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<i>SI</i>: OK State Hostesses "Providing Sex" To Football Recruits
Sports Illustrated has been investigating the Oklahoma State football program and has uncovered the exact kind of activities one would expect from an investigation into a major college football program. SI has not yet published its full accounting but The Oklahoman has several details, including coa...
Disturbing Allegations Emerge In Vanderbilt Rape Case
Further details have come out concerning the June 23 rape of a 21-year-old woman that led to the dismissal of four Vanderbilt football players, including junior college transfer, Brandon Vandenburg. According to a report from BuzzFeed, the incident was worse than previously reported and at least one...
Dominant Serena Williams Unleashes A Spectacular Double "Come On!"
Let us celebrate Serena Williams's dominant 6-0, 6-3 win over Li Na in the women's semifinals with, not one, but two successive come ons. The double come on. These were two of approximately 78 come ons she unleashed in her win this evening. Williams plays Victoria Azarenka in the women's final on S...
Penn State And Iowa Wrestling Coaches Schedule Meet On Twitter
Well, this was easy....
Dipshit Hockey Player Murders Grizzly Bear For Sport
Sorry everyone, but today's Bear Friday news is a big fucking bummer, and we have Minnesota Wild defenseman Clayton Stoner to thank for it. That's because Clayton Stoner thought it would be cool to go to British Columbia, shoot a grizzly bear, and then take some pictures of himself holding up the be...
Six Sports GIFs That Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity
It's been a rough week. From high school kids allegedly committing broomstick rape, to Tommy Morrison's death, to Lamar Odom's struggles, it's tough to find anything positive in the world of sports. We searched high and low, though, to bring you these six GIFs that will restore your faith in humani...
Brandon Spikes's Shirt Wins
Patriots linebacker (and Florida grad) Brandon Spikes won over pretty much everyone during media availability this morning with his choice of sweatshirt, which he clearly got at a shop on the boardwalk in every beach town everywhere....
Jonathan Vilma Sues Marlins For Allegedly Ruining His Barbecue Stand
Baseball season's almost over, so we've got precious few chances left to make fun of the Miami Marlins organization before it disappears from our consciousness for the winter. What are the Marlins up to today? Oh nothing, just getting countersued by NFL linebacker Jonathan Vilma for allegedly fuckin...
Why Do Tennis Players Say "Come On!" So Much?
On Tuesday, in front of a small crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the inconsistent Serbian Ana Ivanoivc had an early lead on Victoria Azarenka in the fourth round at the U.S. Open. At the end of a 14-shot rally late in the first set, Ivanovic slapped a weak forehand into the net. ...
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Dallas Cowboys
Some people are fans of the Dallas Cowboys. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Dallas Cowboys. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews right here....
Even After Seven TDs, Peyton Manning Can't Escape John Elway's Shadow
According to the Columbus Dispatch, it was ol' No. 7 who put a historic hurting on the Baltimore Ravens last night. There's never really a good excuse for mistaking John Elway for Peyton Manning, but this definitely shouldn't happen the morning after a record-setting performance like the one Manning...
Report: Ryan Braun Personally Calling Brewers Season Ticket Holders
Ryan Braun is placing calls to Milwaukee Brewers season ticket holders to apologize for using performance-enhancing drugs and getting suspended as a result, according to a report by CBS58....
"Iron Stan" Wawrinka Blows Out Andy Murray In US Open Quarters
So, who had Stan Wawrinka in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 over defending U.S. Open champion Andy Murray? That's what just happened....
The Bryan Brothers Quest For Golden Slam Ends In Semifinals
The Bryan Brothers, two wins away from winning the golden Grand Slam, lost today in the men's doubles semifinals to Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. Bob and Mike Ryan were on the verge of becoming only the second men's doubles team to win all four Grand Slams in a single year. It happ...
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Washington Redskins
Some people are fans of the Washington Redskins. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Washington Redskins. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
<em>Playboy</em>'s Candid Conversation With The Superswinger QB, Joe Namath
This interview, from 1969, is part of The Playboy Interview: Sports Gods, an ebook anthology that also includes conversations with Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, Bill Jean King, Barry Bonds, and more. Buy it today at Amazon....
Bruce Weber's Broken Noses
Before Let's Get Lost, Bruce Weber made Broken Noses. ...
Reds Run Suicide Squeeze With Two Outs In The 15th Inning
Dusty Baker called for a suicide squeeze with two on and two out in the 15th inning and guess what? It didn't work. The Cardinals took the lead the following inning on a Matt Adams home run and defeated the Reds 5-4....
Columnist Amazed College Football Players Aren't Scumbags
That is the major takeaway from this overcooked word-soup from Rick Reilly. Sure, he bizarrely shoehorns George Zimmerman into an article about "young, urban athletes" who were neither murdered nor murderous, but the real gist of this column is that Rick Reilly is fucking shocked that those four kid...
The 16 Fall Movies You Should Be Excited About: A Guide
Labor Day is the signpost every year that the sugary summer junk is behind us and that the nutritious square meal of awards season has finally arrived. That's the theory, anyway: In actuality, summer movies like Before Midnight and Fruitvale Station will be as well-received as any Oscar bait, and th...