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NFL Films Tackles Eric Berry's Crippling Fear Of Horses
We learned last year that Chiefs safety Eric Berry suffered from equinophobia—a terrible, irrational fear of horses. Naturally, Berry plays for the team that has a horse run across the field after each touchdown. But where does Berry's fear come from?...

Vodka Samm Has Been Immortalized In A Painting
Vodka Samm, the University of Iowa student who infamously blew a .341 after getting arrested at a Hawkeyes football game, is now art. The painting above is currently up for sale on eBay. Go on, make a bid. YOLO....

Jack Davis' Uppercut
From The Bristol Board, a favorite spot, here is a page of original artwork by Jack Davis circa 1952....

Rays Owner Says Terrible Attendance Will Affect Team's Payroll
Rays owner Stuart Sternberg set his sights high: "I felt we would be 28th, maybe with a shot at 27th." Surely, with the treasonous Marlins and the ignored Astros in existence, the Rays could draw more fans than at least a couple other teams. But no. Look at the charts. The Rays are dead last in MLB,...

Dwyane Wade And Kevin Durant Are Now Feuding, Or Something
In a recent interview, Kevin Durant said that he thought his former teammate James Harden was a better basketball player than Dwyane Wade. That's a pretty uncontroversial thing to say, but it was enough to goad Wade into responding on social media. And Wade's response was enough to get a passive-agg...

Something Terrible Is About To Happen
There, in the upper-left-hand corner of the screen. Behind the goal and a step to the left. The videotape is probably a copy of a copy of a copy, as grainy as a Navajo sand painting. A hockey game. The camera pans too fast, too slow, chasing knots of players back and forth across the ice. Medium wid...

Steinski's Records Weigh A Ton
Last week I hung out with my man Steinski and spent the afternoon in his lab listening to records....


Buccaneers Bench Josh Freeman
Just two days after Greg Schiano insisted that Josh Freeman is his starting quarterback, Adam Schefter reports that the Buccaneers will switch to Mike Glennon for this Sunday's game against the Cardinals....


Oh Look, The Cardinals Found Another Good Young Pitcher Lying Around
For the third time this season, a no-hitter was broken up by the would-be 27th out. Last night's hard-luck winner was Cardinals rookie Michael Wacha, making just his ninth career start, and it came down to a matter of inches....

Frat Bro's Amazing Pregame Speech Gets The <em>Any Given Sunday</em> Treatment
Yesterday, we brought you a video clip of one of the frattiest bros we've ever seen firing up his brothers with a passionate and profane speech before a flag football game. Today, we bring you the work of reader Kevin, who is a hero. Kevin decided to take the music from the end of Al Pacino's famou...

Braves Fan Ignores Baseball, Fondles Nearby Woman's Breasts Instead
This Braves fan in the Budweiser section of Turner Field takes "Grab Some Buds" way too literally....

Jason Giambi Hits Pinch-Hit Walkoff Home Run, Is 42 Years Old
Jason Giambi brought the Cleveland Indians one game closer to a postseason berth by hitting a pinch-hit walkoff two-run homer against the White Sox tonight. Yes, the 42-year-old Giambi is still in the MLB, and he can still occasionally destroy pitches....

Hugh Douglas Arrested For Allegedly Choking Woman During "Rough Sex"
Former NFL player and ESPN pundit Hugh Douglas was arrested Tuesday on charges alleging that he assaulted a woman at a hotel in Connecticut....

Day-Drinking Is Bad, Says Philly Guy Who Got KO'd By His Wife's Car
Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: "Man vs. Car: The Saddest Fight Of All Time." Tonight's commentator: Gary, who fought the car. (Coming next week: A Quezon City ladyfight.)...

Korean Baseball Player Wastes Awesome Bat Flip On Foul Ball
Choi Jun-seok really thought he hit a no-doubt home run on this swing. Nope! Choi had to shamefully trudge back and pick up the bat he so eloquently tossed aside. Nothing sadder than a wasted bat flip....

If You Tweet Mean Things About Colin Kaepernick, He Might Favorite It
Most athletes on Twitter tend to ignore the noise of their replies, and for good reason. There are scores of people with dumb, hateful opinions out there. Colin Kaepernick, however, deals with it in a less popular way....

Deadspin Up All Night: The Good Life Was So Elusive
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. There are important ballgames on, and our night crew will keep you abreast of important developments....