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D.C. Alt-Weekly Responds To Dan Snyder's Strongly Worded Letter (Letter Included)
This morning, we shared word that Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder was really upset with a Washington City Paper staffer who writes critically of him. Potential legal wrangling was hinted at, calls for the writer's job made, feelings hurt....
Two Arrests And One Taser Blast Won't Stop A Viking From Hyping His Big Vegas Trip
Everson Griffen will not let The Man bring him down. After a weekend that saw him arrested twice in Los Angeles (public drunkenness, fleeing and cop-crotch-grabbing), the defensive end has urged his Facebook friends to "follow your heart" to Vegas....
A Throwback To A Day When NBA Players Didn't Try To Be Any Good At Rapping
Here we have: Magic Johnson, Isiah Thomas, Kevin McHale, Mark Aguirre, Bernard King, and Larry Bird, all reveling in the 1985 Converse "Monster" and their very mediocre and off-beat one-line boasts. How times have changed. [So What?]...
Chinese Fire Drill For The Eagles' Coaching Staff
The Eagles' new defensive coordinator is...their old o-line coach. Huh....
Why The Syracuse Point-Shaving Rumor Was Inevitable
After starting the season 18-0, Syracuse lost four straight. Almost immediately, rumors began circulating of a point-shaving scandal involving a number of players, including Scoop Jardine. These two facts are not unrelated....
11 Sumo Wrestlers Involved In (Text-Only) Text Message Controversy
Wrestlers and stablemasters in the Japan Sumo Association (JSA) have long been suspected of match-fixing, but now there might be some textual messages to prove it. Let's hope this doesn't all trace back to a stubby-finger typo....
A $60 Million Reminder That Texas Cares About High School Football
Allen High School in Allen, Tex. is constructing a $60 million football stadium, where its teenage boys will learn the game. "Football has always been a big deal here," says district athletic director Steve "Bubba" Williams. "It's about tra-di-tion."...
Last Night's Winner: Homeland Security Hates Sports
Yesterday, thousands of people went to their favorite sites for watching sports online, only to be greeted by this frankly horrifying banner. They've all been shut down by the government, in an evil conspiracy to force you to purchase NHL Center Ice....
The Atlanta Thrashers Hope Black Players On The Ice Mean More Black Fans In The Seats
The Atlanta Thrashers are just the second team in NHL history to have five black players on the roster. "We do joke around with it a little bit," says Dustin Byfuglien. But, the front office sees opportunity....
Vikings Defensive End Gets Arrested, Released, Tased, Then Arrested Again
Last year, Everson Griffen was a fourth round draft pick out of USC. The rookie defensive end played in 11 games for the Minnesota Vikings this season. But who cares. Check out what he did this weekend....
The Myth Of America's Team
What is America's team? Does a team that symbolizes blue collar struggle or no-frills democracy best define our nation? Or is it the wealthiest team with the biggest stadium in the biggest state? Or is it possible that this is all bullshit?...
The Steelers Have Already Gotten Their Strip Club On
Stripper shortage? No problem. A number of Steelers, including Hines Ward and Ike Taylor, visited one of Dallas's fine booty establishments, getting lap dances and making it rain. Wonder if Ward wore his cowboy getup. [Dallas Morning News]...
Last Night's Winner: Goat To Hero In Just Two Missed Free Throws
VCU product Jamal Shuler steps to the free throw line with 6 seconds left, his French team up one. What happens next, c'est incroyable....
99 Years Ago, A Pitcher Received This Death Threat
This is one of my favorite things I've seen in a while. Toward the end of a 34-win 1912 season, Smoky Joe Wood received this letter threatening his life....
Who Wants To See A Ref Rendered Physically Unable To Have Children?
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Why There Are More .300 Hitters Than .299 Hitters, And Why It Matters
Tobias J. Moskowitz and L. Jon Wertheim, authors of the Freakonomically inclined Scorecasting, explore the peculiar power of round-number milestones and how they affect a ballplayer at the plate....
Weekend Winner: Night Of A Thousand Stars, None Of Them Trying Very Hard
It only seemed like there were no pro sports on this weekend. But no, there was an NHL All-Star Game and the Pro Bowl, both fun and a little pointless, even though fun's supposed to be the point....
Everything About The Pro Bowl Was Half-Assed
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Michael Vick Scheduled To Headline "Atlanta Sportacular"
A sports cards/memorablilia-hawking moonlighter sent word of an interesting Feb. 11-13 show. It's interesting because Michael Vick will return to Atlanta for two hours of it. Asks memorabilia man, "Will Vick sign any rape stands or Bad Newz Kennel T-Shirts?"...
Here's Video Of Manhattan's Game-Winning Buzzer Beater Over Marist
While you were watching St. John's drag Duke's ass all over MSG, the Manhattan Jaspers beat the Marist Red Foxes by one in Poughkeepsie. On a more-than-halfcourt shot. At the buzzer. Here's the boxscore. (H/T Iracane)...