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The Return Of Johnny Manziel: Counting Money And Refusing Autographs
Johnny Manziel returned to action this afternoon after his half-game suspension and quickly started making noise. After a 23-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter—which put A&M up 38-21—Manziel seems to celebrate by counting theoretical (spiritual?) cash. ...
Politics Is Dirtier Than Usual In Virginia
This is a delicious bit of political gamesmanship in the race for Virginia governor. The University of Virginia hosts BYU today at 3:30 p.m. and at 5:30 p.m. Virginia Tech and Alabama will kickoff at the Georgia Dome. Naturally, both games provide large, captive audiences for the candidates to infl...
OMG Puppies!: Your <i>College Gameday</i> Sign Roundup
Here are some of the highlights from ESPN's College Gameday's morning at Clemson. The two hottest brands at the moment—Johnny Manziel and Miley Cyrus, natch—make appearances....
Patriots QB Tim Tebow: A Remembrance
As we learned earlier today, the Patriots cut Tim Tebow. It appears there are stones even the Mad Genius of New England cannot phlebotomize. Please watch and remember the good times we had this summer. ...
How To Barbecue Ribs: A Guide For The Perplexed
Pork ribs are to Serious Barbecue—which is something distinct from the burgers-and-dogs routine for which your average Suburban Dad-type unfurls his "Kiss The Cook" apron on the odd sunny July weekend—what the four-seam fastball is to pitching....
Keith Olbermann Annihilates Prisco Column
For close to eight minutes Olbermann does to Pete Prisco what Prisco does on the john and calls a column. ...
Welcome Back, College Football
Theory: people with three-word names are either assassins or college football fans....
Yu Darvish Is Just Toying With Batters Now
You might think this clip came straight out of a Gas-House Gorillas-Tea Totallers game, but it only looks like a cartoon. Yu Darvish so thoroughly confounded Trevor Plouffe with this lazy curveball that he began his swing on Thursday....
Trapped In The Water Closet, Featuring Fernando Rodney
Fernando Rodney had himself a bit of an adventure in the dugout bathroom at O.co Coliseum last night. It's unclear what exactly caused it, but the Rays closer found the exit blocked and required the introduction of a foreign object before he was finally free....
The Few, the Proud, the Totally Chill: In Praise of Old-School Beach Bums
In February 1950, LIFE published a feature on what the magazine called "the gold-bricking existence" of ski bums at Sun Valley, Idaho. Eight months later, the magazine published a follow-up under the wonderful title, "LIFE Revisits the Ski Bums (and Finds They Are Now Beach Bums)."...
FAU Spiked The Ball On Fourth Down
When you're one of the worst teams in major college football, you need all the breaks to go your way and to call a perfect game. FAU lost by several touchdowns to the University of Miami tonight, and the way they ended the game might suggest why they struggled so much....
Deadspin Up All Night: A Phantom And A Fly
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. We're getting an early jump on the long holiday weekend. Burke, Sean, and Samer will give you lots of reasons to check back till the whole gang returns on Tuesday. Now go have some fun....
Vice's Artsy MMA Site Is Pretty Much A UFC Front
Last December, Vice launched Fightland, a mildly artsy fight game site. So far, it's more or less lived up to the expectations you'd have for a mildly artsy fight game site run by Vice....
Chargers Announcer Has Something To Say About "Richard Cunt"
Billy Ray Smith, the color commentator for Chargers preseason broadcasts on KFMB, made a reference last night to Richard Kent, a punter who was cut by San Diego on Sunday. Smith initially used the wrong vowel when pronouncing Kent's last name. His quick correction rolled right off his tongue....
Officer Who Arrested Idiot On The Field Writes Fantastic Arrest Report
Our friends at Drunk Jays Fans have unearthed an arrest report written by a Toronto police officer about a fan who ran onto the field at a Blue Jays game on May 5. It is perhaps the best arrest report ever written....
Dead Letters: Sick Burn, Pete Prisco. Sick Burn.
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Here's Video Of A Man Swallowing A Human Toe
The Downtown Hotel, in Dawson City, Yukon, has a tradition. For $5, patrons can order the Sourtoe Cocktail, a shot of whiskey containing a severed, preserved human toe. You must let the toe touch your lips. You must not swallow the toe, on pain of a $500 fine. On Saturday, a man swallowed the toe....