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Let The "LeBron Might Leave Us Again!" Freakout Begin
It's funny to consider how quickly things have snowballed for the Cleveland Cavaliers. On Sunday morning, they were a super-talented team that was still figuring things out and waiting to hit their stride. One brutal loss to the Pistons later, and there's talk that head coach David Blatt has lost th...
"Redskins" Mentions Down 27% On NFL Game Broadcasts In 2014
NFL announcers said the word "Redskins" 472 fewer times this regular season than in 2013, a decrease of 27%. We expected the Washington nickname controversy to impact how announcers called games, but not to this degree; in fact, yesterday's slate of broadcasts only found "Redskins" being mentioned 1...
The Bears Probably Want A Do-Over On That Marc Trestman Thing
Bears fans: do not look directly at the list of coaches that now-ex-GM Phil Emery turned down or alienated in order to hire now-ex-coach Marc Trestman two offseasons ago. It will just make you mad, and you don't really need that right now....
Screencap Classix: Romo's Pain
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High School Sophomore Dunks From Just Inside The Free-Throw Line
Michael Porter Jr. is a high school sophomore who is already a five-star recruit. This is why:...
Actually, Tom Brady Is Getting Another Raise
It's time for the biennial "Tom Brady restructures his contract" news cycle, and it always goes the same way: the initial release, passed along by a useful media mouthpiece, makes it seem as if Brady is forfeiting money to help the Patriots afford to get him better teammates; then, the details come ...
Hey, What Happened To The Juicy LeBron Quote In This ESPN Story?
Earlier today, ESPN's Brian Windhorst and Marc Stein wrote about how Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt is struggling to communicate with his players, and how LeBron James wasn't exactly giving him a ringing endorsement. It turns out that the story originally featured a much stronger quote from L...
No, The Kings Did Not Run The 4-On-5 Defense Vivek Ranadivé Wanted
The basketball community has held a collective three-quarters chub ever since Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Randivé had the terrible suggestion that his team play 4-on-5 defense and have a fifth player cherry pick under the basket on offense. ...
Jimmy Butler And The Chicago Bulls Are Coming For The Rest Of The NBA
We expected a lot from the Chicago Bulls after the offseason. They signed Pau Gasol. Derrick Rose actually played competitive basketball for Team USA over the summer. And after a win tonight against Indiana, the Bulls' 10th in their last 11 games, it appears the plan is finally coming together....
Ban On "I Can't Breathe" Shirts Overturned For HS Basketball Teams
The boys and girls basketball team at Mendocino High School (California) will now be able to wear "I can't breathe" shirts during warmups at a tournament after they were banned by the Fort Bragg High principal as a "security precaution." ...
David Blatt Is Officially On Notice
There's a lot going on with the Cleveland Cavaliers right now. They've alternated flashes of brilliance and basura. And LeBron James is not playing like LeBron James. Today, Brian Windhorst and Marc Stein dropped the news that players may have already tuned out rookie head coach David Blatt: ...
Deadspin Up All Night: Like Escape
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Kicker Hit Right In The Dick
The Liberty Bowl sure has been eventful! We've already had a Texas A&M student assistant go on a smackin' spree, and now we've got West Virginia kicker Josh Lambert taking a slap right to the dick and balls. ...
Liverpool Score One Of The Most Ridiculous, Hilarious Goals Of The Year
Łukasz Fabiański wishes he had this one back, as the Swansea keeper's attempt to clear the ball instead found its target of Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana's chest, against which it ricocheted directly into Swansea's goal....
Sure, <i>Now</i> The Jets Make The Biggest Plays Of The Week
After the Jets let Miami's Lamar Miller dash for a 97-yard touchdown run at the beginning of the third quarter, which was the longest play from scrimmage in Dolphins history, they trailed by 10 points, their WPA sat at 20 percent, and it appeared Rex Ryan would lose his last game, which seemed f...
Texas A&M Assistant Keeps Hitting WVU Players On The Sideline
Texas A&M is currently taking on West Virginia in the Liberty Bowl, and one of the team's student assistants is a little too geeked out right now, so much so that he can't stop hitting West Virginia players who come near him on the sideline. ...
Dan Snyder's Stooge Has Spotted A Symbol of Organizational Dysfunction
Here's a surprise: Craven Dan Snyder hand-puppet Chris Cooley took a break from manning the office of Exalted White Ex-Player at D.C.'s Snyder-owned ESPN radio affiliate to go in, for the umpteenth time, on former teammate Robert Griffin III, to Dan Steinberg of the Washington Post yesterday....
So What Happened With The FSU Player And The Crack-Smoking Prostitute?
On Christmas Eve, while most of America was indulging in Christmas carols, bad bowl games, and General Tso's chicken, Tallahassee police released information on two investigations involving Florida State athletes. That seemed to all but ensure that nobody would actually read them, so I'm revisiting ...
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Man Loses Bet, Puts String Cheese In Aaron Rodgers Jersey In Butt [NSFW]
It is my fiduciary responsibility to alert you to this very NSFW photo of a Bears fan putting a stick of string cheese that is outfitted in a tiny Aaron Rodgers jersey up his butt. The Bears fan—Reddit user /u/mshotts—lost a bet and had to provide photographic evidence of it going up his butt. If yo...