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Deadspin Up All Night: Turn On The Bright Lights
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. No NBA tonight, but there's plenty of baseball and playoff hockey, including a lot of Pittsburgh vs. New York that's happening right now. Greg will be with you shortly....
Old Lady Drives Car Onto Golf Course During U.S. Open Qualifier
A reader named David sent us this. He said his friend was playing today at Emerald Hills in Hollywood, Fla., when "an old lady (par down here) drove onto the cart path and continued into the sand trap." If she wanted to play through that badly, she should have just asked....
Tottenham's Road To Reach The Champions League—And Keep Gareth Bale
It finally came. Spurs at Chelsea. The Decider. Two London heavyweights kicking off with everything on the line: a top-four spot, prestige, riches, and redemption....
MLB's Crappy Replay Tech: It's A Miracle Umps Ever Get A Call Right
Much has been made of umpire Angel Hernandez's botching of replay review in last night's Oakland-Cleveland game, a mistake that might have cost the A's the game. You've doubtless already seen the play numerous times on your home TV or computer screen, but you've probably never seen it the way Hernan...
Feedbag: How Do I Cook A Decent Steak Filet At Home?
Welcome to the Feedbag, where all the dumb questions about food, drink, cooking, eating, and accidental finger removal you've been embarrassed to ask can finally receive the berating they goddamn deserve. Also: answers. Send all your even-vaguely-food-related questions to [email protected]. Al...
John McCain Introduces Bill That Would Ban Sports TV Blackouts
We can't speak to the chances of McCain's bill passing. We can only say that we very much want to live in a world where teams that play in publicly funded stadiums are no longer allowed to black out home games that don't sell out....
Jozy Altidore Leads AZ Alkmaar To First Dutch Cup In 31 Years
American Jozy Altidore scored what turned out to be the winning goal for AZ Alkmaar in a 2-1 upset over PSV Eindhoven in today's Dutch Cup final, delivering AZ its first Cup since 1982....
Yep, Charles Barkley Still Wants To Kill Skip Bayless
It's been eight years since Charles Barkley first said Skip Bayless was "one of the two people I'd like to kill." He's done little to hide his contempt for Bayless's jackassery ever since. Two nights ago on TNT, Barkley delightfully reminded us his hatred will never die....
Infographic: Is Your State's Highest-Paid Employee A Coach? (Probably)
You may have heard that the highest-paid employee in each state is usually the football coach at the largest state school. This is actually a gross mischaracterization: Sometimes it is the basketball coach....
Body and Soul
Speaking of Palookaville, here's one of the most famous scenes in movie history. Just so happens that it involves boxing. By the way, Rod Steiger, who was an incorrigible ham, is incredible in this scene. Understated. His performance in the whole movie is beautiful. ...
D'Fellas
Here's a winning story about Lawrence Taylor and his boys by one of our finest writers—John Ed Bradley. It originally appeared in Esquire back in 1985....
Now Vijay Singh Is Suing The PGA Tour Because Of Deer Antler Spray
Deer antler spray may not be effective at delivering a growth hormone, but it does keep giving strength to dumb stories....
This Photo Has Four Great Reaction Images
What is it about Caps-Rangers that brings out the best in the rinkside fans? While none of these quite match the unmitigated ecstasy of this kid, I'm still having a hard time picking my favorite of the four....
Photoshop Contest: Crazy Bird-Flipping Miami Heat Fan
She flipped Joakim Noah the bird. She may have murdered her fourth husband. She is generally terrifying. She is the subject of our latest Photoshop contest....
Bird-Flipping Miami Fan Was Once Accused Of Murdering Her Husband
We now know the identity of the Miami Heat fan who decided to stick her middle finger right in Joakim Noah's face last night. Her backstory is just as ridiculous as you would expect it to be....