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Bob Kraft And Money Mayweather, Chilling: Your Pats-Falcons Roundup
Patriots 30, Falcons 23: At one point, New England held a 30-13 lead. Bob Kraft thought the game was over, gleefully taking photos with Floyd Mayweather in his box seats. But Atlanta rallied back and came extremely close to a 17-point comeback in under six minutes. ...
Alcides Escobar Takes A Dive, Scores A Run
Watch how the Royals score a run here by executing a double steal to perfection. All because Alcides Escobar dekes Yan Gomes's tag by hitting the deck. Exactly how it was planned....
Someone Hung A Dead Goat From A High School Football Team's Goalpost
No big deal, you guys. Just a ritual animal sacrifice being performed in the name of a football rivalry. ...
This Punt-Block Touchdown Is Weird, Awesome
BGSU has its hands full today in Bloomington against a B1G Indiana squad, but even if they lose they can return to northwest Ohio knowing they pulled off the best blocked punt you'll see in college football this year....
Reports: Atlanta Is Up Next For An MLS Team
Local and national reports say MLS is relatively close to an agreement with Falcons owner Arthur Blank to bring an MLS expansion team to Atlanta, one of the five new franchises coming in the next seven years. The two would share the billion-dollar retractable domed stadium—aka, "The Sphincter"—that'...
Which TV Market's Getting Screwed Today? Your Week 1 NFL Viewing Maps
A guide to the best and worst of the NFL slate (and to which fans are stuck with the most of worst). Maps via 506sports.com....
High School Football Team's Bus Bursts Into Flames
On the way to play under some Friday night lights, Central Catholic's J.V. team bus caught fire and was quickly engulfed in flames during rush-hour traffic last night. ...
Cyclist Celebrates Victory A Lap Too Soon
Ryder Hesjedal's first name is the most unironic in professional cycling. His nickname is Weight of a Nation. Now he gets to be known as That Guy Who Celebrated Too Soon....
Ilya Kovalchuk On Russia's Anti-Gay Laws: "I Agree, Of Course"
Here's the former NHLer to TSN, as relayed by SI:...
Mike Tyson: "I'm On The Verge Of Dying...I'm A Vicious Alcoholic"
Mike Tyson revealed his current struggles with sobriety and desire to make up for his past sins Friday night at a press conference following his promotional debut on Friday Night Fights....
High School Cheerleaders Make Giant Sign With Giant Misspelled Word
Two! Four! Six! Eight!...
<em>SportsCenter</em>'s New Set Will Be Roughly 10,000 Square Feet
We got a preview of this before, but here's a new video showing off SportsCenter's new set, narrated by Steve Levy. He says the set will be nearly 10,000 square feet. Watch the video and it looks like it also includes approximately 750 anchor desks and 48 different studios. But seriously. Christ. T...
Buffalo Gals And Other Old School Rap Records
I contributed a short essay on "Buffalo Gals" to Herc Your Enthusiam, HiLoBrow's series on old school (pre-1983) rap records:...
Chris Nilan Denies Giving Whitey Bulger A Stanley Cup Ring
Yesterday morning, just before former Boston underworld kingpin Whitey Bulger was convicted of racketeering, conspiracy, and murder, word got out that a Stanley Cup ring in his possession would be exempt from criminal forfeiture proceedings. But a larger question remained: How in the world did White...
How The NHL Fit Into Whitey Bulger's Underworld Empire
James "Whitey" Bulger, formerly one of the country's most wanted fugitives, was convicted this afternoon by a Boston jury on multiple counts of racketeering and conspiracy in connection with 11 gangland-style murders dating back to the 1970s. He will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. But ...
The Best And Worst Beat Reporters In Baseball: AL Central
The Beat-Off, our crowd-sourced effort to determine the very best and the very worst reporters in Major League Baseball, is winding down. We've covered the National League and the AL West. Today, the AL Central. ...
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Atlanta Falcons
Some people are fans of the Atlanta Falcons. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Atlanta Falcons. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
Sports Radio Caller's Rant Interrupted By Falcon Attack
Tim from Irondequoit was all set to go on a rant about Mario Williams's mental fortitude when he called into the John DiTullio Show on 1280 WHTK, but the conversation took a sudden turn when Tim's backyard played host to a scene from a nature show. "Oh, jeez!" Tim exclaims. "I tell ya what, a Peregr...