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When Should Dallas Have Allowed Denver To Score A Touchdown?
Once Demaryius Thomas crossed the line to gain at the Dallas 14 yard line with 1:50 to play, the Dallas defense should have intentionally allowed the TD. With 2 timeouts and 1:40+ to play, they would have had a better chance of winning than allowing Denver to choke the life out of them and kick an e...
NFL Getting Rid Of Pink Penalty Flags
The NFL has announced it will return to yellow penalty flags next week, two weeks earlier then planned. Breast cancer awareness is nice, but not as nice as knowing if that's a flag or a stray towel on the field....
The Night Johnny Carson Found Out His Wife Was Banging Frank Gifford
Tucked inside the Hunger Games promotional pamphlet that was last week's issue of Entertainment Weekly was a rather amazing book excerpt from Henry Bushkin, lawyer to the late Johnny Carson. In the excerpt (not yet online), Bushkin describes accompanying Carson on a late night break-in of his seco...
Jaguars-Broncos Opens With The Largest Point Spread In NFL History
It's happening. Sunday's Jaguars-Broncos tilt in Denver has opened with the Broncos anywhere from 27- to 28-point favorites. If that holds—and one sportsbook manager told us he still expects most of the money to come in on Denver—it'd be the largest spread in NFL history....
Spectator Video Captures Frightening, Up-Close View Of IndyCar Crash
IndyCar driver Dario Franchitti sustained two fractured vertebrae, a broken ankle, and a concussion when he crashed his car on the final lap of yesterday's Grand Prix of Houston. The Big Lead found this terrifying video taken by a fan standing right along the catchfence at the moment and place of im...
Peyton Manning's Naked Bootleg Is Football's Most Unstoppable Weapon
The most impressive touchdown of a game filled with them came at the end of the first half, as Peyton Manning bluffed a handoff to Knowshon Moreno, rolled to his left, and shuffled untouched into the end zone. It was a rare sighting of the Peyton Manning naked bootleg, the secret weapon of our gener...
There's No Crying At The Pee Wee Super Bowl
A new magazine story from Jeanne Marie Laskas is good reason to be excited. Her latest for GQ, "There's No Crying at the Pee Wee Super Bowl" looks like another sure shot:...
V. S. Naipaul on Writing
"The world is what it is; men who are nothing, who allow themselves to become nothing, have no place in it."...
Report: Lions Center Was A Dick To The University Of Wisconsin Band
It appears that Dominic Raiola, the starting center for the Detroit Lions, is a huge dick. That's because there are reports going around alleging that Raiola spent part of his Sunday verbally assaulting the University of Wisconsin marching band, which was in Green Bay to play at this week's Lions-Pa...
Dan Snyder Sucks at PR, According To Dan Snyder's Former PR Company
Adweek magazine ran its version of the Redskins name story a few days ago. The main question under consideration was whether social media have "propelled" the controversy over the team's name. Yes, was the conclusion....
Three Guys At Bar Allegedly Stabbed By Two Guys Who Hate The Steelers
A "battle of the bands" at a suburban Pittsburgh bar became the scene of a triple stabbing at the hands of two dudes who allegedly don't care much for the city's sports teams, according to police....
Zach Bogosian Barfed Up An Easy Goal
Corey Perry's game-winner for the Ducks, coming with 5:31 left, goes in the books as unassisted. Zach Bogosian knows he did his part....
Middle-Aged A's Fan Fights All The Cops Before Getting Tasered
We've seen our share of rowdy and violent sports fans, but this guy right here is something else. ...
Vikings Sign Josh Freeman
Despite apparent interest from the Raiders, among other teams, Josh Freeman has decided to sign with the Vikings for $3 million. This is not a vote of confidence for Christian Ponder....
The Pirates Are Five Wins Away From The World Series
This single from Pedro Alvarez in the bottom of the eighth gave the Pirates a 4-3 lead in Game 3 of the NLDS and proved to be the game-winning run. Pittsburgh is now one win away from the NLCS. Four wins there would get them to the World Series for the first time since 1979. ...
Deadspin Up All Night: Circulate
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. There's more football and postseason baseball to consume your time....
Ninety-Nine Points: Your Week 5 Late Games Roundup
Broncos 51, Cowboys 48: It seems appropriate that there were only two late games this week, because this game had enough combined scoring, excellent QB play and drama to keep you hooked....
Watch This Bonkers Rugby League Play
I have next to no idea what is happening here, but it is beautifully athletic. This particular try from Michael Jennings came in the NRL Grand Final, which is like the Super Bowl of rugby league....
