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Where Is Roger Goodell On Ezekiel Elliott? [Update]
Roger Goodell’s tenure as commissioner of the NFL has been marked by his eagerness to remind everyone he’s in charge when it comes to player discipline. From Bountygate to Ray Rice to Adrian Peterson to Ballghazi, Goodell has been there to announce to the rest of the world that he’s got this....

Reports: Yu Darvish Is All But Gone
Yu Darvish’s worst career start sure sounds like it’ll be his last-ever start in a Rangers uniform. Multiple reports have Texas, struggling since the All-Star break, ready, willing, and able to move Darvish to a contender by Monday’s trade deadline....

Curtis Granderson Tries To Prevent Lucas Duda Trade
Mets first baseman Lucas Duda was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays today in exchange for reliever Drew Smith. The Mets are nine games out of the second wild card spot, so it makes sense for them to be sellers before the trade deadline....

Report: Cardale Jones Cried Tears Of Joy After Being Traded From Buffalo To The Opposite Of Buffalo
After a frustrating rookie season in which he appeared in just one game for Buffalo, Cardale Jones has been traded to the Los Angeles Chargers in exchange for a draft pick. As ESPN’s Adam Schefter told Mike and Mike this morning, the quarterback wasn’t exactly sad to hear the news:...

How To Mangle A Survey, By Darren Rovell<em></em>
If you merely scanned today’s Darren Rovell ESPN article on a new survey of NFL fans, you might be forgiven for coming away believing that fans are leaving in droves, turned off by the national anthem protests inspired by Colin Kaepernick. If you bothered to actually read the damn thing, you know t...

Jon Jones Is Back And Thank Fucking God
After what feels like years of turmoil and scandal, of missed fights and blown opportunities, the baddest motherfucker on Earth is finally back. ...

Yu Darvish Had His Worst-Ever Start On The Worst Possible Night
Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish, one of the top names being thrown around before Monday’s trade deadline, pitched in what could have been his final start for Texas last night. Unfortunately, Darvish’s potential send-off—and a chance to convince good teams he’s worth a high price—ended up being his worst-...

Dan Gilbert Took An Unearned Shot At The Pacers
Cavs owner Dan Gilbert and freshly hired GM Koby Altman held a press conference yesterday, the purpose of which was to assure everyone that, actually, the Cavs’ disastrous summer has been good. It was mostly boring, except for one part when Gilbert couldn’t help but throw some shit at the Pacers....

Jordan Morris Is Your Unlikely Gold Cup Hero
“Idk why Jordan Morris is out there,” I typed to the Deadspin staff exactly two minutes before his game-winning goal. Morris was barely scoring in MLS with the Seattle Sounders this year, and even his two goals in this tournament came against the far inferior Martinique. He looked lost and mistake-p...

This Is What Happens When A College Football Fixer Goes Rogue
If you had asked me when I was a student at the University of Florida who is Huntley Johnson, my answer would have been this: The guy who represents all the football players. Football players exist in the bizarre NCAA unreality where those in power refuse to pay their most necessary workers a living...

Daley Blind Is Okay Posting This Image On His Social Channels With The Following Copy
Manchester United player Daley Blind wants you to know that he’s ready for the next match, and also that he’s not very good at copying and pasting. ...

The Cowboys Might've Really Screwed Up This Lucky Whitehead Business
The NFLPA is gathering information on the truly bizarre Lucky Whitehead situation, with an eye on a potential grievance against the Cowboys for cutting the wide receiver following a shoplifting arrest and failure to appear in court—both of which, it quickly turned out, were bullshit. Whitehead wasn’...

Cowboys Rookie Jourdan Lewis Found Not Guilty Of Domestic Violence
Cowboys rookie cornerback Jourdan Lewis was found not guilty today of domestic violence by a jury in Ann Arbor, Mich. Lewis had been accused of dragging his then-girlfriend across the floor, then putting his hands around her neck after a fight about bills earlier this year. The four women and two me...

You Don't Have To Be A Fucking Stooge
Yesterday, word started getting around that Cowboys receiver Lucky Whitehead had skipped a court date after being arrested for shoplifting at a Woodbridge, Va., convenience store. Shortly after that, Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett used his Stern Voice to tell reporters that the team was “gathering...

Report: Yu Darvish Is Officially For Sale
Rangers ace Yu Darvish is 30 years old, will be a free agent after this season, and is pitching at the high level he always does when healthy for a team that’s lost more than it’s won, all of which has made him a pretty obvious candidate to get moved before this month’s trade deadline. Now, accordin...

Cops Admit That Wasn't Actually Lucky Whitehead They Arrested
The Dallas Cowboys cut third-year wide receiver Lucky Whitehead yesterday after news surfaced that he had missed a July court hearing after being arrested for shoplifting from a Virginia convenience store on June 22. One big problem with that: It wasn’t him that had been arrested....

Defensive Back David Bruton Retires "To Have My Brain Functioning When I Get A Little Older"
After sustaining six concussions over eight years in the NFL, David Bruton announced his retirement to the Denver Post today. ...
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Cowboys Cut Lucky Whitehead After He Skips Court Appearance [Update]
On June 22, fringe Cowboys receiver Lucky Whitehead was arrested in the parking lot of a Woodbridge, Va. convenience store after a worker reported that he had shoplifted from the store. Police charged him with petty larceny for allegedly making off with less than $200 of merchandise....

The Broward County (Fla.) state attorney’s office won’t bring a charge against Michael Irvin, who was accused of sexually assaulting a 27-year-old Fort Lauderdale woman in March. Police had handed the case to the state attorney’s office in late May. Andy Slater of WINZ radio obtained the memo in whi...

Here's Why David Price Blew Up At Dennis Eckersley<em></em>
It’s been a contentious couple of months for Red Sox starter David Price, who only made his season debut on Memorial Day and has seemingly spent as much time shouting at Boston media members as actually pitching. Last month he got into it with CSNNE’s Evan Drellich over an entirely inoffensive tweet...