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A Reader Sends Along Some Important Information Regarding Synthetic Weed
Synthetic weed! It’s all over the sports news cycle this week, but what is it? Is it the same thing as K2? What is spice? Can it kill you? Why is everyone always smoking it? You’ve got questions, and one of our readers has unsolicited answers:...

Deadspin Up All Night: I Need To Score
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Nice outfit, Bryan....

Mizzou Basketball Agrees To Pretend 2013-14 Season Didn't Happen
The University of Missouri men’s basketball program is the latest sacrifice to be offered at the NCAA’s altar. An internal investigation has revealed that the university violated multiple NCAA bylaws, and the men’s basketball team will have to forfeit an entire season’s worth of wins as a result....

Your Deadcast Divisional Round Preview
Whoa hey, it’s divisional playoff weekend! WOOHOO FUCK YEAH! Can Peyton Manning reanimate his own dead body? Will Antonio Brown play? Will the Panthers choke like I expect them to? And what did I just sit on? SO MANY QUESTIONS. But fear not, we’re here to answer them in a very special Deadcast....
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Lawrence Phillips Dead In Suspected Suicide [Update]
Lawrence Phillips, a former running back who played at Nebraska and in the NFL, was found unresponsive in his cell at Kern Valley State Prison in California today, according to a press release from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Phillips was taken to a hospital and pron...

A Special Message From Rams And Chargers Fans
Yesterday, the NFL approved a deal that will send the St. Louis Rams back to Los Angeles, with a second team joining them within a year, if not sooner. That second team will almost certainly be the San Diego Chargers, whose owner, Dean Spanos, will have to settle for a mere windfall instead of a bon...

The Torture Isn't Over Yet For Chargers And Raiders Fans
This morning, Rams fans are feeling angry, and sad, and betrayed. But at least it’s over. At least they know Stan Kroenke has officially ditched them for Los Angeles. There is no more dread or uncertainty, which can in many ways be even worse than just yanking off the band-aid. There is no such merc...

Deadspin Up All Night: The New Age
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Chicago!...

Former Butler Basketball Player Andrew Smith Dies Of Cancer
Andrew Smith, who played basketball at Butler from 2009 to 2013, died today of cancer. He was 25. His wife, Samantha Smith, broke the news....

Deadspin Up All Night: Nothing Will Help Us
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. I spent all of today listening to David Bowie. Hope you did too. ...

Trump Endorses Brain Damage In Speech That Claims Football, Like America, Has Gone "Soft"
Donald Trump ranted at length today during a Reno campaign stop about how “soft” he believes the game of football has become, pointing to last night’s Steelers-Bengals game as an illustration of how player-safety rules are ruining America....

Deadspin Up All Night: Shop For Lobsters
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. I don’t like that....

Tom Brady's Agent Makes The Case For Alabama And Clemson Players To Boycott National Title Game
In a very good, lengthy, well-researched editorial for the Washington Post, Donald Yee digs into the economics of college sports, makes the case for paying college football players, examines the racial lines along which this injustice is served, and suggests that a boycott of tomorrow’s national cha...

Deadspin Up All Night: Ninety Miles An Hour
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Stick around, maybe Vince Wilfork will get some burn at QB....

Deadspin Up All Night: You're Not!
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Exene Cervenka! You know that emoji of a smiling cat with hearts for eyes?...

Deadspin Up All Night: San Francisco's Calling Us
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<i>The Water Knife's</i> Dystopian Future Is Terrifyingly Plausible
Any neo-noir story worth a damn is haunted by some large and invisible system whose presence is a struggle enough to comprehend, let alone try to fight against. That looming entity can vary from politicized drug wars (The Cartel and The Power Of The Dog) to ambient ’70s malaise (Inherent Vice) to pr...

Deadspin Up All Night: A Much Better Place
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Try not to have this stuck in your head all night! Duhn-duhn-duh-duhn-duhn, duhn-duhn-duhn-duhn ......

Is The Hall Of Fame Screwing Over Curt Schilling For His Hot Facebook Memes?
Curt Schilling is many things—a bloviator, a dummy, a bad Facebook person, a hilariously incompetent businessman—but I think the one thing we can all agree on is that, whatever his faults, the man could pitch his ass off and deserves to be in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Ah, but at present he is NOT. ...

Here Is A "Loop Video" Of Ken Griffey Jr.'s Perfect Swing For The Hall Of Fame Voter Who Wanted One
MLB.com baseball writer Marty Noble has turned in his Baseball Hall of Fame ballot, and from the deep pool of eligible candidates, he has selected just Ken Griffey Jr. and Jeff Kent. The ballot is ridiculous on its face. Besides the obvious shoo-in Griffey, Noble includes only Kent (and not any of t...