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Bets And Bullets: A Small-Time Gambler's Death By SWAT
It's been nine years since police in Fairfax County, Va., turned small-time bettor Sal Culosi into a bookie and then killed him, but Culosi's death has been forcibly dragged back into the news, and so has all the unaccountable power-drunkenness that led to it. His killers, we've been reminded, struc...
2014 Deadspin Hall Of Fame Nominee: Shitbarf Guy
The year's saddest sports fan barfed on the floor while shitting into a urinal....
Bluetooth Speakers Under $30, Smart Home Hub, and More Deals
Today on Amazon, you can choose from three different Bluetooth speakers for $30 or less. Note that some of these deals require promo codes. In terms of deal price vs. usual price, the iClever is the best deal of the three, but its vertical form factor might not be right for everyone....
Worst Damn Knife Thrower Nearly Kills His Assistant
This happened on some sort of Lithuanian talent show, and I very nearly broke out into a cold sweat while watching it. ...
2014 Deadspin Hall Of Fame Nominee: Donald Sterling
Donald Sterling lost ownership of the Clippers after he was caught on tape being racist. (We already knew he was a vile man, but an actual recording was too much to ignore.) After NBA commissioner Adam Silver banned him for life, Sterling threatened to sue everyone basically every other day before S...
D-League Announcer Fills Broadcast With Wrestling Catchphrases
RJ Choppy is a sports radio yakker in Dallas, Tex., and he also does play-by-play for the local NBA D-League team, the Texas Legends. D-League games are only shown on YouTube, which gives broadcasters a lot of room to screw around, and Choppy took full advantage of that freedom during a recent game ...
Canadian World Champion Hockey Team Celebrates With Bare-Ass Twitpic
Look at that, a nice photo of some Canadian hockey players celebrating their 5-4 victory over Russia in the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, tweeted out by Canadian Olympic freestyle skier Alexandre Bilodeau. Tweeted out...and then quickly deleted once Bilodeau realized that he had captur...
Deadspin Up All Night: In These Streets
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Stay cool, but not too cool....
The Biggest Dude In The World Just Scored Against Liverpool
They don't make 'em like Adebayo Akinfenwa too often. The man-mountain stands at five-foot-eleven, has to be pushing 200 pounds, and can reportedly bench press damn near 400 pounds. That's how you get a world's-best 97 strength rating in the FIFA games....
Discover How Cold You Are With This $12 IR Thermometer, and More Deals
You might not think you need a non-contact thermometer in your tool box, but they're a ton of fun to mess around with, and can really come in handy for everything from cooking to home energy savings. If you want one for yourself, or you just want to start your holiday gift shopping,you can order o...
Report: Rams Owner Bought Land, Threatening To Build L.A. Stadium
Going by a Los Angeles Times report posted early this morning, Rams owner Stan Kroenke is set to saber-rattle the fillings right out of the city of St. Louis. Kroenke got his hands on 60 acres of real estate adjacent to the old Forum in Inglewood, and has made plans to combine it and the 238 acres n...
Skip Bulletproof Coffee And Just Take The Drugs
Even if you haven't heard of the Bulletproof Diet, you've probably heard of the drink, a mixture of melted butter and black coffee that adherents have in place of breakfast. But while founder Dave Asprey claims his diet and exercise regimen raised his IQ (12 points? More than 20? Who cares!), reduce...
Deadspin Up All Night: Sometimes You Lose
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Where's The Puck, Braden Holtby?
Capitals goalie Braden Holtby lost a puck in his uniform, and officials made him rifle through his layers to remove it, because they didn't want it to pop out later during play. Join the journey, and watch Holtby as he gets increasingly frustrated....
Getting Screwed With Your Pants On: A Guide To Ignoring The NFL Today
Even by dismal NFL standards, the Colts' stadium deal is fucking bullshit. There's Jerry Richardson using the same extortion mechanics behind public financing to secure "private" construction financing via Personal Seat Licenses, and then there's the Indianapolis Colts just screwing the whole godd...
Deadspin Up All Night: We Don't Die
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. I heard they're scrappin' tonight....
Florida Running Back Shits Pants
So, the Florida Gators are playing East Carolina today in the Birmingham Bowl, and at half, Florida's giving the Pirates the business. But that, comrades, is not why we are here....
How To Roast Butternut Squash, Which Is Phallic And Fantastic
There's the versatility of, say, a boneless, skinless chicken breast—it tastes bland and uninteresting pretty much no matter what you do with it, so it "goes" with everything, like gustatory khaki—and then there's the versatility of the butternut squash, which is so outrageously goddamn good that yo...
Swansea Give Up Second Hilaribad Goal Of The Week, Now To Max Power
Fresh off this embarrassing performance Monday, Swansea City keepers are continuing their reign of clearance terror today in the FA Cup. This time, it's Gerhard Tremmel who can't get the ball past League Two side Tranmere Rovers midfielder Max Power. Who coaches these keepers?...
FSU Linebacker: Players Returned Home To Find Cars Keyed, Tires Slashed
A Florida State linebacker said tonight that players returned to Tallahassee after yesterday's Rose Bowl blowout to find their cars keyed and tires slashed:...