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15-Year-Old Cross Country Runner With Autism Assaulted After Wandering Off Course

Over the weekend, the Syracuse Post-Standard reported on the sad story of Chase Coleman. Coleman is a skinny, black, 15-year-old, autistic boy who got confused in the middle of a cross country race, ran off course and into a nearby street, and was subsequently shoved to the ground by a large white m...

Your Monday Night Football Tecmo Super Bowl Simulation Is Live

Vikings! Bears! Monday Night Football! It’s LIVE:...

I Asked The World's Foremost Ethicist If It's Okay To Have A Revolution

There is inequality everywhere. But in San Francisco, it seems to be drawn by a cartoonist with an unrefined taste for absurdity....

Nick Kyrgios Accepts Psychological "Care Plan" To Reduce Suspension

In what is (hopefully) the final installment in Nick Kyrgios’s tanking saga, the Australian has agreed to a treatment from a league-approved sports psychologist, which would shrink his eight-week ban to three weeks, making him eligible to play on November 7....

Shaquem Griffin, UCF's One-Handed Linebacker, Is The Man<em></em> 

UCF may not be holding down their spot as the No. 1 team in the Deadspin 25 as they did in with their beautifully imperfect 2015 campaign, but Shaquem Griffin, the Knights’ Guy to Know, is having himself one hell of a year....

Inspiring: Denver Broncos Cheerleaders Allow Dinosaur To Perform At Game

The Denver Broncos cheerleaders donned Halloween costumes for Sunday’s game, but one performer stood out above the rest, mostly because of the enormous head. An actual T-Rex, who for some reason wasn’t wearing a getup, danced on the field and participated in the routines:...

German TV Reporter Shoved Away During Attempt To Interview Dustin Hopkins<em></em>

Following Washington’s 27-27 tie against the Cincinnati Bengals today, a German reporter attempted to interview kicker Dustin Hopkins about his missed field goal in overtime. But he could barely get his question out before being interrupted by a man who appears to be Skins PR flack Tony Wyllie, scre...

A Sinking Ship: Today's Guide To Ignoring The NFL

Maybe you’ve heard, but the NFL’s television ratings are sinking like a stone....

DeMarcus Cousins Shows Off A Range Of Emotions After His Fouls

Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins led the NBA with 17 technical fouls last season, so he’s well acquainted with the art of getting T’d up. But with his first one of this season, in the second quarter of Saturday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Cousins debuted a new reaction: the ch...

Juan Manuel Lopez Knocks Out Wilfredo Vazquez, Then Starts Fighting Other People<em></em>

A grudge match between two former Puerto Rican world champions ended with the winner brawling with the loser’s trainer after Juan Manuel López knocked out Wilfredo Vazquez and proceeded to trade blows with Vazquez’s corner man....

You'd Think Scott Walker Could Get Better Seats [Update]

The university has responded:...

Illinois Receiver Malik Turner Taken Off Field On Stretcher After Helmet-To-Helmet Hit

Minnesota defensive back Duke McGhee was ejected for targeting after a play that left Illinois wide receiver Malik Turner on a stretcher....

Thousands of Philadelphia kids are suffering brain damage from lead poisoning, many of them in homes owned by Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison’s company. The Philly Daily News has the full story....

Report: FanDuel And DraftKings Are About To Merge Into One Company

DraftKings and FanDuel are merging, according to sources cited in an ESPN report tonight that claims the two leading daily fantasy sites are on the verge of consolidating more than 90 percent of the market into one company....

National Hot Rod Association Fights Broadcast Crew Over Union, Alleged Unsafe Work Conditions<em></em>

The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) has recently let go of five members of their broadcast crew in retaliation for union activities, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) alleges in a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) complaint. IATSE has also filed for the NLRB to...

How To Make Ginger Pumpkin Crumble And Kill Your Loved Ones With Butter

This week’s episode of Foodspin takes us to historic Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where Burneko and I sampled Civil War-era game pie and pumpkin fritters. I am going to assume these were pro-Union dishes, and therefore NOT racist food. I assume this even though you can buy a SHITLOAD of Confederate sou...

<i>Person Of Interest</i> Was Anti-Prestige TV And Too Smart For Primetime

First, let me tell you what Person of Interest is. Person of Interest is the inverse of Game of Thrones. For every shock death from the HBO’s version of George R.R. Martin’s book series, it had Kevin Chapman getting maced by a model and beaten up with a handbag. For every Game of Thrones setpiece th...

The Writer Who Was Too Strong To Live

Jennifer Frey drank herself to death....

Let's Remember Some Vines

The app Vine is on its deathbed, which made me think about that Vine where that kid crosses over a baby on a basketball court. Maybe you’ve forgotten about Vine :( But now you remember it. Let’s remember some other Vines:...

Your Dad Is Having A Great Time At The Sixers Game [Update: Not Anymore, They Kicked Him Out]

The Process is not without its acolytes, such as Your Dad here. ...