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MIT Officer Killed By Bombing Suspects Identified
The MIT security officer killed last night has been identified as Sean Collier, 26....
Scenes From The Watertown Manhunt
A manhunt for the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, spilled into Watertown, Mass., late last night. After Tamerlan was killed a shootout, a search for Dzhokar continued into this morning. These are photos that were taken from the scene of the ongoing manhun...
1 Bombing Suspect Dead; 1 On The Run: A Guide To This Morning's Chaos
One of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings is dead this morning, the other the focus of a massive manhunt, after a wild night including a chase and a firefight that killed one police officer and injured another. The suspects have been identified as Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Chechen br...
Look, Up in the Sky
From Leigh Montville's wide-grin of a book, Evel: The High-Flying Life of Evel Knievel: American Showman, Daredevil, and Legend, here's a two part excerpt....
Transit Cop Injured In Gun Battle Has Been Identified
Authorities have released the name of the MBTA transit police officer who was shot and injured by the Boston bombing suspects. He is Richard H. Donohue Jr., 33, and he has been a transit cop for three years. He is reportedly in critical condition at Mount Auburn Hospital....
Everything We Know About Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Dead Bombing Suspect
Authorities are now confirming the two suspects sought in Monday's Boston Marathon bombing are two Russian-born (as reported by the AP) Chechen brothers, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev. Tamerlan, the older brother, is dead. Here's what we know about him....
Here's A Custom Map Of Everything That Has Happened Today So Far
There's way too much happening to attempt to cover what's still a developing situation, but here's a crowdsourced attempt to tell the story of what happened last night at MIT and this morning in Watertown. For your in-the-moment updates, browse over to Gawker....
Your Team Will Win 11, Maybe 12 Games Next Season
Originally published April 20, 2011....
Chael Sonnen, The UFC's Skip Bayless, Race-Baits His Way To The Top
Chael Sonnen is a well-known asshole, less a person than the remnant of a figure crossed out of a bad novel's first draft for being too obviously representative. At 36, he's a convicted money launderer, state-chastised steroid user, failed Republican candidate for the Oregon House of Representative...
Deadspin Up All Night: Up And Down
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FBI: Browns Owner Jimmy Haslam's Company Engaged In A Lot Of Fraud
Pilot Flying J, the truck-stop empire of which Browns owner Jimmy Haslam is the most prominent scion, had its Tennessee headquarters raided Monday by the FBI and IRS. Today, we know why: The Bureau says the company engaged in a five- to seven-year fraud, and that Haslam knew what was going on....
NFL Player's Boyfriend: Teammates Knew We Were Humping And Didn't Mind
Anyone wondering whether an NFL locker room would accept a gay teammate? Check out this interview with Russell "Hollywood" Simpson, the man who says he's Kerry Rhodes's former lover (emphasis ours):...
We Know Whose NFL Combine Hotel Room Was Covered In Piss And Shit
Well, that didn't take long....
The FBI Is Seeking These Two Suspects In The Boston Marathon Bombing
At a press conference today, the FBI released a number of images of two men identified as suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing. Those images are in the video above....
Derek Jeter Will Be Out A While
Derek Jeter will be out until at least the All-Star break after a "small crack" was found in his surgically repaired ankle. New York talk radio callers demand the Yankees trade some crappy AA pitcher for Troy Tulowitzki....
MLB Retired Numbers, Infographic'd
Daniel Tewfik has wrangled up the data on the numbers retired by MLB teams, and put together a slew of visualizations. We love this stuff....
Enjoy Four Minutes Of Mike Woodson Reacting To Things
It's safe to assume that at least half of these reactions were elicited by something J.R. Smith did....
Boston, Newtown, Challenger: How To Talk To Kids About Awful Things
I was in fourth grade at Myrtle Schumann Elementary School in Orono, Minn., when the Challenger exploded. I didn't see the shuttle explode live on TV. We were in our class doing our usual lessons as word of the disaster spread. I remember a little kid named Jason broke the news to me personally....