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Report: Chargers Won't Let LaDainian Tomlinson's Old Teammates Attend His Hall of Fame Ceremony
On Saturday, LaDainian Tomlinson will be in Canton getting inducted into the Hall of Fame. Two of his longtime Chargers teammates, Philip Rivers and Antonio Gates, will not be there to cheer them on, though it appears they’d sure like to be....
Brandon Kintzler Was Feeding A Rhino When He Found Out He'd Been Traded To The Nationals
It shouldn’t have been a surprise that Brandon Kintzler was traded today, given that he’ll be a free agent after this season and that the Twins made it clear they were looking to sell. But rather than sitting by the phone all day, he decided to go out and enjoy himself on the team’s off-day in San D...
Yoán Moncada Carted Off After Nasty Outfield Collision With Willy García
Less than two weeks after he was called up to the major leagues, White Sox top prospect Yoán Moncada was carted off the field after colliding with teammate Willy García in the outfield during the sixth inning of tonight’s game against the Blue Jays. García was able to walk off under his own power, b...
Dee Gordon Breaks Up No-Hitter In Ninth Inning On José Fernández's Birthday
Gio González took a no-hit bid into the ninth inning for the first time in his career, but a Dee Gordon single ensured that Miami would not go hitless on what would have been José Fernández’s 25th birthday....
Spy Agency Investigation: Bobby Knight Groped Women, Mocked Deaf Man
Multiple federal agencies investigated claims that former Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight groped and verbally sexually harassed several female employees when he gave a speech at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in July 2015, according to newly-released documents....
Shannon Sharpe Dunks On Ray Lewis For Qualming Over Colin Kaepernick
This morning on Second Take, former Baltimore Ravens players Shannon Sharpe and Ray Lewis debated the Ravens wringing their hands over whether or not signing Colin Kaepernick would hurt their brand. Lewis’s position on police brutality—such that he articulates a clear stance—is that it’s a scourge, ...
UCF Kicker Ruled Ineligible After Rejecting NCAA's Demand To Stop Making Sports YouTube Videos
After trying to fight for his right to vlog behind closed doors, UCF kicker Donald De La Haye took his clash with the NCAA public in June, blasting the governing body of college athletics for threatening to revoke his eligibility if he continued to create and post sports videos to his personal YouTu...
Yu Darvish Is A Dodger
Just when baseball’s deadline day looked to be a lot of hype with little payoff, we got an after-the-buzzer Rose-bomb:...
Sonny Gray Finally Traded To The Yankees
Sonny Gray is going to New York and he should probably pack a razor....
Steve Bartman Got A World Series Ring From The Cubs
Fourteen years after reaching for a foul ball, tipping it away from Moises Alou in Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS, and entrenching himself forever in the tortured mythos of Cubs fandom, Steve Bartman will receive a World Series ring. ...
Why Your Team Sucks 2017: Chicago Bears<em></em>
Some people are fans of the Chicago Bears. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Chicago Bears. This 2017 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here....
Jets Fans Cheer Rookie Who Says He'd Prefer To Die On The Field
The Jets held a forum at training camp today in which a group of about 150 fans got to ask questions of players. Things got a little uneasy when the topic turned to head trauma, and safety Jamal Adams, the Jets’ first-round pick this year, said if he had to pick a place to die it would be on a footb...
Branden Albert Retires Before Ever Playing A Down With The Jaguars
In March, the Jaguars sent a 2018 seventh-round pick to the Dolphins for Pro-Bowl left tackle Branden Albert. The 32-year-old Albert played in the 2013 and 2015 Pro Bowls with Miami, and he mostly remained productive in 2016, starting 12 games and picking up just three penalties while dealing with a...
A More Honest Version Of Bud Selig's Hall Of Fame Induction Video
The Baseball Hall of Fame traditionally airs a “highlight reel” of its inductees at the annual ceremony before the newly enshrined deliver an address to those in attendance. We found yesterday’s tribute film to former commissioner Bud Selig to be a bit lacking, so we produced a more honest version....
Mets Ship Addison Reed Up To Boston
It’s trade deadline day, and the stove is simmering....
Here's The Special "Information Sharing" Agreement Between The NFL And A Prosecutors' Group
In a memorandum of understanding dated 2016, the NFL and the National District Attorneys Association—a professional group that represents and lobbies on behalf of the nation’s 2,500 or so district attorneys—outlined an “information sharing partnership” covering investigations into “alleged criminal ...
Big3 League Is Investigating Allen Iverson's No-Show
The Big3 league said it is investigating Allen Iverson’s absence after the Hall of Famer failed to show up for a game in Dallas on Sunday. ...
Three Days After Walkoff Grand Slam, Steve Pearce Hits Another One
Last Thursday, the Toronto Blue Jays completed a sweep of the Oakland A’s when Steve Pearce hit a grand slam in the bottom of the 10th for an 8-4 win. It was a great moment for Pearce!...
Danilo Gallinari Breaks His Hand In Fight During International Friendly
Danilo Gallinari, newly of the Los Angeles Clippers, has reportedly broken his hand after landing a looping right hand in a fight during an exhibition game today:...
Chris Christie Gets Razzed By Cubs Fan, Leans In For Awkward Scolding
The Chris Christie humiliation spiral continued today with the fully-inflated Violet Beauregarde-looking New Jersey governor getting right into the face of a Cubs fan at today’s Cubs-Brewers game in Milwaukee:...