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Chad Qualls Celebrates Like A Marlin Should
And by that, I mean that he fails to celebrate striking out Omar Quintanilla, a .227 hitter. Obligatory Vine below....

Star-Crossed Percy Harvin's Hip Injury Will Require Surgery
New Seahawks wide receiver Percy Harvin, set to star in one of the more dazzling offenses in the NFL in 2013, will need surgery to repair a hip injury, according to Harvin himself. This is depressing....

Deadspin Up All Night: Guess I'll Crawl
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This Is Less Than Ingenious
From today's Pardon The Interruption. [ESPN]...

Pistons Trade For Brandon Jennings. Sure, Why Not?
Woj's latest scoop is a pretty big one: Brandon Jennings is headed to Detroit in a sign-and-trade that will send Brandon Knight, Khris Middleton, and Slava Kravstov to the Bucks. Jennings and the Pistons are reportedly finalizing a three-year, $24 million deal....

Today In Man-On-Mascot Violence
At an event celebrating Public Safety Day, someone punched the Mariner Moose....

ESPN's July Ratings Are Down, Too
This is starting to feel like a thing. ESPN's ratings were down in the first half of the year—alarmingly so in the spring—which prompted ESPN's PR machine to swing back hard, labeling the drop a bizarre fluke, an aberration. Well, July numbers are in and ... ...

Tino Martinez Defends Himself In The Most Annoying Way Possible
Tino Martinez recently resigned from his position as Marlins' hitting coach after it was reported that had abused some of his players. Despite willingly leaving the team, Martinez has decided that he's not going to take these allegations laying down. No, he's going to set the record straight—by remi...

Searching For The Most Masturbated-To TV Show Of All Time
I have new neighbors moving in this week. New neighbor anxiety is a vast and complex kind of tension. There is good tension: They could be nice! They could be attractive and like being naked with the blinds open! And there is bad tension: They could be rednecks! Or child molesters! Or redneck ...

Woman Not Pressing Charges Against OSU RB Carlos Hyde (For Now)
Police in Columbus, Ohio, say they've closed the case involving Ohio State running back Carlos Hyde, who was a person of interest in an alleged assault on a woman at a nightclub on July 20. The 19-year-old victim decided not to press charges....

Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Indianapolis Colts
Some people are fans of the Indianapolis Colts. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Indianapolis Colts. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....

Black And Blue
Not Shaking The Grass features Nicole Howalt's 2012 photo series: Boxers: Before and After the Fight. ...

In The Back By A ‘93 Pickup, There's Gonna Be A Dead Body
Jeremy Markovich delivers a fine story on the death of Dick Trickle at SB Nation Longform:...

Adrian Peterson's Son Is The Cutest Sports Toddler
Good god. This picture could not be any more adorable....

The Yankees Aren't Homering, And That Makes John Sterling Sad
The feeble Yankees offense has been rough on everyone, but no one more so than radio play-by-play man and walking catchphrase John Sterling. When you make your bones with a series of silly home run calls, a lack of home runs can have you questioning your purpose on this earth....

Mike Shanahan Says He Doesn't Use Email, Is Probably Full Of Shit
Here's a partial transcript—flagged by DC Sports Bog's Dan Steinberg—of a meeting Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan had with reporters on Monday night:...

The Man Who Broke Atlantic City
Dig Mark Bowden's 2012 story for the Atlantic:...

Marlins Fans Make Your Jokes Easy
Send stories, photos, and anything else you might have to [email protected]....

No Tattoos Have Ever Been More Pittsburgh Than This Guy's
These photos were sent to us by a tipster who'd like to stay anonymous, since this guy looks like the type who communicates only through hurled liquor bottles....

Nighthawks: The Blueprints
Cool article by Robin Cembalest over at Art News on Edward Hopper's storyboards for his famous painting, Nighthawks. ...