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Lolo Jones Was Just Named To The U.S. Bobsled Team, Because Why Not?

Yes, Lolo Jones is on the U.S. bobsled team. Huh?...

That Damn Marlins Fan Was Behind The Plate Again Last Night At The World Series

Perhaps you noticed a douchey-looking gent behind home plate during NLCS Game 7, wearing a bright orange Marlins jersey and Marlins visor worn sideways. If not, you definitely saw him in the same seat tonight, still wearing the Marlins shirt though in a panda hat (that he later changed to a differe...

Rush Limbaugh is citing Jason Whitlock columns and the whole world has gone mad....

The NFL Will Use Pink Flags In Sunday's Dolphins-Jets Game

Roger Goodell probably gets lots of letters. Written mostly in blood. Mostly others' blood. Sometimes in others' spinal fluid. They go unanswered. But young Dante Cano of Marlboro, N.J. wrote Goodell a respectful letter in presumably impeccable penmanship, and he got results. Cano's letter read,...

Deadspin NBA Shit List: Michael Sweetney, Large Symbol Of New York's Leanest Years

A celebration of the NBA's most infuriating players, both past and present. Read other NBA Shit List entries here....

Eli Manning Hit Victor Cruz Because The Redskins Ran Their Same Two-Minute Drill Coverage From The First Half

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Washington's looks need to get less predictable....

Report: Carlton Fisk Was Arrested On Suspicion Of DUI In The Middle Of A Corn Field

Every October baseball marvels at itself and its history. Sometimes the history at which the game marvels includes Carlton Fisk's home run in Game 6 of the 1975 World Series, when Fisk hit a twelfth-inning walk-off to force a seventh game. That happened 37 years ago Sunday. This, from Monday, report...

Barcelona Scores With 45 Seconds Left In Stoppage Time To Seize Victory Over Celtic

Barcelona avoided a home draw against Celtic when Jordi Alba tucked in a curl from Adriano in the closing seconds and claimed a 2-1 win over the Scottish side in Champions League action. Celtic actually held a 1-0 lead for much of the first half, albeit against the run of play as the heavily-favore...

Patrick Kane's New Swiss Hockey Team Has Heard Some Things About How He Acts Off The Ice

The NHL has foolishly locked out Chicago Blackhawks right wing and frequent Deadspin subject Patrick Kane, in addition to 719 other players. Once the lockout became official in September, many of those players signed in Russia and elsewhere in Europe. Others decided they'd cool their heels and wait ...

Jay Cutler's Press Conference Was The Chicago Fox Affiliate's Presidential Debate Highlight

It was a busy night last night for WFLD, the Chicago Fox affiliate. Just after the station finished airing Game 7 of the NLCS, there was the Bears game and the presidential debate to go over. But what better debate highlight was there than a live shot of Jay Cutler's press conference? Cutler was r...

The Wizards Went To Six Flags, And Emeka Okafor Was Too Tall To Ride The Roller Coaster [UPDATE]

Last night saw a party for Washington season ticket holders at Six Flags America—a night spent going on rides with and getting autographs from all their favorite Wizards, and Cartier Martin too. Reader Mike was there, and he saw something he'd never seen before: a person being turned away from a rid...

Ndamukong Suh Tried To Break Jay Cutler: Detroit-Chicago, In A GIF

Chicago 13, Detroit 7: This unnecessarily vicious hit notwithstanding, the Lions got steamrolled by the Bears, to the extent that a team can get steamrolled in a 13-7 game. It was one of those "defensive battles," I suppose....

What Can Groupon Tell Us About Alex Rodriguez?

A lot. It can tell us a lot. Like, according to a scientific analysis, including but not limited to the sale of plush MLB and NFL dolls, Derek Jeter is roughly 60 times more popular than Alex Rodriguez. That's a bit of an unfair comparison, though—I mean, Mr. November!—let's check some other figure...

Your Monday Night Football Open Thread

Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears (ESPN): The Bears are coming off an inconveniently scheduled bye week this year. Two weeks ago, they destroyed the Jacksonville Jaguars 41-3, after smoking the Cowboys (34-18) and the Rams (23-6) the previous two weeks. They were rolling, man! And then they had to hit ...

Aural History: How An Old Lady In Brooklyn Ensured That The "Shot Heard 'Round The World" Call Was Heard 'Round The World

It was Oct. 3, 1951, and the New York Giants were about to lose the pennant to the Brooklyn Dodgers two games to one in a best-of-three series. In Brooklyn, a 26-year-old travel agent asked his mother to flip a switch on his reel-to-reel machine, and few moments later at the Polo Grounds in Upper ...

Deadspin NBA Shit List: DeShawn Stevenson, The Braggart With Nothing To Brag About

A celebration of the NBA's most infuriating players, both past and present. Read other NBA Shit List entries here....

The Sky Sports News Top Story Is That Goat (Or Horse) Dwight Howard Made His Lakers Debut Last Night

American viewers looking for a taste of Limeyland can tune in on occasion to Fox Soccer, when the network simulcasts its UK Sky Sports News channel for a few hours every day. It's great if you need a break from the screaming heads on ESPN, though occasionally a few odd things crop up—as happened to...

Legendary Redskins Coach Joe Gibbs Gave The Dallas Cowboys A Peptalk Saturday Night

The Dallas Cowboys were in Charlotte this weekend to take on the the Carolina Panthers. Charlotte also happens to be the home of Joe Gibbs, former coach of the bitter rival Washington Redskins. Jason Garrett, seeing opportunity where others see mostly hate, called on Gibbs and asked him to address h...

An Enormous Marlin Jumped On A Boat And Kenny Loggins Provided The Soundtrack

This could only be a more dangerous zone if the beast in question were a great white shark. So in that respect, the music is entirely appropriate. In all other respects, it is Kenny Loggins. But do watch the video, it is pretty crazy. Captured off Cairns, Australia, the video shows a giant marlin—...

Gangnam Style Is Officially Dead, Dez Bryant Is Not: Your Sunday NFL GIF Roundup [UPDATED]

We'll be putting all our GIFs for the day here from a Joe Morgan flip play that does not involve the Dave Concepción to Dez Bryant getting drilled in the head. We'll update the post as the later games conclude, so stay tuned. ...