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Rick Nash Is A Ranger, But Columbus Fans Shouldn't Kill Themselves Over It
On trade deadline day, Columbus's demands for Rick Nash were reportedly Brandon Dubinsky, Chris Kreider, Ryan McDonagh OR Michael Del Zotto, Derek Stepan OR Carl Hagelin, and a first-round draft pick. Well, Nash is officially a Ranger today, and Scott Howson did manage to get two of the items on his...
Cubs Pay Tribute To Ron Santo On Day He Is Inducted Into Hall Of Fame
To honor the late Ron Santo on the day of his induction into the Hall of Fame, the Cubs took the field with the same heel click Santo became known for following a walk-off win in in the summer of 1969....
Penn State Has Removed The Joe Paterno Statue
It was inevitable and shortly after 6:00 a.m. Sunday morning Penn State began blocking off access to the statue of the disgraced former coach in front of Beaver Stadium. The statue will be placed in storage. President Rodney Erickson announced the decision Sunday morning, saying it was a divisive sy...
Patrick Kane Says He Doesn't Have A Drinking Problem
We're no strangers to Patrick Kane, with evidence of the Kaner's antics often finding its way into our tips box. Most recently, there were rumblings that the Chicago Blackhawks were looking into getting Kane some professional help in order to deal with his boozing ways....
Rick Ross Has Opinions On Sports, And They Are Quite Sensible
Rick Ross is great, not just because he has an awesome beard and likes to eat honey-buns with cheese melted on top, but also because he isn't afraid to express his opinions about sports. Ross recently stopped by Power99, a Philadelphia radio station, to give some #HotSportsTakes to the people of Ph...
Michael Vick On The Eagles: "I Think We Have A Chance To Develop A Dynasty"
Nobody wins the Super Bowl in July quite like the Philadelphia Eagles. Maybe that's what Michael Vick was really getting at when he said this yesterday in an interview with CSN Philly:...
Andy Roddick's Acting Debut Was A Razzie-Worthy Performance
I'm sure athletes get asked to act in all sorts of TV shows, but it's up to them to actually agree to do the show. So it was that a 20-year-old Roddick found himself making his TV debut on a tennis-themed episode of Sabrina the Teenage Witch back in 2002. It's important to note this happened years...
MSG Chairman James Dolan: Asswipe Or Schmuck? Let's Discuss!
The discussion about the Jeremy Lin non-signing has mostly portrayed the Knicks' decision to let Lin walk as the deeply considered output of a complex financial calculus. Well, apparently not! The Knicks didn't match Houston's contract offer because their owner, James Dolan had his wittle feelings ...
We Made Up With The Mean Dressage Guy
On Tuesday, I told you about my encounter with Ken Braddick, proprietor of Dressage-News.com and the guy who haughtily dismissed my request to use one of his photos. I called Ken an asshole, because, frankly, he was acting like an asshole. I had no problem with his refusing to allow us to use one of...
With Jeremy Lin Gone, All The Knicks Need Is A Decent Point Guard. Again.
OK, it's over. Having gone through the drama of winning Jeremy Lin his early Bird rights, so the Knicks could afford to re-sign their most popular player, Knicks management maneuvered itself into a position where the team decided it couldn't afford to match the Houston Rockets' offer to Lin, after a...
Jeremy Lin Is Now A Houston Rocket
Twelve days ago, I wrote the following:...
Ann Romney's Horse Hangs Out With Assholes
So, part of my job as a Deadspin intern has involved writing some those fun Olympic field guides that you may have seen on the site recently. Today I started writing one about Ann Romney's dressage horse, Rafalca, who will be competing in the London Olympics. I wanted to get a nice photo of Rafalca...
Jeremy Lin Will Be A Houston Rocket
Ending a week of speculatin' and cap-crunchin' and hand-wringin' and what the fuck are you doing Dolanin', it seems the Knicks will pass on matching Houston's offer sheet for Jeremy Lin. Three years and $25 million (plus assorted luxury tax penalties) was too rich for the Knicks, despite a few optio...
Mike Francesa Just Accused Jerry Sandusky Of Child Trafficking [UPDATE]
Mike Francesa dropped a bomb on his WFAN radio show today when he announced more Jerry Sandusky victims had come forward, one of which had been delivered by a fellow pedophile who also groomed his victims by operating some kind of Pennsylvania-based outreach program. It's the sort of allegation tha...
How The Knicks Could Afford Jeremy Lin, And Other Questions Answered
Thanks to everybody who sent in questions—which is none of you, because I never told you to send them in. So I made up some of my own, and answered them. ...
NBC's <em>Today</em> Hosts Michael Vick In-Studio, Confuses Him For Jerrod Johnson
NBC's Matt Lauer brought Eagles QB Michael Vick into the Today studio this morning for a conversation full of personal growth and life lessons and redemption. To call Lauer's questions softballs is an insult to softballs; his prompts were more like those weird-ass softballs they use in Chicago....
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Jeremy Lin's Contract Could Cost The Knicks $58 $43 Million In Year Three [UPDATE]
From a purely basketball standpoint, there are very few fans and GMs who would take Raymond Felton over Jeremy Lin (and Jared Jeffries!). But Houston's offer sheet to Lin, with that massive $15 million salary in the third year, makes this about a lot more than basketball, or Linsanity. As the Knicks...
Jason Kidd Allegedly Drives Into A Telephone Pole, New Boss James Dolan's Cable Company Has To Clean Up Mess
A reader sent along a few pictures of the aftermath of Jason Kidd's wild Saturday night/early Sunday morning. Initially we were excited because maybe they would show Kidd's car at the scene and other interesting aspects. While it certainly appears to be the scene—in the last picture in the gallery y...
The Knicks Are Going To Let Jeremy Lin Walk And It Might Be The Smartest Thing They've Done In A Long Time
The Knicks brought in Raymond Felton last night through a sign and trade with the Portland Trailblazers. He joins Jason Kidd* on the roster while Jeremy Lin looks more like a Houston Rocket with each passing day. In a way, it's a nice little bit of kismet, both franchises get back point guards on wh...
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Jason Kidd Arrested On DUI Charges In The Hamptons [UPDATE]
According to Southampton Town police, Jason Kidd was arrested early Sunday morning (during the midnight shift) for alleged drunken driving....