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What's Going On With Ladarius Green And The Steelers?
Due to injury, tight end Ladarius Green hasn’t been able to practice for the Steelers since the start of training camp. So what exactly is ailing Green? Depends who you ask. Green either has an ankle injury or a head injury, and everything about his situation is just as confusing as that sounds....
Steven Adams Appreciates Your Continued Concern For His Ball Bag
As you know, Thunder center Steven Adams got his hog and yams savaged on two separate occasions during last season’s NBA playoffs. Months later, Adams says his genitals are doing just fine....
Chase Utley's Return To Philadelphia Was Perfect
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Chase Utley to the Dodgers almost exactly one year ago. Utley spent 12 seasons in Philly, winning a World Series ring and making the All-Star team six times. He is nearly as synonymous with the Phillies as Jimmy Rollins, and he played his first game in Philly as a vi...
Deadspin Up All Night: La Vida Es Un Carnaval
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Defending Gold Medalist Diver Scores A Perfect Zero
Ilia Zakharov won the gold medal in the 3m springboard event at the 2012 Olympics. He made it all the way to the semi-finals at this year’s games, and that’s where his quest to win back-to-back golds went very wrong....
Deadspin 25: Stanford Still Has Christian McCaffrey, So They'll Be Just Fine
Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, ...
You Puny Millennial Weaklings Disgust Me, A Tough, Sinewy Elder
Via the Washington Post, I have learned of a study by the Journal of Hand Therapy showing that millennial men are a bunch of weak, pampered diaper babies with butter-soft hands and that your puny muscles are no match for my hardened, callused Gen-X gripping power. I am paraphrasing, here. The Journa...
Masked Idiot On The Field Attacks Goalkeeper
It’s always a little strange seeing how calmly soccer players react to Idiots On The Field. Even with some rando hopping onto the pitch and sprinting straight for them, most guys greet the accosting fan with an unnerving placidity. Let’s hope this crazy kid in Sweden, who attacked a goalkeeper in a ...
Don't Try To Surprise Adrian Beltre With A Beverage Shower Or He'll Fight You With A Broom
If you try to touch Adrian Beltre’s head, he’ll flip out. If you try to douse him in one or more jugs of celebratory post-game beverage, he’ll mount up, grab weapons, and ward you off with them....
Nick Diaz Argues With Drug Tester, Invites Her To Smoke Weed With Him
Exemplar of human possibility Nick Diaz hasn’t been back from his 18-month suspension long, but he’s already reprised his role as UFC shit-stirrer supreme. ESPN had him on right after his suspension was lifted, and he immediately disparaged any and all of his welterweight and middleweight competitor...
Deadspin Up All Night: Down To The Bone
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Donovan Bailey Was Pretty Psyched About A Canadian Winning Bronze In The 100m
Canada hasn’t seen seen the men’s 100m podium at the Olympics since Donovan Bailey rode a world-record 9.84s to gold in 1996. Andre De Grasse ended that drought tonight by placing third—and also ended a drought for Canadian men in Rio, who had yet to win any medals at all. ...
Del Potro Holds Off Nadal Surge To Win Stunner, Reach Gold Medal Match
Juan Martin del Potro has missed most of the past two years due to injuries. The Rio Olympics have marked an incredible comeback for the Argentine, with him defeating world #1 Novak Djokovic and, now, Rafael Nadal in a 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) semi-final thriller today....
Carson Wentz Out For Weeks After Rib Fracture
Eagles rookie quarterback and #2 overall draft pick Carson Wentz will miss most of the preseason after suffering a hairline rib fracture, the team announced today....
This Is Why There Are So Many Ties In Swimming
Tonight three legends of swimming—Michael Phelps, Chad Le Clos, and László Cseh—turned in identical times to share silver in the 100m butterfly. Last night, Simone Manuel tied for gold with Canadian Penny Oleksiak in the 100m freestyle. Modern timing systems are capable of measuring down to the mill...
Deadspin Up All Night: SENIOR WEEK MEGA EDITION
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. I present to you a list of songs I’ve wanted to DUAN for a minute. And sorry Billy Haisley, there’s no Young Thug or Lil’ B on here:...
All The Senior Week Blogs You Want Me To Blog, Blogged
Earlier this afternoon, I solicited pitches for blogs that you wanted me to write....
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How To Be A Flake And Still Have Friends
One of the greatest things about becoming an adult is realizing that, despite what you’ve been led to believe, most things are bad. Parties, hangouts, “chill seshes”—each one worse than the last and far inferior to sitting on a couch in a cocoon of your own filth. You know that now. And thanks to th...
Deadspin 25: USC Better Enjoy JuJu Smith And Adoree' Jackson While It Still Can
Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, ...