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Aaron Judge Looks Lost
The Yankees managed to erase a 2-0 series deficit and advance to the ALCS, which is great news for Yankees fans and even better news for Aaron Judge, who has a lot less attention on him today than he would if the Yankees had fallen last night....
So Is Corey Kluber Hurt, Or What?
Corey Kluber’s shortest start of the season came in Game 2 of the ALDS. His third-shortest start game in last night’s Game 5. In between, his second-shortest start of the season, was a May 2 outing in which he was pulled after three innings with a lower back strain, with which he was placed on the D...
What Is The Worst Store?<em></em>
As you know, shopping is a migraine. It is a brutal conglomeration of terrible parking spots, high prices, slow-moving old people, heavy bags, and shoddy merchandise. But which store is the worst of them all? Which store—and we’re talking about any store that sells any type of good—is the one that b...
Kyrie Irving Sure Seems Happy To Be Out Of Cleveland
Kyrie Irving plays for the Boston Celtics now, and based on an interview he recently gave to the Boston Globe, he’s come to realize something that a lot of young people who leave the midwest have: that big cities are fun to live in....
Brett Gardner Works
For the length of 26 batters, from the moment the Indians chased CC Sabathia from the game in the fifth and got the Cleveland crowd back into things, until the moment Brett Gardner worked—and there is no better word than worked—an epic at-bat in the ninth, Game 5 of the ALDS was about as tense as g...
Cleveland Beaten By Yankees And By Themselves
The Indians’ catalogue of postseason failure is fairly lengthy, but it is not especially varied. There are, after all, a lot of different ways to lose—blowouts and gentle fades and attempted comebacks that can’t come back enough. But Cleveland’s recent history of loss here is almost exclusively defi...
Lindsey Graham Promises That Donald Trump Really Did Shoot A 73, Or Maybe A 74, He Swears
Two days ago, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) tweeted the following:...
Stephen Strasburg Was Electric
Stephen Strasburg wasn’t supposed to pitch today. After a ridiculous 24-hour news cycle in which he was alternately said to be unable to start because he pitched a Tuesday bullpen session, to have actually pitched that Tuesday bullpen session on Monday, to really only be unable to start because he w...
Deadspin Up All Night: No No No
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. I got no place to go. ...
Jon Lester Miraculously Picks Off Runner
Before we begin, a quick refresher on what it normally looks like when Jon Lester tries to throw to first base....
Woman Who Released Video Of Dolphins Coach Snorting Lines: "A Point Had To Be Proven"
Kijuana Nige, the Las Vegas model who released the video of Miami Dolphins offensive line coach Chris Foerster snorting lines in his office, appeared on The Dan Le Batard Show today to detail the backstory between her and Foerster—including a description of how she became Foerster’s “cocaine platter...
The Giants Are Now The Jets
Say, how are things going with the New York Giants?...
How UNH Turned A Quiet Benefactor Into A Football-Marketing Prop
The internet abounds in cheerful content, and last fall one of its most cheerful stories started like this: In a press release, the University of New Hampshire announced that an elderly librarian had died—and left the school a shocking donation of $4 million....
The USMNT Got Exactly What It Deserved
So here we are. After a shambolic qualifying campaign full of perceived nadirs, false dawns, and nearly constant disappointment, the USMNT has finished behind Mexico and Costa Rica and Panama and Honduras in the hexagonal table. The U.S. fell to Trinidad & Tobago last night, and will not compete in ...
After All That, Stephen Strasburg Might Start Game 4
What the hell is wrong with the Washington Nationals? Jon Morosi reports that Stephen Strasburg, whose inability to start today’s Game 4 against the Cubs has been the subject of a brewing shitstorm, is now in fact likely to be taking the mound....
Two Belligerent Tennis Men Struck With Heavy Fines
It’s no secret that tennis is populated by tempestuous dingbats, and today two such guys were struck with big fines for bad behavior....
Red Sox Get Off John Farrell’s Rollercoaster Ride<em></em><em></em>
It was very evident that if the Red Sox bombed out of the ALDS—which they did, in wild fashion—that John Farrell was going to get the boot from Dave Dombrowski. The team confirmed this, announcing this morning that it had fired Farrell....
Fuck All Of This
There is a certain type of American who, as he or she watched the seconds tick down on the USMNT’s devastating loss to Trinidad & Tobago and, moments later, those in Honduras’s stunning win over Mexico, felt a rush of self-important pride. Whether it be for reasons of philosophical differences about...
Oh God, There's A Stephen Strasburg Controversy Brewing
A rainout pushed yesterday’s scheduled NLDS Game 4 to today, and as we now know, that game won’t be started by Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg, despite the fact that he would be pitching on regular rest. Why exactly this is the case keeps getting more and more confusing....
U.S.A. Out Of World Cup On Phantom Goal<em></em>
A nightmare World Cup cycle for the USMNT came to an end tonight, as a 2-1 U.S. loss to Trinidad and Tobago, coupled with wins by Panama and Honduras, eliminated the Americans from the competition....