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NFL Assures Fans There's No Tolerance For Racial Slurs At Redskins Games 

Last night, Washington receiver Terrelle Pryor explained that he flipped a fan the bird following Monday night’s game against Kansas City after said fan called him a “nigger.” Like his middle fingers did on Monday, Pryor’s explanation drew a rash of media coverage, which sparked a response from the ...

Please Stop Taking The Ball Out Of The Goddamn End Zone<em></em>

Drew Magary’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Email Drew here. Buy his book here. ...

Cam Newton Has Lost Yogurt's Support

Because of his sexist remark in response to Charlotte Observer reporter Jourdan Rodrigue’s question, Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has lost his sponsorship with some yogurt brand....

The Legendary Baseball Photo That Almost Didn't Come Out Because The Stadium Was Shaking Too Hard

The baseball soared into the early-morning blackness, heading toward the left-field foul pole. Tracking the flight of the ball he’d just hit, Carlton Fisk began to frantically flap his arms in an effort to will it fair. ...

Terrelle Pryor Says Heckler Called Him The N-Word<em></em>

After TMZ Sports posted a video in which Washington Redskins wide receiver Terrelle Pryor gave the middle finger to a heckler on Monday night, Pryor has responded and explained his actions. In an Instagram story today, Pryor wrote that a heckler called him the n-word “several times,” to the extent t...

Cam Newton To Reporter: "It's Funny To Hear A Female Talk About Routes" [Update]

At today’s press conference, Charlotte Observer beat reporter Jourdan Rodrigue asked a routine question to Cam Newton. The Panthers quarterback gave an answer, but only after saying, “It’s funny to hear a female talk about routes.” Oh?...

9-Year NFL Vet Alan Ball Made A Guy Take His Pants Off On <i>Survivor</i>

Are you watching the new season of Survivor? It’s not too late to hop aboard: There’s only been one episode, and this season, as many seasons of Survivor do, includes an NFL player. This time around, it’s cornerback Alan Ball, who spent five seasons with Dallas, then one in Houston, two in Jacksonvi...

Adam Gase: Jay Cutler Was Actually Supposed To Look Uninterested In Football On That Wildcat Play

Dolphins quarterback Jay Cutler’s performance against the Saints on Sunday could be euphemistically described as “casual,” with one specific Wildcat play serving as fine recap of his game....

Every NHL Team Is Bad: A Season Preview

The NHL season starts tonight. Some teams have no realistic chance at a Stanley Cup. Yet all the teams are bad, in their own special ways. ...

How Smart Coaches Are Overcoming The NFL's Offensive Issues

When the NFL season got off to an ugly-ass start, the diagnoses came quickly and confidently: a lack of good quarterbacks, fewer quality offensive linemen emerging from the college ranks, reductions in offseason practice time and padded practices, defenses that are catching up. None of these root ca...

Brandon Weeden? Brandon Weeden.

The Tennessee Titans have reportedly found a new quarterback to replace an injured Marcus Mariota, and it’s former 28-year-old rookie Brandon Weeden, a.k.a. the most hilarious Cleveland Browns draft pick ever, a.k.a. the guy last seen as a third-stringer behind Tom Savage and Brock Osweiler....

Bad Quarterback Performance Of The Week: Mike Glennon Masters Slapstick

Welcome to Bad Quarterback Performance Of The Week, a recurring feature in which we celebrate the worst quarterback play the NFL has to offer....

Chiefs Win, Cover Spread And Hit Total With Game-Ending, Otherwise Meaningless Fumble Return TD<em></em>

After wide receiver Josh Doctson dropped a pass that would have given Washington a go-ahead touchdown with less than a minute remaining, the team settled for a game-tying field goal. But a quick drive by the Chiefs put Kansas City back on top with a field goal of their own, and with just a few secon...

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Derek Carr Will Miss At Least Two Weeks With A Fractured Bone In His Back

Derek Carr left the Raiders’ 16-10 loss to Denver Sunday with a back injury after a pair of Broncos defenders sacked him with five minutes left in the game. Although Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio initially believed that Carr was dealing with back spasms, and Mike Silver reported the QB took a knee...

Fuck You Guys, Central Florida Might Be Good Now

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, ...

Trash, Like Feelings, Can Become A Sad Wet Fire When Buried

Today’s column is about mysterious trash fires....

Jaguars Junction: Week Four

The Jaguars were on television in New York City yesterday. It was one of the three biggest days of the year in New York City, the other two being the anniversary of 9/11 and Super Bowl Sunday—when the Jaguars will also likely be on television in New York City. ...

Report: Seahawks Lineman Rees Odhiambo Suffered A Bruised Heart

One day after Seattle Seahawks left tackle Rees Odhiambo was stretchered out of the locker room following a hit to the chest, Odhiambo remains in the hospital. A report from Adam Schefter says that doctors believe the lineman has a cardiac contusion, or a bruised heart. From ESPN:...

Eagles Fans Took Over L.A.

The announced attendance for the Eagles-Chargers game in Carson, California yesterday was 25,374. It seemed like most of those in attendance were not there for the home team....