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Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Tennessee Titans
Some people are fans of the Tennessee Titans. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Tennessee Titans. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
How To Drink At Weddings Without Making An Ass Of Yourself
I'm going to a wedding in Delaware in a few weeks, because aren't we all. I was very excited about this adventure when I thought Delaware was in the South—I've never been to the South—but it turns out Delaware's just off to the right of Maryland. So now I'm merely regular excited, because even thoug...
Richard Sherman's Email To His Stanford Dorm Is Priceless
We have a very special set of overwrought emails today, as this particular collection of haughtily typed words features a celebrity guest: Seahawks defensive back Richard Sherman! What follows is a conversation that took place on a Stanford dormitory listserv in 2007. Our tipster sets the scene:...
Vince Young Forced To Auction Off His Stuff To Satisfy Debt
It's come to this for Vince Young. Constables came to his home in Houston earlier this week to take inventory of his possessions. Most of his stuff will be sold at a sheriff's sale because Young still has an outstanding debt on a high-interest loan he took out during the 2011 NFL lockout....
In The Boom Boom Room
Dip over to Salon and dig the most gifted Jennifer Egan:...
Gonzalo Higuain Signs With Napoli, And Now Arsenal FC Are Screwed
Last week, Italian runners-up Napoli sold their best player, striker Edinson Cavani, to French champions Paris Saint-Germain for €64 million. It was the fifth-highest transfer fee ever for a player, and there were sure to be implications all over Europe as international soccer inched through the sum...
South Of The Border
Earlier this year, pals Eric Nusbaum and Craig Robinson were on hand for the Caribbean Series championship in Mexico. They’ve got a five-part series over at Sports on Earth....
Routine Baseball Play Turns Awesome Thanks To Some Crazy Bounces
Got some hot independent league baseball action for you here. ...
Big Momma
Here’s Richard Russo in the L.A. Times talking about his latest book, Elsewhere, a memoir about his relationship with his mother:...
Puttin’ Heads To Bed
On this day in 1989, EPMD and the Beastie Boys dropped their sophomore albums: "Unfinished Business" and "Paul's Boutique."...
Kolton Houston Cleared By NCAA After Three-Year Drug Test Ordeal
Georgia lineman Kolton Houston failed an NCAA drug test during his freshman season in 2010. He then failed dozens more in the three years since. Now, finally, Houston's been cleared to play by the NCAA....
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Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Jacksonville Jaguars
Some people are fans of the Jacksonville Jaguars. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Jacksonville Jaguars. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group....
Chris Bosh's Baby Has A Much Better Life Than You Do
Have you ever seen a baby chill so hard? No, you have never seen a baby chill so hard....
All Right, Boys, Silencio, This Is A Picture
The Independent was good enough to reprint Joan Didion's 1965 essay, "John Wayne: A Love Story:" ...
American Summer: Before Air-Conditioning
Dig this short essay by Arthur Miller. It appeared in the New Yorker back in 1998:...