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J.R. Smith Remembers 9/11 With A Poor Choice Of Words
Oh, J.R. You poor son of a bitch. We're sure you did this with good intentions, but this is not a good look....
Pride Of The City
Over at SB Nation Longform, Joe DePaolo has a strong piece on the annual baseball game between the NYPD and NYFD:...
Wladimir Balentien Ties Single-Season Japanese Home Run Record
Wladimir Balentien has already put together one of the best seasons in baseball history as a member of the Yakult Swallows in the Japanese professional baseball league, and now he has his name in the record books. ...
Elaine de Kooning: Baseball Fan
Baseball Players by Elaine de Kooning. Ink Wash on Paper (1956)....
Jimmy Fallon And Justin Timberlake Do A Bunch Of End Zone Dances
They call this bit "The Evolution of End Zone Dancing," but once they get past the "Dirty Bird" it's really just Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake dicking around for a few minutes. We're OK with that, but only because they do a dance called "Earthquake Waiter." That one is funny, for some reason....
Alabama Bar Features Johnny Manziel Piñata For Patrons To Smash
With Alabama-Texas A&M this Saturday, fans of both teams are gearing up for what should be one of the most entertaining games of the college football season. One Alabama bar is getting ready by bringing in "Lil' Johnny Piñata." ...
Deadspin Up All Night: As We Know It
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Enjoy your Tuesday....
We Have Seen The Worst Pass Ever Thrown: 125 FBS Teams, Ranked
Each week during college football season we put the conventional polls to shame by ranking every FBS team from 1-125, by whatever standard we see fit. Last week's rankings were not consulted....
Sammy Sosa Is A Terrifying Vampire
We haven't seen much of Sammy Sosa ever since he created the greatest Pinterest page in history. From the looks of this picture, he has returned to feast on all of our souls....
<em>Sunday Night Football</em> Producer: No Need To "Glorify" Big Hits Anymore
The producer of the NFL's flagship broadcast, NBC's Sunday Night Football, said he's getting super-cautious about showing repeated replays of rough hits, especially those of the helmet-to-helmet variety....
Oklahoma State? Pffft. Here's What A Real Sports Scandal Looks Like
If you're a scandal-porn aficionado as I am, you are bound to be left wanting by Sports Illustrated's beyond-exhaustive expose of Oklahoma State football. It's a story that promises, in bold type, lots of shit that I like in a scandal: MONEY (follow the money!), DRUGS (I like drugs!), and SEX (the c...
Is It OK To Participate In A Threesome With Your Cousin?
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Blindsided
Michael J. Mooney's a good one. I remember liking this GQ story he did a couple of years ago:...
<em>Game Of Thrones</em>-Themed Fantasy Draft Features Costumes, Sullen Faces
OK, that's it. There can be no more Game-of-Thrones-as-sports shenanigans. We've officially reached the tipping point, because some dude named Dennis just emailed us to let us know that he and his friends have combined fantasy football and Game of Thrones to create "League of Thrones." Costumes were...
Rob Ryan Saunters Into New Orleans Dive Bar, Buys Everyone A Round
Here's reason number 3,489 why the Ryan brothers are the best....
The Most Important Part of <em>SI's</em> Oklahoma State Shamestravaganza
Beneath all of the handwringing and pearl clutching that is laced throughout Sports Illustrated's story on Oklahoma State's pay-for-play schemes is this, the final paragraph:...
High School Player Rips Off Opponent's Helmet, Beats Him With It
Authorities are considering criminal charges....
Make Your Own In-Stadium Prison Shank, America!
Did you attend the Redskins game last night? Were you sitting in the upper deck of the open-air jail that is FedEx Field? Were you stabbed with a beer bottle fashioned into a shiv? No? Well, consider yourself lucky. From reader Jon......
Korean Comic Strip Depicts KKK Chasing Dominican Baseball Player
On Sunday, Radhames Liz, a pitcher for the LG Twins in the KBO, hit Bae Young-seop in the head. Young-seop was taken away in an ambulance. Liz went on to retire the side on three strikeouts. Three Ks as it were. The next day an incredibly racist comic strip, by cartoonist Bounce Kim, was publishe...
Deadspin Up All Night: Now I See
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Busy night. U.S. Open! Two MNF games! Baseball! Burke and Sean have you covered. Do check back....