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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett Explains Why His Jerry Sandusky Investigation Took So Long
A lot of people are wondering why it took the better part of two years for Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett to investigate Jerry Sandusky while Corbett was attorney general. Today, Corbett appeared at a Pennsylvania Press Club luncheon to offer some answers. A grand jury was convened around the summer ...
That List Of "Words You Can't Text In Pakistan" Is Actually The List Of Things You Can't Put On NFL Jerseys
There's a document circulating today that allegedly contains the list of words that the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) wants banned from text messages. A few tipsters forwarded it our way after noticing that the list included phrases like "Rae Carruth," "Neon Deon," and "He Hate Me,"—al...
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Former FBI Director Louis Freeh To Be Part Of Penn State's Investigation Of Penn State [UPDATED]
Members of PSU's Board of Trustees made the announcement at a press conference this morning in Philly. Freeh led the FBI from 1993-2001 and now runs a private investigation firm. Unlike seemingly everyone else involved in the school's in-house inquiry, he appears to have no direct ties to Penn Stat...
Penn State's New Inquiry Into The Sandusky Allegations Has Even Less Credibility Than Initially Imagined
Luke mentioned Kenneth Frazier's own gift for whitewashing institutional malfeasance on Tuesday. Frazier, of course, is the chairman and CEO of Merck and the man in charge of Penn State's in-house inquiry into what happened in the Jerry Sandusky affair. But check out this little nugget from a lengt...
Preeminent Knuckleballers Hang Out Together In Their Spare Time
Unlikely Mets ace R.A. Dickey tweeted last night about an event that we've imagined so often in our dreams. Great knuckleballers are friends in real life!...
Tony Reali Does His Best Henry Hill In <i>Around The Horn</i>'s Stellar <i>Goodfellas</i> Tribute
Reali and the ESPN crew pay homage to the famous tracking shot in Goodfellas (which was really just Scorcese fucking with Brian De Palma). It's masterfully done....
This Evening: Woody Paige Is A Sad Clown
Your p.m. roundup for Oct. 31, the day Domino's resorted to arson. Photo via Mock Session. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
Bryce Harper Tebowing Feels Like The End Of Something
We declared Tebowing over on Friday, but it is somehow still limping along, enjoying the final tour before total meme death. Tebow himself got Tebowed over the weekend, and yesterday, The Chosen One gave it a turn....
They Do Spin-O-Ramas In College Hockey, Too
We showed you Patrick Kane's nifty spin-o-rama earlier this week, but here's one from the land of college hockey, where it's almost more impressive. The Wisconsin Badgers' Mark Zengerle puts the spin on a Nebraska-Omaha defender and finds teammate Tyler Barnes for an easy goal. (The Badgers droppe...
This Evening: On <em>Around The Horny</em>, Tony Reali Wonders Which "College Undies Will Go Down This Weekend"
Your p.m. roundup for Oct. 28, the day we figured out how to just vanish. H/T to TylerRio for the Reali video. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
This Is What Happens When Things Get Real At The Tuscaloosa Waffle House
"Investigators have determined that the fight was linked to an August robbery, [Tuscaloosa Police Department spokesman Sgt. Brent ] Blankley said. ... The camera that captured the fight on video was turned on after security in the restaurant made the parties involved leave the building. Blankley s...
Arizona's Referee Streaker Faces Up To 18 Months Of Hard Time
Your morning roundup for Oct. 22, the day we realized Jack Daniel's prices are probably going to rise. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
That Jerome Harrison-Ronnie Brown Trade Was Voided Because Harrison Has A Brain Tumor
Awful news on why the trade-deadline deal between the Lions and Eagles could not be consummated yesterday. If there's a bright side, as Adam Schefter pointed out, Harrison's tumor might not have been found had the trade not been attempted. [PFT, via @AdamSchefter]...
Happy Halloween! Meet The Human Centipede Pumpkin
We here at Deadspin are great fans of the Human Centipede series of films—the second of which hit theaters a week and a half ago. And we're also great fans of Halloween, or something. So when some reader—in this case Adam K., of lovely Wrightsville Beach, NC—sends us a Human Centipede-carved pumpkin...
Bruce Hornsby's Son Has A Rangy Dunk Arsenal
Keith Hornsby, the son of noted piano man Bruce Hornsby, is a freshman guard at UNC-Asheville. This is his dunk from their sparsely attended Midnight Madness. Those are some ups, indeed. Hornsby men. That's just the way it is....
Waitress Says Minor Leaguer Groped Her, Actually Said "Do You Know Who I Am? I Play For The ValleyCats"
Right, maybe we have glorified athletes too much in this country when a Short-Season A ballplayer feels empowered enough to pull the old "Do you know who am?" That's what one member of the Tri-City ValleyCats (a Houston Astros affiliate) allegedly told a waitress after grabbing her chest and behind ...
When They Came For The Trumpet Player In Section J, Blue Hens Fans Spoke Up
There’s some trouble a’brewing down in Newark, Del., home of the mighty University of Delaware Fighting Blue Hens. Seems as if during Saturday night’s game against William & Mary, some university lawmen strode all the way up to Row Q of Section J to escort trumpet-tooter Matt Delaney from the premi...
Bryce Harper Was Openly Rooting On The Yankees Last Night
Bryce Harper grew up a Yankees fan, for no reason other than (some people think) he's kind of a dick. One would assume he'd have put those loyalties away after being drafted by the Nationals, but the drama of a winner-take-all game 5 proved to be too much....
25 Years And Four Presidents Later, The 1985 Bears Will Finally Visit The White House
The '85 Chicago Bears are one of the most iconic championship teams in NFL history. Payton. The Fridge. Ditka. McMahon. Buddy Ryan and his 46 defense. That rap song. A 15-1 record in a season that ended with playoff shutouts of the Giants and Rams followed by a 46-10 drubbing of the Patriots in Sup...
There Is An NBA GM Out There Who Doesn't Know How To Use Google
Ever wonder if the men who run our professional basketball teams are as clueless as the men who were running our professional baseball teams (as depicted by Michael Lewis in his 2003 book Moneyball)? There is no definitive answer to that question, yet, but we do now know that at least one NBA GM doe...