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Want to know how to bet Saturday's Kentucky Derby? At 1 p.m. EDT today, Steven Levitt, one of the authors of Freakonomics and a professor of economics at the University of Chicago, will be by to talk ponies....

Life, Death, And Yasiel Puig: <em>LA Mag</em>'s Jesse Katz Is Here To Chat

Los Angeles Magazine's Jesse Katz, who wrote that great story on Yasiel Puig's defection from Cuba—you can get a refresher here—is in the comments below, ready to take your questions. Follow Jesse on Twitter @byjessekatz, stop by his website, and/or check out his book The Opposite Field, a memoir on...

Jesse Katz, who wrote that amazing/insane story about Yasiel Puig's defection, will be by for a chat at 2:00 Eastern. Make sure to read the whole thing here; it raises a lot of interesting questions....

We're The Deadspin Staff. Come Chat With Us.

Hi. We thought it might be nice to have a live chat with all of you today. So let's all head down to the comments section and get to talking....

Food enjoyers! Adam Rapoport, editor-in-chief of Bon Appétit, will be here tomorrow at 1:00pm to chat with readers about, oh, Masters food, springtime food, and any other food-related questions you've got. Join us! It'll be fun....

I'm Jonah Keri, World Authority On The Expos. Any Questions For Me?

Jonah Keri, staff writer for Grantland and author of Up, Up, & Away, will be hanging out in the comments below for the next hour or so, ready to take your questions on the Montreal Expos, bagels, and whatever else comes to mind. Have at it....

Jonah Keri—author of Up, Up and Away, the swell new history of the Montreal Expos—will be by at 1:00 pm Eastern tomorrow to take your questions on murdered baseball franchises and such. Go check out this excerpt from the book so you'll have something to talk to him about. [Grantland]...

We're The Staff Of Deadspin. Any Questions For Us?

We're down in the discussion. Let's share our feelings....

We're Jason Kelce And Connor Barwin. Got Any Questions?

Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce and linebacker Connor Barwin are in the discussion section below, answering your questions. Connor wrote this, and Jason might lend you some money if you ask nicely....

I'm Dirk Hayhurst. Got Any Questions For Me?

We're joined by Dirk Hayhurst, former MLB pitcher, broadcaster, and author of Bigger Than The Game: Restitching a Major League Life. Read an excerpt from his new book, and ask him your questions below. ...

I'm Kerry Rhodes. Got Any Questions For Me?

Kerry Rhodes is in the discussion section below, ready for your questions. There should be plenty to talk about. Update: He's done....

What It's Like To Cover Screwed-Up, Despotic NFL Franchises

We're joined by the Washington Post's Redskins reporter Kent Babb. He also authored "Arrowhead Anxiety," which blew the lid off the Chiefs' front-office dysfunction, so he's uniquely equipped to discuss directionless football teams. Ask him anything you want in the comments below, and he'll try to a...

A Live Chat With The Deadspin Staff

Hi. In case you haven't noticed, none of us really feels like working today. So we decided to host a live chat with our readers. The whole gang will be lurking down in the discussion section below. Ask us stuff!...

Got Thanksgiving Cooking Questions? Come Chat With Some Food Types

We're pleased to be joined by Sarah Sprague of KSK, Spilly of SB Nation, and Amanda Hesser, former food editor of The New York Times Magazine and founder of Food52. Jolie Kerr, Will Gordon, and I are here, too. We're all hanging out down below in the discussion, awaiting your Thanksgiving food and...

Alex Gibney And Betsy Andreu Are Here To Talk About <em>The Armstrong Lie</em>

Documentarian Alex Gibney, director of the Oscar-winning Taxi to the Dark Side, has spent his career making films about corruption and the abuse of power. The project that eventually became The Armstrong Lie wasn't necessarily meant to be one of them. What had initially been a story about Armstrong'...

Join us at noon Eastern for a chat with acclaimed documentarian Alex Gibney, director of The Armstrong Lie, and Betsy Andreu, a key figure in the Lance Armstrong story. They'll be up to talk about the movie, Armstrong, doping, vindication, and whatever else comes up....

Why Is Making The NBA For Rich Kids? Ask Seth Stephens-Davidowitz Here

It's far easier to make it to the NBA if you're born in a richer part of the country, and to a more stable family. Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, whose article in the New York Times was based on data from the US Census data and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will be here to chat about it...

Come Chat Live With Former NFL Running Back Ricky Williams

We're pleased to be joined now by Ricky Williams, the former Heisman Trophy winner who spent 11 seasons in the NFL with the Saints, Dolphins, and Ravens. He's now the running backs coach at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, and he's down in the discussion awaiting your questions, ...

The <em>League Of Denial</em> Reporters Are Here To Take Your Questions

Last night, PBS premiered the Frontline documentary on the NFL's head-injury crisis, League of Denial. The principal investigative journalists featured in League of Denial, ESPN reporters (and brothers) Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru, are here to answer your questions....

Reporter Alan Schwarz Changed The NFL; He's Here To Talk Concussions

We're joined now by New York Times enterprise reporter Alan Schwarz. Best known for his groundbreaking work on football's concussion crisis, he also wrote a terrific history of the role of statistics in baseball, and is a regular recipient of warm holiday greetings from Roger Goodell. Have questions...