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Why Deadspin Sucks, By NFL Free Agent Chris Kluwe
Some people are fans of the website Deadspin. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the website Deadspin. This 2013 website preview is for those in the latter group. You can read last year's preview here....
Why Do Tennis Players Say "Come On!" So Much?
On Tuesday, in front of a small crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the inconsistent Serbian Ana Ivanoivc had an early lead on Victoria Azarenka in the fourth round at the U.S. Open. At the end of a 14-shot rally late in the first set, Ivanovic slapped a weak forehand into the net. ...
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Dallas Cowboys
Some people are fans of the Dallas Cowboys. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Dallas Cowboys. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews right here....
The Main Ingredient
Check out this piece about the importance of authenticity by Sara Jenkins in the Atlantic:...
Tommy Morrison's Immediate Cause Of Death: Cardiac Arrest
According to the death certificate of Tommy Morrison, the 44-year-old boxer who tested positive for HIV in 1996 died of cardiac arrest on Sunday....
Deadspin Up All Night: Hey
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. There's football on tonight. Talk about it here....
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Washington Redskins
Some people are fans of the Washington Redskins. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Washington Redskins. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
Riley Cooper And Cary Williams Got Into A Fight At Eagles Practice
And several teammates had to step in and break it up—including Michael Vick, as you can see in the photo above, which was tweeted out by Philadelphia Daily News photographer David Maialetti....
Payback Is A Bitch
Friend of mine in London sent me the following. Taken from Maiden Speech by Eleanor Brown, published by Bloodaxe in 1996:...
Why Was Manchester United's Offseason So Bad?
Let's talk about that Manchester United offseason....
The Marx Brothers Play Football
From the Marx Brother's fourth feature, Horse Feathers (1932)....
Deadspin Up All Night: What We All Need
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Keep at it....
The 16 Fall Movies You Should Be Excited About: A Guide
Labor Day is the signpost every year that the sugary summer junk is behind us and that the nutritious square meal of awards season has finally arrived. That's the theory, anyway: In actuality, summer movies like Before Midnight and Fruitvale Station will be as well-received as any Oscar bait, and th...
Tottenham Sold Their Soul To Beat Arsenal, But It Might Not Be Enöugh
A hundred years ago, Arsenal moved to North London and built Highbury minutes away from Tottenham's stadium, White Hart Lane. For a hundred years the two have fought, the pendulum swinging one way, and then the next, decade to decade. And then the 1990s happened, and then the 2000s, and after nearly...
Fan Writes Letter To Pelicans Asking For $1 Million Contract
I know what the jerseys look like, but the Pelicans are a real NBA team. With professional players and everything. You can't just get a job by writing them a polite, poorly spelled letter—hold on, did you say you're better than LeBron and "Kobie?"...
Jack Nicholson Is Retiring From Acting (Or He Is?)
Reportedly, that is. Black Book has the details. E! has a response....
Oh Hey, How Often Do You Change Your Sheets?
Generally it's you asking questions of me, but today we're going to have a bit of role reversal and wow, you really look quite fetching in my caftan! Also I'd like to ask how often you're changing your bed linens....
John O'Hara Told The Truth About His Time
My father didn't care much for Fitzgerald or Hemingway or Faulkner. He loved Steinbeck. But the writer he told me to read was John O'Hara. I still have the copy of O'Hara's short stories that Dad gave me when I was in high school. ...