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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
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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. ...

Maturity Is Horseshit
Drew Magary's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Email Drew here....

The Raiders Do Not Fucking Get It
The Raiders are in the market for a head coach. Their list of candidates, however, is proof that owner Mark Davis is his father's son....

How Jon Jones Became The Baddest Motherfucker On Earth
The baddest motherfucker on Earth and I are in a posh restaurant in a poor city with two guys he picked up at some point or another to shoot guns and drink beer with whenever he isn't elbowing people in the face, and we're laughing, the four of us, hearty guffaws that crash around the table. I'm t...

Deadspin's Favorite Sports Moments Of 2014
The Deadspin staff pick their favorite sports moments from 2014, and explain what made them so special. Here they are....

Let The "LeBron Might Leave Us Again!" Freakout Begin
It's funny to consider how quickly things have snowballed for the Cleveland Cavaliers. On Sunday morning, they were a super-talented team that was still figuring things out and waiting to hit their stride. One brutal loss to the Pistons later, and there's talk that head coach David Blatt has lost th...

Hey, What Happened To The Juicy LeBron Quote In This ESPN Story?
Earlier today, ESPN's Brian Windhorst and Marc Stein wrote about how Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt is struggling to communicate with his players, and how LeBron James wasn't exactly giving him a ringing endorsement. It turns out that the story originally featured a much stronger quote from L...

David Blatt Is Officially On Notice
There's a lot going on with the Cleveland Cavaliers right now. They've alternated flashes of brilliance and basura. And LeBron James is not playing like LeBron James. Today, Brian Windhorst and Marc Stein dropped the news that players may have already tuned out rookie head coach David Blatt: ...