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Is Manchester United's Newest Savior A Fraud?

Last summer, Colombian striker Radamel Falcao arrived in Monte Carlo as AS Monaco's new signing and savior from Atlético Madrid, wearing a jacket and shirt combination that all but summed up his brief time on the Côte d'Azur. With the beautiful French Riviera in the background, the salmon jacket, ...

Report: Vikings Will Handle Adrian Peterson's Status On Monday

The Vikings already deactivated Adrian Peterson for today's game due to his indictment on child injury charges, but the team will figure out his status going forward on Monday, according to a report....

The Foodspin Archive

Here’s a complete archive of all the Saturday Foodspin columns, which we’ll update each time there’s a new one....

Yeah, Screw You, Jeff Allen

(We have nothing against Jeff Allen. Get that elbow healthy, buddy.)...

How To Make A Baked Egg--Yes, Goddammit, A <em>Baked</em> Egg

You say "baked egg" and people look at you like they're concerned for your wellbeing and go, "... baked egg?" And you go, "Yeah, y'know, like a shirred egg, only more Italian," and they go, "What in the damn hell is a 'shirred egg'?" And then you say, "Oh, goddammit, now I'm gonna have to write ...

Yahoo! Won't Let You Cut Adrian Peterson From A Fantasy Team [UPDATE]

Disgruntled fantasy football players are flooding Yahoo!'s forums with complaints that the company won't allow them to cut Adrian Peterson after his arrest on charges he beat his son....

Adrian Peterson Turns Himself In To Montgomery County Authorities

Peterson arrived at the jail and was let in through a side entrance. Authorities released his mug shot a short time later. His bond amount was set at $15,000, according to the sheriff's office....

Deadspin Up All Night: The Jiggy Vines and Sugar Dimes

Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. This week was horrible. Enjoy the weekend. ...

Warrant Issued For Adrian Peterson's Arrest In Child Injury Case

Fox Houston reports that Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has been indicted in Montgomery County, Texas, for reckless or negligent injury to a child. A warrant has been issued for Peterson's arrest....

Researcher: NFL Players Have Double Risk For Alzheimer's, Parkinson's

Former NFL players between the ages of 20 and 60 are at twice the risk of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Lou Gehrig's disease, and other forms of dementia, according to an actuary working for the former NFL players in the ongoing brain injury lawsuit....

KitchenAid Under $200, the Cheapest GoPro, the Best Tupperware [Deals]

There's no telling how long this will last (my money is on "not long"), but you can get a KitchenAid Pro 450 stand mixer right now for $175, brand new and direct from KitchenAid's own eBay storefront. [ KitchenAid Pro 450 Series 4.5 Quart Stand Mixer, $175]...

Probably Not The Best Idea To Subject Your Quarterback's Head To This

Chase Headley Takes A Fastball To The Chin

Yankees designated hitter Chase Headley took a fastball to the chin from Rays reliever Jake McGee in the ninth inning of tonight's game....

Antonio Brown Sent To Locker Room After Hit Leaves Him "Dazed"

Steelers WR Antonio Brown, fresh off a fine earned by stomping the Browns' punter in the face, exited tonight's game in Baltimore early after a massive hit on a pattern across the middle that left him, in the words of Jim Nantz, "dazed."...

Deadspin Up All Night: Shit Just Kinda Feels Nice

Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. C-ya....

LeSean McCoy Says His 20-Cent Tip Was "Kind Of A Statement"

The Saga of LeSean McCoy's 20-Cent Tip continues to be a thing, and now McCoy has finally spoken on the issue. McCoy says that he's not the dick in this story, and that the people who work at the restaurant are the dicks. Everyone is accusing everyone else of being a dick!...

The Deadspin -51*: The Most Useless Thinkers, Doers, And Dreamers

Last week, Politico, a Washington, DC-based native advertising shop, produced the Politico 50, a list of "the thinkers, doers and dreamers who really matter in this age of gridlock and dysfunction."...

Everything Is Public Relations Now

Drew Magary's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Email Drew here....

Give Your TV a Brain, Fix Your Car, Walk While You Work [Deals]

If any of your TVs still aren't smart, here are a few cheap streaming box options. The Roku 1 has a hardware remote and can run thousands of Roku apps, but the Chromecast makes it much easier to stream content directly from your phone or computer. You can't go wrong either way....

Confused Giants Fans Scramble For Invisible Foul Ball

The main thing that an adult needs to remember when attending a baseball game is this: it is of the utmost importance to play it cool if and when a foul ball happens to land nearby. Do not fight with another fan while trying to pull the ball out of a trash can, do not snatch the ball from a chil...