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Behold: The Future
Jenny Dell did not make the trip out west with the Red Sox—who are currently playing the Mariners—but think this kid cares? He's either Jamie Erdahl's biggest fan or he's super excited that David Ortiz became the all-time hits leader at the DH position. ...
Former Florida State OT Just Got His 2012 SEC Championship Ring
Conference realignment is definitely confusing these days, but we're pretty sure Florida State is still in the ACC. In fact, yes, Florida State is still in the ACC; the Seminoles beat Georgia Tech 21-15 last year to win the ACC for the first time in seven years. According to this ring FSU won the SE...
Deadspin Up All Night: I'm Taking My Chance
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Manny Ramirez Hit His First Home Run Since Returning To America
Manny Ramirez homered last night for the Round Rock Express, the Rangers' AAA club. It's his first since coming stateside after conquering Taiwan. It was nowhere near as fun as any of his EDA Rhinos dingers....
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An Interview With That Guy Who Ruined Serena's Wimbledon And Wrote A Book About Navy Pilots With Call Signs Like Crapper and Steamer
Stephen Rodrick is one of our finest magazine writers and this spring he published a compelling memoir about this father, The Magical Stranger. Check out book excerpts in the New York Times; Slate, and a nice long one in Men's Journal. And visit The Magical Stranger website. ...
Metta World Peace Reacts Wonderfully To Reports Of His Pending Release
Now that it looks like the cap-strapped Lakers are going to amnesty Metta World Peace sometime in the next week to save $14.8 million, Metta World Peace has reacted on Twitter in the most Metta World Peace way imaginable....
Ever wonder how women play sports with their boobs always getting in the way? Thankfully, writer Amanda Hess has wondered the same thing, and she's written a legitimately fascinating article for ESPN The Mag's Body Issue about the many ways breasts inconvenience their bearers while on the field of p...
Mets Try To Honor American Indian Culture, Upset American Indians
The New York Mets, a baseball team that does not possess a cartoonish mascot named Chief Wahoo or a fanbase that likes to do the Tomahawk Chop during games, has somehow managed to piss off an American Indian nonprofit organization. And it all went down in the Metsiest way possible....
American Beauty
Here is Pauline Kael’s 1966 essay on Brando for The Atlantic:...
Twins Season In A Nutshell Moment: Arcia Hit In Face By Missed Popup
Things are not going well for the Minnesota Twins this season. Tonight they picked up their 50th loss of the season, falling again to the Rays in St. Petersburg....
There Are No Real Winners In A Peruvian Drag Queen Pageant Brawl
Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: "RAW VIDEO: Wigs Fly as Peru's Drag Queen Beauty Pageant Ends in Brawl." Tonight's commentator: returning Philadelphia drag-show regular Butch Cordora. (Coming next week...
Deadspin Up All Night: Elephant
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How I Made @DadBoner (And How @DadBoner Made Me A Better Man)
It was just over a year ago that I wrote a post here at Deadspin outing comedian Mike Burns as the man behind @DadBoner, one of the most popular Twitter feeds ever devised. If you're unfamiliar, the @DadBoner universe centers on the labors of a heroically optimistic Michigan man who lives in his ca...
True To The Game
Thanks to Kottke I came across this excerpt from Brett Martin's new book Difficult Men. This piece goes behind-the-scenes on HBO's classic, The Wire:...
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