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Jim Harbaugh Says Ray McDonald Will Play On Sunday
Niners DT Ray McDonald will start on Sunday, exactly one week after he arrested on suspicion of domestic violence after an incident with his pregnant fiancée....
The Most Popular Fantasy Team Names
Slate's done the dirty work here, identifying the 30 most common fantasy football team names, as well as the most popular by NFL team....
Florida Man Allegedly Attacks Men In His Golf Group With Broken Putter
One Labor Day golf foursome in Florida turned into a nightmare when a 38-year-old man in the group lost his temper, hit another member with a putter, and threatened the others with the then-broken putter....
Adam Schefter Was Once Pranked Into "Reporting" John Elway's Nipple Ring
In a SportsJournalists.com message board thread on this week's excellent Adam Schefter profile in the Washington Post, one long-memoried poster recalled a wonderful story from Schefter's days on the Broncos beat, one of the better and meaner sports media pranks of all time....
Ron Washington Resigns As Rangers Manager For "Personal Matter"
Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington unexpectedly resigned from his position today, citing the desire to "devote my full attention to addressing an off-the-field personal matter."...
RIP, Dick Butt
This obituary appeared in the Spokesman Review last weekend. Richard A. Butt must have been a very cool guy, because anyone who willingly goes by the name Dick Butt for 93 years can't really be anything else....
We're The Deadspin Staff. Come Ask Us Questions.
It's a lazy Friday afternoon and we're just shooting the breeze anyway, so come shoot it with us....
What Playing Football Does To Your Body
The paperback version of Nate Jackson's Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile is now on sale. It's got new material, and we'll have some of that on the site next week. Below is an adapted excerpt from the book we ran last year. It's still painfully timely....
Tell Us Your Horrifying Animal Tales
Today in Deadspin's staff chatroom, a discussion of bad encounters with animals led to Gawker Art Director Jim Cooke sharing a truly horrifying animal story. The transcript is below. Please be warned that it is approximately 500 times more upsetting than when the little dinosaur chases the mom-s...
Latest "Redskins Fact" Is Actually Pretty Critical Of The Team Name
So let's see what's being promoted into our Twitter timelines today......
Old Cardinals Fan: Porn-y Fast Food Ad Made Stan Musial Cry In Heaven
A gentleman by the name of Steve Rupp has penned a letter to the editors of the St. Louis Post Dispatch, and it is a wonderful letter that you should go read. It is a letter that could have only been written by a very old man who is also a Cardinals fan....
Justin Gatlin Remains Track's Most Controversial Figure Of 2014
Today in Brussels, in the final Diamond League race of the year, Justin Gatlin won the men's 100-meters in a world-leading 9.77 seconds. With the League's conclusion, it's unlikely that a faster time will be run, meaning Gatlin, 32, has become the first non-Jamaican man since 2004 to hold the year's...
Anchor California Lager: Because Ale Makes You Fat
You're getting chubby, and that's mostly because you spend all day looking at slideshows of the "27 Fried-est Foods at the Iowa Tractor Guild's Annual Corn Jousting Festival," which makes you shake your damn head at all those crazy, fat maize warriors and their deep-fried mutton cupcakes as you sm...
The <em>College Gameday</em> Curse Is Real... For Some Teams
The college football season is underway, and with it, the 28th season of ESPN's pregame show, College Gameday. With it also, the College Gameday curse, or at least rumors of its existence....
Why Deadspin Sucks, By Former NFL Punter Chris Kluwe
Some people are fans of the website Deadspin. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the website Deadspin. This 2014 website preview is for those in the latter group. You can read previous previews here....
University Of Oregon Now Letting Any Schmuck Run On Hayward Field
Eugene and Nike and the University of Oregon all make one big stew of running history, and plenty of tourists would still visit the tiny town even if its football team wasn't worth a damn. With that in mind, UO has announced per its website that it will be offering running tours to showcase the ca...
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Better Ice For Your Drinks, Lightning Cables, Electric Razor [Deals]
Not only do giant ice spheres look cool; they also melt much slower than cubes, saving you from the disappointment of a watered down drink. You can make four at a time today for just $5. [Sphere Ice Molds, 4 pack, $5]...