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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:...

J.D. Martinez Returns From DL, Pinch-Hits, Socks A Strong Home Run On First Pitch
Detroit Tigers outfielder J.D. Martinez has been out of commission since June 16 after he fractured his elbow and went on the disabled list. In Wednesday’s game against the Chicago White Sox, Martinez made his return in the form of an eighth-inning pinch-hit appearance, and he got the most out of it...

Don't Play Rock-Paper-Scissors With The Tigers
Evidently bored with the regular non-contact version of rock-paper-scissors, the Detroit Tigers added more physical comedy to the game today. Shortstop José Iglesias chose paper, and came out on the losing end....

Idiot On The Field Evades One Security Guard, Gets Planted By Another
The Detroit Tigers lost at home to the lowly Minnesota Twins this afternoon. Also taking an L was this Tigers fan, who ran onto the field, juked one security guard into the ground, and then believed that he could surrender peacefully:...

Calvin Johnson Details How Easy It Is For NFL Players To Rely On Painkillers
Former Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson, who abruptly retired after the 2015-16 NFL season, opened up in an interview with ESPN’s Michael Smith about the physical toll that football had on his body. The full conversation runs on E:60 tomorrow, but ESPN published a few choice excerpts in ad...

Irate Detroit Sports Blogger Yells While His Dog Sleeps, Licks Its Own Ass<em></em>
I’m going to cut straight to the chase: Detroit sports guy Jeff Moss of DetroitSportsRag.com broke the story today that Detroit Sports 105.1 (WMGC), a sports radio station in Detroit, would no longer be a sports station. The radio’s website now redirects to a WCSX 94.7, an oldies station. Moss broke...