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These Hurricanes Sure Look Like Something
As Hurricanes Lester and Madeline move in towards Hawaii, waves could hit heights of nearly 34 feet in Lester’s case....
Jason Pierre-Paul's Lawsuit Against ESPN Moves One Step Closer To Trial
A Florida judge today denied ESPN’s request to dismiss an invasion of privacy lawsuit that was brought against them by Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul last February. Today’s ruling brings the suit that much closer to trial, and according to Pro Football Talk, the trial is scheduled to begin n...
The NFL Is Getting Sued Over The Hall Of Fame Game Fiasco<em></em>
The NFL preseason was supposed to kick off two weeks ago at the NFL Hall of Fame. But the turf was a disgusting mess and the NFL had to cancel it so that every other play didn’t end with a shredded ligament. Media reports that the turf was unplayable started trickling out throughout the day, but new...
The Secret To Convincing Your Significant Other To Let You Play Video Games Whenever You Want
So you’ve found the love of your life. The two of you somehow tolerate one another enough that you’ve decided to share a home. Now you’ve got a problem: How do you convince them to let you get away with all those eight-hour binges on The Witcher 3?...
Taylor Swift Sends Terrible Gifts To Her Friends
One thing we know to be true about Taylor Swift is that she is frequently photographed with other people. The Instagram personality, who is also a musician, refers to the people in these photographs her “friends.” She has many of them! More friends than you and me, and everyone we know combined. She...
How To Start A New Job At A Company That Just Declared Bankruptcy<em></em>
My first week of work at Gawker Media was a dream: I got some blogs up, enjoyed office snacks while they were still new and fresh to me, enjoyed my coworkers while they were still new and fresh to me, attended one of their swanky book parties, and on the final day of that week, learned that the comp...
Why My Team Rules: The Philadelphia Eagles
Some people are haters of the Philadelphia Eagles. But many, many more people are FANS of the Philadelphia Eagles. This 2016 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the hating-ass hater’s guides to other teams you love here. Drew Magary has a new book out—have you heard?...
Team USA Had Some Trouble With Australia, But They'll Be Fine
Heading into the Olympics, the United States men’s basketball team was the overwhelming favorite to win the gold medal. After all, they’d won 68 straight games, and even with stars like Steph Curry skipping out on Rio, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, and most other players on the roster were still be...
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Photogs Capture Remarkable Images Of French Gymnast Samir Aït Saïd After Leg Break [Graphic]<em></em>
Photographers captured a remarkable set of images of French gymnast Samir Aït Saïd, who suffered a horrific leg injury after a vault and immediately proved he is a hell of a lot tougher than you are. After initially grimacing as if he’d stubbed a toe badly, his expression changed to the exasperated ...
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French Gymnast Suffers Horrific Leg Break [Graphic]<em></em>
French gymnast Samir Aït Saïd was coming in for a landing after flipping several times off of the vault, when his left leg buckled and snapped horrifically upon contact with the ground....
Sources: Securities Class-Action Firm Exploring Lawsuit Against ESPN Parent Company
Deadspin has learned that ESPN’s recent loss of three million cable subscribers, which was followed by a significant drop in its parent company’s share price, has attracted the attention of a high-powered law firm that specializes in bringing class-action lawsuits on behalf of defrauded investors. ...
MMA Fighter Says He Was Kidnapped By Rio "Cops" & Forced To Pay Ransom
New Zealand MMA fighter Jason Lee says men in police uniforms kidnapped him in Rio de Janeiro, forcing the jiu-jitsu specialist to withdraw money from two ATMs and hand it over, or be be arrested....
Jackie Christie Says She Weighs Doug Christie's Balls To See If He's Been Cheating
Doug Christie has been out of the NBA since 2005 (save for a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Clippers in 2007), but his wife Jackie has been a fixture on VH1's Basketball Wives: LA since its inception in 2011. The couple’s relationship has been a matter of public performance since Christie’s da...
Dozens Of Retired Wrestlers File Class Action Suit Against WWE Over Head Injuries<em></em>
Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, Marty Jannetty, and Joe “Road Warrior Animal” Laurinaitis were among the more than 50 former WWE wrestlers who filed a class action lawsuit against the WWE and Vince McMahon in U.S. Circuit Court this morning, alleging that they sustained multiple traumatic brain injuries as ...
Small Talk Is Good, Don't Ya Think?
Plenty of small talk sucks. It may be bad if, as novelist Karan Mahajan wrote recently for The New Yorker, you come from a culture with no norm of small talk and you have to learn the art of idle banter. Small talk is also bad when both parties have other places to be and are just going through the ...
You're A Bag Of Blood, Give Some Away
Several times a year—five if I can—I get stuck by a needle. A friendly hand hunts the crooks of both my elbows for a vein fat enough to poke, swabs it down with iodine, and dabs the spot with a marker as if it were a treasure map. Depending on whether or not I’m in the mood for sterile and unthreate...
Cersei's Outfit Was So Dope
A lot of wild shit went down on last night’s season finale of Game of Thrones. It was so wild. I bet everyone at your office today is like, “Man, did you see all the wild shit that went down on Game of Thrones last night?” Me? I’m the guy one desk over, muttering, “Yeah but what about Cersei’s dress...
Suit: Dez Bryant Left State Senator's Rental House "Littered With Trash And Feces"
Dez Bryant has spent 2016 rehabbing from his foot injury and moving out of a house he had rented from Royce West, a Texas state senator and Bryant’s former attorney. But according to a lawsuit filed last week by West, Bryant trashed that house and left it in “serious disrepair.” The Dallas Morning N...
It's Boogie Time
Steph Curry decided this week to skip the Olympics, and this afternoon, Russell Westbrook announced he’d do the same. Team USA was already short LaMarcus Aldridge, Anthony Davis, and Chris Paul, and they’ll need the remaining candidates to step up. Who will save Team USA?...
Giants Fan Goes Swimming For 69th Splash Hit
The San Francisco Giants play in a lovely bayside ballpark, with McCovey Cove and the Pacific Ocean (sort of) just feet past the right field wall. This nautical branch of the ballpark is famous for its flocks of boats, as well as the Splash Hit. There’s a big counter on the outfield wall of how many...