dame Fighting Irish woke up this morning and realized they were supposed to play a game last night, finished the season ranked No. 3 in the Associated Press poll. The Buckeyes—bowl ineligible because some players w...

Phil Simms Just Gets Worse And Worse

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Tony La Russa's Wife Is A Huge Metalhead, Because Of Course She Is

Robb Flynn, the lead singer of the heavy metal band Machine Head, posted a story on the band's official website today that included an unexpected cameo from Elaine La Russa, wife of former Cardinals manager Tony La Russa....

Here Is The Most Entertaining Moment Of Alabama's Dismantling Of Notre Dame

This game had nothing. It was dead on arrival. Maybe there were some moments—Brent Musberger salivating all over A.J. McCarron's girlfriend or McCarron getting shoved by his own center come to mind. But there was not a single entertaining moment until Nick Saban grimaced through his Gatorade bath. ...

Friends Successfully Use Twitter To Get Adrian Peterson To Call High School Kid With Cancer

At least, it appears they succeeded. The friend with cancer, Blake Cognata, is a senior lacrosse player from Fairport, NY who is also Minnesota Vikings fan. From what we can gather, Cognata seems to be a pretty good dude. Unsurprisingly, then, a groundswell of support developed around the senior to...

Deadspin Up All Night: Weed, Whites, And Wine

Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Game's on in a bit. Sean and Burke will take care of all your nighttime needs....

Why The Bulls Won't Go Small-Ball Like The Heat

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: Tom Thibodeau likes his flexible bigs....

Roundup: What You Missed The Weekend Some Bros Snuck Into The Knicks Locker Room

A Group Of Bros Infiltrated The Knicks Locker Room, Asked Gregg Popovich About J.R. Smith, And Got Kicked Out After Snapping A Picture Of Half-Naked Carmelo | The conclusions are obvious. If you act like you belong, you do belong. Read »...

Deadspin Up All Night: Wait For Time

Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. We'll have some GIFs for you shortly so stick around and check out how badly Mike Shanahan mangled Robert Griffin III's knee....

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