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Shin-Soo Choo Twice Falls For Dodgers’ Fakery On One Play
It's not every day that a single to center with a man on first results in that baserunner being thrown out at second. But during a hit and run from last night, the Reds' Shin-Soo Choo has no idea where the ball is. Why? Because the Dodgers' Skip Schumaker and Hanley Ramirez completely fool the shit ...
Remembering Ashley Whippet, History's Best Frisbee-Catching Dog
The Ashley Whippet Invitational is the world's premier athletic competition for dogs that excel at catching frisbees, and it wouldn't exist if not for the contributions of its namesake. On this week's excerpt from Slate's Hang up and Listen, Josh Levin takes a look back at the career of the greatest...
Alfonso Soriano Is A Yankee Again
The Yankees, who can't hit for shit, have officially acquired Alfonso Soriano from the Cubs. Soriano is old and streaky, and will therefore hit cleanup for New York tonight....
“Source? <em>I'm</em> Your Fucking Source!” Dick Young, As He Really Was
To round off our Dick Young tribute/roast, please enjoy this excerpt from Keepers of the Game: When the Baseball Beat Was The Best Job On The Paper, a new oral history compiled by Dennis D’Agostino in the tradition of Jerome Holtzman’s No Cheering in the Press Box. Dennis was good enough to let me ...
Choose Your Own Tim Tebow Story!
First day of training camp for Tim Tebow, New England Patriot. Big story! Lots of coverage. Passes thrown. Questions about Aaron Hernandez. Reporters everywhere. Do we really have to do this? ...
Bear Walks Into A Bar, Nobody Notices
An Estes Park, Colo., bar was recently visited by a curious bear who just wanted to say "What's up?" to the ladies and possibly make a few friends. You know, the usual stuff. Despite arriving in style at 9:15 p.m. (that's when all the cool people arrive), the poor bear's nightlife experience left mu...
How To Stop Sweating And Eliminate Those Pit Stains, You Gross Monster
Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert and advice columnist. She’ll be here every other week helping to answer your filthiest questions. Are you dirty? Email her....
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Tennessee Titans
Some people are fans of the Tennessee Titans. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Tennessee Titans. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
Dipshit Wears Cowboys Jersey And Yankees Cap To Redskins Camp
This fucking guy....
NBA Ref Finds Love On JDate, Has Times Square Billboard To Prove It
JDate.com is a dating website which matches single Jewish people with other single Jewish people. But is it a place to find true love? It is according to this billboard in Times Square, which features NBA referee Marat Kogut and his lovely wife Mariana. If you see Marat at an NBA game this year, be ...
How To Drink At Weddings Without Making An Ass Of Yourself
I'm going to a wedding in Delaware in a few weeks, because aren't we all. I was very excited about this adventure when I thought Delaware was in the South—I've never been to the South—but it turns out Delaware's just off to the right of Maryland. So now I'm merely regular excited, because even thoug...
Sucking In The Seventies
Over at the great site, In Focus, Alan Taylor takes a look at America in the 1970s. Check out what he's got so far......
Producer Fired Over “Ho Lee Fuk” Prank Says His Reputation Is “Intack”
That incredible prank that snookered a Bay Area television station into reporting names like "Sum Ting Wong" and "Ho Lee Fuk" as the flight crew of that downed Asiana airplane? It cost three producers at KTVU in the Bay Area their jobs. TheWrap reached out to all three. One of them responded....
Richard Sherman's Email To His Stanford Dorm Is Priceless
We have a very special set of overwrought emails today, as this particular collection of haughtily typed words features a celebrity guest: Seahawks defensive back Richard Sherman! What follows is a conversation that took place on a Stanford dormitory listserv in 2007. Our tipster sets the scene:...
And It Happens Every Day
Over at Narrative, dig David Thomson on The Long Goodbye—...