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Detroit TV Station Remembers Yankee Star Nelson "A-Rod" Mandela
How does this happen? Seriously, how does this happen?...
Only in Philly: Dick Jerardi watches the city's six Division I teams at four venues in three hours Wednesday night. "I insist on a short detour down 34th and then back up 33rd to roll through Penn's campus and pay homage to the darkened Palestra. They could have made this a lot less challenging if a...
Teddy Bridgewater Channels His Inner Manziel For A Fantastic Touchdown
Damn, Teddy Bridgewater. You're going to make an NFL team very happy next season. Credit to Damian Copeland for the excellent effort to get a foot down, too....
The Best Part Of Tonight's Texans-Jaguars Game
You haven't missed much by ignoring tonight's Texans-Jaguars game. Here's one entertaining highlight, though: DeAndre Hopkins and Alan Ball slapping each other around. Come on, guys, stop fighting about whose team is worse. They're both awful....
Seahawks Player Impersonates Russell Wilson To Get Dinner Reservations
Russell Wilson's quarterbacking the best team in the NFL right now, so of course there are perks to that status. Those benefits are also available to his teammates, but only if they pretend to be him, as Michael Bennett did....
NFL Betting Lines, Visualized: Week 14 (Late Edition)
Below is updated betting information for the Week 14 NFL games (you can see the early-week edition here). Spread movement and money lines are now included; major books have not yet opened for Browns-Patriots or Falcons-Packers, as they're presumably holding off until starting QBs are announced for C...
Deadspin Up All Night: Pressure
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Drunk Vikings Fan Tumbles Down Seats, Spills Beer
You'll want headphones for this one. NSFW language, but perfect commentary for the perfect Vikings fan....
When Alabama Loses, The Earth Shakes: 125 FBS Teams, Ranked
Each week during college football season we put the conventional polls to shame by ranking every FBS team from 1-125, by whatever standard we see fit. As always, last week's rankings were not consulted....
Nelson Mandela, 1918-2013
South African revolutionary, prisoner, politician, and icon Nelson Mandela died today at age 95. Before he did so much else, he was something of a boxer. Here's what Mandela had to say on the sport in his autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom:...
Price Of Fame: Ray Durham, Who Made Ballgames Worth Enduring
Over the next few weeks, we'll be examining the merits—and relative lack of merits—of all 36 players on this year's Hall of Fame ballot for the purposes of better informing the electorate, i.e., you. All entries in the series can be found here....
ESPN Reminds Talent: Don't Say Anything Stupid About Jameis Winston
Like anyone else, ESPN talking heads can occasionally lapse into dumb talk on controversial topics. Nobody knows that better than ESPN brass, who must see the world as a vast lawn filled with an infinite number of rakes for Chris Broussard to step on. A couple hours ago, the news desk and talent off...
Just Another Reason To Love Nate Robinson
Nate Robinson has been playing with a banged-up right hand in his last two games, but if you think a messed up shooting hand is going to prevent Nate Robinson from taking pull-up jumpers, you don't know Nate. He's still got a left hand, after all....
Pols, Press Thought Winston State Atty Presser Was A Barrel Of Laughs
Once word leaked Florida State quarterback and Heisman favorite Jameis Winston wouldn't be charged with rape, today's televised press conference with state attorney Willie Meggs didn't seem to have much purpose. The Seminole alum-turned-prosecutor decided, then, to turn it into his own amateur hour ...
How Stupid Was The Bears' OT Field Goal? Let's Do Some Math
Drew Magary’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Email Drew here. ...