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Watch Jon Stewart Tell A Shocked Audience He's Leaving <i>The Daily Show</i>
Jon Stewart's plans to end his long run as host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show emerged earlier today—he even acknowledged that viewers already knew something his live audience at the taping didn't—but watching him make the announcement really makes the news seem real. Here's how Stewart deli...
San Diego Sports Anchor "Targeted" And Shot Outside Of Home
According to numerous reports, Kyle Kraska—the sports director of San Diego's CBS affiliate who appeared on nightly newscasts and hosted the Chargers post-game show—was shot and wounded outside of his home in the wealthy Scripps Ranch area today. ...
That Time Jon Stewart Basically Cancelled A Show By Appearing On It
Tucker Carlson was never the same....
Carlos Lobatón Scores Surprising Outside Of The Foot Olímpico
On Sunday we saw Michael Bradley pull off an Olímpico during a friendly, and just two days later it has already been topped. This is the Peruvian Carlos Lobatón hitting an outside of the foot Olímpico for Sporting Cristal, against Cienciano in the Torneo del Inca, Peru's version of the FA Cup....
Deadspin Up All Night: Why You Here?
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<i>Dr. Phil</i> Without Dialogue Is Haunting Performance Art
Great idea, even better execution. David Lynch wishes he could make some shit like this....
Ross, Be A Man Of Your Word And Eat Your Own Shit Now
A story in five tweets (context here):...
Mario Balotelli Does Good Thing On Soccer Field
Once—and not even that long ago, if you'd believe—it was widely thought that Mario Balotelli was a good or great soccer player who, if nothing else, could be relied on to score some goals, sometimes. Then he was sold to Liverpool in August, and since, he's spent the last six months proving everyone ...
Boston Snowfall Can Only Be Measured In Athletes
It may never, ever stop snowing in Boston, where they've run out of places to dump it, and two more storms appear on the way over the next week. To illustrate the record-breaking snowfall this winter, the front page of today's Globe put it in terms every Bostonian can understand—slightly under one f...
How To Dump A Friend
Time for your weekly edition of the Deadspin Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. Today, we're talking Jayson Williams, Kanye, holiday sex, and more....
The Relentless Scrimmage In Dean Smith
This piece originally appeared in the March 1982 issue of Inside Sports. It is reprinted here with the author's permission....
Cardale Jones Has An Important Update About Crushing Kids At Video Games
Back in January, Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones visited some kids at the hospital. One of the kids unwisely hopped on the sticks like Jones was going to take it easy on him in the NCAA football video game. Jones did not take it easy, and beat the kid by a reported score of 91-35. Now, more tha...
The Cheap Double IPA The World Needs
Because the medium-sized city in which I live never passes up an opportunity to be a self-parody of limousine-liberal gentrification, there are three Whole Foods outlets within reasonable walking distance of my apartment. I always go to the same one, though, because it's the closest, and also the sm...
Burglars Steal Colts Employee's Memorabilia, Dog
Colts facilities manager Troy Glendenning's home has been robbed three times in three years, normally for team memorabilia. This time, however, the thieves also stole his 9-month-old dog, Vegas....
Neither Of Those Are How You Spell "Columbus"
Chalk this one up as another example of Los Angeles local news having hockey problems if you must, but I figure the chyron operator was probably just thinking about quantifying the electrical charge of certain old-world monkeys, as we all do from time to time....
Has Detroit Found An Answer To The Publicly Financed Stadium Scam?
When Marathon Petroleum received a $175 million tax break from the city of Detroit in 2007, they promised jobs for Detroiters. And, as of last January, the $2.2 billion expansion of Marathon's refinery on the city's southwest side had, in fact, created new jobs for tax-paying residents —all of 15 of...
LeBron's Going To Opt Out, But Don't Panic
Cleveland.com has an interesting look at the details of LeBron James's contract with the Cavaliers, and why it's a certainty that James is going to decline his player option this summer, and again the summer after that. It's flexibility, sure, but it's also tens of millions of dollars....
How To Survive A Round Of Golf With Your Boss Or Father-In-Law
Anyone who plays golf and has been stupid enough to tell other people that they play golf—"Oh, you play? That's wonderful! Lisa's dad would love to take you out for a round when you guys visit for Thanksgiving! Isn't that right, Herb?"—is at some point in his or her life going to have to play golf...