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Olympic Ski Jumping Makes For Some Cool And Trippy Photos
Olympic ski jumpers can reach speeds upwards of 70 mph while hurtling down the in-run, and yet the crazy speeds at which they're traveling never seem to be captured all that well by television cameras. Still photographs, on the other hand, can give you a real taste of that speed, while also creating...
Meet The Underdogs Of The U.S. Figure Skating Team
The figure skating competition is already underway in Sochi, and I have to break the bad news to you: For the first time in years, no American man or woman is expected to seriously vie for an individual gold medal. Which doesn't mean this won't still be the most fascinating, nerve-wracking competiti...
The Dunk Contest Field Has Been Announced, And It's Not Terrible
ESPN's Marc Stein has the scoop on which six players will be competing in this year's dunk contest, and it's actually a pretty strong field. Paul George, John Wall, Damian Lillard, Harrison Barnes, Terrence Ross, and Ben McLemore will be this year's competitors. ...
Pete Carroll Is The Future
Drew Magary’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Email Drew here. ...
Equality Organization's Ad Features Hot Luge Action
This is the work of the Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion, which is not very happy with Russia's anti-gay rhetoric....
This New NBA Stat Is A Huge Step Forward For Basketball Analysis
This morning on Grantland, Kirk Goldsberry introduced the stat Expected Possession Value Added (EPVA), which he developed with some colleagues as part of a Sloan Conference paper. EPVA still needs some work, but it may represent an enormous development in NBA analysis. Here's why....
The Hater's Guide To The Sochi Olympics
Greetings, comrade! And welcome to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia! Thank God that Vladimir Putin has restored Russia to its rightful place as America’s enemy and foil. (Russia: We Don’t Even Pretend We’re A Democracy Anymore!™) Russians are white and live inside a distinct national ...
NFL Teams As Corporate Logos
NYC-based designer Ryan K. Fishman has mashed up 32 recognizable corporate logos with NFL teams, and has presumably been sued by everyone....
Obese Fans Will Get Discounts, Special Wider Seats At The World Cup
All 12 of the stadiums hosting 2014 World Cup matches will be either new or completely renovated, and a recently passed Brazilian law requires that at least one percent of their capacity be devoted to seats for fans with disabilities, including obesity....
The Big Book Of Black Quarterbacks (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of Deadspin's Big Book of Black Quarterbacks. You can find Part 1 here. ...
Stray Dog Wanders Onto Cross-Country Skiing Course, Barks At Everyone
One of Sochi's many adorable strays found itself in the middle of the cross-country skiers' training runs, and courseworkers seemed oddly unwilling to chase it away. ...
Maverick: The George Kimball Interview
The George Kimball Interview...from Hunter S. Thompson and Terry Southern to Bill James, Gayle Sayers, Norman Mailer, Bob Arum, George Foreman, and oh, so many more:...
How To Watch The Sochi Olympics Opening Ceremony Live
The XXII Olympic Winter Games opening ceremony in Sochi starts Friday morning at 11 a.m. Eastern Time, but it won't be aired in the U.S. until more than eight hours later thanks to NBC's tape-delay policies. They aren't streaming it live online, either, so if you'd like to join the rest of the world...
What's The Deal With Bob Costas's Eye?
This morning, a reader wrote in to alert us to Bob Costas's appearance on this morning's episode of the Today Show. The reader wanted to know what the hell was going on with Costas's left eye, which appeared to be all kinds of messed up. So we reached out to Costas, looking for an answer....
Kyle Lowry Gets Boned By Terrible Foul Call, Runs Right Off The Court
Some serious bullshit went down at the end of last night's Raptors-Kings game. With 28 seconds remaining and the Raptors down by six, Kyle Lowry hit an incredible three-point shot that was inexplicably waved off by a referee who thought Lowry kicked his leg into the oncoming defender as he went up ...
All The Sochi Food Is In The Ass
Yes, it means an assortment. Shut up....