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<em>Time</em> Person Of The Year Voters Prefer Kim Jong Un To Roger Goodell
Time asks: "Should Roger Goodell be TIME's Person of the Year 2012?" Internet responds: 5% Definitely; 95% No Way...
Valencia's Adil Rami Scored A Goal From Beyond The Midfield Line
Valencia came into the second leg of their Copa del Rey tie with Llagostera carrying a 2-0 aggregate advantage and leading many observers to assume Los Murciélagos would take it easy and coast into the second round with a match draw. That wasn't to be, though, as Valencia put three into the net to...
![Phillies Catcher Carlos Ruiz Tests Positive For Use Of An Amphetamine, Suspended 25 Games [UPDATED]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/186muzra5670ajpg.jpg)
Phillies Catcher Carlos Ruiz Tests Positive For Use Of An Amphetamine, Suspended 25 Games [UPDATED]
That's the word out of the MLB office this afternoon, according to a statement issued a few minutes ago. There's no indication what type of banned stimulant Chooch took, or when the test was taken. Jim Salisbury of CSN Philly just reported that it has to be a second positive test to merit a suspensi...
Jason Babin Was Released By The Eagles
Jason Babin may have lost his mind yesterday, but he definitely lost his job today. The Eagles announced his release earlier today. In 27 games for the Eagles, Babin had 23.5 sacks. The main problem was that 18 of those sacks came last season....
These Are The Faces Of Philadelphia: Panthers-Eagles, In Two GIFs
Carolina 30, Philadelphia 22: As a fan, maybe you know the internal feeling that this man is expressing outwardly. Perhaps you've even been similarly confused, hurt, angry and vulnerable and you let yourself get a little silly. Luckily for you, though, it never happened with ESPN's high definition ...
The Eagles Can't Even Fire Some No-Name Marketing Executive Without Screwing Something Up
The Philadelphia Eagles this afternoon fired someone named Tim McDermott. From a football standpoint, it's not a big deal. McDermott was the team's senior vice president and chief marketing officer, so it's not like he was responsible for, say, drafting Jaiquwan Jarrett. If anything, shitcanning McD...
Jason Babin May Have Lost His Mind
Tonight's game between the Panthers and Eagles looked really good when the schedules first came out, but in reality, it will be a hot mess between two underachieving teams with no current playoff hopes led by coaches trying to save their jobs. Eagles' defensive end Jason Babin is still pumped up fo...
The 76ers' Website Apparently Was Selling "Drew Holiday" Jerseys A Little While Ago
Drew Holiday! Isn't he the guy who leads the Sixers in scoring, assists, and minutes played this season? He's not? Really? Because I could swear that guy has a name that sounds a lot like Drew Holiday, which must be why the Sixers were so eagerly pushing his jersey with a banner ad at the bottom of ...
Philadelphia Gets Down To Brass Tacks, Just Asks Andy Reid If He's Going To Resign
Things are so bad in Philadelphia that reporters are just asking Andy Reid if he's going to quit to save himself the indignity of being fired. The Eagles were soundly defeated by the Redskins yesterday, 31-6, bringing Philly down to 3-7 and all by itself at the bottom of the NFC East. Mike Vick can ...
LeSean McCoy Gets Concussed, And It's All Andy Reid's Fault
If Andy Reid's out, he's taking as many players as he can with him. That's the only possible explanation for leaving his starters in until the very end of a blowout loss at Washington, a strategy that paid off with LeSean McCoy receiving a concussion at a time when he should have been on the bench, ...
![Cam Newton Gives A Small Child A Football And An Epileptic Fit: Your Sunday NFL GIF Roundup [Update]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/185q6rut9ybl9gif.gif)
Cam Newton Gives A Small Child A Football And An Epileptic Fit: Your Sunday NFL GIF Roundup [Update]
We'll be putting all our GIFs for the day here, from the happiest person you'll ever see on the receiving end of a ball from Cam Newton, to the Cowboys onside kicking in the third quarter, and failing. We'll update the post as the later games conclude, so stay tuned....
Michael Vick Still Can't Drive A Car Because Of Concussion Suffered Last Week
Nick Foles got the start today for the Eagles because Michael Vick is still recovering from a concussion he suffered against the Cowboys last week. Eagles trainer Rick Burkholder said "[h]e's had symptoms all week" and that he is "foggy."...
Report: Andrew Bynum Hurt Himself While Bowling
Andrew Bynum will finally play for the 76ers when ... oh, who fucking knows? Bynum hasn't played or practiced this season because he and his haircut were traded to Philly this summer with chronic knee problems. The injury that had kept him sidelined was a bone bruise in his right knee, and Bynum has...
Odell Beckham, Jr.'s 89-Yard Punt Return Tied Things Up For LSU Against Ole Miss
In a run that reminded old-timers of Billy Cannon's feat against the Rebels in 1959, LSU's Odell Beckham, Jr. sprinted 89 yards on a punt return to tie things up between the Tigers and Ole Miss this afternoon and lending life to a seventh-ranked team that had up to that point left a usually "Deaf"...
Dead Letters: "Take Your Bullshit Food And Shove It Up Your Ugly Ass"
Subject: Really Meatloaf?...
Here's Video Of Allen Iverson Throwing A Football Approximately 60 Yards
This video of Iverson airing a football out 60 yards is old, but it's still cool, so hush. If Andy Reid's looking for a quarterback solution to keep his coaching gig with the Eagles, The Answer is right there....
Bristolmetrics: ESPN Buries The Eagles
This a regular feature breaking down, minute-by-minute, the content that appears on ESPN's 11 p.m. edition of SportsCenter throughout the week....
Andrew Bynum Now Likely Out Until January
So, the Andrew Bynum era in Philadelphia isn't exactly off to the best start. The 76ers' center, who arrived in Philly as the prized bounty of the Dwight Howard trade, has yet to play a game this season due to a bone bruise of his knee. Today, the 76ers released an update on Bynum's status, and thi...
![Before The Eagles Lost To The Cowboys A Car Was Ablaze In The Parking Lot [UPDATE]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/1850ttx5sx1ocpng.png)
Before The Eagles Lost To The Cowboys A Car Was Ablaze In The Parking Lot [UPDATE]
Marissa Magnatta, who produces a Philadelphia radio show, tweeted the picture you see above from the parking lot at Lincoln Financial Field. The tweet came moments before the kickoff and said the fire was in Lot E. Another tweeter showed a picture of a car on fire. Speculation on Twitter was, of co...