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Brandon Phillips Line Drive Absolutely Rips Ump In The Dick
This...this is a mess. In the second inning of today's Reds-Indians game, Brandon Phillips uncorked a rocket right into umpire Brad Myers's dick. Myers tried to jump out of the way and instead positioned his dick right in the line of fire. He would remain on the ground for some time as both Clevelan...

Deadspin Up All Night: I'll Just Hitchhike Back To Mine
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How Have The Weights Of NFL Positions Changed Over Time?
Craig Booth—who previously made those NFL height/weight charts—just released a great series of graphics showing how the median weights of various positions have changed since 1950, based on data from Pro Football Reference. Booth isn't the first to visualize this sort of trend, but the inclusion of ...

The NFL Now Wants $15.1 Million From M.I.A., Because The NFL Is Crazy
It was pretty goddamn ridiculous—for reasons explained here and here—when the NFL decided that it was going to sue M.I.A. for flipping the bird during her Super Bowl halftime performance, but according to new documents obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, the league's suit against M.I.A. has now gon...

Mankind's 10 Stages Of Drunkenness, According To Our Best Sportswriter
In honor of his new book (and in grudging acknowledgment of Frat Boy Thanksgiving), we give you Dan Jenkins's famous list, from Baja Oklahoma:...

KHL Player Concussed After Fans Toss Him In The Air, Fail To Catch Him
This is video of Barys Astana forward Talgat Zhailauov, returning home after a first-round playoff win (the club's first ever postseason series victory) to be greeted by jubilant fans at the airport. Up goes Talgat! Down goes Talgat, hard....

Hank The Dog Gets A Hero's Welcome In Milwaukee
Hank the dog stays winning like no dog before him. Over the weekend, Hank arrived at his new permanent home in Milwaukee, and he was welcomed in style....

I Can't Stop Watching This Dog Run Around In A Football Costume
We're a little late to this, but man, is that one cute football-playing dog. Look at those tiny arms! We really have been watching it for a while....

Cubs Fire Team Psychologist Who Didn't Seem To Actually <em>Do</em> Anything
After five seasons, the Cubs have parted ways with team psychologist Marc Strickland, apparently over the initial protests of ownership. Now you might assume that Strickland was fired only because you can't fire an entire 40-man roster, but it sounds like Strickland was no ordinary shrink....

Is Using Drones At Sports Events Actually A Crime? Should It Be?
Last month, the Nationals were seen using a four-rotor drone to take publicity photos. The FAA took issue. "No, we didn't get it cleared, but we don't get our pop flies cleared either and those go higher than this thing did," a team official told the AP afterward. Which pretty neatly sums up the FAA...

Watch This Amazing Projection System Transform The Cavaliers' Court
The Cleveland Cavaliers have been disappointing and boring this year, so it's safe to say that this video is the team's greatest contribution to the NBA season....

Terrell Davis Had The Best Reaction To This Morning's L.A. Earthquake
OK, second-best reaction after this guy. But Terrell Davis's O-face, at the NFL Network's Los Angeles studio during today's 4.4 magnitude quake, is pretty great too. ...

These Cool Interactives Will Help Guide You To Bracket Success
Over at The Power Rank, Grantland's Ed Feng has put together a nice interactive bracket with his tournament predictions, based on his own ranking system. If you go to his site and click on individual teams, you'll see the odds that they advance through various rounds. If you click on individual game...


So Close, ESPN Data Team
You usually can't calculate free throw percentages in your head, but 680/1,000 is pretty easy. There are plenty of perfectly reasonable explanations for why this happened—maybe the counting and rate stats update at different speeds?—but still, whoops....

Ex-NFLer Who Quit Over Health Concerns Arrested On Drug Charges
Former Seahawks and Broncos O-lineman John Moffitt, who retired from the NFL last season claiming the money wasn't worth the health risks, was arrested early Sunday morning on drug charges after a fight at a Chicago club....

Lionel Messi Broke Barcelona's All-Time Goal Record With This Hat Trick
Another game, another broken record in the simply unparalleled career of Lionel Messi. His hat trick against Osasuna yesterday put him atop the all-time Barcelona scoring charts at 371, surpassing Paulino Alcántara's 87-year-old mark of 369. It was a vintage display from a player whose game is only ...

If <em>NBA 2K14</em> Is Any Guide, Kevin Durant Better Watch Out For Lil B
As far as we know, Kevin "The Servant" Durant hasn't yet taken up Lil B's invitation to get served in 1-on-1, so the real and Based World alike are left to speculate. Luckily, Pitchfork has taken things one step further by creating the Based God in NBA 2K14 and pitting him against Durant....

Vegas Thinks The NCAA Tournament Seeding Is "Insane"
Like everyone else, Vegas oddsmakers are flabbergasted by the inclusions of Louisville and Michigan State as 4-seeds, and the overpowered Midwest regional, in an otherwise commendable tournament bracket....