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Please Save Andrew Luck From The Colts
The Colts got a generational quarterback, put an offensive line made of cheesecloth in front of him, kept starting him after his throwing shoulder started to fall apart, shot him up with painkillers to make sure he could keep throwing and keep getting hit, and now wonder why his arm is so wrecked. A...
T.Y. Hilton Fakes Being Down To Score A TD
In a great example of gamesmanship that falls just within ethical boundaries, T.Y. Hilton took a dive to avoid being tackled on a long third-quarter catch, and then decided it was best to take his time getting up. It was a great call, because by playing dead, Texans safety Andre Hal took him for a n...
Colts Give Up, Shut Down Andrew Luck For The Season
Indianapolis Colts QB Andrew Luck didn’t play at the start of the season because of his injured shoulder, and now he won’t play for any part of it. The team officially placed him on injured reserve for the remainder of the year....
Lance Stephenson Slaps LeBron In The Dick And Balls
Cleveland must have experienced some bizarre time warp tonight, because it’s the year 2017, and the Pacers’ Lance Stephenson is still making life extremely unpleasant for LeBron James. This time, the meme-able bench player came at LeBron as he drove down the lane, waving his right arm in wild desper...
I'm Worried About Andrew Luck
Sure, maybe you think it’s a little ominous that Andrew Luck had shoulder surgery nine months ago, hasn’t played since, and had to be shut down after briefly attempting to throw a football. But do you know what’s really ominous? His throwing shoulder hurts and the Colts and doctors have no idea why....
T.Y. Hilton Apologizes For Correctly Pointing Out His Teammates Suck<em></em>
The Indianapolis Colts lost 27-0 to the Jaguars on Sunday, and in the process allowed quarterback Jacoby Brissett to be sacked 10 times. The Colts have been losing games like this for awhile now, because the organization does not seem to believe in employing competent offensive lineman, and after th...
Andrew Luck, Who Was Briefly Throwing, Is No Longer Throwing
Perhaps you spend all day on Twitter or are a close follower of Indianapolis Colts beat writers. If that is the case, you may have recently seen some footage of injured star quarterback Andrew Luck actually throwing a football. The footage was not exactly inspiring, but it was at least evidence that...
Useless Prop Mike Pence Attempts To Explain Taxpayer-Funded PR Stunt<em></em>
Mike Pence tried to be a big strong boy yesterday, walking out of the 49ers-Colts game because a handful of 49ers players knelt during the national anthem, as they have been doing all season. Almost immediately, it was revealed that Pence had planned the stunt well in advance, and thus had taken a p...
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Fragile Stooge Mike Pence Walks Out Of 49ers-Colts Because Of Anthem Demonstration [Updates]
Mike Pence, a cauliflower that was once victimized by the movie Mulan, claimed that he walked out of today’s 49ers-Colts game, because the players supposedly disrespected the troops during the rote nationalistic pre-game ceremony. While the Colts stood arm-in-arm during the anthem, a reported 23 mem...
Paul George Isn't Done Throwing Shade At The Pacers
Paul George talked to Sam Amick of USA Today about the superstar trio suddenly in place in Oklahoma City now that the Thunder have agreed to a trade to acquire Carmelo Anthony. It’s not all that super clear how Russell Westbrook, Paul George, and Carmelo Anthony will fit together in a game that only...
Chuck Pagano Lost Badly And Forgot Which Team He Was Playing
The NFL is searching for a new Jeff Fisher, now that the actual Jeff Fisher doesn’t have a job. So who in the league coasts off his reputation and underachieves in unprecedented ways? Saints head coach Sean Payton is a good candidate, given that his team’s gone 7-9 for three straight seasons, but th...
Yes, Here Is A Market That Needs Two NFL Teams
The Rams are kicking the bejeezus out of the Colts in the first NFL regular season home game played in Los Angeles since 1995 (CORRECTION: I’m a big dumb non-football-watching idiot. The Rams played in Los Angeles last season). The weather is warm and sunny, and excitement for football is running hi...
Report: Andrew Luck's Shoulder Is As Bad As We Thought
Andrew Luck, whose status had been mostly obscured by the Indianapolis Colts through the NFL preseason, will be out at least several more weeks as he continues to recover from shoulder surgery, according to CBS Sports. From the report:...
NBA Slaps Lakers With $500,000 Fine For Paul George-Related Tampering
Two weeks ago, the Indiana Pacers accused the Los Angeles Lakers of reaching out to Paul George about his upcoming free agency and the NBA began a formal investigation. Because George won’t be a free agent until 2018, the Lakers won’t be legally allowed to talk to George’s reps until July 1, 2018, a...
Keith Wenning?
Tyrod Taylor and T.J. Yates, the Buffalo Bills’ starting and backup quarterbacks, are both concussed. This sounds like a job for...hold on, let me flip this card over—Keith Wenning....
Report: The Pacers Have Formally Accused The Lakers Of Tampering With Paul George
Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne today reported that the NBA is investigating the Lakers and Magic Johnson for potentially having engaged in improper contact with Paul George while he was under contract with the Pacers. The investigation follows charges being formally filed by the Indiana Pac...
There Was A Hysterically Lopsided Blowout In The WNBA Last Night
The Minnesota Lynx came into last night’s home tilt against the Indiana Fever at 21-5—the best record in the WNBA—and with an 11-2 mark at home. The Indiana Fever, at 9-19, had the second-worst record in the WNBA, and learned Friday that they’d lost fourth-leading scorer Tiffany Mitchell for the sea...
Why Your Team Sucks 2017: Indianapolis Colts<em></em>
Some people are fans of the Indianapolis Colts. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Indianapolis Colts. This 2017 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here....
Dan Gilbert Took An Unearned Shot At The Pacers
Cavs owner Dan Gilbert and freshly hired GM Koby Altman held a press conference yesterday, the purpose of which was to assure everyone that, actually, the Cavs’ disastrous summer has been good. It was mostly boring, except for one part when Gilbert couldn’t help but throw some shit at the Pacers....
Indiana's Haul From The Paul George Trade Is Looking Worse And Worse
This morning ESPN dropped a long and richly detailed account of the circumstances that surrounded and led to Kyrie Irving’s surprise trade request, first reported Friday afternoon, in which he told Cavs owner Dan Gilbert that he no longer wants to play in Cleveland. It seems Irving’s dissatisfaction...