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The Four Most Punchable Faces In Human History
Before we get to the Funbag, some notes of vital interest. If you're in New York tomorrow night, I'll be doing Scott Rogowsky's Running Late show over in Brooklyn. It's like a live talk show-type thing. You can buy tickets here. You get a free beer (not kidding) if you mention Deadspin at the door, ...
Joe Blanton Would Be Proud
More from Pat Jordan. Here is his latest for SB Nation Longform:...
Fuck You, Bill Belichick
I was close, Bill Belichick. I was thissss close to spending an entire NFL season free of Tebowmania, or Tebow Time, or whatever fucking brand stamp ESPN decides to put on all its coverage of the Jesusback. I was really looking forward to it, too. I was gonna watch every game safe in the knowledg...
Sometimes, Victory Can Be Agony Too
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Deadspin Up All Night: Hush A Wild Violet
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. No playoff sports tonight—so I guess you'll have to talk about Tebow or something. Do so down here....
Tim Donaghy On Game 2: Trying To Keep A Blowout Interesting
As he has done for us in years past, Tim Donaghy, the owner and operator of RefPicks.com and a former NBA referee who spent 11 months in prison for relaying inside information to gamblers, will review the performance of his former colleagues during the NBA Finals. Here's a quarter-by-quarter breakdo...
How Dr. J Blackified Pro Ball, Found Himself, And Stayed Eternally Cool
Originally published in Esquire in February 1985 and anthologized in Teenage Hipster in the Modern World, a stellar collection of Mark Jacobson's non-fiction. Reprinted here with the author's permission....
Florida State WR Charged With Sexually Assaulting Female Friend
Greg Dent, a rising senior receiver for Florida State, was arrested and charged with felony sexual assault last night after he allegedly tried to force himself upon a woman with whom he's been friends for years....
The Moving Finger Writes: Red Smith On Reggie Jackson's Historic Homers
Red Smith is the most respected sports columnist we've ever had. In his prime, Jimmy Cannon, Smith's friendly rival, was certainly as well-known. Cannon, the Voice of New York, was an emotional, colloquial writer whose reputation, unfortunately, has faded. But Smith endures. What is it about his wri...
Word to God
Mariano Rivera is the subject of Lisa Miller's cover story for New York magazine this week:...
NBA Players Read Mean Tweets About Themselves
Jimmy Kimmel has been making celebrities read mean (often fake) tweets about themselves for some time, but now he's expanded to the world of the NBA. And that's a good thing, because now we get to watch Rajon Rondo face the fact that he looks like Franklin the Turtle....
Deadspin Up All Night: Never Felt This Hot
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Enjoy your evening. The North never forgets....
Rogue Kickball League Succumbs To The Man, Agrees To Shorten Its Games
An adult kickball league said to be a worse menace than the gang violence and heroin epidemic that once plagued New York City's Lower East Side has finally, mercifully been brought to heel....
Counterpoint: Baseball Games Are Exactly As Long As They Should Be
The most striking thing about the Baseball Games Are Too Long argument is the amount of time spent thinking about it. ...
Tennis for Savages
Nice piece by Corey Kilgannon in the Times today on Joseph Durso, handball champion:...
Deadspin Up All Night: Oh No, Not The Moose
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. The Blackhawks are trying to eliminate the Kings in playoff hockey. There's baseball on, too, so go nuts. We'll see you tomorrow. ...
This High School Freshman Dunk Contest Is Just Foolish
This is Seventh Woods, Ivan Rabb, Malik Monk, Terrance Ferguson and Josh Jackson. They're jumping very high. They're at the national team's U16 basketball practice. U16....