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This Graduation Photo Of Rex And Rob Ryan Is Fantastic
The NFL Network's upcoming retrospective on Rex and Rob Ryan's playing days at Southwest Oklahoma State will air Sunday morning. To promote it, network is circulating this photo. We can't believe there's much more to see besides the matching mustaches, the matching mullets, and Buddy in a white suit...
Why The Hell Does Your Drink Cost So Much?
I'm not ambitious enough to be downright thrifty, but I try to avoid abject retail stupidity. I know better than to buy paper plates when the free magazines and underwear catalogs that clog my mailbox are perfectly capable of supporting even the hammin'est of sandwiches. I drink tap water, and I'm s...
What Was So Great About The '85 Bears? An Interview With Author Rich Cohen
Here's a shorter version of my interview with Monsters author Rich Cohen. Check out an excerpt from the book on Deadspin. For the full interview, swing by Bronx Banter....
Oilers Head Coach Dallas Eakins Is Now Getting Heckled By Little Kids
I guess it's true what they say, there is no creature on earth as cruel as a Canadian child....
Teacher Accused Of Being High On Heroin In Class: "Roll Tide"
A Pittsburgh-area high school teacher who police say confessed to arriving at school high on heroin and passing out in class had only two words for comment-seeking media members today: "Roll Tide."...
Deadspin Up All Night: The Disagreeable People
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Baseball's done, but everything else is happening tonight. Samer and Supercat will be on shortly....
Minor League Hockey Team's "Star Wars Night" Sounds Awesome
If you live in Toledo and were having trouble finding something to do Saturday night (as if), you definitely now want to buy tickets to see the ECHL's Toledo Walleye host the Kalamazoo Wings. It's Star Wars Night. The teams will be wearing these sweaters....
Tottenham Player Terrifies His Teammates With Halloween Prank
Never trust Kyle Walker. Sure, he may be a hardworking fullback, a willing passer, and a good teammate on the pitch, but as the video above shows, he's not above freaking out his fellow players and capturing their reactions for all to see. Which we love him for, obviously....
Secrets Of A Hitter: How Doug Plank Inspired The NFL's Meanest Defense
Adapted from Monsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), available now. ...
Chris Bosh Really Wants You To Learn To Code
Chris Bosh has written a thoughtful, (more or less) self-aware article about the importance of learning to code for Wired. His gist is that even though "Learn to code!" is the asinine mantra Silicon Valley dudebros, there's still value to it. Also, it contains this sentence:...
How To Make Pumpkin Beer Bread, Because Autumn And Because Beer
It's almost impossible these days to talk about autumn without talking about pumpkin-flavored this and pumpkin-flavored that. For which, one can presume, we have Starbucks to thank. And you know? Pumpkin may not be your thing (it is not particularly my thing), but we can all agree that the existence...
Jrue Holiday Forgot What Team He Plays For Last Night
What's up, Pelicans fans? Are you excited about your team's new identity and collection of talented young players? That Anthony Davis sure looks like he's going to be great!...
Pete Holmes And James Harden Team Up For Hilarious Interview
Do you want to watch Pete Holmes, comedian and host of The Pete Holmes Show, talk to NBA superstar James Harden about pubes and humping mattresses? Of course you do! So hurry up and click play on the video above....
Why I Quit The Major Leagues
During my first year in the major leagues, I was twice sent back down to the minors. This is common for rookies, especially if their competition for a roster spot is doing well—and I was playing behind Darwin Barney, who was chasing the record for the most consecutive games at second base without an...
The New Orleans Pelicans' Mascot Is Here To Terrify Your Children
This is Pierre the Pelican, the mascot that the New Orleans Pelicans have chosen to represent the team's totally badass namesake. Pierre the Pelican is not badass and does not really look like a Pelican. He is terrifying and awful....
Michael Carter-Williams Just Misses Quadruple Double In NBA Debut
Holy shit, Michael Carter-Williams! Where the hell did that come from?...
Deadspin Up All Night: Irreplaceable
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. We're gonna go party, and you should do the same....
"Pelicans" Is Still An Awesome Team Name
New Orleans tips off at home tonight, officially inaugurating the era of the Pelicans. The world needs a reminder that Pelicans are imposing, majestic, and above all bloodthirsty creatures, and make for an excellent team name....
NFL Could Consider Taking Away Touchdowns For Taunting
Golden Tate's wave goodbye made him either a hero or a villain, according to People Who Have Strong Opinions On Things Like This. (Personal opinion: There aren't many things in sports that matter less than one player taunting another.) But it sounds like there's a chance that the NFL could crack dow...