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Mass Email From Wesleyan Athletic Department Brings Utter Chaos
Reader Frank has alerted us to a silly thing that happened that we, for whatever reason, find funny. Frank graduated from Wesleyan University, and so he often gets mass emails from various departments within the school. A few days ago, Frank got one such email from the Wesleyan athletic department:...
Should You Try To Eat Your Marijuana During A Police Stop?
Texas A&M linebacker Darian Claiborne was arrested for possession of weed and Adderall, which he'd hidden in a giant Hershey's kiss ornament in his friend's car. Should he have tried to eat the weed instead? Here again is our guide on the matter. ...
Deadspin Loses One Hall Of Fame Vote, But Gains Another
Recently, as you know, we announced that we had purchased a Hall of Fame ballot from a veteran baseball writer, with the intention of turning it over to Deadspin readers. The idea was to give a bit of power to ordinary baseball fans, and to draw attention to the increasing absurdity of the Hall of F...
Two Boys Kissing: How Our Favorite Sports Photo Of 2013 Came To Life
In January, photographer Deanne Fitzmaurice was on assignment for Sports Illustrated when she went to a San Francisco gay bar, HiTops, during the 49ers-Falcons NFC Championship game. She was assigned to get a photo that would accompany a story about the diversity of 49ers fans. Her photo, above, was...
Von Miller's Out For The Season, And The Broncos Are An Injured Mess
As the celebration of Peyton Manning's record 51 passing touchdowns fades away, and the Broncos try to lock up the top playoff seed, there are still a bunch of concerns about the state of the team heading into the playoffs. The biggest came yesterday after linebacker Von Miller suffered a torn ACL e...
The Real Reason The NFL Can't Fix Concussions Any Time Soon
In yesterday's game against the Giants, Lions tight end Dorin Dickerson sustained a concussion while covering a kickoff return. (It appears to have been on a simple touchback.) He stayed in the game, until he eventually screwed up on back to back plays. ...
How To Make The Best Of A Crippling Ice Storm: Play Hockey In The Yard
A brutal ice storm made things really shitty for a lot of people this weekend, but these enterprising gentlemen from Vermont found a way to make the best of the situation....
Today In Headlines You Feel Bad For Laughing At
"Cumming pedestrian hit by van, dies" [Atlanta Journal Constitution]...
Get The First-Person Experience Of Winning A World Series
Shane Victorino had a GoPro camera tag along with him from the final strike of Game 6 of the World Series up to the duck boat parade through Boston. Now you can experience what it's like having Ace of Spades champagne poured on you, without any of the stickiness. The locker room celebration feature...
The Chicago Blackhawks Made The Weirdest Holiday Video
We've seen plenty of cringe-inducing holiday videos in which athletes are forced to sing Christmas carols and wear funny Santa hats, but we've never seen one like this. For some reason, the Chicago Blackhawks decided to make their holiday video movie-themed.Why is this happening? What do any of thes...
Peyton Manning Threw A Lot Of Touchdowns
Nine years after setting the single-season record for touchdown passes, five years after watching Tom Brady claim the record for himself while setting fire to the rest of the league, and two years after undergoing four neck surgeries that probably should have ended his career, Peyton Manning is back...
Proposed Overhaul Of The NBA Draft Would Eliminate Tanking
Tired of the way the NBA draft lottery incentivizes tanking and fills the league with crappy teams slogging through crappy seasons, hoping to grab a No. 1 pick? Well, salvation may be at hand. Look upon The Wheel, and rejoice....
W.C. Heinz's Short Story: One Throw
Here's a treat—W.C. Heinz's 1950 short story, "One Throw":...
Peter King Should Shut Up About Cam Newton
During the fourth quarter of yesterday's Saints-Panthers game, with the Panthers down three points and running out of time, Peter King sent the following tweets:...
The Main Ingredient
Over at a cool site called Forty-Sixth at Grace, check out the "For the Love of Pie" series....
Tom Brady, Left Hanging Forever And Ever
Will Tom Brady ever not be left hanging? ...
Deadspin Up All Night: Forget The Sun
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Did you shop for gifts yet?...
Santa Rodgers Photobombs Green Bay's Captain Photo
Even when he's not playing, Aaron Rodgers still shows up in the Packers' team captain photos. This Sunday, Rodgers was an aloof Santa, lurking behind Sam Shields, John Kuhn, and Jarrett Boykin. He's been doing this for a while....
