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Deadspin Goes Long: ESPN/Grantland Coverage You May Have Missed From 2011
Happy day-after-Thanksgiving, and thank you for spending your day off with Deadspin. In keeping with the holiday spirit, we're sharing our finest leftovers with our loved ones, you all. So throw these in the microwave and catch up on the best coverage of ESPN and Grantland you may have missed from t...

Your 49ers-Ravens Open Thread
Finally, you guys: The great Harbaugh showdown of 2011 is on. This will be just like the touch football game you played with your family earlier today, only close to 70,000 people will be in the stands and it'll be on national television. Otherwise, it's very, very similar....

Deadspin Goes Long: Tributes You May Have Missed From 2011
Happy Thanksgiving, and thank you for spending your holiday with Deadspin. In keeping with the holiday spirit, we're sharing our finest leftovers with our loved ones, you all. So throw these in the microwave and catch up on the best stuff you may have missed from the year in Deadspin....

Your Dolphins-Cowboys Open Thread
This is definitely the downer out of today's three NFL games—but if you're a good American, then you're in a food coma by now, so just keep drinking and everything will go by in an easy blur....

Deadspin Goes Long: Big Stories You May Have Missed From 2011
Happy Thanksgiving, and thank you for spending your holiday with Deadspin. In keeping with the holiday spirit, we're sharing our finest leftovers with our loved ones, you all. So throw these in the microwave and catch up on the best stuff you may have missed from the year in Deadspin....

Your Packers-Lions Open Thread
The last time the Detroit Lions won one of their Thanksgiving Day games was in 2003, when the Internet was slower and Nickelback might have been slightly more popular than they are now (those two things are related, I'm sure). Detroit has lost seven straight Turkey Day games by an average margin of ...

Deadspin Up All Night: Gobble Amongst Friends, Turkeys
OK, we're shoving off earlyish today because we have Thanksgivings to prepare, and all of that. Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Tomorrow: Drew's Thanksgivingoroo, open threads, and Deadspin Classic. Friday, you've got me, High School Horror Stories, and some classic stuff. Sleep ...

Grady Sizemore Will Stay in Cleveland, John Baker’s Psyched To Be A Padre, And Other Rumblings From The Hot Fucking Stove
Your roundup of all the hottest hot-stove items of the day (and whatever shit Ken Rosenthal is throwing against the wall). This is ... HOT FUCKING STOVE!!!...

Bryce Harper Is Now Using Twitter To Ask Rappers To Name-Drop Him In Their Songs
This is the saddest version yet of "Can I get an RT?"...

Top Prospect Chooses Ohio State Because "There's No Way You Can Fail"
Hello, and welcome to Quotes Taken Out Of Context And Used To Make Fun Of A School's Reputation Theater. Our first contestant is Adolphus Washington, ESPNU's 10th best DE prospect, who just committed to Ohio State. Adolphus, why did you choose the Buckeyes?...

Why Philip Roth Declined To Blurb Scott Raab's <em>The Whore Of Akron</em>
Philip Roth, American literary titan. He's prolific, evocative, and controversial. LeBron James, American basketball titan. He's prolific, evocative, and controversial. Scott Raab, occasional Deadspin contributor. He hates LeBron James and loves Philip Roth....

This Is How A Mizzou Fan Celebrates A 24-Point Lead
Your morning roundup for Nov. 23, the day we learned Peruvian tap water affects your sexuality. Photo H/T Todd B, via @jbacott. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....

Watch Turkeys Intimidate A Mother And Son Thanks To Someone Who Chose To Record Instead Of Help
Whomever posted oldie-but-goodie "When Wild Turkeys Attack Indian People" two years ago claimed it was shot in Cherry Hill, NJ. I grew up across the mighty Cooper River from Cherry Hill, NJ and never seen no turkeys sprinting down the sidewalks. But whatever....

Make $50 By Licking A Urinal Wall. Ask This Guy At Husky Stadium How!
Writes tipster Tim W., "I went to the second to last game to be played at Husky Stadium before it gets torn down and replaced. We were playing Colorado. I went to the bathroom and this guy was on his knees next to the urinal trough shit faced and ready to make 50 bucks. You can see guys pissing wa...

Here's Chad McGhee With Your Weekly Knox City Greyhounds Update
It was foretold. By Chad McGhee. On this site. Knox City was predestined to face Throckmorton. With these words: "I truly believe that. I'm just getting that signal that we will meet again and we will be able to beat them." And that's exactly what Knox City will do on Black Friday. Well, the meeti...

Deadspin Up All Night: Have A Pleasant Conversation
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Converse below, if it pleases you....

Head Injuries Make Rob Gronkowski Giggle
Rob Gronkowski, Patriots tight end and friend to at least one porn star, scored two touchdowns in New England's 34-3 win over Kansas City last night....

ShortCenter: Great Player Sidney Crosby's Return Is Great For The NHL
What is ESPN prattling on about right now? We condense your morning SportsCenter to its essence....

Bruins Fans, Canadiens Fans Throw Down In Montreal
Montreal is very much the Boston of Canada, if you replace "wants to be Irish" with "wants to be French." So the Canadiens and Bruins rivalry, which has gotten extra-chippy recently, is an opportunity for the rest of the NHL to stand back and say "let's hope there are no survivors."...
