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Hungover? Watching Brett Favre Dance To A Vanilla Ice Song Should Help
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....

NHL Winter Classic Report: HOCKEY!
Our puckhead Katie Bakes is dicking around scenic Pittsburgh for the NHL Winter Classic. She has filed the following icy report....

Deadspin Classic: Bill Simmons Is Not The Cosmos (<em>The Book Of Basketball</em> Reviewed)
The paperback edition of Bill Simmons's Book of Basketball is now in stores, and reader Patrick Sauer points out one notable tweak to this version: Charles P. Pierce's name no longer appears anywhere in the text. You don't suppose it has anything to do with Pierce's review of the book, do you?...

Deadspin Classic: The 2008 New York Jets Preview, By Jenn Sterger
The NFL has shipped off its report about Brett Favre's penis to Roger Goodell (more later), but, for now, let's look back on how this all began: with the 2008 Jets preview Jenn wrote for us, and which I'd completely forgotten about....

Here's Video Of The Knockout Of The Year Getting Delivered In Atlantic City Last Night
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....

Relive Zenyatta's Breathtaking Run
It is with a heavy sigh of relief that we can report Zenyatta did not have to be euthanized following her run in the Breeder's Cup Classic. She finished 2nd, but it was one of the greatest finishes we've ever seen....

Deadspin Classic: Of Jimmy Olson, Spittle And The Dying Of The Light
Originally published April 30, 2008...

Deadspin Classic: ESPN's Secret Interoffice Complaint Memorandum
Originally published July 17, 2007...

The Inevitable Evolution Of William F Leitch
Originally published June 27, 2008...

Deadspin Classic: The Brewers Meet The Furries
Originally published July 6, 2007...

Deadspin Classic: The Greatest "You're With Me, Leather" Reference Of All Time (So Far)
Originally published Nov. 13, 2006...

Deadspin Classic: Sean Salisbury, Mayor Of Miami
Originally published Jan. 31, 2007...

Deadspin Classic: Our Interview With Harold Reynolds
Originally published June 18, 2007...

Deadspin Classic: The Day ESPN.com Stood Still
Originally published Feb. 1, 2007...

Deadspin Classic: The First Leaked ESPN Memo
Originally published Oct. 16, 2006...

Deadspin Classic: Letters To Barbaro
Originally published May 25, 2006...

Deadspin Classic: The Most Brilliant Thing You'll See All Day
Originally published May 25, 2006...

Deadspin Classic: Stuart Scott Could Be Yours For $25 Grand (Plus Shipping!)
Originally published Sept. 8, 2005...

Today Is Not The Deadspin Five-Year Anniversary
But Wednesday is. Yes, Will Leitch launched the site on Sept. 8, 2005. Either way, we'll be posting Deadspin "classic" stories all week to commemorate the event....

Are You Ready For Some Old-School Re-Imagined Video-Game Football?
And now, Apple II "Oregon Trail" reimagined with Plaxico, Stallworth, Goodell, etc. No wonder buffalo are pretty much gone....