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Everyone And Their Mother Think This Title Fight Was Fixed
A glancing blow to the head — if that — and Danny Green retained his IBO cruiserweight belt against Paul Briggs. Briggs denies he took a dive; betting houses and Australian boxing's governing body aren't convinced. [AAP]...
If You Wear A Team's Hat, You're Probably In A Gang
Gangs have colors. Don't want to be in a gang? Stay away from the A's, Georgetown, Twins, Tigers, Astros, L.A. Kings—Sacramento's fine—Bulls, Raiders, Reds, or Dodgers gear. The life you save could be your promising-athlete friend's. [Complex]...
A Guided Tour Of Darren McFadden's Hotel Room, As Hosted By His Road Beef
Athletes! Listen up! If you must bring a groupie back to your hotel room, don't leave her in there alone. She will take photos of everything and share them with the world....
Deadpin I-Team Assemble For The Case Of The Goat-Masked White Sox Fan
It's time for the I-Team to gather once more and discover the identity of a Chicago baseball fan. This time: a South Sider. Though no M&M's-Jacket-Guy, it is a guy wearing a sleeveless shirtsey while wearing a horrific goat mask....
The Worst Bra Unhooking Failure Ever. GREAT MOMENTS IN DRUNKEN HOOKUP FAILURE
Welcome to Great Moments in Drunken Hookup Failure, where we showcase five heartwarming true stories of drunken love gone horribly awry. Off we go....
Floyd Mayweather Takes In A Cockfight
These are purported videos of Floyd Mayweather at a rooster fight in San Juan, PR., instead of doing what we all wish he were doing: training for a fight with Manny Pacquiao. But this looks fun too, I guess....
Armed Robbery Will Turn Stephen Jackson Into The NBA's Charles Bronson, Bobcats Beat Writer Thinks
The wife of Bobcats forward Stephen Jackson was held at gunpoint by home invaders, locked in a bathroom, and robbed in the couple's Charlotte home Wednesday. Trauma aside, she's fine. But don't tell that to Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer....
Sportswriter Publicly Quits, Salts The Earth In His Wake
The Miami Herald's FIU beat writer figured out that his paper and his city (to say nothing of the world) care a hell of a lot more about The U than they do FIU. His scathing letter of resignation pulled no punches....
Last Night's Winner: Orioles Fans, As Strange As That Sounds
In sports, everyone is a winner-some people just win better than others. Like Camden Yards' 20,108 paying customers, who, despite the O's not scoring a run, were treated to two meltdowns, three ejections and one very determined fan on the field....
David Robinson Spotted In His Natural Habitat: Comic-Con
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
NFL Wants To Take Hard-Earned Money From All Those Players Who Shoot Themselves In Bars Or Something
NFL executive vice president Jeff Pash has some serious problems with the current collective bargaining agreement, foremost being that all those football players shooting themselves in bars get to keep their signing bonuses. Outrage!...
Minor League Baseball Will Be HGH Testing's Beachhead
We never thought we'd see the day, but an American professional sport has taken steps to detect, punish and deter HGH usage. Effective immediately, Minor League Baseball will test for it. This is big for our friends in the NFL, as well....
Pink Hat-Wearing Cubs Fan Identified, Loathed (UPDATE)
The pink-hatted—but apparently not always green-shirted—Cubs fan whom the I-Team was tasked with finding has been identified. His name's Jim Anixter, and many, many of you know something about him. For instance, that his hat says, "The Pink Hat Guy."...
How Would You Like This Oily, Tan Woman In A Bikini To Flirt With You On Facebook?
Then you should join the Deadspin Facebook group because it gives you the opportunity to converse with like-minded sports culture enthusiasts and you might just meet a fun person to have virtual sexting with. For real. Look....
Manitoba Man Charged For Calling Police To Get Winnipeg Jets Back
The man "had apparently been drinking" when he made a series of 911 calls, demanding that the RCMP find a way to get the NHL back to Winnipeg. Gary Bettman is just behind Snidely Whiplash on their most-wanted list. [Winnipeg Free Press]...
The Truth About John Terry And Steven Gerrard Revealed
As pointed out many times, The Spoiler is very well connected, with a mob of secret squirrels all over the country, listening through boardroom walls with mini-pint jugs pressed to their ears, smoking endless cigarellos....
Crazy Rich Arabs Are The Craziest Bastards Of All!
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Last Night's Winner: Jeremy Lin, NBA Player
In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like Jeremy Lin, the undrafted Taiwanese-American Harvard guy who signed a two-year, partially guaranteed contract with the Warriors and immediately became the NBA's most popular 12th man....
Joakim Noah Spotted In His Natural Habitat: Shopping For Bongs (MORE PHOTOS)
No LeBron and Bosh? No problem. Joakim Noah will just console himself with a night on the couch eating Funyuns and watching QVC. And the water pipe? Well that's for tobacco use only, as the law clearly indicates....
RIP Paul Bissonnette's Twitter
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....