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What You're Doing When You Call My Brother "Retarded"
I have never been a violent person, at least not instinctively. Whenever I was teased as a child—I struggled to read for much of elementary school and wore a lot of white jeans, so I was teased a lot—I’d opt for silence or a quick joke, usually at my own expense. I’d level my aggressor with my appar...

Deadspin Up All Night: All The Jealous Punks Can't Stop The Dunk
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On The First Day, The Tour De France Featured These Two Crashes<em></em>
The opening stage of the Tour de France was a wild one. The feared crosswinds of northern France did not split up the race and produce time gaps between general classification contenders like they did last year. Heavy winds can make it impossible for riders that come unmoored from the peloton to fig...

The Human Highlight Shill
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Deadspin Up All Night: I Can't Wait For The Day When I Hear Us All Screaming
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Sweet Mother Of God, Radja Nainggolan Kicked This Ball So Hard
If you want to see what a perfectly struck shot from distance looks like, Radja Nainggolan’s deep jackhammer goal he just scored for Belgium against Wales is it:...

Johnny Cueto Remembers His Dead Horse With Photos Of His Dead Horse
Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto’s horse died, according to his Instagram. For proof, he shared photos of the horse, dead. Two photos, to be exact....

We're The Staff Of Deadspin, Let's Chat!
It’s a long weekend, and we don’t want to be at work any more than you do. So let’s chat! ...

Watch This Old Video Of Triple H Beating The Shit Out Of A Fan Who Jumped In The Ring
One of the scariest moments for a wrestler is the rare occasion when a fan decides to get involved. You never know what they’re going to do—just last month one woman pulled a gun on a heel at a small indy show in Georgia—and the wrestler’s response is universal: subdue them by any means necessary....

Duron Carter Scores Touchdown, Starts Brawl, Gets Ejected
Duron Carter aimed for the football version of a Gordie Howe hat trick after the former Ohio State Buckeye (and, briefly, Indianapolis Colt) caught a touchdown pass for the Alouettes before knocking down an Ottawa coach and starting a brawl that resulted in a very Canadian string of penalties....

Deadspin Awards: Best Bear
The Deadspin Awards are in July, and we need our readers to decide the winners of these prestigious honors. Today, we ask you to help us determine the answer to an important question: Who is the best bear of them all?...

Deadspin Up All Night: I Ain't Finished
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. I’m gonna do the last verse again, just for myself. ...

Phillies Prospect Loses Eye In Freak Injury
Last Friday, Phillies minor-league pitcher Matt Imhof suffered a serious eye injury in an absolutely freakish accident. He was stretching using a rubber resistance band anchored to a wall when the metal base broke, and a piece struck him in the eye. Doctors tried to save it, but Imhof revealed today...

The Writing Men Want You To Know They've Been Very, Very Bad Boys
As you know, men be writin’....

When Is It Time To Break Up With Negative Friends?
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...

Report: Clayton Kershaw Got An Epidural, Is Headed To Disabled List
Well, shit. Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, who was well on his way to turning in one of the greatest single season pitching performances in recorded human history, is reportedly headed for the disabled list....

Irate Detroit Sports Blogger Yells While His Dog Sleeps, Licks Its Own Ass<em></em>
I’m going to cut straight to the chase: Detroit sports guy Jeff Moss of DetroitSportsRag.com broke the story today that Detroit Sports 105.1 (WMGC), a sports radio station in Detroit, would no longer be a sports station. The radio’s website now redirects to a WCSX 94.7, an oldies station. Moss broke...

The Braves Are Going To Ridiculous Lengths To Squeeze Every Dime Out Of Cobb County
The Braves’ new stadium out in the suburbs of Cobb County—whose taxpayers are giving the team $400 million to build the traffic-clogging ballpark—is a textbook case in all the lies and exploitation at the heart of the modern public stadium financing scheme. Residents never got to vote on the use of ...

Deadspin Up All Night: I Promise My Undying Affection
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Holy Shit, The Canadiens Traded P.K. Subban
Minutes after the Oilers sent Taylor Hall to the Devils for Adam Larsson, the Montreal Canadiens traded P.K. Subban to the Nashville Predators for Shea Weber in a one-for-one trade. The hockey stove is so fucking hot....