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14 Hard-Nosed NFL Quarterbacks Play Nice For One Photographer
[NOTE: The black and white photo that was previously atop this post has been replaced with a far more excellent color picture. Thank you, Hit Bull Win Steak, for pointing out the existence of this version.]...
Trash Talk In Cricket Is Pretty Awesome
In cricket, talking shit and trying to mentally break an opponent is known as "sledging." Interesting! Australia captain Michael Clarke sledged England batsman Jimmy Anderson during a Test match Monday in Brisbane, telling Anderson to "get ready for a broken fucking arm." It probably wouldn't have ...
Mizzou's Cheering Section Gets Kicked Out Of Two Games For Being Awful
Mizzou basketball games have long been attended by a student cheering section known as the Antlers, and it is a cheering section that is apparently full of huge dick heads. The entire section has been kicked out of two games this year by university police, and the school's athletic department just r...
Does Manny Pacquiao Have Any Money Left?
Manny Pacquiao claims he has had to borrow tens of thousands of dollars to send relief to victims of Typhoon Haiyan, because his bank accounts have been frozen by the Philippine government as it pursues $50 million in back taxes it claims he owes....
Pete Holmes Does Extremely Awkward Interview With Lolo Jones
Comedian Pete Holmes has found a bit of a niche on his comedy show: he's really good at conducting painfully awkward interviews with famous athletes. ...
The Lakers Paid Kobe Bryant Without Even Negotiating
According to Kobe Bryant, his contract extension with the Lakers, which will make him the NBA's highest paid player through 2016, "wasn't a negotiation." They made an offer—a massive offer for a 35-year-old who hasn't yet returned from surgery on a torn Achilles—and he accepted....
The Redskins Honor Navajo Code Talkers, Still Go By "Redskins"
The Washington Redskins would appreciate it if you reflect upon the noble, under-acknowledged history of the Navajo Code Talkers. These courageous, talented men developed and memorized a code based on their native language that America's enemies in World War II were unable to break. In the face of ...
Watch These Mets Sacrifice Their Dignity For Your Holiday Joy
There are no words for this Flash holiday card from the Mets. Only tears of happiness, and off-kilter, music-like sounds made in sympathy for these merry gentlemen and what sports they are. ...
Coaches: High School And Its 20-Year-Old Star "Stole" D.C. Hoops Title
Long after the credits should have rolled in the soap opera that was Junior Etou's high school basketball career, we have a plot twist....
Former NHL Players Sue League Over Concussions
Three months after the NFL settled its own suit for $765 million, 10 retired hockey players have filed a class-action lawsuit against the NHL. They claim the league didn't do enough to protect them from brain trauma. This is most likely only the beginning....
2013 Deadspin Hall Of Fame Nominee: Rocket Frog
This remarkable photograph of a frog's ascension into the heavens was captured during the September launch of NASA's LADEE-laden Minotaur V Rocket. We'd like to think that, instead of succumbing to fiery death and returning to Earth as fried grenouille a la NASA, Rocket Frog slipped the surly bonds...
"Name That Blue" Tests How Well You Know Your Sports Colors
Who's up for a rousing round of Name That Blue, the logo-color guessing game that only sounds dumb until you realize you've been playing it for 20 minutes?...
Supernat & Smif n Wessun: New York Knicks Freestyle
Via the always-fun Up North Trips, let's go back to the grimey mid-'90s....
Here's Sad Derrick Rose's First Sad Post-Surgery Photo
Welcome back, Sad Derrick Rose. We didn't miss you....
Kobe Bryant Signs Two-Year Extension, Will Be NBA's Highest-Paid Player
It looks like Kobe Bryant is going to be a Laker for life. Making a move that nobody was really expecting, the Lakers just announced that they have signed Bryant to a two-year extension, and he didn't come cheap....
Photos: French Soccer Fans Brawl With Riot Police
Supporters of Ligue 1 side Saint-Étienne traveled to Nice for yesterday's match, and were not polite guests. They brawled with home fans, brawled with riot police, even brawled with each other in a bloody spectacle that left one man dangling from the upper deck....
Bill Belichick And The NFL's Unexpected History Of Overtime Kick-Offs
Yesterday was 11 years to the day that Marty Mornhinweg declared that the Lions would kick off to start overtime. Chicago scored on its first series, and Mornhinweg wasn't Lions coach much longer. Yesterday, Bill Belichick pulled a Marty Mornhinweg, with better results....
We Got A Joseph Fauria Touchdown, So We Get A Joseph Fauria Dance
I might be showing a few too many cards here, but that looks a lot like the dorky disco dance from World of Warcraft to me. The touchdown gives Fauria six on the season....