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A Nation Of Echo Chambers: How The Internet Closed Off The World
Will Leitch, senior writer at Sports On Earth, culture writer for Bloomberg Politics, contributing editor at New York magazine and founder of Deadspin, is doing his yearly fill-in for Drew Magary on today's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo. (Here is 2011's version, and here's 2012's and he...
75-Yard Miracle Play Ruined By Failed Two-Point Conversion
This is perhaps the greatest college football play any of us have ever seen, and it was all for naught as Central Michigan went for two, and a 36-point comeback, and failed. CMU was down 49-14 at one point, and this play left the final 49-48—again, because they went for the win and didn't get it....
Grierson & Leitch's 2014 In Review: The Best Forgotten Performances
Yes, most people have already written their Top 10 movie lists for 2014. We're saving ours for the last week of the year, but while we wait for this full, rich, and weird movie year to end, we're going to start looking back at certain highlights. Today, it's our favorite forgotten performanc...
86 Players Not Named Odell Beckham Jr. Made The Pro Bowl
The NFL has announced the 2015 Pro Bowl rosters, and since you aren't going to watch the game nor do you actually care about the Pro Bowl, here's the actionable information: Odell Beckham Jr. did not make the team. Despite being tied for the fourth most TDs, having the third most yards per game, a...
Rolando McClain's Mansion Burns Down In "Suspicious" Fire
Cowboys linebacker Rolando McClain's Alabama home burned to the ground last night, and investigators would love to find out more about a car seen speeding from the scene....
Jim Boeheim Is Talking Shit About His Own Players Again
Syracuse whomped Colgate last night, and a grumpy Jim Boeheim fell back on his favorite schtick during his postgame press conference: letting everyone know that his players are not good enough to be considered lottery picks....
Double-OT Miami Beach Bowl Ends In All-Out Fight Between BYU & Memphis
It's a Monday afternoon, and thus time for college football live from an MLB stadium. Today's Miami Beach Bowl between BYU and Memphis may have been this season's most exciting football game—Memphis hit a 55-yarder to stay alive and then grabbed a game-ending interception to seal a 55-48 win—but it'...
This Football Player's Just Headbutting His Teammates Without A Helmet!
This is Memphis's junior tight end, Alan Cross. Alan's pumped! Hell yea! Maybe you should utilize some chill though, Alan. It's just the Miami Beach Bowl....
Player Gets Red Card For Hacking Down His Own Brother
I mean, I get it. Sometimes, brothers suck. Sometimes, shit gets heated. Sometimes, there's nothing to do but take a running start, slide two feet through the back of their legs, and deal with Ma Dukes later....
Cristiano Ronaldo Statue Features A Big Ol' Bulging Dick
Cristiano Ronaldo is, quite deservedly, an icon in his hometown of Funchal, Madeira, Portugal—so much so that he has a museum dedicated in his honor. This weekend, Ronaldo was on hand to witness the unveiling of a new statue made in his image. What can we say? The statue is sporting a huge erection....
Holiday Gift Guide: For Your Generous Party Host
One of the best things you can give to a friend who has invited you into his or her home for the holidays is something good to drink. But telling you to buy a bottle of booze would make for a pretty boring, if practical, Gift Guide. (If you do buy a bottle of booze, be a love and wrap it nicely?)...
Darko Milicic's First Kickboxing Match Came To A Gross End
NBA bust and actual crazy person Darko Milicic is a kickboxer now, and that sentence is less weird to type out than it probably should be. He just had his first official fight, and it did not go so well....
Former NBA Player, Now Security Guard, Suspended After Choking Kid
One non-existent Deadspin Buck for anybody that can name the guy in the photo....
Hey, That Poisonous "Zamboni" Wasn't A Zamboni®, I Guess
A "Zamboni" machine that smooths out hockey ice poisoned a bunch of people last weekend. We wrote about it, and the Zamboni® people emailed to say that they didn't poison anyone (that we know of). Here's the email:...
That Rondo-To-Dallas Trade Is Going Down
What's half a season of (and exclusive negotiating rights to) Rajon Rondo worth? The Celtics and Mavericks appear to be in the final stages of figuring that out. Marc Stein has the purported haul:...
This Has Been The Worst Season In NFL History
Drew Magary's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Email Drew here....
Nebraska Takes One Last Shot At Bo Pelini After Profane Audio Leak
Recently fired Nebraska coach Bo Pelini held one final meeting with his players, and tore into the school and AD Shawn Eichorst, who he called a "total cunt" and a "total pussy" with "no integrity." The audio came out yesterday, and it's a lot of fun. Nebraska could have taken the high road! It did ...
This Looks Like The Year The Celtics Finally Trade Rajon Rondo
Swapping Rajon Rondo trade rumors is America's oldest and most treasured holiday tradition. But this year, the Celtics' last chance to get something for their star point guard, it seems like it's actually going to happen. Last night, all around the same time, seemingly every NBA beat guy began repor...
Marco Reus Fined $670,000 For Driving Without A License
German paper Bild reports (paywall) that Borussia Dortmund star Marco Reus has been fined €540,000 after police discovered he had been driving without a license for the past three years. Apparently Reus received five speeding tickets during that time, but somehow police never figured out that he a...