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Team USA's Gloves For The Olympic Opening Ceremony Look Like Lumberjack-Themed Oven Mitts
It’s currently -5 degrees Fahrenheit in Pyeongchang, where the Winter Olympics will kick off in just over two weeks. Even if it’s not quite that cold at the Opening Ceremony (although it probably will be) I wouldn’t begrudge the American athletes any sartorial compromises made to stay as warm as pos...

An Interview With The Eagles Fan Who Ran Into A Subway Pillar
When Jigar Desai got a text from his friend Brian Halloran after the NFC title game Sunday, he said it wasn’t him in the already-viral video....

Deadspin Up All Night: Drink 'Til The Moon Becomes The Sun
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This Other Angle Of The Eagles Fan Running Into A Pillar Really Delivers [Update]
Anyone monitoring Philadelphia’s reaction to the Super Bowl-bound Eagles has presumably seen the video of the guy in the Brian Dawkins jersey running into a pillar. That instant classic of the Idiot Gets Hurt genre was shot from inside the subway train, and is now joined by a companion piece—an al...

Here’s Two And A Half Minutes Of Eagles Fans Going Crazy On The News Last Night
It’s Monday morning in Philadelphia, and the city is still here. Fans rushed to the streets after the Eagles routed the Vikings 38-7 last night. And despite some dire predictions and preemptively greased up poles, fans were apparently pretty well behaved. (The cops say there were only six Eagles-rel...

Lean Into The Patriots Conspiracy Theory
I’m not saying the AFC title game was fixed for the Patriots, but holy shit that was some powerful home field advantage. The Jacksonville Jaguars were flagged six times for 98 yards while the Patriots were called once, for a holding penalty on a kickoff, for 10 yards. The last time any team was call...

Let's See How Eagles Fans Are Dealing With This
The Eagles pulverized the Vikings, and, greased poles or no, the party spilled out of the stadium and extended seemingly the length of Broad Street. Here are some brief snapshots of Philadelphia, which we presume has canceled Monday....

Philadelphia Eagles Earn Super Bowl Trip On Back Of Superstar Nick Foles
One week after Doug Pederson game-planned his way to a defensive struggle win over the Atlanta Falcons, his Eagles routed the favored Minnesota Vikings 38-7 and earned Philadelphia its first NFC championship since 2004. ...

Eagles Win, 38-7
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Deadspin Up All Night: You're Always In The Dark
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. You did not do nearly enough to keep the Patriots out of the Super Bowl....

There Was Violence At The Eagles Tailgate
The Eagles have the late game today, which probably isn’t the best-case scenario for Philadelphia. People have been tailgating since 6 a.m. Maybe earlier. The parking lots were a sea of trash by mid-afternoon....

They’ve Greased Poles In Philadelphia In Preparation For The Eagles Game
People in Philadelphia are nervous today. It’s not just about tonight’s NFC title game against the Minnesota Vikings. They’re nervous what might happen if the Eagles actually win and advance to the Super Bowl....

Very Smart NFL Genius: It Is Better To Have More Points Than Your Opponent
It’s just this kind of nuanced football analysis that differentiates the true NFL geniuses from the crazies stalking the comments of ESPN.com:...

Please Do Not Piss In Anyone's Water Bottle, No, Not Even The Opposing Keeper's
A Middlesbrough fan was reportedly arrested after he was caught on video pissing into the water bottle of QPR keeper Alex Smithies during Saturday’s EFL Championship match, and then tossing the bottle back onto the pitch. It should go without saying that you are a deeply weird and antisocial person ...

Deadspin Up All Night: Am I The Happy Loss
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Deadspin Up All Night: Even Lights Can Fade Away
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How The Patriots Could Have Kept Both Jimmy Garoppolo <i>And</i> Tom Brady
However severe the injury to Tom Brady’s throwing hand turns out to be, the mild panic it has generated in the run-up to Sunday’s AFC championship game underscores a reality that is frequently easy to take for granted: Though he may seem like he will play forever, Brady is not indestructible....

It’s Been A Very Easy Week To Be An Eagles Fan In The News
Philadelphia seemed already out of Eagles stories when a week ago I read the headline “Eagles Pep Band Ready for Big Game.” Where do you go after a story on whether the four guys who play the Eagles’ fight song after touchdowns are ready for the intensity of a playoff game?...

Tom Brady Wore Gloves To His Presser And Wouldn't Talk About His Hand Injury
Tom Brady wore the gloves again. It is two days before the Patriots play in the AFC title game against the Jaguars....

Yasmany Tomas Arrested After Reportedly Driving 105 MPH On Phoenix Freeway
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Yasmany Tomas was arrested in Phoenix on Thursday morning after police clocked him going 105 mph on a local freeway. He has been accused of reckless driving and criminal speeding....