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Deadspin Up All Night: Look At The World
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And Lo Did Tebow Come Bearing Gifts, An Interception For The Bears' Charles Tillman
Okay, so this was less a gift than a brilliant play by the Bears' Charles Tillman in both making the catch and keeping both feet inbounds. But it was Tim Tebow's first interception in six games, and that makes it at least a bit of a holiday miracle. [FOX]...
Tebow's Number One: Your NFL Late Games Open Thread
We power on through the late games. Here is your open thread, discuss....
Better Double Bag It: Your NFL Early Games Open Thread
Week 14 is here. Dreams will come true, or be shattered. Or begin to take shape only to be shattered at a later date. Join us down below....
Superman Socks, Nobody Wants Chris Paul, And Baseball Is Canceled: Good Morning!
Your morning roundup for Dec. 11, the day we learned more is more. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
Deadspin Up All Night: Red And Green Bursts
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Your Evening College Basketball Open Thread
More early December college basketball. Huzzah! Feel free to discuss down below....
It Took Real Madrid 25 Seconds To Score In <em>El Clásico</em>
A major blunder by Barça's Victor Valdes let Real Madrid's Karim Benzema sneak one into the goal as scoring in one of the most-anticipated matches in recent memory got underway less than a minute into the contest. [ESPN Deportes]...
Billie Jean King And Martina Navratilova Respond To Australian Legend's Homophobic Rant
Margaret (Smith) Court is a former Australian tennis great turned pastor in something called the Victory Life Church. Earlier in the week she made statements with regard to homosexuality, marriage and political correctness. Some of her thoughts are listed below:...
Cincinnati's Crosstown Rivalry Turned Ugly, Yet Again
The yearly chili debate tournament known as the Crosstown Rivalry (Cincinnati representing the classic Skyline brand while Xavier speaks on behalf of Gold Star) was brought to a premature end with this brawl in the final seconds—possibly due to a third party agitator arguing on behalf of the tradi...
10-Year-Old Hits Half-Court Game Winner As The Most Annoyingly Voiced Woman Ever Watches
Let's cleanse the palate a bit after all that high school basketball ugliness from earlier today. Here is the game as it should be. Down one with 11 seconds left. The poise, the confidence and the shot. The exhilaration of victory. The agony of defeat. And some lady, taking Fran Drescher's voice a...
Cheerleading Coach Canned For Working At Hooters
It's time to play Florida or....Florida. Nicole Zivich was relieved from her position as coach of the varsity cheerleading squad at Estero High on November 21st. She said no reason was given for the decision. She does have a theory, though....
Your Afternoon College Basketball Open Thread
If early December college basketball is your thing, stop by here to talk about the various games on throughout the day....
Baby It's Cold Outside
Your morning roundup for Dec. 10, the day we learned Coyote Shivers was full of shit. Image via mocksession. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
Deadspin Up All Night: Chat With Cheer
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. We're shutting it down and shoving off to Gawker's holiday party. Don't wait up. Sean and Tim will be here to get you through the weekend....
Aborted Chris Paul Trade Cannot Be Appealed, Because It Was Technically The Hornets Who Backed Out
Despite Dell Demps nominally having full authority to make player moves, it was pressure from other owners (and therefore the owners of the Hornets) that killed the Chris Paul deal last night. So this was never a completed trade vetoed by the league—for litigation purposes, this was a trade that one...
Cockblocked By Peanut Butter Cups!
Welcome to Great Moments in Drunken Hookup Failure, where we showcase three heartwarming true stories of drunken love gone horribly awry. Off we go....
Five Bullshit Things About David Stern's Bullshit Veto Of The Chris Paul Trade
David Stern's veto of the Chris Paul trade contains so much kaleidoscoping bullshit that it seems more than worth it to lay out just some of the bullshit: ...
Lamar Odom Has A Sad
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: the transcript of Odom's on-air near-breakdown is genuinely heartbreaking....
Study Of Dead Football Player's Brain Is Even More Depressing Than Usual
A year ago, just after former NFL player Lew Carpenter passed away at the age of 78, his family decided to donate his brain to a team of researchers studying chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative disease often found in athletes who have suffered repeated head injuries. ...