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Jackie Robinson West Is A Lens On What's Happening On The South Side
This post is in reply to a post we ran earlier today, criticizing a recent column of the author's....
No, The Jackie Robinson West Story Is Not About Gentrification
This post originally ran in slightly different form at danielkayhertz.com....
Spend Your Tax Refund on a KitchenAid, Cheap Flash Storage, More Deals
If you like to cook, here's your tax refund splurge for 2015. [ KitchenAid Ultra Power Tilt-Head Stand Mixer, $240]...
The NBA Players Union Made Two Big Decisions Yesterday
The NBA’s All-Star Weekend is mostly just a 72 hour party with some “basketball” thrown in there to give everybody a break from partying, but some important business is conducted too. Perhaps the most important is the National Basketball Player’s Association (NBPA) meeting, which happens every All-S...
James Dolan Is Not Sorry About Being A Shitty Person
At a charity event today, Knicks owner James Dolan finally spoke about the email he sent this past Sunday, in which he responded to a lifelong fan's harsh but fair criticism by accusing that fan of being a miserable alcoholic. Unsurprisingly, Dolan is not really all that sorry about being a horrible...
Please Enjoy Vol. 1 Of James Harrison's <i>Workouts For Insane People</i>
Linebacker James Harrison enjoys Instagramming his workouts. Here he is lifting 135 pounds from a standing position with one hand, because he's a maniac....
Craftsman Combo Kit, Highly-Rated Headphones, and More Deals
A drill, a saw, and a battery. All for $80, or 50% off. [Craftsman C3 19.2-Volt Lithium-ion Drill And Circular Saw 2-Piece Combo Kit, $80]...
Seton Hall's Men's Basketball Team Has A Lot Going On Right Now
Sophomore starting guard Jaren Sina abruptly left the Seton Hall men's basketball team Wednesday, and his decision reportedly stems from locker-room tumult....
The Loopy <i>Project A</i> Is Jackie Chan At His Most Violently Ridiculous
There's a moment in the 1983 Jackie Chan movie Project A where he's dangling from a clock tower's minute hand, clinging for dear life as people watch him from stories below. Chan has always been a big silent-comedy head, and the scene was directly inspired by a famous stunt that Harold Lloyd pulle...
The Ultimate Travel Gadget, $140 in Free Android Apps, and More Deals
If you travel with any regularity, this versatile little gadget may just be your new best friend. They call it the RAVPower FileHub, but that name doesn't do it justice, because it's really three gadgets in one:...
The Mystery Of LeBron's Hairline Has Been Solved (Probably)!
Hey. Hey, you. Hey! Remember back in September when LeBron James, owner of a famously receding hairline, suddenly had hair again? And remember how a few weeks later, his new hair just up and disappeared? Remember?!...
Charles Oakley Says James Dolan Won't Even Look Him In The Eye
Former Knicks player Charles Oakley went on the Boomer & Carton show today to talk about the stuff cranky old basketball players love to talk about: How the game just isn't the same anymore, and how today's players are too damn soft. Once those topics had been exhausted, though, Oakley went on to ta...
Jamie Benn Apologizes To Sedins For Twincest Joke
Today in "headlines I never thought I'd write."...
Wireless Kitchen Assistant, Space-Saving Space Heater, and More Deals
Babysitting the grill or oven while dinner cooks is nobody's idea of a good time, but this wireless temperature probe will alert you the moment your food has reached the desired temperature. That means no more stabbing it repeatedly with a thermometer waiting for all the E. coli to die, and on the f...
How To Dump A Friend
Time for your weekly edition of the Deadspin Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. Today, we're talking Jayson Williams, Kanye, holiday sex, and more....
Neither Of Those Are How You Spell "Columbus"
Chalk this one up as another example of Los Angeles local news having hockey problems if you must, but I figure the chyron operator was probably just thinking about quantifying the electrical charge of certain old-world monkeys, as we all do from time to time....
LeBron's Going To Opt Out, But Don't Panic
Cleveland.com has an interesting look at the details of LeBron James's contract with the Cavaliers, and why it's a certainty that James is going to decline his player option this summer, and again the summer after that. It's flexibility, sure, but it's also tens of millions of dollars....
How To Survive A Round Of Golf With Your Boss Or Father-In-Law
Anyone who plays golf and has been stupid enough to tell other people that they play golf—"Oh, you play? That's wonderful! Lisa's dad would love to take you out for a round when you guys visit for Thanksgiving! Isn't that right, Herb?"—is at some point in his or her life going to have to play golf...
Save $50 On a New GoPro, Finally Buy a Drone, and More Deals
The GoPro Hero4 Silver has an MSRP $100 cheaper than the top-end Hero4 Black, but oddly enough, it's the Silver that includes a touchscreen. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯...