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Cops: All-SEC Ole Miss Offensive Lineman Punched Stepfather

Oxford police took Ole Miss junior offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil into custody and charged him with domestic violence after a Thursday incident that allegedly featured the All-SEC lineman punching his stepfather....

FSU Seminoles QB Suspended: Allegedly Punched Female Student [UPDATE]

ESPN is reporting Florida State quarterback De’Andre Johnson has been suspended indefinitely, and cites sources that the suspension is due to allegations the freshman football player punched a female student at a Tallahassee bar Wednesday night....

Warren Sapp Charged After Allegedly Biting, Stomping On Girlfriend

According to police reports obtained by TMZ, former NFL player Warren Sapp has been charged with three counts of domestic violence after getting into an altercation with his girlfriend in Las Vegas. The report claims that Sapp bit his girlfriend and stepped on her face....

Sean "Diddy" Combs Charged With Assault (With A Kettlebell) At UCLA (Updates)

Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested at UCLA’s athletic training complex today and charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon and making terrorist threats, according to the university. UCLA didn’t give any other details about what happened except that “no one was seriously injured” and the...

Cops Overwhelmed By Drunks; Kenny Chesney Sparks White Riot At Lambeau

Cops arrested 22 people at Kenny Chesney’s Saturday concert at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, and dozens others were ejected for misbehaviors police attribute entirely to alcohol. At one point, cops were so overwhelmed by miscreants that they momentarily lost track of exactly how many troublemakers had...

Former Baltimore Ravens cheerleader Molly Shattuck has pleaded guilty to one count of fourth-degree rape for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in Delaware. She entered the plea Tuesday and sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 21. Shattuck will have to register as a sex offender....

How To Steal Food From Craft Services

Today, I ate lunch on Netflix’s dime. It was okay. ...

Arturo Vidal Totaled His Ferrari In Suspected Drunk Driving Accident

Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal is currently in his native Chile with the national team competing in the Copa América. On his way back from a casino with his wife on his off-day, Vidal was involved in a two-car accident and arrested on suspicion of drunk driving....

How To Rob A Bank, As Told By An Actual Bank Robber 

Clay Tumey is a retired bank robber who claims he robbed so many he lost count. He plied his trade about a decade ago, served four years in prison, and is now a free man, out of the game and touting his tale of redemption. He’s doing a Reddit AMA today, and it sort of makes bank robbery sound easy. ...

And This Is Why Deadspin Doesn't Collect IP Address Data

When you use a burner account to comment on Deadspin, we don’t log your IP address, or any other information about your computer. This might seem like an unnecessary precaution for your favorite neighborhood dick joke blog to take—who could possibly care about your comments?—but as our friends over ...

Report: Malcolm Butler Benched For Arriving Late To Voluntary Practice

The last time Malcolm Butler was in the news, it was because he was busy sealing a Super Bowl win for the Patriots with an incredible interception. But past accomplishments don’t earn you any leeway in Bill Belichick’s world. ...

Here Is Footage From The Aftermath Of Jon Jones's Alleged Hit-And-Run

The MMA Digest has obtained audio from a 911 call, as well as police body cam footage, of the hit-and-run UFC fighter Jon Jones allegedly committed in Albuquerque (N.M.) in April. He was arrested the next day....

Former NBA All-Star Busted On "Massive Online Fraud" Charges

Police say Chris Gatling, whose 11-year NBA career saw him play for eight different teams, was the mastermind of a “massive online fraud” scheme that allegedly featured the 1997 All-Star stealing credit card numbers from people all over the country....

Coach Allows Player Held Responsible For Sex Crime To Start Every Game

Elon defensive back Adrian McClendon started every game last season despite taking a plea deal one year ago on sexual battery charges, the Elon Pendulum reports. McClendon is accused of groping a woman against her will and with force in March 2014; his deal with prosecutors led to the sophomore plea...

Lawrence Phillips Named A Suspect In The Death Of His Cellmate 

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation released a statement today naming former Nebraska and St. Louis Rams (and Dolphins and 49ers) running back Lawrence Phillips a suspect in the death of his cellmate at Kern Valley State Prison over the weekend. From the statement:...

Florida Pitchers Hit With Felony Charges; Allegedly Climbed A Crane

Two pitchers from the tenth-ranked Florida baseball team spent Sunday night in the Alachua County Jail after being charged with felony trespassing charges. Cops say the pair climbed a crane inside a marked construction zone on campus in Gainesville just a day after they pitched the Gators to a 12-5...

Ottawa Fury Player Attacked During Flight To Atlanta

An assailant attacked Ottawa Fury FC forward Oliver Minatel today during the team’s Air Canada Jazz flight to Atlanta for Saturday’s NASL match against the Silverbacks. CBC reports the man attempted to use his headphones as a garrote to strangle the former C.D. Nacional player just before the plane ...

Alleged Taxi Thief Handing Out Money To Kids During Car Chase [UPDATE]

L.A. cops have been chasing a Prius for more than an two hours in an attempt to arrest the man they believe stole the very taxicab he’s driving. (As might be expected given the auto model, it’s a slow-speed chase.) The driver/alleged armed robber has been driving through neighborhoods as kids get ou...

Darren Sharper May Be Subject To Penis Monitoring Until He Dies

Convicted rapist Darren Sharper will serve nine years in prison for his crimes, but he won’t return to a regular life after he finishes his sentence. If two New Orleans judges approve the deal instead of issuing a 20-year sentence in Louisiana, Sharper will be treated as a sex offender, and closely ...

Florida Gators Wide Receiver Charged With Dating Violence

The Gainesville Sun reported today that University of Florida wide receiver Chris Thompson was charged last week with “misdemeanor simple battery/dating violence.” The charge concerns an argument Thompson had with an ex-girlfriend over text messages:...