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Meanwhile Freaking Canada Is Doing Some Smart Things
While we’re sitting around arguing about exactly how fast we should descend into permanent decline, our hated neighbors to the north are busy doing all the things that we should be doing....
Eliud Kipchoge Lends Nike's Breaking2 Some Desperately Needed Credibility
Whatever Nike is paying Kenyan star Eliud Kipchoge to crack the two-hour barrier in the marathon, it isn’t enough....
This Basketball Child's Daring Climb Is The Sports Highlight Of The Night
An errant basketball took a desperate break in the name of freedom this evening and tried to escape a game between Boise State and Fresno State. Referees tried to dislodge it; didn’t work. Players tried to retrieve it; no dice....
Jets Cut Darrelle Revis. Is He Done?
Darrelle Revis is a Hall of Fame-caliber cornerback who was a first-team All-Pro just two seasons ago. His play has declined precipitously since then, and today, the Jets cut him loose just two years after he had signed a megadeal to return to Florham Park. ...
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Education Secretary DeVos: [Sound Of Me Spitting Out Coffee, Falling Out Of Chair]
Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are “real pioneers when it comes to school choice,” according to a statement by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Also, I’m going to pull my head off and punt it into a bog....
Deadspin Offers Island And One Million Dollars To First Blog To Unpublish Brand Propaganda
Did you hear the cool news? One prospective NFL player could win their own island at the NFL combine if they break the combine record in the 40-yard dash, set by Chris Johnson in 2008. Pretty cool! Here is ESPN brandbot-in-chief, Darren Rovell:...
David Wright Is Injured Again, Will Likely Miss Opening Day
David Wright was sent back to New York from the Mets’ spring training camp in Florida today with yet another injury, this time a shoulder impingement that will keep him from throwing for a good amount of time....
Colts Lineman David Parry Arrested After Allegedly Hitting Golf Cart Taxi Driver And Stealing His Ride
David Parry has enjoyed a decent NFL career for the Colts, starting in all 32 games of his first two seasons and notching four sacks from the nose tackle position. Parry also allegedly enjoyed a drunken golf cart joyride before getting popped for a DUI, per the owner of said golf cart....
The Best Of MLB Photo Day 2017
The results of this year’s MLB Photo Day have been submitted to the Getty Images wire, and once again, professional baseball players who would rather be anywhere else have been subject to awkward poses for future media guides. Here are some of the best ones....
Steven Adams To The Rim: "I Fucking Hate You So Much"
Steven Adams shoots 65 percent from the free-throw line, and sometimes a man can only take so much....
USADA Report Says Alberto Salazar, Mo Farah, And Other Nike Runners "Almost Certainly" Violated Anti-Doping Rules
England’s The Sunday Times reports that they have seen a document prepared by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) detailing use of the legal amino acid L-carnitine in “sometimes potentially unlawful” ways by British Olympian Mo Farah and six American members of the Nike Oregon Project—under...
Junior College Hockey Player Charged With Assault After Leaving Penalty Box To Attack Ref
Brandon Day, a freshman defenseman for Erie Community College, was arrested and charged with assault last night after he stormed out of the penalty box to tackle a referee, leading officials to call off the rest of the NCJAA title game....
The Ben Bishop Trade Is Startlingly Smart
The first reactions to Sunday’s Ben Bishop trade were naturally along the lines of What the hell? Bishop, probably the best goalie in Tampa Bay Lightning history, is headed to a Kings team that only the day before got back its own franchise goalie, Jonathan Quick, after a four-month injury rehab. Bu...
Viola Davis Gave An Academy Award Acceptance Speech To Remember
As expected by everyone, Viola Davis claimed the Supporting Actress Oscar for her work in Fences. Her acceptance speech was the kind you’ll see replayed on Academy Award broadcasts fifty years into the future—hitting every corner of emotion while stating her commitment to “exhume those bodies; exhum...
Jimmie Johnson's Car Bashed On All Sides In Another Big Daytona Wreck
Today’s racing at Daytona can’t make it very far without a caution, and the most recent saw a half dozen cars batter Jimmie Johnson’s from every angle. Denny Hamlin, Trevor Bayne, Chris Buescher, and Kevin Harvick all teamed up to levy the punishment on Johnson, who had been running third. Another ...
This Man Lives With His Finger In His Nose
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Gronk Tries To Get 69 Out Of "Monster Girl," Fails
Rob Gronkowski is, for whatever reason, on Fox’s Daytona 500 coverage today, and he’s doing roughly what you’d expect him to be doing. Here he’s talking to a young woman identified as a “Monster girl,” and not quite getting the answer he was going for....
Sonny Gray Pulled From World Baseball Classic Over Insurance Issues
Oakland A’s pitcher Sonny Gray has been pulled from next month’s World Baseball Classic due to an oddly specific clause from the tournament’s insurance carrier. ...
USF Forgot, Left Behind Two Players Who Fell Asleep At The Airport
After losing to Tulsa on Thursday night, the USF men’s basketball team headed home to Tampa the next morning. There was just one problem—two players fell asleep at the airport, and no one noticed they weren’t on the plane until it was too late according to The Daily Stampede....