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Jason Babin May Have Lost His Mind
Tonight's game between the Panthers and Eagles looked really good when the schedules first came out, but in reality, it will be a hot mess between two underachieving teams with no current playoff hopes led by coaches trying to save their jobs. Eagles' defensive end Jason Babin is still pumped up fo...
Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts For People Who Read
Books! Everyone loves them, and they can make for great Christmas gifts, so long as they are not written by Mike Lupica or Mitch Albom. With that in mind, we'd like to know what books you read this year that you think other people should read. They don't have to be sports-themed, but those are cert...
Why Don't We Let College Athletes Major In Sports?
David Pargman, a professor emeritus of educational psychology at Florida State University, makes a perfectly sensible argument in The Chronicle of Higher Education: Why can't aspiring professional athletes just major in sports, the way that aspiring dancers major in dance and aspiring actors major i...
Cedric Benson Is Moonlighting As "DJ World Peace," Playing Gigs In Strip Clubs
Cedric Benson's been on the Packers' injured reserve list with a foot injury since early October, but he's been staying busy during his recovery by moonlighting as a DJ around Austin, Texas....
Roundup: What You Missed The Weekend Ed Hochuli Talked About Butts
If You've Ever Wanted To Hear Ed Hochuli Talk About Buttocks, Today Is Your Day | We're surprised this doesn't happen more often, and maybe it does-but hearing popular NFL referee Ed Hochuli do it has a special flair. Read »...
Deadspin Up All Night: Feeling Sweet Feeling
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. We'll be around for the evening as you enjoy the precious few hours left of this Thanksgiving weekend....
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Liquid Menace Stalks Official: Your Sunday NFL GIF Roundup [UPDATED]
We'll be putting all our GIFs for the day here, from official Buddy Of The West Horton narrowly escaping certain death to Indianapolis cheerleaders remaining Chuckstrong. We'll update the post as the later games conclude, so stay tuned. ...
Tom Jackson Bizarrely Attacks Jay Cutler For Not Saying Hello To People
Sitting alongside Chris Berman as he has for so long, Tom Jackson has escaped criticism because the easy target gets hit the most. But Tom Jackson is just as awful and this is but one example. Jay Cutler was concussed two weeks ago and was just named the starter for the Bears today. Rather than a ...
Man City Star Kolo Toure Carried On Affair For Two Years, Pretended He Was A Car Salesman Named Francois
This is just amazing. Stuck in our American-centric sports sphere, we often forget the mega-popularity of soccer and by extension the fame of those who play the game. Kolo Toure earns £90,000 a week. That is approximately $145,000 american dollars. A week. In other words, he's a big star. The kind ...
Bucket-Hat Clemson Bro Flipping The Double Bird Is Mesmerizing
Clemson lost to in-state rival South Carolina again tonight 27-17, making it four Palmetto Bowls in a row for the SEC's Gamecocks. While the Tigers had a rowdy Death Valley pushing them to what looked like a possible win, they were simply overpowered in the end—leaving coach Dabo Swinney searchin...
Deadspin Up All Night: Take A Load Off
Thanks for your continued support of Deadspin. Sean and Tim will be around tomorrow to cover all the honestly professional football....
Beer Of The Week: Big Rock Brewery's Honey Brown Lager
This weekend the Canadian Football League season culminates with a game called the Grey Cup, in its 100th incarnation. A team called the Stampeders, out of Calgary, is visiting Toronto to play the Argonauts. In rough American equivalence this is Dallas against New York, a big game with a dose of civ...
Florida State Fan Learns The Hard Way What Happens When You Use A Mirror To Put On Your Face Paint
Go Seminoles! Beat the srotaG! Paint your face like a champion today, or something. (It's a good game, you should be watching it.)...
This Week's Signs Of The Apocalypse
For nearly two decades, Sports Illustrated has stirred the tea leaves to discern a weekly Sign of the Apocalypse. Deadspin salutes the magazine's ongoing effort to cover the end of times but declines to cede the scoop on the biggest event in world history....
Your Rivalry Saturday Open Thread
Rivalry Saturday! Michigan-Ohio State. Florida-Florida State. Some small parochial school in Indiana vs. the West Coast Billy Zabka Finishing School for 1980s Movie Jerks. You vs. leftovers. Lots to talk about. Have at it in the discussion below....
Deadspin Up All Night: Guaranteed Personality
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. We'll have some more holidayishly light posting tomorrow, then we'll be more or less back to normal on Sunday. Onward....
Cleveland Newspaper Headline Inadvertently Says Browns Have No Balls
There's already Sunday's planned giveaway of white flags, and now there's this headline in today's Plain Dealer. Steelers week really brings out the city's subtlety, doesn't it?...
Kenyan Orphanage Reenacts Larry Bird's Steal Against The Pistons
A group of Kenyan schoolchildren had already recreated Boston's misery, but they make up for it with this one, from Game 5 of the 1987 NBA Eastern Conference finals. Except for Bill Walton's dopey high-five, it's all here—Isiah Thomas's pass, Larry Bird's steal, Dennis Johnson's layup, the hugs, t...
Gift Guide Roundup: Your Best Suggestions For People Who Like To Drink
The holiday season is also the booze season, and so we had the lot of you help us come up with some great gift ideas for people who like alcohol. Here's what we ended up with....
Gift Guide Roundup: Your Best Suggestions For People Who Are Sad About The NHL Lockout
The NHL lockout continues apace, and all of your friends who are hockey fans continue to be sad about it. Based on your helpful suggestions, here are some things you should consider buying those sad sacks for Christmas....