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NFL Players Don't Trust Team Doctors
You're a football player. You get hurt—dinged up, or seriously injured. Either on the sideline or back in the locker room, the team doctor comes over to treat you. What's his motivation? To do the best thing for your long-term health? Or to get you back in the game as quickly as possible?...
Which Harbaugh Brother Would Philandering Ladies Prefer To Hump? Who Cares, Let's Make Sex Jokes
It's the week before the Super Bowl, which means that our inbox is getting flooded with stupid press releases. One in particular, from someone affiliated with AshleyMadison.com (a website where married people can find other married people to bone), is very stupid but also attention-grabbing. The we...
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It's Only A Matter Of Time Before Someone Dies At The X Games [UPDATE]
A week ago at the Winter X Games, 25-year-old Caleb Moore was in the midst of a stellar run. The three-time medalist was putting on a clinic in the finals of Snowmobile Freestyle. He was landing flips and body varials, and he seemed destined for the podium. Then everything went wrong....
Rick Reilly's Column About Colin Kaepernick Is The Smarmiest Story Of Super Bowl Week
The crux of Rick Reilly's latest column for ESPN.com is this: San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick should take steps to foster a relationship with his birth mother because Reilly's own adopted daughter has a healthy relationship with her birth mother. No, seriously, that's Reilly's argu...
J.J. Watt "Proposes" To His Six-Year-Old Biggest Fan
Earlier this month, one of those "crying children" viral video made the rounds. But this one was different: it wasn't the usual kid crying because their team lost. Six-year-old Breanna was upset that she wasn't 25, because if she were, she would be able to marry Texans star J.J. Watt....
Coyotes Sale Falls Apart As Prospective Owner Can't Come Up With The Money
The drama surrounded Coyotes ownership has raged for years, from one owner putting the team into bankruptcy, to the NHL buying the Yotes up, to the courts blocking one sale because the league opposed Jim Balsillie's plan to move the team to Hamilton, Ontario, to the emergence of Greg Jamison as a po...
Dan Marino Fathered A Love Child With A CBS Production Assistant
Today's New York Post features a story about former NFL quarterback and current CBS football analyst Dan Marino impregnating a former CBS Sports production assistant. Marino, who has been a CBS pregame analyst since 2003, had an affair with Donna Savattere at some point in 2004, which led to Savatte...
Deadspin Up All Night: Hang On To The Glory
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. There's lots of baskethoop and icestick action on the telenet tonight, so consume forthwith!...
Signing Day Is Next Week, But The Nation's Top Recruit Already Has His Announcement Scheduled
Defensive end Robert Nkemdiche is probably the most sought-after recruit in the nation. Any college football program that matters has made him an offer, and Tennessee too. But Nkemdiche can't officially make his choice until National Signing Day, which is next Wednesday. It's going to be a made-for-...
This Photo Of Two Male 49ers Fans Making Out Is Awesome
So, it took me a whole week to stumble upon this pic, which appeared on page 48 of last week's Sports Illustrated. It was taken during the NFC championship game at a San Francisco gay bar named—wait for it—Hi Tops. One dude in a tight T-shirt is pumping his fist, and there are some pint glasses on t...
Mike Komisarek's Frustrating Practice Led To Emergency Eye Surgery
Maple Leafs defenseman Mike Komisarek had a rough practice on Monday....
A Reminder That The NFL Doesn't Test For The PED Ray Lewis Says He's Never Tested Positive For
Yesterday, SI reported that Ray Lewis had received the banned substance IGF-1, a muscle-building hormone resembling insulin. (Two years ago, Yahoo reported the same thing.) Lewis responded in two ways. First, he blamed it on the devil. Second, he noted that he has never failed a drug test....
The Hater's Guide To Ray Lewis
It’s not exactly daring to hate Ray Lewis. Facebook data show that most people are rooting for the 49ers to win the Super Bowl, and I’m sure “FUCK RAY LEWIS” has a lot to do with that. No one disputes that Lewis should be a Hall of Famer, and I guess we can all agree that he’s a good leader. He sure...
French Magazine Reports That Qatar Bribed Its Way To The 2022 World Cup
This is not new; from the moment Qatar was named the 2022 World Cup hosts, allegations have been made that FIFA committee members had accepted millions of dollars in bribes to make it happen. Some of those executives were even banned or quit in disgrace! So it's not outside the realm of probability....
WCBA Finals Game Ends With Referees Being Beaten By Fans
Game 1 of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association championship was yesterday, an event not worth taking note of but for the fact that a bunch of angry fans stormed the court and tried to beat the shit out of the referees at the end of the game. At the 35-second mark of the video above, you can ...
Tuesday Night Fights: Polish Street-Rasslin' Leaves The Masked Man With More Questions Than Answers
Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: "NEW 2013 Hardcore Nuts Crazy Drunk Polish Guys Fight on the Street Wrestling." Tonight's commentator: Deadspin's Dead Wrestler of the Week Associate The Masked Man (wi...
Deadspin Up All Night: If I Take You Home, Will You Tell The Truth?
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. We hope you had yourself a fantastic Tuesday. We just bid adieu to Tom Scocca, who will be occupying a seat on the other side of the office come tomorrow. But we get Emma back! Onward....
Denver Mayor Finally Does The Ray Lewis Dance
After injuring himself in warmups, Denver mayor Michael Hancock finally paid up for his playoff bet with Baltimore. This is the most important football-related story today....
ESPN Asks: When Will Anyone Pay Attention To A Famous Football Player In This Super Bowl?
OK, now that two different reporters have battled for the chance to drag the mother of a victim in the Ray Lewis murder case to the graveyard, what else can the members of the press corps do to demonstrate that their Super Bowl coverage is about the unexpected and unappreciated angles? Looks like it...
Chris Ault Wanted To Convert Colin Kaepernick To Free Safety
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Ault wasn't impressed when he first met Kaepernick at Nevada....