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James Ennis Gave Us Our First Great Posterization Of The Season
Here are the thoughts I had while watching this dunk:...
In Defense Of The Selfie
Drew Magary's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Email Drew here....
Deadspin NBA Shit List: Jason Richardson, The Man Who Did Not Dunk
Word out of Philadelphia is that veteran shooting guard Jason Richardson has a stress fracture in his right foot; this may prevent him from playing this season, and if it does, his career likely is over....
Florida State Just Taking A Stroll In Front Of Joe's Crab Shack
We've given Florida State its share of grief today, but it's important to remember that not all scandals are created equal. There are felonies, and there are misdemeanors (though college football coverage often swirls those two together like mixers in a glass). There are the ones that make you say, ...
DeSean Jackson Will Catch Deep Balls No Matter Who Throws To Him
Washington has started three quarterbacks this season in an effort to find one that works. It's been terrible. Despite the shuffling, one offensive player hasn't been affected much at all: DeSean Jackson, the big-play receiver with the busted quarterbacks, has kept busting up defenses. ...
The Time JaVale McGee Had The Perfect Comeback For A Hater
I'll be honest, the NBA season kind of snuck up on me this year—I mean, would it be so wrong for basketball to just chill for a minute until the World Series is over?—but I officially got excited for the season while reading Nuggets point guard Ty Lawson's AMA on Reddit yesterday, because he reminde...
Deep In The Heart Of Texas
If you don't know from Billy Lee Brammer and his brilliant novel about Dallas politics, The Gay Place, welp, here's your chance. Dig in to these two Texas Monthly features:...
Jerry Jones Was Weirdly Hands-On For Tony Romo's Return
Every Cowboys fan in America held their breath when Tony Romo took a knee to his surgically repaired back. Not Jerry Jones. The Cowboys owner/GM/head trainer leaped into action....
Out-On-His-Feet Chargers Player Swears He Wasn't Concussed
Sometimes a concussion doesn't knock a player out, or even down. In the video above, keep an eye on Charges safety Jahleel Addae, No. 37, coming in from the left side of the screen. And keep in mind that he says it wasn't a concussion....
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Your Local Team’s Fanbase Should Be Dying. Why Isn’t It?
Drew Magary's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Email Drew here....
Eric Bledsoe Shook Some Poor Scrub Right Off The Damn Court
Preseason basketball isn't really worth much of anyone's time, but there is value in the fact that it allows the game's best players ample opportunity to humiliate end-of-the-bench scrubs in live game action. That's how we ended up with Suns point guard Eric Bledsoe shaking Clippers benchwarmer Jare...
The Fight: Patterson Vs. Liston
Originally published in the February 1963 issue of Nugget, "The Fight: Patterson vs. Liston" also appears in At the Fights: American Writers on Boxing, edited by George Kimball and John Schulian and published in hardcover, paperback, and as an e-book by The Library of America. You can also find it...
What's Up With James Shields?
An awesome nickname can be a burden. As fun as it is to earnestly refer to James Shields as "Big Game James," the moniker is just as satisfying when deployed sarcastically after another lousy playoff performance. Try it. You'll like it....
Matt Flynn Had A Hell Of A Time At Last Night's Pearl Jam Concert
Packers backup quarterback Matt Flynn—along with linemen Josh Sitton and T.J. Lang—went to Pearl Jam's show in Milwaukee Monday night. Reader Collin was also there, and did confirm that Flynn was enjoying himself....
Ex-NFL Wives: We Felt Pressure To Keep Quiet About Domestic Violence
Two former NFL wives talked to the Washington Post about why they stayed in abusive relationships, and both describe in the story published Friday how the league, the union, coaches, and even cops encouraged them to stay silent. They say not to expect the newfound focus on domestic violence to make ...
Report: Brandon Marshall Called Out Jay Cutler In Bears' Locker Room
After a loss to an underwhelming Dolphins team, the 3-4 Bears had it out in a closed locker room—yelling, shoving, everyone right on down to the kicker getting blasted in turn. But as far as postgame meltdowns go, this has the potential to be one of the more constructive ones: behind Brandon Marshal...
Alec Burks Crosses Over Kobe Bryant, Likely Earns Kobe's Eternal Ire
Jazz guard Alec Burks achieved a neat little highlight for himself when he crossed over Kobe Bryant, and drove for the layup with the foul. At least Kobe's embarassing blooper in the twilight of his career was a little more graceful than Paul Pierce's....
Tony Romo Calls Out LB Jameel McClain As The Mike; McClain Disagrees
Quarterbacks call out the Mike linebacker all the time in football. The purpose is so the offensive line knows which defensive players to block, using the Mike as a starting point. (Here's a quick, good explanation for the unfamiliar.) When Tony Romo identified Giants linebacker Jameel McClain as ...