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How Jadeveon Clowney Became A Folk Hero
South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney got The New York Times long-form treatment yesterday, with writer Greg Bishop hieing himself to Rock Hill, S.C., to get a snapshot of Clowney's upbringing. It's an important story, because it finally attaches a prologue to a figure whom most of the coun...
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Arizona Cardinals
Some people are fans of the Arizona Cardinals. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Arizona Cardinals. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
Great Players Who Never Had A Great Moment
There have been great players who never had a great moment; men who went on year after year, running up formidable statistics, but were no more fearsome than anybody else in the few, crucial moments of their careers. They popped up or flied out in key at-bats, or did not even fail that spectacularly...
Tulsa's Puppy Mascot Will Be The Best Part Of College Football Season
Part of me thinks Tulsa's introduction of a Golden Retriever mascot is a way to distract attention from the FBI investigation into a sports betting ring involving the former AD. But another, more insistent part of me says shut up look at the puppy look at her little face!...
Johnny U Or The Mick?
Would he rather be a Unitas or a Mantle? That's the question Ralph Wiley asked in this 1983 Sports Illustrated article on John Elway:...
High School Football Coach Accused Of Stealing, Pawning Student's Watch
Kevin Strasser, head coach for Oregon City High School, was arrested yesterday after being accused of stealing a student's wristwatch, then selling it to a pawnshop....
Bananas Pool Dunk Includes Gorilla Suit And DunkCam
Another one from Jon and the Tualatin (Ore.) dunk crew responsible for these two videos. The ante has been upped yet again, with this 11-person, one-simian dunk that involves a couple trampolines, roller blades, and a gorilla suit. And of course, they strapped a GoPro camera to the dunker's head....
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Denver Broncos
Some people are fans of the Denver Broncos. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Denver Broncos. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
Two Teens Charged With Murder Of Australian Baseball Player
Two Oklahoma teenagers, ages 15 and 16, were charged with first-degree murder in the thrill killing of college baseball player Chris Lane, and will be tried as adults. A third was charged as an accessory....
Today In Bad Ledes: "Football Can Be Confusing...Especially For Women"
The lede is the most vital line in a story. A reporter's chance to draw you in, tell you what the story is going to be about, and most importantly, not immediately alienate 50 percent of the readership....
A Visual History Of Bizarre Korean First Pitches
Rhythmic gymnast Shin Soo-ji broke the internet last month with this pelvis-bending ceremonial first pitch before a KBO game last month. It's far from the strangest South Korea has to offer....
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Kansas City Chiefs
Some people are fans of the Kansas City Chiefs. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Kansas City Chiefs. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
Why You Will Never See Another Big Olympic Boycott
I had to drive from DC to South Carolina on Sunday, and when I crossed the border into South Cackalacky, I saw a giant tower with a sombrero on top to the left of the highway. This was South of the Border, the world's weirdest fucking highway stop. I felt like the boat crew in Apocalypse Now sudde...
Pool Dunks Have Graduated To Multi-Ball
This is a remarkable addition to our ever-growing repository of pool basketball dunks. ...
Hank Aaron's 715th Home Run As You've Never Seen It
Hank Aaron put up so many outrageous numbers over the course of his career that it makes 715 feel almost like an afterthought....
Ball Girl Forgets She's Not Supposed To Catch Foul Balls
I suppose, in the heat of the moment, it's possible to forget that a pop-up is still playable when it is in foul territory. Once baseball players start running right at you, though, I kind of feel like you should know to get out of the way. Not this lady....
Woman Sucker-Punches Fire Chief At Charity Softball Game
Welcome to Delaware. Please, take a seat and learn the story of a husband-and-wife tag-team brawl at a charity softball game for burn victims hosted by a volunteer fire department....