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Referee John Higgins Sues Kentucky Sports Radio Over Trolling 

Men’s college basketball referee John Higgins is suing Kentucky Sports Radio, accusing the show’s hosts of sharing his personal information and encouraging angry Kentucky fans to come after him for his officiating in the Wildcats’s Elite Eight loss to North Carolina....

Brewers Prospect Bubba Derby Opens Up About Escape From Las Vegas Massacre

Bubba Derby is a minor-league pitcher in the Brewers system, and he was at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas when Stephen Paddock opened fire on the crowd, killing at least 59 people. Derby was at the festival with several family members and friends, and he’s since detailed the terrifying e...

The Return Of The Triple Back Somersault In Men's Gymnastics

MONTREAL, Canada—Here is something amazing: I saw a triple back somersault on floor exercise....

Kentucky Governor On NCAA Scandal: Pay The Players Already

With one of his state’s most well-known universities once again embroiled in a national recruiting scandal, Kentucky governor Matt Bevin took time in an interview with radio station WKYX to address Louisville’s latest missteps and, opposed to his hollow, bullshit statements on gun control, addressed...

Coach K Is Just Bewildered By The FBI's College Basketball Investigation

Once again, the loathsome Duke Blue Devils are expected to be one of the best teams in the country. Remember compulsive tripping artist Grayson Allen, a preening dingus whose Very Serious suspension lasted until Duke had an important ballgame? Not only is he back, but he’ll be the captain this year ...

NYPD Cop Who Wrongfully Arrested James Blake Is Now Suing James Blake For Talking About It

New York City police officer James Frascatore, who wrongfully tackled and arrested former star tennis player James Blake after mistaking him for a suspect in 2015, got off relatively easy: He wasn’t fired, despite a ruling that he used excessive force and having a history of excessive force complain...

Joel Embiid Is Nailing The Philadelphia Lifestyle<em></em>

Philadelphians are psyched as heck for the Sixers, but the excitement that the city feels for potential superstar Joel Embiid is something even purer and stranger than that....

The Cubs Were Never More Themselves Than In 1979

The following is excerpted from The Chicago Cubs: Story of a Curse, by Rich Cohen....

Brandon Weeden? Brandon Weeden.

The Tennessee Titans have reportedly found a new quarterback to replace an injured Marcus Mariota, and it’s former 28-year-old rookie Brandon Weeden, a.k.a. the most hilarious Cleveland Browns draft pick ever, a.k.a. the guy last seen as a third-stringer behind Tom Savage and Brock Osweiler....

Nick Kyrgios Hits Another Frisky Trick Shot

Time to check in on Nick Kyrgios, the wildly talented but capricious Aussie who’s one of the best young players on tour when he gives a shit, but was last seen melting down during the first round of the U.S. Open, then describing his fluctuating dedication to the sport like this:...

Bad Quarterback Performance Of The Week: Mike Glennon Masters Slapstick

Welcome to Bad Quarterback Performance Of The Week, a recurring feature in which we celebrate the worst quarterback play the NFL has to offer....

Crowd Goes Wild For Runner's Dick And Balls [NSFW]<em></em><em></em>

Fans who attended the Košice Peace Marathon in Slovakia last weekend got to see Kenyan Reuben Kiprop Kerio take home the win. More importantly, they got to see tenth-place finisher Jozef Urban’s dick and balls greet the morning sun and jounce vigorously through the last few meters of the race fully ...

Here Are The Most Interesting Guys Of The AL Playoffs

You may have checked out of baseball once your team’s season turned into a trash heap, but that’s okay! You’ve come back just in time for the best month of the year, as all the highest-stakes games with top-quality talent begin. Here’s a guide to the AL players you need to pay attention to as the po...

Kohei Uchimura's World Championship Streak Snapped By Ankle Injury

MONTREAL, Canada—The greatest male gymnast of all-time will not win his seventh consecutive world all-around title. He won’t even have a chance to try to defend the title....

Look At Derek Jeter, The Big Double iPad Boy

The Miami Marlins would like to introduce you to new team owner Derek Jeter....

Chiefs Win, Cover Spread And Hit Total With Game-Ending, Otherwise Meaningless Fumble Return TD<em></em>

After wide receiver Josh Doctson dropped a pass that would have given Washington a go-ahead touchdown with less than a minute remaining, the team settled for a game-tying field goal. But a quick drive by the Chiefs put Kansas City back on top with a field goal of their own, and with just a few secon...

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Derek Carr Will Miss At Least Two Weeks With A Fractured Bone In His Back

Derek Carr left the Raiders’ 16-10 loss to Denver Sunday with a back injury after a pair of Broncos defenders sacked him with five minutes left in the game. Although Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio initially believed that Carr was dealing with back spasms, and Mike Silver reported the QB took a knee...

Fuck You Guys, Central Florida Might Be Good Now

Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, ...

Trash, Like Feelings, Can Become A Sad Wet Fire When Buried

Today’s column is about mysterious trash fires....