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Craig James Is A Christian Martyr, According To Craig James
After a disastrous senate run, Craig James landed himself a gig at Fox Sports Southwest—for all of one show before being dumped. Officially, the higher-ups at Fox were caught by surprise by the regional network’s hire of the all-around toxic James, and he was tossed out before any deal was official....
Why <em>SI</em>'s Oklahoma State Series Sucked: The Inside Story
On Wednesday, Aug. 28, Sports Illustrated senior writer George Dohrmann placed a phone call to Oklahoma State's public relations office. He said that the magazine was about to publish a series of stories about what he characterized as "disturbing allegations" involving the OSU football program. An i...
See Ya, Mick: The Best Photo Ever Taken Of A Great Athlete in Decline
All the recent hoopla around Mariano Rivera's retirement brings to mind other, crappier ways that famous athletes have elected to leave the game(s) they love....
Frat Bro Gives Pregame Speech For The Ages Before Flag Football Game
Have you ever been just so, so amped about something? Well, you've never been as amped about anything as this Drexel frat bro is about flag football. Because flag football isn't just about hanging out with your buddies, it's about fucking legacies. ...
Roger Angell On Mariano Rivera
Angell's take on Mariano Rivera Appreciation Day:...
NCAA Eases Up On Some Penn State Sanctions, Acts Like A Dick About It
The NCAA announced today that it will gradually start restoring some of the football scholarships it took away from Penn State in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. Beginning next season, the Nittany Lions will get an additional five scholarships back per year, allowing the program to return to...
The Greatest Rumor Of All Time
I was on a plane yesterday and had to drop anchor in the bathroom, so I sat down and did my business and then, without thinking, I did a courtesy flush while still sitting on the toilet. NEVER DO THIS ON AN AIRPLANE. I thought my dick was gonna get sucked out of the tailwing. Kind of exhilarating...
Mark Richt Wants To Sex You?
Someone's been reading a lot of Whitman lately. ...
Bow Down To The Hoop Queens
Earlier this year Skip Hollandsworth wrote a story for Texas Monthly on the most dominant team in the history of women's college basketball. It's worth your time:...
An Atlanta Braves-Themed "Blurred Lines" Parody, Featuring Javy Lopez
This is the work of comedian Aaron Chewning and rapper Jonny Quest, two dudes from Atlanta who are big Braves fans and also apparently friends with Javy Lopez....
Paul Pfeiffer's Spiritual Basketball Artwork
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, By Paul Pfeiffer (2000-2006)...
Deadspin Up All Night: Move The Crowd
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Raiders-Broncos tonight, plus baseball. Sean in a few....
Shadowboxing Steelers Fan Is The Weirdest Steelers Fan
I...I don't get this. ...
Gallery: All The Tacky Crap MLB Teams Gave Mariano Rivera This Season
It's looking pretty likely that Mariano Rivera, the greatest closer and one-pitch pitcher in MLB history, will play his last game this Sunday. He holds the saves record at 652, but this only scratches the surface of his statistical dominance. His 2.21 ERA translates to a park- and era-adjusted ERA+ ...
Big D After JFK's Assassination
The Cowboys had to repair Dallas' image after the JFK assassination. So writes Michael Granberry in the Dallas Morning News:...
The Gamer According To Tom Boswell
"Baseball has a name for the player who, in the eyes of his peers, is well attuned to the demands of his discipline; he is called 'a gamer.' The gamer does not drool, or pant, before the cry of 'Play ball.' Quite the opposite. He is the player, like George Brett or Pete Rose, who is neither too inte...
G.O.A.T
It ain't cheap but Taschen Books' tribute to Muhammad Ali, Greatest of All Time, sure is fucking fabulous. ...
Cardinals Safety Rashad Johnson Lost Part Of His Finger Yesterday
And now, two tweets about football that will absolutely terrify you:...
The A's Postgame Celebration Featured A Beer-Drinkin' Baby
For the second year in a row, the Oakland A's have shocked everyone by capturing the AL West title. The team celebrated after clinching the division with an 11-7 victory over the Twins last night (the Rangers helped out by losing 4-0 to the Royals), and everybody had a good time. ...
Deadspin Up All Night: Going To Get On Up
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Bears-Steelers still to go. More to come. ...