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The Two Worst Icons In Gmail

Gmail is good. I like Gmail. But I fuck up and archive an email by mistake at least once a day, because for whatever reason, some loaded diaper in Mountain View decided to use the same icon, twice, for EXACTLY OPPOSITE FUNCTIONS. ...

A man was detained, questioned, and released after flying a camera-toting drone around the stadium during the Chiefs-Panthers preseason game....

The NFL Wants Kids To Learn About Fantasy Football In Math Class

The Wall Street Journal has a Q&A today with Mark Waller, the NFL's chief marketing officer. There's a lot of corporatespeak, and then the conversation turns toward the children. The NFL is most definitely thinking of the children....

Burger King, And <em>Only</em> Burger King, Wants To Be Canadian

Burger King Worldwide Inc., a chain of over 13,000 sad, ignored, tumbleweed-strewn burger graveyards in 79 countries around the world, has agreed to fork over around $11 billion to purchase Canadian donuts-and-breakfast chain Tim Hortons Inc., giving the new combined company ownership of exactly...

H/t @GRUNGEBANJO...

Rick Neuheisel Shreds His Way Through A "Stairway To Heaven" Cover

College football TV analyst Rick Neuheisel was on The Dan Patrick Show today, and he closed out his appearance with a special rendition of "Stairway to Heaven," called "Stairway to Playoffs." Neuheisel doesn't even need that TV job with his guitar skills....

Deadspin Police-Shooting Database Update: We're Still Going

Last Wednesday, we launched an impossibly ambitious project: cataloguing every police-involved shooting in America over the last three years. After one week, we're further along than we could have imagined. ...

Dance Team's Pop Gun Hazing Incident Goes Horribly Wrong

A very successful dance coach with the Cannon Falls, Minnesota school district lost her job on August 25 due to a team-building/hazing activity she organized....

Boulevard Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale: Because Summer Ain't Over Yet

Seriously, look it up. Summer goes until late September these days, thanks to climate change or the revolution of the earth around the sun or some shit—vaccines, maybe, I dunno, I'm not a weather doctor, but I did get a calendar for Valentine's Day. ...

Why Your Team Sucks 2014: Chicago Bears

Some people are fans of the Chicago Bears. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Chicago Bears. This 2014 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group....

Elena Delle Donne Outscores Entire Other Team In 4th-Quarter Comeback

The Chicago Sky completed a magnificent comeback to take the third and deciding game of the WNBA Eastern Conference semifinals, charging back from 17 points down with eight minutes remaining to top Atlanta 81-80....

Control Your TV with Your Phone, The Best Dash Mount on Sale [Deals]

Logitech Harmony remotes have always been among the best for wrangling massive home theater systems, but this particular version actually turns your smartphone into the remote. You'll also get a basic universal remote with physical buttons for when your phone isn't handy. [Logitech Harmony Smart C...

Soccer Parents Suing FIFA Over Its Handling of Concussions

You can now add FIFA to the list of sports institutions being sued over concussions. This latest litigation is brought forth by a group of soccer parents and players, who are filing a class-action lawsuit to change how soccer's governing body handles concussions....

Josh Gordon's Season-Long Suspension Upheld

Browns WR Josh Gordon will miss the entire 2014 season, after the NFL hearing process upheld his 16-game suspension for testing positive for marijuana....

Madison Bumgarner And His Fastball Are Unstoppable

Last night, Madison Bumgarner was about as perfect as one can be without actually pitching a perfect game. In nine innings against the suck-ass Rockies, Bumgarner allowed one hit and struck out 13 batters while throwing just 103 pitches. And he did it by adhering to a very simple formula: Throw a ...

An Adrian Beltre Head-Touching Attempt, Foiled

Robinson Cano wasn't quick enough to touch Adrian Beltre's head in last night's game. Take notes from Miggy, Robinson....

Keith Olbermann Will Return To <em>SportsCenter</em>

According to a release from ESPN, big changes are in store for Keith Olbermann. Not only is his show being rescued from its ever-changing late-night time slot, but Keith himself will return to the SportsCenter anchor desk for the first time since 1997....

<em>Madden 15</em> Added A Fun Player-Flinging Glitch

Oh, yeah. That's not supposed to happen....

If Hasheem Thabeet Sits Behind You In Coach, Don't Recline Your Seat [Update: Not Him]

Update, Aug. 29: Hasheem Thabeet's publicist has reached out to say that couldn't be Thabeet in the photos below, as he didn't fly to Philadelphia in the timeframe in question (and doesn't own Beats headphone). Sorry folks. But still: don't recline your seat if there's a really tall person behind yo...

Hustler's Handbook

Here's Pat Jordan's 1971 Sports Illustrated pool room story, "A Clutch of Odd Birds." It's the kind of piece you don't see much these days and worth a read. ...