
Ryan Glasspiegel runs through sportswriting's reaction to the sad death of the Boston Phoenix, where Charles P. Pierce and Bill Simmons both got their careers started (and where the infamous George Kimball served as a writer and editor for many years). The Phoenix folded yesterday after a 46-year run.


Every Friday, SportsFeat picks a few great weekend reads for Deadspin. This week's theme, in honor of Rory McIlroy…

If you haven't yet read Charlie Pierce's Grantland essay about his time at The National, you should, and not just…

First came this. Then came Simmons's tweet. And now here's Pierce: "And right back at you, you mendacious, whiny…

Remember that foolish thing Bill Simmons said the other day about Tiger and Muhammad Ali? Well, Bill has taken a…

Stories That Don't Suck: Death On The Track, Ebert's Silence, NASCAR's Backlash Ethos, Bubba In Love
Every week, I'll excerpt a handful of stories — old and new, sports and otherwise, relevant and merely sublime —…

Charles P. Pierce — author, Deadspin's chief book critic, and America's best sportswriter (no matter how many pins…