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American Hero Poses With Roger Goodell While Wearing "Free Sean Payton" Shirt
On Monday, Roger Goodell went on the air for a "SiriusXM Town Hall" event with Michael Strahan in New York. The only news to come out of the radio spot was Goodell's threat to kill the Pro Bowl if players didn't start trying harder. ...
The NFL Will Use Pink Flags In Sunday's Dolphins-Jets Game
Roger Goodell probably gets lots of letters. Written mostly in blood. Mostly others' blood. Sometimes in others' spinal fluid. They go unanswered. But young Dante Cano of Marlboro, N.J. wrote Goodell a respectful letter in presumably impeccable penmanship, and he got results. Cano's letter read,...
Deadspin NBA Shit List: Michael Sweetney, Large Symbol Of New York's Leanest Years
A celebration of the NBA's most infuriating players, both past and present. Read other NBA Shit List entries here....
Bobby Valentine Refuses To Go Away, Throws David Ortiz Under The Bus
Bobby V is no longer the Red Sox' manager—this alone is cause to break out the duck boats. But he is still talking, and saying inflammatory things, and people are listening because this is the sort of thing that happens every October in Boston, except this time it's coming from a disgruntled former ...
The New York Islanders Are Going To Brooklyn
The New York Islanders will be moving to the Barclays Center once their contract with Nassau Coliseum expires in three years. Here's the hot scoop from Yahoo Sports, via AP:...
Geno Auriemma Wants To Lower The Rim In Women's Basketball
Auriemma is about the only man in the world who can say this and not have it come off as condescending, but the UConn coach has a radical proposal he plans to present to the rules committee next spring—he'd like to see more scoring, fewer missed layups, and the way to do that is to lower the hoop fo...
Deadspin On The 2012 World Series: All The Mean Things We've Said About The Tigers And Giants So Far
Game 1 of the World Series is tonight, which means that it's time for you to read a lot of things about the Giants and Tigers so that you can sound smart when talking about the series at work. Here is what we've had to say about the Giants and Tigers this year....
Shaq Is Rapping Like A Weirdo Again, Dissing Dwight Howard
What you see above is Shaquille O'Neal hanging out in what looks like his mom's basement with two of his friends and spitting what I guess qualifies as a freestyle rap. Shaq takes a predictable swipe at Dwight Howard, but this dis track is nowhere near as devastating as "Kobe, Tell Me How My Ass T...
What Exactly Did LeBron James Do To Earn A Technical Here?
Poor LeBron, never getting the calls, always being targeted by the refs. But that's life in bizarro preseason, where the Raptors are 5-1, the Lakers are 0-6, and the Bobcats get every whistle against the Heat....
Lionel Messi Couldn't Hide Being Shocked When Barcelona Found Themselves Down 1-0 To Celtic
Barcelona's home leg of their UEFA Champions League tie with Celtic was supposed to be easy—let Barça's superstars overwhelm the Scottish champs and build an early lead. That isn't how it worked, though, as a 17th-minute Celtic goal silenced the Camp Nou crowd—and superstar Lionel Messi. Barça woul...
Idiot Detroit Columnist Labels San Francisco A "Strange Baseball Town" Because The Food Is So Amazing
For all the reasons one can/should/better love the spectacle and awesomeness of the World Series, one perpetual risk is that some lazy newspaper columnist will come out and play the "Robinson Crusoe" card, acting like they've suddenly been dropped on a remote Pacific island with no other way of pass...
What Exactly Is A Lisfranc Injury, Anyway?
A displeased tipster wrote in today to ask why he was hearing so much about Lisfranc injuries. Maurice Jones-Drew was cleared today of having a Lisfranc injury. Santonio Holmes does have a Lisfranc injury. Cedric Benson too. Lisfranc, Lisfranc, Lisfranc. It was driving this reader nuts....
Eli Manning Hit Victor Cruz Because The Redskins Ran Their Same Two-Minute Drill Coverage From The First Half
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Washington's looks need to get less predictable....
Proposed New Bills Stadium Looks Fantastic, Will Never Happen
This is an artist's conception of a proposed new $1.4 billion stadium for the Buffalo Bills. It would have a retractable roof, a hotel, and shopping and dining. It would not be located in Toronto, so the plan is not feasible. [Buffalo News]...
The Best Stories So Far About Gross, Obnoxious People In The Press Box, Starring Reilly, Lupica, And An "Undiscovered American Sportswriter Douche Bag"
We asked for your stories about gross reporters being gross or obnoxious reporters being obnoxious, and here are snippets of the best entries we got so far. By all means, keep 'em coming....
WNBA Championship Parade Almost Happens
We hoped to recapture the magic of the single greatest headline/photo combination in Deadspin history, but the weather did not cooperate. Literally scores of fans were set to line the streets of downtown Indianapolis to fête their triumphant Fever, who prevailed in the best-of-5 WNBA finals this wee...
Mizzou's Corporate Card Was Used For $7,600 At A Vegas Strip Club
Missouri, like many schools, handed out credit cards to athletics department employees and trusted them not to abuse the privilege. Anyone who's ever had a corporate card can guess how that worked out: strip clubs and steakhouses. After an external audit of the program's finances, they're cracking d...
You Don't Know Me: On The Terrific And Unsettling <em>The Loneliest Planet</em>
I waste as much time on the web as anyone, but one thing I always avoid are those videos that careen around the internet that depict some poor schmoe being caught on camera doing something horribly embarrassing. I don't mind if local TV news reporters accidentally make fools of themselves—they signe...
Who Is Being Told To Stick To Sports Today?
Each day, lots of things that aren't sports happen all around the world. But if you have a career in sports, you better ignore all those non-sports events, particularly if they relate to our contentious election season. What the hell is wrong with you? Don't even think about other stuff, buddy....
Bristolmetrics: ESPN Anoints Alex Rodriguez As History's Greatest Monster
This is a regular feature breaking down, minute-by-minute, the content that appears on ESPN's 11 p.m. edition of SportsCenter throughout the week....