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Deadspin Up All Night: Why Pamper Life's Complexity <em></em>

Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Now it is time for a nap....

What's Next For The MMQB After Peter King?

Last fall, Peter King and Sports Illustrated editor-in-chief Chris Stone insisted that The MMQB, the football vertical the magazine created for King five years ago, was built to survive even if King were to ever leave. Now, with King headed to NBC, we get to see how that might work....

The Final Installment Of The Engelb Vielma Tracker, Featuring The Greatest Anagrammed Hits

Many—most?—Orioles games feel vaguely pointless right now. The end result is usually clear before the game is underway, and while there’s plenty of different ways for the team to reach that result, those differ only in substance rather than sentiment. It’s all going to be pretty depressing. This was...

Vlad Guerrero Jr. Smacked A Long Dinger And That's Not Even The Best Part Of The Video

Toronto Blue Jays prospect Vlad Guerrero Jr. smacked a massive tater Thursday night that sailed clear out of the stadium in Double-A Binghamton. We’ve seen Vladito hit some major dongs already in his still very young career, but the audio on this particular big fly gives it a little something extra....

Rey Mysterio's Career Victory Lap Is Almost Here, And That's A Good Thing

The dubious politics of WWE’s Greatest Royal Rumble card in Saudi Arabia have taken center stage in the sport over the last week, but there were still some bright spots on the card itself. One of those was 2018's second WWE guest appearance from Rey Mysterio, this one coming in the titular 50-man Ro...

Dominique Moceanu Says Speaking Up About Abuse Ruined Her Career For Nearly A Decade<em></em>

Dominique Moceanu was nervous as she sat in the green room before being interviewed on HBO’s Real Sports in 2008. It was not nearly the biggest stage she’d faced, but the challenge in front of her was a new one. The 1996 Olympic gold medalist and 1995 national champion was about to talk about her ex...

Kevin Love Finally Woke Up

In every playoff series, LeBron James is going to have a handful of games where he’s utterly unstoppable and goes for some ridiculous stat line like 45-12-14 just because he can and because his team needs him to be everywhere all the time. The Cavs found out how far LeBron alone can take them in the...

Dead Letters: "Quit Trying To Stir Up A Race War !!!!"

Subject: Who is a racist???...

Panthers Defensive Backs Coach Resigns Amid Harassment Investigation [Update]

On Wednesday, Carolina Panthers defensive backs coach Curtis Fuller suddenly and surprisingly resigned from his position. No reasons for the resignation were given at the time, and head coach Ron Rivera only said, “it’s a complicated situation,” when directly asked about Fuller’s departure. Today, t...

Iranian Women Dress Up As Men In Order To Attend Soccer Match

Among the crowd that watched Persepolis top Sepidrood Rasht, 3-0, in Tehran last week was a group of six female fans who disguised themselves as men in order to get into Azadi Stadium. ...

The Time Dave McKenna Accidentally Called 911 On A Guy Just Looking For His Craigslist Date

Our beloved colleague Dave McKenna tells good stories. He’s done a lot of cool shit, met many weird people in weird ways, and had his run-ins with the law. And after selfishly squirreling all his stories away in Slack and our brains for years, we’ve realized we have a societal obligation to share. ...

Pekka Rinne And His Knob Kept The Predators Alive

In the highest leverage game of their playoffs so far—don’t you hate the term “must-win” in non-elimination games?—Predators goalie Pekka Rinne turned in his best performance of the postseason yet, anchoring Nashville as they beat Winnipeg 2-1 on the road in Game 4 to tie their second-round series a...

Sidney Crosby Makes Everyone Better

Here’s a stat—a quirk?—that has very little to do with anything else in this blog but is too amazing not to lead with: In this series, Sidney Crosby has been on the ice for all 10 of Pittsburgh’s goals....

Rowdy Laxbros Fight As Only 30 Dudes Named Braden Can

Oh dear. The Herefords and the Darbys are brawling again. Do ask the butler to close the shutters, will you?...

Missouri Outfielder Leaves Field On Stretcher After Crashing Into Brick Wall At Full Speed

Missouri’s Cade Bormet tumbled into an unpadded brick wall during the Tigers’ home game against Georgia tonight while trying to field a foul ball, causing the freshman outfielder to be removed from the field on a stretcher by emergency personnel. ...

Deadspin Up All Night: Did You Ever Fight It?

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Q&A With Two-Time Judo Gold Medalist Kayla Harrison On Post-Olympic Depression And Her Upcoming MMA Debut

At the 2012 Olympics in London, Kayla Harrison became the first American to win a gold medal in judo. Four years later, she defended her title at the Rio Games. That’s the last time she competed in judo. Since then, Harrison has been training for a shift to MMA and working on a book about child sexu...

Peter King Leaving <i>Sports Illustrated</i> For NBC

After 29 years at Sports Illustrated, Peter King is leaving to join NBC....

Kristaps Porzingis Is Seeking Companionship In Madrid :))

Since suffering a season-ending ACL tear, Kristaps Porzingis has done everything a Knicks fan could have hoped for. The 22-year-old is busying himself with two or three therapy sessions a day, strengthening his core and upper body, and sharpening his mind. “Reading bores me, I don’t like reading,” h...