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ESPN Uses "Street Clothes" Photo Of Kaepernick, Then Decides Otherwise
For some reason, ESPN used a photo of Colin Kaepernick in a backwards hat and regular clothes early Saturday morning while reporting on his "suspicious incident." Usually, a standard photo of him in a uniform would accompany the report. Why the switch?...
Tampa Bay Lightning's Ryan Malone Charged With DUI, Cocaine Possession
Tampa Bay Lightning winger Ryan Malone was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and cocaine possession early Saturday morning....
MMA Fighter Blacks Out In Corner, Sent Right Back In To Fight More
Last night, Matt Manzanares and Junior Maranhao fought for the Resurrection Fighting Alliance flyweight title at an event in Cheyenne, Wyo. The bout was going along normally enough after four rounds when Maranhao suddenly collapsed, falling off his stool and onto his face....
<em>Wheel Of Fortune</em> Contestant Flubs "Achilles," Loses Chance At $1M
Dammit, Julian. His opportunity for $1 million was right there, but he couldn't pronounce "Achilles."...
Corey Brewer Puts Up 51 Points, Including A Halfcourt Buzzer-Beater
The gangly Corey Brewer carried the Timberwolves Friday night, scoring 51 points against a Houston squad disinterested in playing defense. Three of those points came from a deep, well-placed halftime buzzer-beater....
Deadspin Up All Night: Make Mine A Ninety-Nine
Thanks for being a part of this thing we call Deadspin. Enjoy your Masters weekend....
Mets Pitcher Jenrry Mejia Has Just <em>Had It</em> With This Stupid-Ass Sport
Stupid Justin Upton! Stupid glove! Stupid baseball!...
If You Want To Be A Pro Soccer Player, It Helps To Be Born In January
You've probably heard the Malcolm Gladwell spiel about Canadian hockey players—namely, that a massive number of them are born in January. As it turns out, this isn't just a hockey thing. Scraping birthdays from transfermarkt.de, David Bauer has found a very similar effect among professional soccer p...
Hernandez Associates Indicted On Murder Charges, And That's A Huge Deal
Two of Aaron Hernandez's associates have been indicted on murder charges, a move that has major implications for Hernandez's case. Now, to convict him of murder, prosecutors will no longer have to prove that Hernandez pulled the trigger. ...
Dumb Little Polar Bear Tries To Eat Dirt
Hey, polar bear! Dirt's not food! ...
A Major League Pitcher's Guide To Doctoring A Baseball
The old saying says that it's not illegal if you don't get caught. In baseball, sometimes it isn't illegal even if you do....
Giants Minor Leaguer Dives Head First Into Outfield Wall
Things got scary during a Triple-A game in Salt Lake City last night. Darren Ford, an outfielder in the San Francisco Giants' farm system, took a head-first dive into the wall while laying out for a foul ball. ...
Proof That America Fills Out March Madness Brackets Like Idiots
You're looking at a chart from Stephen Pettigrew's look at 11 million brackets yesterday. Pay special attention to the spike at 680 points, though. It's the strangest damn thing you'll see today. ...
Missouri's Dorial Green-Beckham Kicked Off Team
Tigers star WR Dorial Green-Beckham was dismissed from Missouri's football program today, after the release of a police report concerning an allegedly burglary and assault incident from this past weekend. ...