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Let's Try Chips Ahoy! Ice Cream Creations, A Dessert-Flavored Dessert
Remember ice cream? Oh man, ice cream. There are so many wonderful things to remember about ice cream, but first and foremost—more than the carnival of flavors and colors; the various zany, luxurious toppings and swirls; the fun presentations (Sundae! Banana split! Ice cream cone! Ice cream cak...
The Pleasures Of Watching The Most Versatile Big Man In The Country
He doesn't look like anyone's idea of a superstar, which is perhaps one reason Jerrelle Benimon is among the most underrated college basketball players in America. He's 6-foot-8, 245 pounds, built big and a little on the soft side, more along the lines of a tight end than a power forward. When he br...
This Might Be The Greatest Sports GIF Ever
Earlier this week, college volleyball player Trey Biggs took an absolutely vicious spike to the face and the result was an instant classic. He looks like a storm trooper getting blown away. But there's so much more....
O.J. Mayo Ejected For Punching Greg Stiemsma
Bucks guard O.J. Mayo tried running through a screen set by Pelicans big man Greg Stiemsma and reacted like he got hit in the face with Stiemsma's shoulder. Mayo wrapped himself up with Stiemsma for a moment and when they got untangled, Mayo punched him....
The Filthiest Goal You'll See All Year Is From The Ontario Hockey League
Carolina Hurricanes prospect Sergey Tolchinsky is, at least for the time being, playing in the Ontario Hockey League for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. We say "for the time being" because, well, did you see that shot? ...
Knicks Hot Streak Thanks To "Sharts" Falling
It feels like every time there is a fuck up by, or in the general area of, the Knicks we're forced to admit that that moment is the most Knicks thing ever. Well, the Knicks played last night, so this is the most Knicks thing ever. ...
Deadspin Up All Night: List Of Demands
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Dave McKenna Returns To <em>WaPo</em> Sports After Being Run Out By Kornheiser
This Sunday's Washington Post Magazine cover story was written by Dave McKenna, and it is about sports. The fact that McKenna wrote a story about sports isn't momentous, he does that all the time, but as Poynter's Andrew Beaujon reminds us, this is the first time he's been allowed to write about spo...
How To Get Your Kid's Marker Stains Out Of The Goddamn Couch
Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert and advice columnist. She'll be here every other week helping to answer your filthiest questions. Are you dirty? Email her....
Grantland Editor Not Sure If This Pullquote Is Sexy Enough
That's a pretty sexy pullquote, Grantland editor. Nothing gets people going like a well-placed semicolon....
Ilya Bryzgalov Is Like A Kicked Puppy Who Must Learn To Trust Again
The Bryz Show has moved to Minnesota, and is likely to get his first action this weekend. At today's media's scrum, the usually expansive Bryzgalov was not so eager to play along....
Reading Deadspin? Allow A Former MLS Player To Convince You Otherwise
This morning, I sat at my breakfast table going over the news. Checking through my inbox, I saw an email from a friend: "This is going to make you furious." It contained the link to a Deadspin article: "Getting Ready for MLS? Allow Us to Convince You Otherwise."...
Brad Penny's Comeback Went About As Poorly As Possible
Let's raise a glass to Brad Penny, and, hell, all the Brad Pennys of the baseball world, those thoroughly passable starters who find the right mix of good teams, tepid consistency (or rather, consistent tepidity), and just enough semi-standout seasons to garner tens of millions of dollars over a len...
Carlo Ancelotti's Eyebrow Is The Greatest Thing Ever: A Gallery
Some may argue for Jon Hamm's jawline, Angelina Jolie's lips, or Halle Berry's cheekbones as the world's greatest facial feature but for my money, perfection incarnate is Carlo Ancelotti's left eyebrow. Its curve. Its omnipresence. It's the most interesting to happen on a human face since Cyrano de ...
Please Stop Glorifying Crummy Dive Bars
I live in Massachusetts, which is a proud but anxious state with liberal policies regarding who can get married or call his roast beef famous and very conservative rules concerning most other types of personal behavior. For example, it's a lot harder than you'd think to get a drink around here....
Ukraine Team Stages Symbolic Protest At Sochi Paralympics
Amid rumors and questions over whether Ukraine would boycott the Sochi Paralympics after Russia's occupation of Crimea, the Ukrainian Paralympic Committee decided to participate, but not without acknowledging the situation....
Yasmani Grandal: Top-Notch Video Bomber
Everything about this video bomb is perfect—the framing, Grandal's complete lack of hesitation, the timing, Seth Smith's obliviousness, the interviewer's ability to keep asking questions with a straight face—it's all so good. ...
USWNT's 43-Match Undefeated Streak Ends At The Hands Of Former Coach
The US women's soccer team lost to Sweden today, 1-0, in Portugal's Algarve Cup. It was vengeance for the Swedes on a few of levels. For one, the USWNT's streak started with a 2012 Algarve Cup victory over Sweden. Our ladies' coach way back then? Pia Sundhage, who has since left the Yanks to coach h...