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Pistons To Abandon Perfectly Good Arena, Move In With Red Wings
At a press conference today, the Detroit Pistons announced that the team will soon be playing its home games in downtown Detroit and sharing a new arena with the Detroit Red Wings....

DeAndre Levy's Proudest Moment In College: Breaking "Dirtbag" Joe Paterno's Leg
DeAndre Levy is one interesting dude....

Marcus Morris Wanted No Part Of This Russell Westbrook Dunk
Russell Westbrook is a tiny rocket ship in high tops who dunks like he’s trying to punish the rim for some ancient crime committed against the Westbrook family line. He took flight this evening against the Pistons, prompting the Detroit defense to sound the alarm and clear the decks. Marcus Morris r...

Professional Plumber Michael Fulmer Could Win Rookie Of The Year Award
Tonight, MLB will announce the rookies of the year for each league and Detroit Tigers pitcher Michael Fulmer is predicted to win in the AL (sorry Gary Sánchez) for his 3.06 ERA over 159 innings. But according to a charmingly puffy new profile out in the Detroit Free Press, the 23-year-old is likely ...

Stan Van Gundy On Trump's Victory: "We Have Just Thrown A Good Part Of Our Population Under The Bus"
Detroit Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy, like a portion of the country, spent his morning processing the news that Donald Trump would be the next president of the United States....

Golden Tate Humiliates Three Vikings Defenders, Scores In Overtime
Golden Tate clowned three Vikings defenders on his way to a 28-yard touchdown which gave the Lions a 22-16 overtime win over Minnesota....

Faster Is Better For The Suddenly Excellent Matt Stafford
Matthew Stafford is in his eighth season in the NFL. He’s lost Calvin Johnson to retirement, and thanks to injuries he’s currently without his top three running backs and his top two tight ends. Yet Stafford is having the best season of his career, a potentially MVP-caliber year, and it’s being trea...

Jimmy Howard Basically Won A Game By Himself
If you were stuck in one of those obstructed-view seats at MSG last night and couldn’t see either net, it probably looked to you like the Rangers dominated the Red Wings. Well I hate to be the one to break this to you (honestly I’m surprised you didn’t find out before now, or even pick up on the myr...

Case Keenum Played The Best Game Of His Career And The Rams Still Lost
What do you even do with the Los Angeles Rams? Through four games, they were 3-1 with wins over the Seahawks and Cardinals. After last week’s loss to the Bills, they squandered an outstanding effort by quarterback Case Keenum today and now have a .500 record....

Danny DeKeyser Scored From Center Ice On A Fluke Bounce
The Lightning beat the Red Wings 6-4 in the season opener for both teams, but c’mon, it’s October, no need to sweat win-loss records. Now is the time for fluke goals....

Matt Stafford's Day Is Fine, Notwithstanding
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This Is A Brilliant Way To Exploit The Rulebook
It’s well-known that a kickoff out of bounds is a penalty, with the ball placed on the 40-yard line. It’s less well-known that the ball is out of bounds if it’s touched by any player who’s out of bounds, even if the ball itself is a couple of yards from the sideline. Ty Montgomery knew it....

This Intentional Walk Toss Missed By A Country Mile
Could you successfully complete an intentional walk without sailing a pitch five solid feet above the flailing glove of your catcher? Probably. Unfortunately, Twins reliever Pat Light could not today, allowing Justin Upton to score and opening the floodgates for a six-run ninth after he failed to ad...

Dan Gilbert-Backed Bill Would Allow Developers To Pocket Even More Public Money
Dan Gilbert’s cronies are lobbying for a slate of bills that would allow Michigan developers to capture state sales taxes and income taxes to help finance their massive redevelopment projects. The bills would pave the way for Gilbert’s proposed redevelopment of the demolished J.L. Hudson’s Store in ...

Lions And Titans Combine For 29 Penalties In A Battle Of The Inept
Today’s Titans-Lions game was a sloppy showing between two teams that seemed to have no self-discipline on the field....

The Most Ludicrous Parts of Breitbart’s Fawning Trump “Exclusive"
Donald Trump toured Detroit with the good doctor Ben Carson this weekend. And in addition to a greater understanding of his son-in-law’s heritage, Trump walked away with his very favorite thing in the world: Press....

Let These Bats Fuck In Peace
Preseason football can feel pointless; enough so that those watching are sometimes compelled to turn to more interesting pursuits. Such as having sex on the field, as these bats did in Saturday night’s Lions-Ravens game, captured by Baltimore Sun photographer Karl Ferron:...

The Lions Don't Care About Their Own Zero Tolerance Policy
This afternoon, the Detroit Lions signed tight end Andrew Quarless. Quarless, who played for the Packers for five seasons, will be suspended for the first two games of the 2016 NFL season from a July 2015 altercation where he shot his gun during an altercation outside of a Miami nightclub....

Why Your Team Sucks 2016: Detroit Lions<em></em>
Some people are fans of the Detroit Lions. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Detroit Lions. This 2016 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. And buy Drew’s new book here....

J.D. Martinez Nails Jay Bruce At The Plate To End Game
Jay Bruce tested J.D. Martinez, and that was a bad idea. Down a run, with two men on with two outs in the ninth inning, the Mets’ Travis d’Arnaud hit a grounder through the right side. Bruce steamed around third, and Tigers right fielder Martinez came up throwing:...