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Jim McElwain Elaborates On How He's Not The Nude Man Humping A Shark
The University of Florida told Deadspin Monday that head football coach Jim McElwain was not the nude man humping a shark in a photo that made its way around the internet over the weekend. The coach was asked again about it Tuesday at a speaking engagement....
Seahawks' Frank Clark Mocks Writer Who Once Wrote About His Domestic Violence Arrest
Seahawks defensive end Frank Clark played college football at Michigan until he was kicked off the Wolverines after an arrest for allegedly punching his then-girlfriend in a hotel. (Clark had the assault and domestic violence charges dropped when he pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct.) Tonight, he...
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Jimmy John's Says That's Not Jimmy John Nude And Humping A Shark
On Monday, Florida football coach Jim McElwain said he was not the naked man photographed straddling a shark on a boat. Today, the Jimmy John’s sandwich chain told Deadspin that the nude shark humper also isn’t owner Jimmy John Liautaud....
Referee Barfs, Receives Red Card
Overcome by some kind of stomach bug, or maybe, as the wonderful Scottish commentator supposes, so offended by the poor quality of this weekend’s Dundee-Kilmarnock match, line judge Andrew McWilliam couldn’t resist the urge to puke, and began blowing chunks out there on the pitch. The head ref took ...
Bucs Draft Pick Had To Live Out Of His Car Because Of Dumb NCAA Rule
Stevie Tu’ikolovatu was just drafted in the seventh round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after playing a year at USC, where he was the school’s 2016 defensive MVP and the MVP of the Rose Bowl. He also spent two months living out of a car and an SUV after he transferred from Utah—with his wife joining h...
The Braves' Brief Ryan Howard Experiment Is Over
Last week, former Phillies superstar Ryan Howard insisted that his wretched play with the Braves’ AAA affiliate did not signal the rapidly approaching end of his playing career. Howard joined the Braves minor league system this year after 13 seasons with the Phillies, and while he was a world-class ...
85-Year-Old Climber Dies While Trying To Become The Oldest Person To Climb Mt. Everest<em></em>
This weekend, Min Bahadur Sherchan was preparing to climb Mt. Everest when he died of a suspected heart attack at base camp. The Nepalese climber was 85 years old, and he was preparing to summit Everest again and reclaim his record as the oldest person to climb the world’s tallest mountain. He is th...
Deadspin Up All Night: Gonna Be A Good Thing
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Manchester United's Champions League Charge Is Admirable And Ballsy
This Premier League season had so much promise. A veritable murderers’ row of superstar managers—Pep Guardiola and José Mourinho and Antonio Conte joining a league that already had Jürgen Klopp and Mauricio Pochettino and oh yeah I guess Arsène Wenger still counts—overseeing a handful of huge, rich,...
Middlesbrough Nutmegged Back To The Championship
Middlesbrough will be relegated after a three-goal performance by Chelsea that saw keeper Brad Guzan earn a nutmeg hat trick. We’ve all had days like this....
Jim McElwain Says That's Not Him Nude And Humping A Shark<em></em>
Over the weekend, a photo of a grinning, completely naked man hugging a shark on a boat made the rounds. U.K.-based wildlife TV presenter Anneka Svenska was one of the more notable people who shared the photo:...
Nike's Two-Hour-Long Eliud Kipchoge Documentary Was Beautiful
Nike’s Breaking2 campaign was unsuccessful....
Woman Who Doesn’t Know Who Won Most Recent Women’s World Cup Elected To FIFA Council
Mahfuza Akhter Kiron of Bangladesh was elected to FIFA’s Asian Football Council today, occupying one of six places on the council that are specifically reserved for a woman. She defeated Australia’s Moya Dodd, an outspoken advocate of including more women in soccer’s governing bodies, 27 votes to 17...
Deadspin Up All Night: A Reason To Stay
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An Interview With A Man In A Unicorn Mask Who Raced 10 Miles Carrying An Anti-Fox News Sign
Today is Philadelphia’s annual Broad Street Run, the largest 10-mile road race in the country. It’s a straight shot down a relatively downhill street, which means a lot of people run it in costumes. Forrest Gump is popular, as is Rocky Balboa. Today I saw runners dressed as the Founding Fathers, Pow...
Cardale Jones Graduates Today From Ohio State
Bills quarterback Cardale Jones, who as a Buckeyes freshman tweeted—and then deleted—that “we ain’t come to play SCHOOL, classes are POINTLESS” will graduate today from Ohio State with a bachelor’s degree in African-American Studies....
Manager Mad
Nelson Vivas is now managing Estudiantes in his native Argentina, and the former Arsenal man became quite enraged during his team’s match tonight against Boca Juniors. (It’s still 0-0 as of this writing.)...
Always Dreaming Wins Kentucky Derby
There were no surprises in Louisville as one of the morning favorites, Todd Pletcher-trained Always Dreaming, took the 143rd Kentucky Derby with a waterlogged unofficial time of 2:03.59....
Deadspin Up All Night: Didn't Say Anything
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