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Minor League Teams Get Straight To The Fightin'
Yesterday’s game between the Corpus Christi Hooks and the Frisco RoughRiders—the Double A affiliates of the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers, respectively—got out of hand in a damn hurry. ...
Iowa Football Player Playing <i>Pokémon Go</i> Mistaken For Bank Robber, Held At Gunpoint By Police
Faith Ekakitie, a rising senior defensive lineman at Iowa, was minding his own business—he had taken a walk to a park to play some Pokémon Go, as one does. That’s when he was confronted by Iowa City police with guns drawn....
Pay-Per-View Is Ruining Boxing, But Tonight's Crawford-Postol Fight Is Still Worth Your Money
Tonight, the undefeated Terence “Bud” Crawford defends his 140-pound belt against fellow undefeated titleholder Viktor “Iceman” Postol on HBO Pay-Per-View. This is the rare boxing pay-per-view that is actually worth the money. Crawford is, at minimum, one of the most exciting boxing prospects in yea...
Tim Kaine, A Mizzou Grad, Roots For The Kansas Jayhawks
In a more perfect world, our national leaders would be judged by the content of their character, the way their strong wills contest against their empathy in difficult situations, and their willingness to do what was right as opposed to what would get them re-elected. But that’s just the plot of Mr. ...
High School Wrestler Delivers An Attitude Adjustment To His Opponent
Pro wrestling collided with freestyle wrestling when Tyler Curd of Oak Grove High School (Mo.) delivered an Attitude Adjustment to his opponent during a 220-pound match Wednesday at the USA Wrestling Cadet/Junior Nationals in Fargo. ...
Independent Leaguer Sprints Behind Play To Start Brawl, Gets Taken Down
Summer may already be half over, but finally—finally—we have a good basebrawl. ...
Former Baylor DE Shawn Oakman Indicted On Sexual Assault Charges
According to the Waco Tribune, Shawn Oakman, a former Baylor defensive end, was indicted on the charge of second-degree sexual assault Wednesday morning....
Dodgers Shut Down Clayton Kershaw Indefinitely, Might Be Screwed
Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw hasn’t pitched since late June, when he was put on the disabled list after being diagnosed with a mild disk herniation in his lower back, an injury so painful it required an epidural. The team was hopeful that Kershaw was close to returning when he threw a simulated game ...
Dozens Of Retired Wrestlers File Class Action Suit Against WWE Over Head Injuries<em></em>
Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, Marty Jannetty, and Joe “Road Warrior Animal” Laurinaitis were among the more than 50 former WWE wrestlers who filed a class action lawsuit against the WWE and Vince McMahon in U.S. Circuit Court this morning, alleging that they sustained multiple traumatic brain injuries as ...
Darryl Strawberry Says He Used To Bone During Games
Last night, ESPN aired Doc & Darryl, a 30 for 30 documentary about former Mets stars Doc Gooden and Darryl Strawberry. While promoting the documentary, Strawberry went on Sirius/XM radio to talk about the crazy times he lived through....
Here's What Happened At The 2016 Deadspin Awards
We had an awards show last night, and it went much better than many of us thought it would. There were some good jokes! Clark The Cub was there! Daniel Radcliffe stole the show! We’re all still sort of drunk!...
Daniel Radcliffe Joined The Deadspin Awards To Announce The Winners Of "Worst Tweet"
Daniel Radcliffe is among the luminaries taking part in tonight’s Deadspin Awards, as the Swiss Army Man actor presented the nominees and winners of “Worst Tweet.”...
The 2016 Deadspin Awards Are Live!
The Deadspin Awards are on the air. Join us on Facebook Live, or watch them below:...
What Should You Wear To The Deadspin Awards?
Anyone unlucky enough to receive an invite to our dumb show would have read these mystifying instructions: “Dress code is nice, but no tux or anything crazy like that.”...
Report: Canadiens' Analytics Guy Let Go After Telling Team Not To Trade P.K. Subban
Matt Pfeffer had a one-year contract as an analytics consultant for the Montreal Canadiens, and the team reportedly informed him Wednesday that it wouldn’t be renewed for the upcoming season. According to one report, Pfeffer had strongly argued not to trade defenseman P.K. Subban, and lost more than...
Kent Bazemore Gets Emotional While Discussing Decision To Return To Atlanta
It wasn’t so long ago that Kent Bazemore was the scrub on the end of the Warriors’ bench who wasn’t known for anything other than his enthusiastic celebrations. He’s since fashioned himself into a solid swingman, and was one of the more sought-after free agents in this summer’s class. He chose to re...
Keep Your Schedule Free Tonight For The Deadspin Awards
You browsed the nominations. You voted. Now it’s time to find out the winners, and we’ll be broadcasting all of tonight’s festivities—featuring special guests from the world of sports and entertainment—LIVE, starting with the red carpet show at 7:30 Eastern with the ceremony to follow. You don’t wan...
Tim Tebow Will Speak At Republican National Convention
We knew that Donald Trump wanted a sports contingent at the Republican National Convention, which will go down in Cleveland next week. But after Trump announced their appearances at a rally, Ben Roethlisberger and Tom Brady have distanced themselves from the presumptive GOP nominee, and his reported...
If Something Is Left On My Property, Is It Mine?
Welcome back to Ask a Lawyer, wherein I, a lawyer, respond to your questions. Got a vexing legal issue? Send it over, or drop it in the comments below....