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Somehow, The Vikings Might Be The Best Team In The NFC

When Teddy Bridgewater’s leg exploded into powder, it looked like the Vikings were in trouble. When Adrian Peterson hurt his knee then did a walk of shame through a restaurant, it looked the Vikings were in even more trouble. Instead of collapsing into a dumb pile of rubble led by Shaun Hill, they’r...

Stanford Needed 59 Minutes To Score A Touchdown, But One Is All They Needed

Seventh-ranked Stanford came from behind to beat UCLA at the Rose Bowl tonight when Ryan Burns connected with JJ Arcega-Whiteside in the final minute of the game to give the Cardinal a 16-13 lead in a game that featured only a pair of offensive touchdowns....

Francis Owusu Knocked Out By Helmet To Helmet Hit; Officials Review Video, Somehow Declare It Legal

Chris Owusu’s NFL career came to an end in part due to his having suffered at least five documented concussions. Here’s his little brother, Francis, getting knocked out tonight by a blow to the head that Pac-12 officials reviewed on video and declared to be safe and legal....

That Was Everything The Vikings Wanted From Sam Bradford

Even if there’s every chance he eventually gets injured, as is his wont, or lapses into mediocrity, as is his hallmark, it’s still OK to say it now: Sam Bradford was awesome last night....

Lions And Titans Combine For 29 Penalties In A Battle Of The Inept

Today’s Titans-Lions game was a sloppy showing between two teams that seemed to have no self-discipline on the field....

Urban Sprawl Or Housing Crisis? Neither, Thanks.

Urban sprawl is bad. Not having enough housing to meet demand is also bad. It now appears that reconciling these two things may be harder than we thought. But not impossible!...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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. ...

Pay-Per-View Is Ruining Boxing, But Tonight's Crawford-Postol Fight Is Still Worth Your Money

Tonight, the undefeated Terence “Bud” Crawford defends his 140-pound belt against fellow undefeated titleholder Viktor “Iceman” Postol on HBO Pay-Per-View. This is the rare boxing pay-per-view that is actually worth the money. Crawford is, at minimum, one of the most exciting boxing prospects in yea...

Gordie Howe Is The History Of Hockey

Eighty-eight years is a good long time to be on this planet. Thirty-four years is an incredible amount of time to be a professional hockey player. But, then, there’s a reason they called Gordie Howe “Mr. Hockey.”...

Stanford Swimmer's Non-Apology Is A Pathetic Piece Of Deflection And Self-Pity

By now, you know the terrible story of former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner and the woman known as Emily Doe, the college graduate whom Turner raped behind a dumpster while she was unconscious. Turner was found guilty of three felonies, but got a reduced sentence because the judge feared the “severe...

The New Stadium For Hartford's Minor League Baseball Team Is A Total Mess

The Rockies’ AA affiliate Hartford Yard Goats are performing well enough in their first season, and sit in third place in the Eastern League, but the Connecticut club’s stadium situation is a different story. To make matters worse, the mayor and developers are blaming each other for the fiasco....