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Last Night Reminded The World That Blaine Gabbert Is Hopeless And Chad Henne Isn't

We wondered in September why the Jaguars had refused to bench Blaine Gabbert (pictured above, on his ass)—their woeful second-year quarterback—in favor of Chad Henne, their slightly below-average (serviceable!) young veteran backup. Since then, Gabbert's play has, uh, I guess we could say picked up:...

A Thursday Blowout Offered The Quintessential Jaguars Gif

Another underwhelming Thursday Night Football matchup on paper, Indianapolis-Jacksonville had its saving grace: it was, somehow, the first and only national game this year for Andrew Luck and the frisky Colts. They didn't disappoint, having their way with the Jaguars. Which is all well and good for ...

Editor Of <em>ESPN The Magazine</em> Asks Staff To Vote In Meaningless Online Poll So They Can Beat <em>Sports Illustrated</em> For Meaningless Bragging Rights

Times are tough in magazine land! Ad pages are dropping, magazines are folding, Newsweek is just a pile of bones and vitamin cover stories bleaching in the noonday sun, etc. You know the drill. So there's a little practice that's become very popular in magazine land over the last couple of years tha...

Black Lacrosse Player Boycotts Equipment Company Over "Ninja, Please" Slogan, Threatens To Retire

Every joke ever made about lacrosse is based on the premise that the players are obnoxious, privileged white kids from elite Northeastern prep schools. Stereotypes exist for a reason, though. So it shouldn't be a surprise that Warrior Lacrosse's "Ninja" line of products (such as training shoes calle...

The Poor Detroit Pistons Are Currently The Most Depressing Team In The NBA

The video above is what it looks like when the 0-5 Detroit Pistons attempt to play defense. Yep, that's JaVale McGee taking the ball from the three-point line to the rim for an uncontested dunk. The Pistons somehow managed to out-JaVale JaVale....

"Players Missing Games For Babies Being Born Raises Plenty Of Questions," Writes Pro Football Talk Weirdo

From Mike Florio at Pro Football Talk:...

Hornets Coach Monty Williams Hates The Sound Of His Own Complaining About Concussions

Last Friday, Hornets rookie sensation Anthony Davis suffered a mild concussion after taking an elbow to the head from his teammate, Austin Rivers. As a precaution, Davis was not allowed to fly with his team to Chicago on Saturday. Hornets coach Monty Williams was not happy about that, and expressed...

College ShameDay: Who Embarrassed Themselves On Saturday (Besides Kentucky's Joker Phillips, RIP)?

Our weekly college football shame index. ...

Steve Smith Goes Big Willie Style

Steve Smith had himself a totally average day: 41 yards receiving and one touchdown. But it's what you do with yourself after the touchdown that counts-and did Smith ever do stuff with himself after the touchdown. Following a 19 yard reception in the second quarter Steve did this little (???) dance ...

New White Sox GM Rick Hahn's First Move: Trading His Predecessor's Son

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Signs of the Apocalypse

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This Is The Lady With Whom Tim Tebow Is Not Having Sex

In a sense, Tim Tebow is not having sex with all women, but this-Camilla Belle, actress-is the particular woman with whom he's not having sex on a daily basis, despite other outward appearances of a romantic relationship. Here's Page Six's report on Tebelle (all rights reserved, must credit Deadspin...

The <em>B.S. Report</em> Report: What About Readers Like Me?

Julia Alvidrez, Gawker Media's operations manager, is an unabashed fan of Bill Simmons and everything Grantland. She is also an occasional reader of Deadspin. Every week, she will recap Simmons's podcast, The B.S. Report, for us....

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The Bill Simmons Problem, In Two Paragraphs

Here, from Grantland, is a passage of astute and passionate basketball analysis by Bill Simmons, about the breakup of the Oklahoma City Thunder:...

Bristolmetrics: Even John Kruk's Hindsight Is Terrible

This a regular feature breaking down, minute-by-minute, the content that appears on ESPN's 11 p.m. edition of SportsCenter throughout the week....

Halloween Memories From Rays Second Baseman Will Rhymes

One trick or treat memory.Went to Greg Swindell's house once, he gave every kid a baseball card and $1….. I was pumped....

Gronk Spiking Like A "Nutcracker Dude That's Guarding The House," Kissing The Jets Goodbye, And More: Your Sunday NFL GIF Roundup [UPDATED]

We'll be putting all our GIFs for the day here from Antonio Brown running in reverse to the Miami Dolphins kissing the Jets' season goodbye. We'll update the post as the later games conclude, so stay tuned. ...

USC's Marqise Lee Has Shattered The PAC-12 Single-Game Receiving Record [UPDATE]

There have been some great quarterbacks, great receivers and great passing offenses in the history of the Pac-12. Until today, no one had racked up more single-game receiving yards than Oregon State's Mike Hass, who careened for 293 on 12 catches against Boise State in 2004....

This Week's Signs Of The Apocalypse

For nearly two decades, Sports Illustrated has stirred the tea leaves to discern a weekly Sign of the Apocalypse. Deadspin salutes the magazine's ongoing effort to cover the end of times but declines to cede the scoop on the biggest event in world history....