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Hunter Pence Slams Into Fence To Rob Jayson Werth Of A Hit

It's not easy playing right field at AT&T Park. The wall is 24 feet high (in honor of Willie Mays), and it is made up of three different surfaces: brick, fence, and padding. A right fielder trying to play the wall has to figure out which surface the ball is likely to hit, and how hard (and where) it...

Adrian Peterson Shows His Dumb Talking Points To The World

Adrian Peterson took to his Twitter account Tuesday night. This was a really bad idea. ...

Yasiel Puig Benched For Game 4

Yasiel Puig has barely been a warm body since the start of September, but Don Mattingly chose today's potential elimination game to make the change. Puig is out of the lineup, replaced by nonentity Andre Ethier....

NBA Players Are Coming To Get Their Money Back In 2017

The NBA's bonkers new TV deal means there is going to be more money flowing into the league than ever before, and everyone is already thinking about 2017, when the players or owners can opt out of the current CBA and re-negotiate how all that revenue is going to be divided up. Based on comments from...

The Case Against Flushing At A Urinal

Time for your weekly edition of the Deadspin Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. Today, we're covering poop, sandwiches, rich people, Mitch, and more....

MLB Managers Are Playing Less Small Ball Than Ever

It's well documented we're in an era of dominant pitching, with declines in home runs and batting averages coinciding with the highest strikeout rates in MLB history. But there are also other, less prominent stats gravitating toward record rates that have slipped by most fans. ...

Adrian Peterson Blames Media For Reporting On Charity-Funded Orgy

Yesterday, the Star Tribune dropped a comprehensively reported bombshell, accusing Adrian Peterson's All Day Foundation of misusing funds intended for charity, and failing to keep proper books or account for much of the money it took in. Last night, Peterson offered a rebuttal:...

Report: NBA Bans Sexy-Ass Songs From German Cheerleaders' Routine

German basketball club Alba Berlin will take on the San Antonio Spurs in an exhibition game Wednesday, but their cheerleaders will be working at half-speed. The NBA apparently nixed three songs from Alba Berlin's squad's routine, on account of the tracks being too sexy, according to German tabloid B...

Dodgers Pitcher J.P. Howell Turns Amazing Double Play

With the Cardinals looking to stretch their 3–1 lead in the bottom of the 8th inning, Dodgers pitcher J.P. Howell pulled off a remarkable stop to turn the double play and get out of the inning. With the bases loaded Howell somehow managed to snag Kolten Wong's grounder, throw home and get a double...

New Yorkers! If you are a hockey fan, tonight's Varsity Letters reading series is where you need to be. Our friends at Gelf Magazine have gotten Puck Daddy's Greg Wyshynski to host a discussion with John Branch, author of Boy on Ice: The Life and Death of Derek Boogaard, and Howard Shapiro, author o...

How Much Charity Did Adrian Peterson's All Day Foundation Do? [UPDATE]

Adrian Peterson's All Day Foundation has been described as focusing on at-risk children, particularly girls. But there's an interesting tidbit buried within a lengthy Star Tribune takeout on the indefinitely suspended running back that's worth a lot more attention than his sex life, which is the foc...

Florida QB Treon Harris Suspended, Investigated For Alleged Sex Assault

Some shit is going down with University of Florida freshman quarterback Treon Harris, who came off the bench during Saturday's game against Tennessee to help lead the Gators to a 10-9 win. Reports are that Harris has been suspended indefinitely, and is currently being investigated in connection with...

ESPN Reporter Asks Why Titans Aren't Pissed Off, Pisses Off Titan

The Titans blew a 28-3 lead in a 29-28 loss to the Browns Sunday, and according to Justin Walters, who shot the video, ESPN Titans writer Paul Kuharsky openly wondered why players didn't seem mad about the collapse. Linebacker Wesley Woodyard gave him what he wanted....

Bills Say Someone Shined Laser Pointer On Them; Guy Tweets He Did It

Though the Bills took down the Lions in Detroit yesterday, not all was beer and skittles. During the game, quarterback Kyle Orton and holder Colton Schmidt complained to officials that someone had shined a laser pointer in their faces. And a dude on Twitter claimed to be the one behind it....

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Report: Geno Smith Missed A Meeting Because Of A Dumb Team Policy

The New York Jets got stomped to hell by the San Diego Chargers yesterday, and the 31-0 blowout was so bad that Jets starting quarterback Geno Smith was yanked before the start of the second half. Smith's day got even more embarrassing after the game, a report claimed that he'd missed a team meeting...

Brian Hoyer And The Browns Are Out Here Thriving

The Browns are .500! The Browns are .500! Brian Hoyer's the man after a huge comeback win against the Titans. ...

Bills Edge Imploding Lions With Field Goal; Jim Schwartz Carried Away

Lions kicker Alex Henery, who replaced previous Lions kicker Nate Freese roughly two weeks ago, will probably not be a Lions kicker for much longer. He missed all three of his field goal attempts today, keeping the game in reach. Kyle Orton and the Bills took advantage of that opportunity with 11 ...

The Pillow Stays Dry Tonight, Browns Fan

Once trailing 28-3, the Browns closed the game on a 26-0 run, and beat the Titans 29-28. The Browns are .500 and they will beat your ass in second halves. ...