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Johnny Manziel's Lawyer Withdraws From Case After Accidental Text To AP

Last week, Johnny Manziel’s defense attorney Bob Hinton unwittingly texted sensitive information about his client to the Associated Press, including the sentence, “Heaven help us if one of the conditions is to pee in a bottle.” Today, Manziel’s spokesperson Denise Michaels said that Hinton has withd...

NASCAR Drivers Brawl After Late Wreck

Tonight’s NASCAR truck race near St. Louis was already running late after a rain delay and several wrecks, but it was one with just seven laps remaining that brought Spencer Gallagher and John Wes Townley to fisticuffs. Rubbin’ (fists) is racin’!...

Johnny Manziel's Father On "Druggie" Son: "I Hope He Goes To Jail"

Johnny Manziel’s father Paul told ESPN tonight that the former Browns quarterback is a “druggie” who “needs help” and that he hoped his son would go to jail....

Johnny Manziel's Lawyer Accidentally Sends Unfortunate Text About His Client To AP

Johnny Manziel was in Dallas Thursday for his initial hearing regarding charges from his alleged assault of ex-girlfriend Colleen Crowley in January. In an unrelated incident, Manziel told police that he was the victim of a hit-and-run on Monday. When an Associated Press reporter contacted Manziel’s...

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The USGA Won't Tell Anyone If Dustin Johnson Will Be Penalized [UPDATES]

Dustin Johnson is trying to win his first major, and he’s currently in the U.S. Open lead... maybe....

Deadspin Awards: Worst Tweet

The Deadspin Awards are in July, and we need our readers to decide the winners of these prestigious honors. Today, we ask you to vote on an issue close to our hearts: Of all these bad tweets, which one was the absolute worst?...

Lakers Strip Magic Johnson's Honorary Vice President Title Due To Awful Tweets

Magic Johnson will no longer be an honorary Lakers vice president after the team stripped him of the title due to his terrible tweets....

Johnny Manziel Gets Served At The Club

Professional nightclub goer Johnny Manziel was leaving a spot in Hollywood Wednesday night when, among the paparazzi, a man hopped out to serve him....

Yep, Michigan RB Was Run Over By A Forklift

Michigan running back Drake Johnson was injured under mysterious circumstances last month, with speculation centering around a freak forklift injury, but no one from the program willing to give any details. Now thanks to the Detroit News’ open-records request, we have confirmation: dude got run over...

The Giants Won On A Fluky Walk-Off, And Are Suddenly Unbeatable 

The San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 1-0 last night, as Johnny Cueto threw a complete game shutout and they won on what was charitably (for Matt Kemp and Alexi Amarista) scored as a walk-off double for Hunter Pence....

Here's The Prettiest Goal Of The Weekend, By Far

John Quenneville’s fake/between-the-legs goal is the highlight, but Ivan Provorov’s long pass to set it up is also worth admiring. Hell, just enjoy the full sequence, because it’s gorgeous and I’ve already watched it seven times....

ESPN's Vision Of Its Future Is Good For Sports Fans, For Now

ESPN kicked off its annual upfront presentation for advertisers Tuesday morning with a live, original performance from two of the stars of the Broadway hit musical Hamilton. This was a hokey way for ESPN to glom onto something popular and impress the easily-impressed media buyers in the audience; it...

John Lackey Yells At Bum

Cubs starter John Lackey’s only mistake in the second game of Wednesday’s doubleheader against San Diego was hanging a curveball for Christian Bethancourt, who clobbered it for the game-winning solo shot in the fifth inning. Lackey’s anger culminated in him yelling, “You better fucking run!” at the ...

Get Fucked, John Kasich

What even was John Kasich’s sweaty, affronted, whatever-happened-to-the-responsible-grownups-in-this-party act if not an even more insulting and ahistorical version of “Make America Great Again”? When was the last time the Republican Party had responsible grownups? When it sold a needless, catastrop...

The Arizona Coyotes Plan To Hire A 26-Year-Old As Their General Manager

The Arizona Coyotes will name 26-year-old John Chayka as their new general manager today, according to the Associated Press. He will be the youngest GM in NHL history....

Johnny Manziel Turns Himself In

Former Browns and Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel turned himself in to police in Highland Park today for the charge stemming from his alleged assault of ex-girlfriend Colleen Crowley in January....

Magic Johnson Has A Simple Two-Step Plan To Fix The Lakers 

The Lakers are very, very bad. But Lakers legend Magic Johnson has thought it through, and if the front office is willing to listen, Magic has a way to turn the team’s fortunes around....

Johnny Manziel Has Some Thoughts To Get Off His Chest

Unemployed athlete and alleged domestic abuser Johnny Manziel took offense to a photo posted last night of the former Browns quarterback watching the NFL draft from a Columbus bar, and used Twitter tonight to voice his displeasure at the nature of Johnny Football-related discourse these days:...

Trump, Hitler, James Earl Ray Nominated For New Elementary School Name

The Austin school district decided last month to rename Robert E. Lee Elementary School, and opened the nominating process up to the public. In the end, 228 names were suggested; Donald Trump got the most nods, with 45. (“Robert E. Lee” came in second.) Here are some other noteworthy nominees from t...