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Legit Streaker Dodges Tackler In Cleveland, Pummeled By Groundskeeper
After what feels like months without a legitimate, full-frontal streaker in the sports world, we had one last night in Cleveland during the Lions-Browns preseason bout....
Deadspin Up All Night: The Worrying Kind
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What Does It Mean To Be "Damn Good In The Kitchen"?
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] wit...
Little Leaguer Fooled By Nasty Curveball Almost Falls On His Ass
In all honesty, I played organized baseball till I was 14. I stopped not long after I similarly bailed on a simple curveball. I'm no expert, but I'm gonna guess this kid from Panama hasn't seen too much breaking stuff before....
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Green Bay Packers
Some people are fans of the Green Bay Packers. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Green Bay Packers. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
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Street Fightin' Man
Here’s a good book for you: “Townie,” by Andre Dubus III....
The Madness of Pro Football
This one is a keeper. From Men's Journal in May, 2011—“The Ferocious Life and Tragic Death of a Super Bowl Star,” by Paul Solotaroff and Rick Telander:...
How The Blockbuster Model Explains ESPN
The Atlantic has a really good piece today that explores how ESPN became the most "valuable media property in the United States." Two things, really: 1.) John Skipper, ESPN's president, started gobbling up live rights for traditional sports back in 2005, moving against the tide of airport-bookstore ...
Deadspin Up All Night: They Don't Know
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These Minimalist Baseball Stadium Posters Are Fantastic
In the spirit of minimalist movie posters, graphic designer S. Preston Chuhon has created simple, evocative prints based off the distinguishing features of a handful of MLB ballparks....
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Minnesota Vikings
Some people are fans of the Minnesota Vikings. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Minnesota Vikings. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
Dez Bryant Says The NCAA's Johnny Manziel Problem Is Some Bullshit
It's important to remind ourselves, every now and again, just why the NCAA suspended Dez Bryant for an entire year, if only to remind ourselves what sort of operation we're dealing with. He met with Deion Sanders—not a violation!—and, confused and threatened by the interrogation from the NCAA's heav...
The Best And Worst Baseball Beat Reporters, According To You
Last week we concluded our crowd-sourced guide to the best and worst beat reporters in Major League Baseball. Today, we collate. We read your reviews and picked out the best and worst beat reporters for every team where some consensus could be discerned. We also pulled some of your choicest comments...
Is A Hamburger A Sandwich?
I was at the beach with my kid the other day and some nine-year-old girl came running out of the ocean, yelling at her friend, “We saw a stingray!”...
Mel Brooks: Funny Is Money. Shit Is Good Pepper
Brookslyn reprints one of the great interviews ever conducted. Brad Darrach's 1975 chat with Mel Brooks (thanks, once again, to Cinephilia and Beyond):...
Kauffman Stadium Scoreboard Promotes Tweet From "@mustacherides69"
You're everyone's hero today, Zach....
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