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Cheaper Bose Headphones, A Fleet of Roombas, SodaStream Gear [Deals]

Today's Amazon Gold Box deal is a pair of popular Bose OE2 headphones for $80, or $20 off their usual selling price....

Pretty Great Classic Bat-Flip By Vlad Guerrero At 1:50

He was the best. The whole video is remarkable, because Vlad Guerrero was remarkable, but the bat flip at 1:50, when he hits the laser-beam opposite-field home run to complete the cycle, is wonderful....

Deadspin Up All Night: I Know You Really Wanna Tell Me Goodbye

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This Giant Crab-Topped Pretzel Is A Tasty-Looking Horror

From the DC Sports Bog comes word that the University of Maryland will begin selling a 1.5-pound crab-and-cheese-bedecked soft pretzel called "the Chessie" (short for "Chesapeake," presumably) during the upcoming football season. That is to say, the pretzel alone weighs 24 ounces. Presumably t...

Report: Adrian Peterson Told Jerry Jones He Wants To Play For Dallas

In this week's ESPN The Magazine, Don Van Natta profiles Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. There's so, so much in there. It starts off with Jones dancing with Kate Bosworth, for goodness sake. But, yeah, this Adrian Peterson story is going to make some news on its own....

Crazy-Ass Ending To Canadian Football Game

The city of Las Vegas publicly declared that taxpayers would be on the hook for 41 percent of a proposed soccer stadium for a potential MLS team. Then the Las Vegas Review-Journal obtained the term sheet, and surprise! Turns out taxpayers would contribute more than 75 percent of the cost....

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If you ever take your lunch to work, Rubbermaid's interlocking Lunch Blox system is a great space saver. Several Lunch Blox kits are on sale from Amazon, today only, along with a couple of carrying bags, and even a few shaker bottles. [Up to 40% off Rubbermaid Products]...

Dan Snyder Wants A New Stadium Because FedEx Field "Is 17 Years Old Now"

Dan Snyder wants a new stadium, and it's the perfect storm of one of sports' most odious owners taking his turn at one of sports' biggest scams. ...

Report: Tom Brady "Very Upset" By Logan Mankins Trade

Everyone's still a little shocked by the Patriots' trade of six-time Pro-Bowl guard Logan Mankins to the Buccaneers in exchange for TE Tim Wright and a fourth-round draft pick. But if you were taken aback, imagine how the guy who's been protected by Mankins for the past nine seasons must feel....

Deadspin Up All Night: Thought I Was Mistaken

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Rutgers Spent $120,000 On This Commercial

Rutgers is debuting this TV commercial Thursday during their season opener against Washington State, and it's not a terrible commercial, but for $120,000? They could've coaxed Will Ferrell to stand in a field and say "Rutgers" for probably half of that, and it'd do better....

"It's a great place to feature our home games, but it's 17 years old now. I think it's time for us to start looking and we're doing it."...

Mike Vick Is Super Passive-Aggressive About Riley Cooper Not Texting Him

It was Michael Vick who publicly jumped to Riley Cooper's defense after the Eagles receiver was caught on camera using racial slurs. The QB spoke out in favor of forgiving Cooper at a time other players were saying they had lost all respect. "We had guys talking about knocking him out, taking his he...

Burger King, And <em>Only</em> Burger King, Wants To Be Canadian

Burger King Worldwide Inc., a chain of over 13,000 sad, ignored, tumbleweed-strewn burger graveyards in 79 countries around the world, has agreed to fork over around $11 billion to purchase Canadian donuts-and-breakfast chain Tim Hortons Inc., giving the new combined company ownership of exactly...

Elena Delle Donne Outscores Entire Other Team In 4th-Quarter Comeback

The Chicago Sky completed a magnificent comeback to take the third and deciding game of the WNBA Eastern Conference semifinals, charging back from 17 points down with eight minutes remaining to top Atlanta 81-80....

Control Your TV with Your Phone, The Best Dash Mount on Sale [Deals]

Logitech Harmony remotes have always been among the best for wrangling massive home theater systems, but this particular version actually turns your smartphone into the remote. You'll also get a basic universal remote with physical buttons for when your phone isn't handy. [Logitech Harmony Smart C...

Madison Bumgarner And His Fastball Are Unstoppable

Last night, Madison Bumgarner was about as perfect as one can be without actually pitching a perfect game. In nine innings against the suck-ass Rockies, Bumgarner allowed one hit and struck out 13 batters while throwing just 103 pitches. And he did it by adhering to a very simple formula: Throw a ...

An Adrian Beltre Head-Touching Attempt, Foiled

Robinson Cano wasn't quick enough to touch Adrian Beltre's head in last night's game. Take notes from Miggy, Robinson....