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How To Play Football With Your Family On Thanksgiving
Jason Gay has compiled the handiest of handy guides at the WSJ today: "The 32 Rules of Thanksgiving Touch Football." If you wanna be the Kennedys, you've gotta study up. A sample: "7. No footballs with wings or propellers or tails or streamers. Here's a good rule: If the football would make Dick But...
![Former FBI Director Louis Freeh To Be Part Of Penn State's Investigation Of Penn State [UPDATED]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/18j4rgcsb97yyjpg.jpg)
Former FBI Director Louis Freeh To Be Part Of Penn State's Investigation Of Penn State [UPDATED]
Members of PSU's Board of Trustees made the announcement at a press conference this morning in Philly. Freeh led the FBI from 1993-2001 and now runs a private investigation firm. Unlike seemingly everyone else involved in the school's in-house inquiry, he appears to have no direct ties to Penn Stat...
Mariners OF Gregory Halman Stabbed To Death In Holland, Allegedly By His Brother
Police said Halman, a Dutch native who played in 44 games in the last two seasons for Seattle, was found bleeding from a stab wound this morning inside a home in Rotterdam. Attempts to resuscitate him failed. His brother Jason, 22, was at the house and was arrested by police. Gregory Halman was 24 ...
Tony Romo and Jay Cutler are Winners, Philip Rivers Stinks: Your Sunday NFL Roundup
What a weird day. Rex Grossman showed incredible touch and accuracy. Tony Romo made big plays when the Cowboys needed them. Sidney Rice was a more effective passer than Tarvaris Jackson. OK, so maybe that's not so weird. Anyway, here's your Sunday roundup. Enjoy....
Deadspin Up All Night: Chit Chat Edition
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Rex Grossman's Perfectly Thrown Ball Sends Redskins-Cowboys to Overtime
Grossman hooked up with Donte Stallworth at the back pylon for a nifty little touchdown grab. The extra point tied the game at 24. The Cowboys got the ball back with 14 seconds left on their own 20 following a touch back on the kickoff. They took a knee, and their chances, going into overtime....
Baylor Fan On Crutches Stormed The Field After Upsetting Oklahoma
Lost in the madness of the actual game was this female fan and her loyalty, dedication and love for Baylor football. At great personal risk, she swung her way across the field to take part in celebrating Baylor's stunning upset of Oklahoma. It must have been exhilarating for her and everyone else ...
Baylor Upset Oklahoma And Isaac Williams's Head Almost Exploded
Your morning roundup for Nov. 20, the day we learned that maybe sometimes you can care too much. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
Baylor's Kendall Wright Scores Ridiculous 87 Yard Touchdown On A Tipped Ball
"Sometimes you'd rather be lucky than good." ...
Deadspin Up All Night: Talk The Talk
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Your Saturday Night College Football Open Thread
Well, the day started off with a bang (bomb?) that will be hard to top, but let's try. Chat about tonight's games down below. ...
Lingerie Football Star Chloe Butler May Break Hearts, Definitely Breaks Arms
Meet Chloe Butler. She is an Australian lingerie football star, currently playing for the Los Angeles Temptation. As any degenerate will tell you, lingerie football is no joke. The stakes are high, and the fans higher. It should come as no surprise, then, that Chloe here takes great joy in inflicti...
Your Late Afternoon College Football Open Thread
Here is your afternoon slate of games. Feel free to chat about them in the comments below....
Connecticut High School Football Coach Removed From Team For Allegedly Giving Players Access To Porn
Welcome back to what I can only hope will be our weekly "Say What, High School Football Coaches?" series. Today's installment brings us to the rough and tumble streets of Westport, Connecticut where an assistant coach is being investigated for allegedly providing his team with a username and passwo...
Your Early College Football Games Open Thread
Here is your designated space to chat about all things college football. Please join us, won't you? 12:00 p.m. Indiana and Michigan State kick things off for us on the Big Ten Network. ESPN has Nebraska and Michigan—the rare matchup of ranked teams this afternoon while ESPN2 has Wisconsin at Illino...
![UHaul Truck Collides With Tailgaters At Yale Bowl, Kills One, Injures Two Others [UPDATE]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/18j4rh0gsrsofjpg.jpg)
UHaul Truck Collides With Tailgaters At Yale Bowl, Kills One, Injures Two Others [UPDATE]
ESPN College Gameday just reported that a U-haul truck hit three individuals, killing one woman tailgating before today's Harvard-Yale game. Yale Daily News tweeted, however, that three people had been sent to the hospital, one in very critical condition....
Gary Pinkel's DWI Arrest On Dashboard Camera: "Well, There Are Other Letters Between 'H' And 'R'"
Gary Pinkel was arrested on November 16th for driving while intoxicated. The Boone County Sheriff's department has since released video of his arrest....
![Urban Meyer Reportedly Will Take Ohio State Job, Hire Kirk Herbstreit As Assistant [UPDATE]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/18j4ri3x6fnojjpg.jpg)
Urban Meyer Reportedly Will Take Ohio State Job, Hire Kirk Herbstreit As Assistant [UPDATE]
Sports Illustrated, via Eleven Warriors and Sports by Brooks, is reporting that Urban Meyer is set to take over as Ohio State head football coach. ...
Deadspin Up All Night: Get Your Chat On
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Another week in the books. Sean Newell will helm this thing throughout your weekend....
Penn State Paid $28 Million To Another Company With Close Ties To Sandusky's Charity
Yes, Penn State and The Second Mile overlapped in many ways. Penn State grad students wrote essays for the charity's annual reports. Second Mile kids participated in programs on the university campus. And companies controlled by Second Mile board members scored juicy contracts from Penn State. Earli...