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Deadspin Up All Night: It's Getting Balmy Out There
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Tim Burke, Dave, and Sean will be here to amuse you this weekend. Enjoy the hockey....
Introducing The Official Deadspin Youth T-Ball League
Last year, in the midst of a video war we were then waging with MLB, we put out the call for willing participants to assist us in our cause. Our offer was simple: Help us send-up MLB's autocratic control of its video highlights by sending us clips of young children reenacting famous baseball plays. ...
Let's Watch David West Send The Cavs' Mascot To The Hospital By Punching The Shit Out Of Him
We told you yesterday morning about what happened to poor Moondog, the Cleveland Cavaliers' mascot who had to go the hospital the night before after being punched in the eye by the Pacers' David West. A different video, shot from a distance, has been making its way around the Internet since then, ...
C.J. Wilson Says The Rangers Wasted His Time
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: Wilson says Texas can spend their money any way they want, but they shouldn't string him alo...
London Olympics Invite Keith Moon, Dead For 34 Years, To Play Closing Ceremony
There are just about a hundred days to go before the Summer Olympics, so presumably all the heavy lifting is done. The venues are built, the support staff hired and trained, and all that's left is getting the little touches right, so as to avoid incidents like Wayne Gretzky's face....
Raise A Pint For The Short, Fat, Drunk, And Dead Darts Legend Jocky Wilson
On this week's excerpt from Slate's Hang Up and Listen podcast, Mike Pesca tells the story of Scottish dartsman Jocky Wilson, who died in March. Wilson dominated the sport in the early 1980s, and spent the rest of his career as a wonderfully larger-than-life sort. Just one line from his obituary i...
One Of Bernie Fine's Accusers Says More About His Made-Up Allegation; ESPN's Mark Schwarz Looks Even Worse Now
Back in January, once portions of his story began not adding up, Zach Tomaselli admitted he had lied about allegations that former Syracuse assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine sexually abused him. That Tomaselli says so again in a televised report that aired this morning on CNY Central News is n...
Man Charged With "Felony Secret Peeping" For Hiding Camera In Minor League Locker Room
The Carolina Mudcats are the Indians' single-A affiliate, and as a single-A baseball team may not have much in the way of locker room security. But staff members noticed an unfamiliar face poking around the visitors' locker room during a game Tuesday night—a man claiming to be a cleaning employee....
Play the Free Draftstreet Baseball Contest Tonight and Win Up To $500
It's that time of year: the crack of the bats, the smell of processed meats, the roar of the crowd, and the sight of team-gear-bedecked fans are common occurrences, from opening day all the way through to November.DraftStreet is back by popular demand, just in time for baseball season, bringing you...
You Can't Stop Kevin Durant, But You Can Force Him To His Right
Durant is known for being able to go left or right, and finish with either hand. The data shows that to be true from near the basket and from midrange. But if you can keep KD on the perimeter, he's significantly more likely to beat you from the left....
Blake Griffin Can't Dunk When There's No One In His Way
Guess it was just too easy for him....
Boston Fans, Boston Arena Conspire To Bludgeon Boston Bruin
Chris Kelly scored the winner and only goal of the game 78 seconds into overtime, and the Bruins swarmed him on the end boards. While celebrating, the nearby fans pounded the glass so hard that a panel came free, braining an unsuspecting David Krejci....
10-Foot Alligator Makes For One Heck Of A Water Hazard
The RBC Heritage (formerly the Heritage Classic) is going down in Hilton Head, and this being South Carolina, most of nature is trying to kill you. Brian Gay's third shot on the par-5 15th avoided the water hazard, but the water hazard came up to meet him, in the form of a 10-foot alligator....
Martin Havlat Gave The Sharks A Game One Win With This Double-Overtime Goal
There's plenty of reasons the Stanley Cup playoffs are the best in sports, but the chance for extended, multiple-overtime games is certainly one of them. After Boston's physical 1-0 OT win over Washington, hockey fans were treated to two overtimes between San Jose and St. Louis, a game decided by...
Deadspin Up All Night: Shake It
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If You've Ever Had Drunken Love Go Horribly Awry, Please Send Us Your Stories
Maybe you drank too much and your willy wouldn't work. Maybe you were finally right there with that girl you've been eyeing from across the quad all semester, only to have your dipshit roommate barge in at precisely the wrong moment. Maybe you convinced her to go to your place, only to realize once ...
Here's Something Nice About Bobby Petrino That We Learned From His Phone Records
It's not all fast bikes and fast women. A close reading of Bobby Petrino's cell phone logs reveals this: Bobby has a heart....
German Soccer Trolling Is The Best Trolling
In a match that may be the deciding factor in the German Bundesliga title race, Borussia Dortmund seized a 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich when keeper Roman Weidenfeller stopped Arjen Robben's penalty in the 82nd minute, leading to an extraordinary (and ballsy) act of trash-talking from Serbian de...
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Jabar Gaffney Is Having A Twitter Meltdown Over His Soon-To-Be Ex-Wife And A Former Teammate Who's Also His Cousin [UPDATE]
We're not really sure what to make of what's been happening recently with the Twitter account of Redskins receiver Jabar Gaffney. So far as we can tell, Gaffney is none too happy with both free agent cornerback Lito Sheppard and his own wife, though it's not clear if one beef has anything to do with...
Remember When Gilbert Arenas And Javaris Crittenton Threatened To Shoot Each Other? JaVale McGee Started It.
Was it really more than two years ago that the Wizards locker room melted down in an orgy of simulated gunplay over a boo-ray debt? It was, and one of the principals—Gilbert Arenas, who allegedly brought four guns to the locker room and laid them out for Javaris Crittenton to choose—is finally shedd...