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Sam Hinkie Isn't Actually Teaching At Stanford

Sam Hinkie emerged from his self-imposed hibernation this afternoon to update his many fans on Twitter about his whereabouts and future plans. Tweeting from a Palo Alto Starbucks, he wrote that he was taking a “gap year” in Silicon Valley, where he would learn “even more about how what’s happening h...

"Akransas"

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These Are Definitely Shorts

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Stan Wawrinka And Juan Martin Del Potro Both Beat The Sad Tennis Ball

Well after 1 a.m. in Queens this morning, Stan Wawrinka defeated Juan Martin del Potro in four sets, but the real loser was every tennis ball in play. The quarterfinal match pitted two of the sport’s most violent groundstrokes against one another and admittedly, all that violence is pretty to look a...

He Got Nutmegged

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Vikings Trade First-Round Pick For Sam Bradford [Update]

Sam Bradford, who demanded the Eagles trade him during an extremely weak holdout, ended up getting his wish today after Philadelphia sent him to the Vikings in return for a first-round pick next year and an additional one in 2018....

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Christian McCaffrey Punt Return Called Back, But Is Still A Work Of Art

Heisman favorite Christian McCaffrey is starting this season off with a bang, even if it didn’t actually result in points on the board. Here’s his first-quarter punt return against Kansas State that was brought back for an illegal block penalty; Stanford fans have a lot of reasons to be excited this...

Deadspin 25: This Might Be The Year Wake Forest Finally... Just Kidding

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, ...

Jamal Crawford Fakes Going Behind The Back

Jamal Crawford has been in the league forever, but he’s still got some new tricks. Playing in the Seattle Pro-Am league final on Sunday, Crawford cleared some space with a nifty move I can’t even name....

What's Going On With Blake Rutherford?

Saturday night, the Yankees’ rookie league affiliate, the Pulaski Yankees, tweeted rather cryptically about Blake Rutherford, the team’s first-round pick in this year’s MLB draft. Less than two hours later, they deleted the tweet, elevating the cryptic factor....

Marshawn Lynch Signs Patriots Shirt "Beast Mode U Bitch"

Marshawn Lynch is in Sydney, Australia, supporting his alma mater Cal for their season opener against Hawaii tonight. He’s doing lots of fun things like practicing with a rugby league team and signing things for fans. ...

Cal Had To Ship Their Own Goalposts To Australia

The college football season starts this Friday, with Cal playing Hawaii in Sydney, Australia. It will be the first college football game played in Australia since 1987, and with the Aussies busy with rugby and cricket, they’re not much of a football country. Cal offensive lineman Aaron Cochran and k...

Welcome To Mike Pence's Living Hell

Mike Pence, who will be spending the next three months paying for the grievous sins of a past life and also probably this one, forced his mother to hold a piece of chicken on a plane yesterday evening....

Deadspin 25: Stanford Still Has Christian McCaffrey, So They'll Be Just Fine

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, ...

Hurling Loser Consoled By Opposing Fan Who Stormed Field To Celebrate

Here’s a nice story from this weekend’s All-Ireland hurling semi-final replay between Kilkenny and Waterford. The latter’s Pauric Mahony had a “free” that could have tied the match for his team in the final minute; instead, it fell just short. Mahony—who had already scored nine points in the match—c...

Heh, Look At This Striker Trick The Shit Out Of This Keeper

And the award for “The guy who feels like the biggest dummy in all of the Netherlands right now” goes to Fortuna Sittard’s Leon ter Wielen. No, you don’t get a speech....

Oh Snap

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Brandon Crawford Would Not Stop Hitting Baseballs Last Night

On Monday night, the Giants’ Brandon Crawford accomplished something rarer than hitting for the cycle or throwing a no-hitter: He became the first player since 1975 (and just the fifth player since 1913) to get seven hits in a game. ...

French Fencer's Phone Pops Out Of His Uniform During Bout

French fencer Enzo Lefort crashed out in the round of 32 yesterday to Germany’s Peter Joppich. Also his phone crashed out of his uniform in the process. There is a lot of in-uniform technical equipment involved in fencing, but I’m pretty sure a loose smartphone isn’t part of it....