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Wrestler Dances Like Nobody's Watching
This is not a video about some random post-match interview with a wrestler named Whitney Conder from over a year ago. It's about so much more....
Deadspin Up All Night: Well I Was Rollin' Down The Road
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Sean and Burke will carry you through the basketball. Godspeed....
Twins Ballboy Makes Nifty Leaping Catch
As the announcers watched the replay of this, one of them said, "You've got to have some skills to be a ballboy." So what skills are required of the ballboys (or ballgirls!) who work along the foul lines? Let's list 'em:...
Gregg Popovich's Brevity: A Video Montage Of His Best Interview Moments
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has a prickliness that's been nearly as prominent an NBA storyline this season as his team's trip to the Finals. It makes him somewhat endearing, too....
Old Man Jailed For Cheating At Ice Fishing
The wheels of justice turn slowly, but they finally caught up with a serial criminal named Alfred Mead, ending his reign of terror in the rural Minnesota competitive fishing community....
JaMarcus Russell Is Not Fat Anymore
I mean, sure, all-black is slimming, and fur-coat-and-sweatsuit getups are not. But still. Russell is lean, mean, and ready to quarterback someone—anyone—to mediocrity. If Tim Tebow can get a shot, why can’t he?...
Brawling And Boozing With The Rats Of Yankee Stadium
Lasting Yankee Stadium Memories, edited by yours truly, is out in paperback now. To celebrate, here's an essay from the late George Kimball. It's about Yankee Stadium II, Billy Martin, finks and phonies, brawling, and, of course, drinking with Bill "Spaceman" Lee....
Bernard Pollard Forced To Clarify That He Does Not Intend To Literally End The Lives Of Opposing Players During Football Games
Yesterday, reporters noticed a note taped to Titans safety Bernard Pollard's locker. It read: "Goal - Super Bowl / Mission - Kill!!!" Pollard was then forced to calmly explain that sometimes, athletes exaggerate for effect:...
Live Funbag: Got Any Questions For The Deadspin Staff?
Drew's on vacation. We're all down in the comments, waiting for your questions. We'll take whatever's on your mind—fire away....
Joe Torre's Daughter Catches Baby Boy Who Fell From Fire Escape
A one-year-old baby boy in Brooklyn was saved from serious injury (or worse) after falling off a second-floor fire escape because he landed in the arms of Joe Torre's daughter. Cue the jokes from insufferable Yankees fans wondering if she can play first base....
Chargers Doc Quit After 2 Hospitals Barred Him From Performing Surgery
David Chao, the longtime Chargers head team physician who stepped down last week amid all sorts of lawsuits and allegations, cited "health problems" for his resignation. The reality is a little more more serious....