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Fancy Dog Tom Brady Is Having A Great Doggy Birthday
It’s Tom Brady’s birthday! There are likely people in his life who are struggling to think of a what sort of birthday present is suitable for a fancy dog entering his 19th NFL season, but those closest to him know that all Brady wants is to feel the warmth of interspecies fellowship:...
The Helmet Rule's Debut Was Really Messy
Football is back! With a game that didn’t count. And was mostly played by guys who will barely or not at all play meaningful snaps in the games that do count. And you probably didn’t even realize the first preseason game was even happening, until now. Feel the excitement!!! But, anyway, some stuff t...
Maikel Franco Punctuates Walk-Off Dinger With Incredible Bat Flip
Every bat flip demonstrates a certain amount of contempt for the bat. Something like who needs this piece of shit or get this fucking thing out of my face, odd and rude attitudes to have towards a tool that just helped you do one of the coolest things in baseball, which is sock a mighty dinger....
Dan Mullen's "No-Weapons" Policy Allows Florida Players To Carry Loaded AR-15s, Duh
Dan Mullen has what he describes as a “no-weapons” policy. No weapons! Simple enough. Certain of his players at Florida have certainly understood this “no-weapons” policy to mean no weapons, as would seem to be implied by it being a no-weapons policy:...
Cody Garbrandt Only Has Limp Excuses For His Rotten Old Tweets
Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt will fight T.J. Dillashaw for his belt on Saturday, nine months after getting his face punched off by Dillashaw in his first-ever loss as a professional. In the run-up to the fight, MMA fans have surfaced a treasure trove of old tweets from Garbrandt, ...
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Why Did EA Censor A Lyric About Colin Kaepernick In <i>Madden 19</i>? [Update]
Colin Kaepernick is already being kept out the NFL by 32 owners terrified of his protests against police brutality and racial discrimination. It looks like he might also have been completely erased from the upcoming edition of Madden NFL, too....
Phil Knight's Money Couldn't Keep Oregon Out Of College Football's Middle Class
Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, ...
Art Briles Got A New Job Coaching Football In Italy
Disgraced former Baylor head coach Art Briles has a new job. After a botched stint in the CFL and a pair of aborted college consulting gigs, Briles has accepted the head coaching job with Florence’s Italian Football League team, Guelfi Firenze....
Why Your Team Sucks 2018: Houston Texans<em></em>
Some people are fans of the Houston Texans. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Houston Texans. This 2018 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here....
Why Sam Darnold's Holdout Was Bigger Than The Jets
Monday morning, as Sam Darnold’s holdout from Jets training camp was entering its fourth day, the view from two of the country’s top football writers was that a deal simply needed to get done ASAP....
Our Night-Blind President
There are different degrees of being on vacation. There are the ones that involve unplugging all the way—smash your dumbass phone with a large flat rock, shred your passport, move to the woods for like six days, then come home and I guess shop for a new phone. There are the moderate, heavily hedged ...
Draymond Green Issues Non-Denial Denial Of Tristan Thompson Fight, Drags Cleveland
Draymond Green, a living, breathing personification of a train horn—who can also effectively play all five positions on the basketball court—has come out with his first public statement since reports surfaced that he and Tristan Thompson got into a little bit of a scuffle at a party hosted by LeBro...
If You Think Urban Meyer's Career Is Over, You Underestimate The Power Of Winning<em></em>
Would it be too much to say that winning feels like great sex? The rush of adrenaline, the euphoria, the permission to scream and yell and do whatever you want in the dark of night. The sense that you are invincible and, better yet, unique and special. The scientific term for feeling as if your team...
Ohio State Puts Urban Meyer On Paid Leave Amid School's Investigation Of Zach Smith
As part of its investigation into reports of domestic violence committed by former assistant football coach Zach Smith, Ohio State has placed head football coach Urban Meyer on paid administrative leave. Offensive coordinator Ryan Day will take over in Meyer’s absence....
There Are Even More Reports Of Zach Smith Allegedly Abusing His Ex-Wife While At Ohio State
This morning, Brett McMurphy reported on text messages sent from Zach Smith’s ex-wife, Courtney, to Urban Meyer’s wife, Shelley, discussing if Courtney Smith should get a restraining order after Zach allegedly abused her. This afternoon, Cleveland.com published several more police reports in which C...
When War Leaves Behind The Sick And Wounded, These Are The Laws That Save Them
This piece is part of a recurring series that aims to be a complete guide to the laws of war. You can read previous entries here....
Why Your Team Sucks 2018: Indianapolis Colts<em></em>
Some people are fans of the Indianapolis Colts. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Indianapolis Colts. This 2018 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here....
Well Look At That, Virginia Is Starting To Resemble A Football Team
Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, ...