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Fail Better
Earlier this year Jonathan Abrams has a piece about two veteran ball players, Jerry Stackhouse and Rasheed Wallace:...
Hooters Responds, Will Throw Free Party For Middle School Football Team
Yesterday, we wrote about Corbett Middle School's football team, and specifically, head coach Randall Burbach's failed crusade to have his team's end of season awards dinner at the Hooters in Jantzen Beach, Oregon.We wrote about a man fighting for the rights of 12-year-old boys to gawk, unabashed, u...
This Abe Lincoln-Inspired Hockey Jersey Is A Thing To Behold
The 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address is coming up, and the Bakersfield Condors of the East Coast Hockey League are ready to celebrate the occasion in style. Which is to say, they will play a hockey game while wearing the patriotic-as-shit jersey you see above....
Deadspin Up All Night: Tightly Undone
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Do stay put for the night shift....
Eddie Vedder Is Mad At Those "Fuckers" In OKC For Stealing The Sonics. Also, Let's Watch Him Fall Down Over And Over Again
Here's aging dinosaur rocker Eddie Vedder at a recent concert in Charlotte, N.C., disparaging certain "fuckers" in Oklahoma City for stealing the SuperSonics from Seattle. Eddie Vedder is no friend of yours, residents of the Sooner State!...
Bears Fan Tasers Packers-Fan Wife After <em>Monday Night Football</em> Bet
John Grant is a Bears fan. His wife is a Packers fan. The two made a friendly bet before last night's game. Whoever's team won, they would get to use a stun gun on the other. It's a very NFC North love story....
This Eagles Fan Is One Giant <em>Rocky</em> Tattoo
Nothing says "Yo, I'm from Philly" quite like an Apollo Creed tramp stamp. So, who wants to tell dude he forgot about Paulie?...
Help! My Boyfriend Follows Too Many Porn Stars On Instagram!
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That Is One Mighty Looking Sandwich
Here's a Foodspin reader offering up this monstrosity as a notable foodstuff of the state of New Jersey. It goes by the name "Sloppy Joe," although I think most people will find that it has precious little in common with the disreputable but delicious brick-colored-beef-slop-on-a-bun usually associ...
Can You Ride A Bike In The City Without Being An Asshole? (No.)
Maybe I'm in the wrong but I get annoyed whenever I'm walking in the park and I hear, at my back, a bicycle bell. The call of "On your left!" also gets on my nerves. My fight instinct kicks in, and I have to force myself not to punch the bicyclist soon to go by. A single jab would do it....
Come Chat Live With Former NFL Running Back Ricky Williams
We're pleased to be joined now by Ricky Williams, the former Heisman Trophy winner who spent 11 seasons in the NFL with the Saints, Dolphins, and Ravens. He's now the running backs coach at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, and he's down in the discussion awaiting your questions, ...
Playing With Food: Pumpkin Beer Bread Edition
I think I can speak for the rest of the Foodspin staff when I say that we love it when you try out the recipes we publish. It's even better when you tell us how they turned out for you, and even better when you make them your own. So go ahead and play with your food so we can show everyone else the ...
Here's Felix Hernandez's House On Fire
The Bellevue fire department tweeted out this picture earlier today and according to local news outlets, the home belongs to Felix Hernandez. ...
Deadspin Up All Night: Bernadette
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Man Assaults Mascot During Game Of Musical Chairs Gone Wrong
If you have small children, or a particular affinity for minor league hockey mascots, look away now. Police are investigating whether this attack on Marty the Marmot should be treated as a crime; fans are wondering if Canada couldn't institute capital punishment just this once....
This Photo Of ESPN's John Clayton With Slayer Is Pretty Metal
A terrific SportsCenter ad came to life at Friday night's Slayer show in Seattle. There are no conclusions to draw here about John Clayton's ponytail, but nothing rocks harder than a cell phone clip on some dad jeans....
Notable Sports Writing of 2012
There are 26 stories in BASW 2013 and twice as many that were under consideration that didn't make the cut. So many good ones. Here are six that are worth checking out:...
Andrea Bargnani Attempted A Reverse Dunk, And It Did Not Go Well
If you were wondering how the Andrea Bargnani era is coming along in New York, look no further than this GIF. ...
Riley Cooper Hasn't "Been Through" Anything
Nick Foles, a quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles, gave an interesting quote to Peter King after a seven-touchdown performance today. One of the day's storylines was that Riley Cooper, one of Foles's receivers—you may recall that he made headlines over the summer for calling someone a "nigger"—...