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Some Fresh Ideas For Jimmy Fallon's Contrived <i>The Tonight Show</i> Games
Sometimes I feel bad for Jimmy Fallon. A key component of his success as a late night host is his and his writing staff’s ability to produce segments that are grist for the viral content mill. These segments usually take the form of a game or competition between Fallon and one or more of his guests,...
We're Simulating USC-Alabama In <i>NCAA '97</i> Using Updated Rosters
Sim season is here again. We took the Sega Genesis version of EA Sports’s NCAA game from 20 years ago, updated the rosters, and are running a CPU vs CPU sim of this weekend’s big game on Facebook Live:...
Meet The Couple Who Got Caught Faking A Historic Mt. Everest Ascent
In June, Dinesh and Tarakeshwari Rathod lived out a lifelong dream and summited Mt. Everest. They became the first Indian couple to climb the mountain together, and claimed that they’d been putting off having a child until they managed to climb the world’s tallest mountain. It’s a heartwarming story...
Tim Tebow Got What He Needed
Tim Tebow threw and hit some baseballs in front of 40 MLB scouts yesterday, and didn’t seem to impress too many of them. One scout described him as an “actor trying to portray a baseball player,” and another proclaimed that the former quarterback “has a long way to go.” Most everyone there seemed to...
Manny Machado Hits The Ball So Dang Hard
The Baltimore Orioles are in the hunt for the AL East title and hold a 1.5 game lead over Detroit for the second wild card spot precisely because their offense does one thing better than any other baseball club: They mash so many dingers....
Baylor Receiver Suspended Three Games For Beating Dog With Belt
Ishmael Zamora, the Baylor receiver caught on film whipping and stomping his Rottweiler, has been suspended three games by the university for animal abuse. ...
Deadspin 25: Put The Botched Punt On Loop, Because Michigan Is Going To Be Good As Hell
Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, ...
I Respect <i>American Ninja Warrior's</i> Complete Lack Of Mercy
I don’t watch American Ninja Warrior all that often, but every time I do I find myself enjoying it far more than I expected. Last night, NBC aired Week 1 of the National Finals, and it was a rad time. Bunches of seasoned competitors were undone by a particularly difficult course, and Jessie Graff be...
Adrian Beltre Lovingly Messes With Switch Pitcher Pat Venditte
Ambidextrous relief pitcher Pat Venditte has been in Major League Baseball for about a year. He’s bounced back and forth between the show and the minors, and Venditte made his Mariners debut this evening. After starter Hisashi Iwakuma was chased after three innings, Venditte stepped in and pitched t...
Look At Bryce Harper
Maybe this is weird to say, but I don’t think any player in baseball is as visually captivating as Bryce Harper. The home runs and helmet-ditching sprints from home to second—all produced by that loopy, torquing swing of his—are an easy sell, but there’s also just something about the way Harper look...
The Cardinals Lost Their 60th Game
Seung-hwan Oh let two inherited runners score in the eighth inning, as the A’s came back to beat the Cardinals 3-2 last night....
Let These Bats Fuck In Peace
Preseason football can feel pointless; enough so that those watching are sometimes compelled to turn to more interesting pursuits. Such as having sex on the field, as these bats did in Saturday night’s Lions-Ravens game, captured by Baltimore Sun photographer Karl Ferron:...
Florida State Strength Coach Found Asleep At Wheel, Arrested For DUI
Florida State strength and conditioning coach Vic Viloria was arrested on DUI charges early Saturday morning....
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Report: Two Western Michigan Football Players Arrested, Allegedly Held Up Student [UPDATE]
Two Western Michigan University football players were arrested early this morning after allegedly holding up and robbing a fellow student, reports Kalamazoo’s CBS affiliate....
Dwyane Wade's Cousin Shot And Killed In Chicago
A cousin of Dwyane Wade was shot and killed Friday afternoon in Chicago while pushing her baby in a stroller....
The Cardinals Lost Their 59th Game
Alejandro De Aza homered and drove in five runs Thursday as the Mets beat the Cardinals 10-6....
Sheep On The Field!
It’s a sheep! Interrupting a game. It’s there because earlier there was a monkey riding a dog herding it. Don’t ask questions; it’s minor league baseball....
Jason Kipnis Messes With Rougned Odor, Delighting The Rangers Bench
Jason Kipnis turned a nice little double play for the Indians this evening, which started with tagging out a quickly approaching Rougned Odor. Kipnis got the forceout, made the throw under pressure, then came up ready to scrap with the known punch enthusiast. Well, not really....
My Year In Gawker Hate Mail
I started working at Gawker.com in April of last year, and ever since, I’ve received a constant barrage of always furious, often antisemitic, and rarely coherent emails to my inbox. Reading these is, truthfully, the single best part of my day....
A Few Ghosts Are Still Haunting George Michael's Sports Machine
Six years ago, the New York Times appended a correction to its obituary of George Michael, the sportscaster who pushed those big buttons on The Sports Machine, saying the original piece had “omitted three survivors.” The paper blamed the error on “information provided by a family member.”...