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Here's An Unverified Story About Cam Newton Buying Superman Onesie Pajamas [UPDATED]

Sup, gang. We got this email from a reader a few minutes ago. We're passing it along because, well ... do we really need to explain?:...

Air Guitar-Playing Gonzaga Walk-On: Death Metal Superstar

One of the most entertaining college basketball games so far this season happened Saturday night in Spokane, as the 13th-ranked and undefeated Illini downed Gonzaga 85-74. The final score betrays what was an extremely competitive game: tied at the half, Illinois only managed to put away the Bulld...

The Kick Is Up, And It's Good!: Your Sunday NFL GIF Roundup [Updated]

We'll be putting all our GIFs for the day here, from the double-bird field goal salute, Rex Ryan digesting a delicious meal and Lee Smith being eaten by Bills fans. We'll update the post as the later games conclude, so stay tuned. ...

All Four Major Commissioners Whined In A Court Record About New Jersey's Plan To Legalize Sports Betting

The state of New Jersey plans to legalize sports wagering as early as January by defying the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992. Governor Chris Christie and other New Jersey lawmakers support this on the theory that it would cut into the profits of the many illegal and offshore s...

How Keyon Dooling Ended Up In A Mental Hospital

In November, David Aldridge wrote about the nervous breakdown Keyon Dooling suffered after he abruptly retired from the NBA just before the season. At 32, Dooling could have played another a few years and made a lot more money on a good Celtics team that was happy to have him; instead, feeling unli...

Tommy Tuberville Is Going To Cincinnati Even Though There Will Hardly Be A Big East To Greet Him When He Gets There

Tommy Tuberville is going to fill Butch Jones's old ass groove at Cincinnati. Three years ago, coming off of a decade of success at SEC-powerhouse Auburn, going to a Big East team, even a strong Big East team, would have seemed crazy. Now, after three middling years at Big 12 Texas Tech, the most re...

"Dese Coaches Run A Train On Arkansas State": A Player Ponders Gus Malzahn's Departure

We're almost reluctant to out a certain Don Jones II as a master of Twitter, because we all know that s̶t̶u̶d̶e̶n̶t̶s̶ athletes who exhibit true voice on social media scare the thin liquid shits out of university athletics officials. But what the hell....

Court Orders Terrell Suggs To Turn Over All Seven Of His Guns After He Allegedly Punched His Girlfriend And Dragged Her Alongside A Car

A court filing by Terrell Suggs's girlfriend Candace Williams made last month was unsealed yesterday, and the Baltimore Sun has some details:...

A Skeptic's Guide To The 2012 Heisman Trophy

Remember the lullaby afternoons of September, when we all figured we'd see a Heisman winner who merited the award? Maybe a Geno Smith, slinging the ball all over the yard, or even a Matt Barkley, who despite being named after Big Bird's dog had the right pedigree and weaponry (Robert Woods and Marqu...

Five-Star Recruit Decommits From Auburn University, Even Though He Got An Auburn Tattoo This Summer [UPDATE]

Linebacker Reuben Foster is the top high school prospect at his position, and one of the best in the country. This summer, he had already rescinded his verbal commitment to the University of Alabama and committed to Auburn University thanks to some recruiting by assistant coach Trooper Taylor—the e...

Deadspin NBA Shit List: Tony Massenburg, Everywhere Man

A celebration of the NBA's most infuriating players, both past and present. Read other NBA Shit List entries here....

Woody Paige Reported That Colorado Hired A Football Coach. Colorado Has Not Hired A Football Coach.

There it is, you guys. Denver Post columnist and ESPN clown-bro Woody Paige did a real bang-up job of shoe-leather reporting last night. He was first with the news that Butch Jones was leaving the University of Cincinnat—wait, what?...

A Message From Mike Vrabel's Stitched-Up Forehead: Always Wear A Helmet When Head-Butting People Wearing Helmets

Mike Vrabel has been a retired football player for a little more than a year now. After 14 NFL seasons, he couldn't really stay away, transitioning immediately into a role as the linebackers coach at Ohio State, his alma mater, before staying on with Urban Meyer to work as the Buckeyes' defensive li...

Buffalo restaurateur buys 10,000 tickets so the Bills-Rams game won't be blacked out. Thanks?...

Gus Malzahn will be Auburn's head football coach. Let's all watch that crazypants interview his wife did last year....

A Fan At The Dennis Rodman Viewing Party Experience Got Rodman's Autograph Tattooed On His Arm

Photo by Jill Tiongco....

Georgia Woman Exposes Self, Molests Bar Patrons While Watching SEC Championship Game

Watching a big football game at a bar can be fun. You get to drink beer, cheer loudly, and share in the joy of victory or the pain of defeat with other like-minded fans. That experience is probably what patrons of El Jinete and Friends Sports Grill (!) in Dacula, Ga., were looking for when they set...

The Gift For The Grizzlies Fan Who Has Everything: A $13,000 Practice Basketball Court

$5,000 for a college basketball court? Amateur hour. This holiday season you want the real deal and you're willing to pay top dollar. Or at least several thousand dollars more than you would for some crummy college one, right? Bummer is, the only such court available, as far as I can tell, is the ol...

Charlie Batch Also Had To Put His Dog To Sleep Last Week

Old man Charlie Batch didn't just beat the Ravens yesterday to keep the Steelers' AFC North title hopes alive. He did it just days after having to put down his dog, a five-year-old rottweiler rescue named Roxie. On Thursday, Batch posted the above photo of himself and the poor little pup on Facebook...

Charlie Batch Used To Hand Off To Barry Sanders, That's How Damned Old He Is

Ed Reed threw some shade at Charlie Batch, who was far from elite but at least outplayed Joe Flacco in the Steelers' win in Baltimore. But no one was expecting greatness. Batch just gave more of what he's offered these past 10 years as Pittsburgh's backup (or third-string) quarterback: a steady, c...