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Animated Infographic: Watch As America's Stadiums Pile Up On The Backs Of Taxpayers Through The Years
When Jeffrey Loria decided to once again blow up his Marlins, it sparked a brief outrage over the $500 million in public money that had been spent on the team's brand new stadium. These outrages happen every couple years or so and are forgotten in time for the next bond issue. Public financing of st...
By The End Of Last Night's Loss To Washington, Eli Manning Was A Spaced-Out Zombie
The Washington Redskins held on for a 17-16 home win over the Giants last night in a win that had team owner and legendary shitweasel Dan Snyder claiming "I hate those motherfuckers."...
Haunting New Details Emerge In The Jovan Belcher Murder-Suicide
The Kansas City Star has an exclusive story with chilling new details concerning the final moments of both Kasandra Perkins and Jovan Belcher, gleaned from multiple police sources as the investigation continues....
Dan Snyder Celebrates Win Over Giants With Characteristic Grace And Civility
Big win for the Redskins Monday night over the Giants. They are now 3-1 in the division, just one game behind the Giants....
Giants Lineman Sean Locklear Used To Have A Right Knee: Giants-Redskins In Four GIFs
Washington 17, New York Giants 16: Ugh, so gross. Moving on. The Giants could have gone a long way to wrapping up the division while also taking the air out of the Washington sails, but no. The Redskins are right in the thick of things despite...let's call it an unorthodox first scoring drive....
The Gift For The Grizzlies Fan Who Has Everything: A $13,000 Practice Basketball Court
$5,000 for a college basketball court? Amateur hour. This holiday season you want the real deal and you're willing to pay top dollar. Or at least several thousand dollars more than you would for some crummy college one, right? Bummer is, the only such court available, as far as I can tell, is the ol...
2006 Police Report: Jovan Belcher Punched Through A Window
CBS's Mike Freeman has tracked down documents from the University of Maine—where Belcher earned a degree in child development—that appear to confirm a story related by one of our commenters on Saturday, when news of the Belcher murder-suicide first surfaced....
Your Monday Night Football Open Thread
You might not know this because you are not a famous person, but the Giants and Redskins are your Monday Night Football game this week....
Report: Jovan Belcher Was Drunk And Out With Another Woman The Night Before The Murder-Suicide
SI.com's Thayer Evans cites a law enforcement official who says Belcher was out "partying" on Friday night—and not with Kasandra Perkins:...
Deadspin Up All Night: Hey Believer
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. You've got six NBA games and some college basketball, plus Giants-Redskins on Monday Night Football....
Jovan Belcher's Family Speaks; Jamaal Charles, Family Of Kasandra Perkins Issue Statements
Standing outside the Kansas City house where Jovan Belcher killed Kasandra Perkins, Belcher's family addressed the media for the first time since Saturday. Belcher's aunt Mary Kimble, flanked by his uncle and sister, read a prepared statement and did not take questions....
MLB, Having Given The Orioles' Owner Control Over Nats TV, Begs Fox To Buy Him Out
Tucked away in this Sports Business Daily article about Fox's ongoing quest to amass an empire of regional sports networks is this nugget, concerning Fox's attempts to buy MASN, the network that broadcasts Orioles and Nationals games, from Orioles owner Peter Angelos:...
Charlie Batch Also Had To Put His Dog To Sleep Last Week
Old man Charlie Batch didn't just beat the Ravens yesterday to keep the Steelers' AFC North title hopes alive. He did it just days after having to put down his dog, a five-year-old rottweiler rescue named Roxie. On Thursday, Batch posted the above photo of himself and the poor little pup on Facebook...
Johnny Manziel Watched <em>300</em> Before The Alabama Game
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Johnny Football continues the media tour....
The New Air Jordans Look Super Dumb
Today, Nike unveiled its latest iteration of the Air Jordans. Those are the Air Jordan XX8s you see in the photo, and holy hell do they look stupid. Are you supposed to wear them with that weird outer casing zipped up or zipped down? Can you pull the real shoe out of the jacket thing and not have t...
ESPN's Twitter Has The Thirst, Is Asking Every Famous Person For Monday Night Football Predictions
Who's in charge of ESPN's Twitter account, and why are they tweeting at a bunch of famous people about tonight's Giants-Redskins game? Trying to boost ratings? A game between the defending Super Bowl champions and a team with one of the season's most exciting rookies probably won't be overlooked, s...
Paul Bissonnette Wants To Be Evgeni Malkin's Teammate; Malkin Says <em>Nyet</em>
During the lockout, Paul Bissonnette is playing for the Cardiff Devils. Meanwhile, Evgeni Malkin (Russia's most eligible bachelor!) is on the KHL's Metallurg Magnitogorsk, and presumably getting paid a lot more money. Biz Nasty texted Malkin to see if there was a job for him. Malkin replied in no un...
Well, Isn't This Just The Cheekiest Backheel Goal?
There's a ton of history between AFC Wimbledon and Milton Keynes Dons. MK Dons began life as Wimbledon, before a controversial move brought a new name—and left Wimbledon without a team. A year before the move, fans started their own club, and AFC Wimbledon has achieved five promotions over the last...
Charlie Batch Used To Hand Off To Barry Sanders, That's How Damned Old He Is
Ed Reed threw some shade at Charlie Batch, who was far from elite but at least outplayed Joe Flacco in the Steelers' win in Baltimore. But no one was expecting greatness. Batch just gave more of what he's offered these past 10 years as Pittsburgh's backup (or third-string) quarterback: a steady, c...