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Chase Utley Finally Answers Mac From <em>It's Always Sunny's</em> Fan Letter
The It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episode in which Mac's very sad letter to Chase Utley is read aloud is four years old, but we'll excuse the tardiness of this response because it's pretty damn funny. Maybe Utley just had a lot of catching up to do on his DVR queue. ...
The Forgotten Genius of Ring Lardner
Over at the Daily Beast, Allen Barra weighs in on the forgotten genius of Ring Lardner:...
Australian Footballer Sets Dwarf On Fire, Gives League CEO The Giggles
Here is Australian Football League CEO Andrew Demetriou demonstrating exactly now not to react to news that one of his league's players set a dwarf entertainer on fire at a team party. ...
Don't Give The Kid That Baseball, Exhibit No. 3,328
Children are grabby, grubby little monsters who take and take and take and how do they thank you? By flinging your good will out of the upper deck....
You're All Right, Jack
The title is a riff on the Peter Sellers movie, I'm All Right, Jack. Now, check out Dan Jenkins on the 1975 Masters:...
Where Have You Gone, Mickey Mantle?
I'm in a taxi, trying to get to Yankee Stadium. I'm late and I've got my uniform on. But when I get there the guard won't let me in. He doesn't recognize me. So I find this hole in the fence and I'm trying to crawl through it, you know? But I can only get my head in. I can see Billy and White and Yo...
Deadspin Up All Night: The Champ
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Alabama High School Football Coaches Get Into Postgame Brawl
Alabama high school football coaches coming to blows after a game shouldn't be that surprising, considering how seriously Alabama takes football in general, but that doesn't make the incident any less ridiculous....
Deadspin Up All Night: If I Had A Heart
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Alleged Female Idiot On The Field Blows .341 BAC, Has Amazing Twitter
An Idiot on the Field might have made history for being the drunkest Idiot ever recorded as she allegedly tried to jump onto the field during Saturday's Northern Illinois-Iowa game in Iowa City....
The FCS Ruined College Football's Shit This Week
As the college football season kicked off, a few of the scheduled FCS cupcakes chose to not play their roles. In the span of three days, six FBS teams lost to their assumed inferior opponents....
Insane High School Football Game Ends With Squib Kick TD Return
The video doesn't have the dramatic buildup of Plano East-John Tyler, but this Texas high school football game between A&M Consolidated and Copperas Cove had a ridiculous conclusion....
Football Player Charged With Attempted Murder After Fleeing Drug Bust
Five members of the Minot State Univeristy football team—a D-II team—have been suspended following arrests on drug charges Friday night. One of the players faces charges of attempted murder after allegedly knocking one police officer unconscious....
OK State QB Clint Chelf's Brother Not Happy With Mike Gundy
The plan going into today's game against Mississippi State was for Clint Chelf to start at quarterback and share significant time with J.W. Walsh. When the dust settled after OK State's 21-3 win, Chelf finished 3-6 for 11 yards while Walsh was 18-27 for 125 yards with a rushing TD....
The Return Of Johnny Manziel: Counting Money And Refusing Autographs
Johnny Manziel returned to action this afternoon after his half-game suspension and quickly started making noise. After a 23-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter—which put A&M up 38-21—Manziel seems to celebrate by counting theoretical (spiritual?) cash. ...
Politics Is Dirtier Than Usual In Virginia
This is a delicious bit of political gamesmanship in the race for Virginia governor. The University of Virginia hosts BYU today at 3:30 p.m. and at 5:30 p.m. Virginia Tech and Alabama will kickoff at the Georgia Dome. Naturally, both games provide large, captive audiences for the candidates to infl...
OMG Puppies!: Your <i>College Gameday</i> Sign Roundup
Here are some of the highlights from ESPN's College Gameday's morning at Clemson. The two hottest brands at the moment—Johnny Manziel and Miley Cyrus, natch—make appearances....