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Cops Announce Jarvis Landry Will Not Face Battery Charges
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jarvis Landry will not face charges stemming from an August investigation into alleged domestic battery, per the Broward County State Attorney’s Office, which announced it would be looking into possible battery charges against Landry early last month. The investigation s...
The "CTE Drove Aaron Hernandez" Narrative Is Too Convenient, And Dangerous<em></em>
The hits arrived swiftly, recklessly, striking brains and causing damage. Not tackles on this Sunday’s NFL fields. Not this time. These were journalists contorting Aaron Hernandez’s diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy into arguments as twisted as the man himself....
Deadspin Up All Night: It's Okay
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Bucs Clarify They Won't Let Internet Tough Guys Come Talk Shit With Gerald McCoy
If you heard Gerald McCoy’s call to come to the Buccaneers’ headquarters and talk your shit to his face yesterday, I have bad news for you: The Bucs won’t let you, because answering McCoy’s call to come “hold court” with him does not (for some reason) constitute “official business.”...
Larry Fitzgerald Still Kicks Ass<em></em>
Larry Fitzgerald smoked Cowboys defensive backs all night Monday for one of the best performances of his career. The Cardinals receiver, who has infuriated defenders since the George W. Bush administration with both limited and Pro Bowl quarterbacks, caught 13 passes for 149 yards and a touchdown. ...
How Did No One Notice This Inspirational Hiker On The Pacific Crest Trail?<em></em>
Stacey Kozel is a boundary-shattering athlete, a hero to many who has hiked some of the most famous and arduous trails in the United States. She’s completed the 2,189-mile Appalachian Trail as well as the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail, and she’s done it all as a functioning paraplegic with lupus. A...
Bad Quarterback Performance Of The Week: Cam Newton's Wobbling
Welcome to Bad Quarterback Performance Of The Week, a recurring feature in which we celebrate the worst quarterback play the NFL has to offer....
Jon Lester Is Not Happy About The Nacho Man
Last night, Cubs shortstop Addison Russell crashed into the stands and absolutely destroyed an order of nachos a Cardinals fan was eating. It was hilarious! Watch it again, or watch it for the first time....
Alejandro Villanueva Didn't Want Any Of This
Steelers offensive lineman and former Army Ranger Alejandro Villanueva, who stood for the national anthem before Sunday’s game even though head coach Mike Tomlin had stated all his players would stay in the locker room to avoid making any sort of statement, said Monday that he deeply regrets how his...
This Is All Bullshit
The NFL loves nothing more than a hollow branding opportunity. Just look at the self-satisfaction on the face of Cowboys owner Jerry Jones when he knelt, uselessly, with his team before the performance of last night’s national anthem. That’s the look of a man who knows he’s taken something that has ...
Stop Asking This Shithead Bad Questions Poorly<em></em>
The White House press corps is now, as it always has been, both one of the most important parts of American journalism and one of the most frustrating parts of American journalism. At its most basic, the job of White House reporters is to hold the most powerful people in the United States accountabl...
Cycling's Governing Body Is Not So Sure About Paying Women
Today, the UCI announced that they’d be raising the minimum wages for some professional cyclists. The lowest paid male riders at the WorldTour and Pro Continental level will now make around €2,000 and €650 more per year respectively, with guaranteed salaries of €38,115 for WorldTour racers and €30,8...
Deadspin Up All Night: There's My Church, I Sing In The Choir<em></em>
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Goldy Gopher <em></em>Trucks Child, Celebrates Horrifyingly
There’s no other way to put it: Goldy Gopher destroyed a kid unnecessarily....
Slowly But Surely, Willie Fritz Is Turning Tulane Around
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, ...
Why Wasn't Sterling Shepard's Catch Ruled A Catch?
The Giants are 0-3 and their offense oscillates between scuffling and a shitshow, but they certainly didn’t get any help on Sunday from the NFL rulebook. Take a look at the GIF above. According to the rules, that Sterling Shepard touchdown catch was not a catch....
Aaron Judge Socks Dinger No. 50, Most Ever For A Rookie
Congratulations are in order for the big Yankee boy Aaron Judge, whose two home runs this afternoon puts him at 50 for the season, more than any other rookie hitter in the history of baseball. ...
Temple's Two-Year Run Is Starting To Look Like A Flash In The Pan<em></em>
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, ...
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Here Are Jets And Patriots Fans Booing The National Anthem [Update]
National anthem demonstrations became the story at NFL stadiums around the country on Sunday. But at Texans-Patriots in Foxboro, Mass., at Dolphins-Jets in East Rutherford, N.J., and at Raiders-Washington in Landover, Md.,* the players who protested were met with jeers and boos from thousands of fan...