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<i>Suicide Squad</i> Is The Summer's Best Movie About Divorce

I consider my life to consist of two parts: one before I saw Suicide Squad, the other after. ...

Padres Chairman Continues To Shit On Players Who Didn't Live Up To His Expectations

There are a lot of big dumb assholes involved in major league baseball. This guy, for example. For whatever reason, Padres executive chairman Ron Fowler, an old man nobody had ever heard of until a few months ago, has decided that 2016 is the year in which he attempts to become the biggest, dumbest ...

Report: Olympic Boxer Arrested In Rio For Alleged Sexual Assault<em></em>

Moroccan Olympic boxer Hassan Saada—due to compete in his first light heavyweight fight against Turkey’s Mehmet Nadir Ünal tomorrow—was arrested by police in Rio de Janeiro for allegedly sexually assaulting two women, reports the AP. The two women work as waitresses in the Olympic Village....

A Third Of All Potential Russian Olympians Have Been Banned<em></em>

The International Olympic Committee waited until the day before the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics to make their ruling on how many Russian athletes would be allowed to compete in the Games. The protracted and diffuse process made for a logistical nightmare for some competitors, like cyclist I...

Deadspin Up All Night: I Was Kind Of Thinking The Other Way Around

Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. I’m exhausted. ...

Report: Baylor Lineman Arrested For Alleged Stalking Was Previously Accused Of Sexual Assault

Baylor offensive lineman Rami Hammad was arrested on Monday after he allegedly stalked his ex-girlfriend on the university’s campus. According to Outside the Lines, Hammad was accused of sexually assaulting a different woman last fall, and was later accused of violating a no-contact order that was m...

Here’s a look at how much Louisiana taxpayers are giving Tom Benson, the state’s richest man, to keep the Saints in New Orleans. It’s been 11 years since Benson tried to use Hurricane Katrina to break his lease and move to San Antonio....

Weak-Ass Bureaucrats To Heroic Philly Citizens: Stop Turning Dumpsters Into Swimming Pools

The wise and proud residents of Cedar Street in Philadelphia, Penn. recently threw themselves a block party. Understanding that the party would be greatly improved by the presence of a swimming pool, they participated in the great American tradition of doing whatever the hell you want. Which is to s...

I'm Inspired By This Popcorn Vendor

Innovation is real and strong and it’s my friend....

Donald Trump Is A Frightened Coward And I Bet $100,000 He Won't Fight Me<em></em>

Last month, I made a public challenge to Donald Trump, which I will repeat here: If he or either of his sons will box me for one round, I will make the maximum legal contribution to his campaign and donate $100,000 to the charity of his choice....

Deadspin Up All Night: I'm Holding My Breath With A Baseball Bat

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A Pretty Good Theory Of Donald Trump

Donald Trump is Max Bialystock. Let me explain....

How Should I Handle A Friend's Homophobic Partner?

Ask An Adequate Woman is a space where readers can ask the questions they can’t—or maybe just won’t!—pose to their friends about relationships, fashion, family dramas, dating, existential crises, weird sex stuff, and everything else. The Women of Deadspin (and some of our clever friends) are here to...

The Battle Over The Rangers' Ballpark Scam Has Officially Begun

It is not unreasonable, I don’t believe, to portray the pending fight over a new $1 billion stadium for the Texas Rangers as a proxy war—or at least a referendum—over the public financing of stadiums in America. Here is every variable that should make sports fans recoil in horror at the now-accepted...

Phillies Fan Ejected By Home Plate Umpire For Heckling [UPDATE]

Heckling is built into baseball. The game is slow and judgment-dependent, and for the fans close to the action at home plate, giving it to the players and umpires is a good enough way to pass the time and possibly influence the outcome of the game....

Deadspin Up All Night: HOP SCOTCH!!

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Baylor Offensive Lineman Arrested For Allegedly Stalking Ex-Girlfriend

Baylor offensive lineman Rami Hammad was arrested yesterday on a third-degree felony stalking charge, three weeks after a Baylor professor called 911 because he allegedly wouldn’t leave his ex-girlfriend alone, according to the Waco Tribune....

UNC Response To NCAA Allegations: Stick To Sports<em></em>

A day after sending the document to the NCAA, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has made public its 73-page response to the NCAA. ...

Tony La Russa Enjoys Baseball Game

Tony La Russa’s not having it, man....

I've Always Wanted To Visit "Coloradao"

As tipster Michael points out, that is not how you spell Colorado. Here are some since-deleted tweets from Colorado State recruits....