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This Is What Happens When ESPN Lays Off All Its Competent Employees
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Tim Duncan Finalized His Divorce In A Secret Hearing
After five ugly months, Tim Duncan's 12-year marriage is officially over. Tim and his college sweetheart, Amy, finalized the paperwork in a secret hearing that didn't take place in a courtroom and didn't show up on any docket—the judge paid a rare "house call" to get this done without the media taki...
A Few Of My Favorite Things: Summer Fun
Some good things, brought to you by various tumblr sites....
Chaplin and Keaton Box
There’s no shortage of good boxing movies but what about laughs? Welp, dig these two funny boxing scenes from the masters: Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. ...
Astros Player Gets First MLB Hit, Then Wanders Off And Gets Tagged Out
Otherwise, Max Stassi's debut with the Astros went quite well....
This RGIII Shirt Is A Nightmare
No! Bad shirt! Bad shirt....
Bull Riding Is Love
From one of my favorite magazine writers, Jeanne Marie Laskas, here's her 1999 Esquire story, "America is Bull":...
Two Teens Charged With Murder Of Australian Baseball Player
Two Oklahoma teenagers, ages 15 and 16, were charged with first-degree murder in the thrill killing of college baseball player Chris Lane, and will be tried as adults. A third was charged as an accessory....
Yasiel Puig Gets Put In Time Out, Still Manages To Be The Hero
A bad day for Yasiel Puig turned into a very, very good night. Benched after a dugout meltdown and fined for being late, the Dodgers phenom came on as a sub and homered on the very first pitch he saw to put Los Angeles on top....
Just Writing My Name And Graffiti On The Wall
Norman Mailer's 1974 Esquire story, "The Faith of Graffiti," brought to you by test pressing. ...
Bride Defends Her New Groom's Honor By Brawling On The Vegas Strip
Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: the underwhelming, doesn't-catch-the-film's-true-essence "world star street fight." Tonight's commentator: Danni Starr, returning Bridezilla. (Coming next week: A Dead S...
Deadspin Up All Night: Walking Down The Street
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Let's go outside and get a drink. ...
Here's Sad Charlie Manuel In A Supermarket Checkout Line
The Phillies are scheduled to play the Rockies tonight in South Philly. But Charlie Manuel won't be there. On Friday, Chollie packed his things into a little plastic Wawa bag and was sent on his way. He still showed for an autograph signing in the suburbs over the weekend, but now it's back to reali...
Today In Bad Ledes: "Football Can Be Confusing...Especially For Women"
The lede is the most vital line in a story. A reporter's chance to draw you in, tell you what the story is going to be about, and most importantly, not immediately alienate 50 percent of the readership....
Ty Lawson And Girlfriend Arrested For Breaking Each Other's Phones
Allegedly. They were also allegedly "yelling at each other," according to what the sheriff of Arapahoe County, Colo., told the Denver Post....
A Visual History Of Bizarre Korean First Pitches
Rhythmic gymnast Shin Soo-ji broke the internet last month with this pelvis-bending ceremonial first pitch before a KBO game last month. It's far from the strangest South Korea has to offer....
Wasn't It Nice To See Everyone? <em>The World's End</em>, Reviewed.
As funny and kinetic as his films have been, director Edgar Wright has never topped Shaun of the Dead, which is his only movie as emotionally and thematically engaging as it is intensely watchable. In that terrific horror-comedy, some pals (led by Shaun, played by co-writer Simon Pegg) battled a gr...