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NFL-Backed Investigation: NFL Didn't Lie About Seeing Ray Rice Tape
Former FBI director Robert Mueller's investigation into the NFL's handling of the Ray Rice case has been released. We're still reading through it, but the report's big conclusion so far is that despite an Associated Press report claiming that the NFL had received a tape showing Ray Rice knocking o...

<i>Blood and Bone </i>Treats Michael Jai White Like The Badass Miracle He Is
America has failed as a society in many ways, and one of them is this: Michael Jai White is not a titanic movie star. There is no reason why Michael Jai White is not a titanic movie star. He can act. He has a calm, still, intimidating presence. He's handsome enough to play the love interest in a...

11 Sports GIFs That Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity
With terrorist attacks in the U.S. and France, a man throwing his five-year-old daughter off a bridge to her death, and more alleged Bill Cosby victims, it's tough to have a positive outlook on the world at large. As a public service, then, we searched to find eleven GIFs that will restore your fa...

Greg Blue Sidewalk Slams Receiver
The title of this post is the entire description of this YouTube video, and it's all that needs to be said. The man is Greg Blue, and he sure does sidewalk slam the hell out of that receiver. ...

Jameis Winston Accuser Files Title IX Lawsuit Against FSU
The woman who accused Jameis Winston of raping her on Dec. 7, 2012, has filed a federal Title IX lawsuit against Florida State University, accusing the school's administration of failing to obey federal Title IX laws upon becoming aware of the rape allegation....

Report: Jameis Winston Is Going Pro
After initially saying that his son was going to wait until after the national championship game to decide whether he was going pro, Jameis Winston's father has now told the media that Jameis will be entering the upcoming NFL Draft....


The Ex-Con Who Turned His Life Around, And The NBA Star Who Killed Him
This piece was originally published in the August 2002 edition of GQ. A postscript from the author follows....

Here's Jason Whitlock Pretending To Like And Respect Stuart Scott
ESPN's Stuart Scott, 49, died yesterday, finally succumbing to a long bout with cancer. The SportsCenter anchor was given a sendoff befitting a hero by the many friends he made over his two decades on the air, because to many, that's what he was. ...

Here's How Deadspin Will Sign Off When The World Finally Ends
A little earlier, our brothers-in-arms over at Jalopnik published the secret video CNN intends to play when this world of ours finally ends. Have a look. It is appropriately somber, or whatever, but we at Deadspin think we can do better, because we can. Below is the hot content each Deadspin sta...

Fat Guy's 48-Yard Reception Enters Annals Of Legendary Fat Guy Plays
This isn't a Fat Guy Touchdown, but it's one of the best plays we've seen from a gentleman of girth in a long time....

Maybe "Bull" Isn't The Best Nickname For A Running Back Named "Conner"
There's no way this was done intentionally, but I'm pretty sure Pitt running back James Conner would prefer for his nickname to be anything but "Bull."...

Lionel Messi Shows Off Unreal First Touch On Japanese Game Show
Yeah, we’ve seen that left foot of Lionel Messi’s cushion soccer balls flying at him from all different angles in game, but how about making him boot the ball about 60 feet into the air over a bar, sprint over to where it falls, and try to control it? Yep, still no problem....

Jameis Winston Catches An RKO From Randy Orton
This is almost too perfect of a set up, but I'm laughing at it anyway, because Jameis Winston's fumble was perhaps the funniest thing I've ever seen in a football game, and Randy Orton RKOing the world still has some juice....

Oregon Players Taunt Jameis Winston With "No Means No" Tomahawk Chop
Oregon mollywhopped Florida State by 39 to advance to the college football championship game, and while accepting the Rose Bowl trophy they decided to rub it in a little. Take one part rape allegations and one part ubiquitous chant, and you have this Vine of Oregon players taunting Jameis Winston ...

Florida State Gets Blown Out, And Our Long National Nightmare Is Over
Wow. This could not have gone much better for pretty much most of the country....

This Is The Moment Jameis Winston Knew It Had All Gone Wrong
Photo credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Sport...

Jimbo Fisher Threatens To Bench Jameis Winston
Florida State is imploding against Oregon right now, and the frustration is spilling over to the sidelines. In this video, it appears Jimbo Fisher is telling Jameis Winston, "If you don't calm the fuck down, you're going to the bench." ...

Jameis Winston Falls Down, Throws Ball Backward, Gives Up Touchdown
Florida State is now down 45-20 to Oregon after Jameis Winston performed one of the most glorious and hilarious plays in college football history. The play features a referee eating it, too! The New York Jets only wish they could execute this perfectly. Here's how it sounded on ESPN Deportes:...

LeBron James Is Out For Two Weeks, And It Only Gets Worse For The Cavs
LeBron James will miss the next two weeks with left knee and low back strains, the Cleveland Cavaliers announced today. James has not played in a game since turning 30 on Dec. 30. He aggravated the knee — which he says has been sore all year — jumping into the stands in Miami on Christmas. ...