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Barfstool reads Deadspin editor’s new book aloud on YouTube (and, uhh, that’s illegal)Barstool Sports is not only a company that straight-up promotes online harassment, racism, misogyny, and blatant sexism – they are built upon such a foundation. They use social media platforms to stir up their mouthbreathing cronies against a perceived enemy, and then use that hatred and gross behav...

The Call Is Coming From Inside The House

The Yankees Are So Evil They Sued For The Exclusive Right To Call Themselves EvilEvil Enterprises Inc., owners of a website with the URL baseballsevilempire.com which currently will not load due to a malware warning—probably Yankee tampering—recently filed a trademark claim for the term "Baseballs Evil Empire," which was sniffed out and promptly disputed by the lawyers employed ...

Drew Brees Is Now Being Used To Sell Bath Salts (The Kind You Smoke)

This should be obvious, but if you want to sell narcotic bath salts masquerading as aromatherapy powder, there's no better packaging than Drew Brees, photoshopped to make it look like he's wearing Heath Ledger's Joker makeup (we think). It's basic marketing. Unfortunately, Blue Brees, the hot new d...

Counterpoint: Aw, Screw Ryan Lochte

Yesterday Sean headed off the typical pile-on after an athlete misstep by contextualizing Ryan Lochte as, rather than the preeminent dumb jock of our time, just the latest in a long line of tacky and oblivious athlete-mannequins that have always been around. Not a parable, not a lesson—just another ...

What To Make Of Ryan Lochte

"It's like having a pet dog for a long time. You get attached to it, and when it dies you miss it."...

Working For ESPN In The Post-Sarah Phillips Era? Have Your Resume Handy.

What does it mean to work at ESPN in a post-Sarah Phillips world?...

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Is An ESPN Columnist Scamming People On The Internet?

A few weeks ago, ESPN columnist Sarah Phillips concluded her weekly “Junk Mail” column with a question from an unnamed reader:...

by John Koblin|

|Fri Jun 10 2016

Disney's ESPN's Bill Simmons Has Committed 98 Potential SOPA Violations On Grantland So Far

ESPN's just one of the prominently featured supporters of SOPA, the law that has your favorite non-Deadspin sites going black today....

by Timothy Burke|

|Mon Jun 17 2013

The Boston Red Sox Who Stole Christmas

Aww, that's cute! Cute and a violation of copyright, per Character Arts, the company that represents licensing concerns for the Rudolph character (officially owned by the cleverly-named Rudolph, LLC). You can get the full story over at Boston Sports Then And Now, but the gist is that the Red Sox pro...

by Timothy Burke|

|Mon Jun 17 2013

Randy Moss's "Disgusting Act" Finally Put To Political Use, And The NFL Isn't Happy

Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold's new campaign commercial compares "excessive" touchdown celebrations—including Randy Moss's infamous "mooning" of the Lambeau faithful—to the behavior of Washington lobbyists. It's a bit of a stretch, but the NFL is characteristically up in arms....

by David Matthews|

|Mon Jun 17 2013

That telecast you may not use without direct written consent of Major League Baseball? You can use it. [Arstechnica]...

by Leitch|

|Tue Jun 18 2013

If You See These People At Large, Turn Them In IMMEDIATELY

Sure, you might look at this picture and think you see the kindly, warm-hearted parishioners of The Fall Creek Baptist Church in Indianapolis. It might make you feel warm; it might make you long for home. You might see nice old ladies during an Hawaiian-themed event. You might see that....

by Leitch|

|Tue Jun 18 2013