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Why Your Team Sucks 2016: San Diego Chargers<em></em>
Some people are fans of the San Diego Chargers. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the San Diego Chargers. This 2016 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. And buy Drew’s new book here....
Court Documents: Evander Kane Grabbed Women's Necks At Bar, Fought With Bouncer
Buffalo Sabres forward Evander Kane grabbed two women’s necks, pulled another woman’s hair, and fought with a bouncer at a Buffalo club called Bottoms Up on June 24, according to sworn statements to police acquired by Buffalo news station WKBW....
Broncos Safety During DUI Arrest: "Hey, Obama, I Can't Wait To Meet You, Bruh. Tell You About This Bullshit."
Broncos safety Shiloh Keo was pulled over for having a busted tail light on Feb. 13, 2016. During the stop, cops determined that Keo was also driving under the influence, and he was arrested and charged with DUI. Keo pleaded guilty to the charge earlier this month, but in a police-car video obtained...
Yoenis Cespedes Drops Routine Catch In Order To Make Spectacular Catch
Baseball can be boring, so I appreciate Yoenis Cespedes going out of his way to make this would-be routine catch into something much more videogenic....
Tiny, Adorable Dogs Attend NFL Training Camp
It’s NFL training camp time, which means it’s time to check in on Eddie Lacy’s middle, and also, apparently to check out some good-as-hell dogs. Washington cornerback Bashaud Breeland supplied the dogs....
Inch For Inch, Inika McPherson Might Be The Most Talented Jumper On The Planet
The three priestesses of the high jump—the American reps in Rio—are an unconventional and disparate bunch, whose ability to launch themselves over a 6'6" bar is almost less interesting than how they made it to the Olympics in the first place....
Amar'e Stoudemire, Who Was Fun As All Hell, Is Retiring
It’s been quite a while since Amar’e Stoudemire was a great or even good NBA player, and so I was a bit surprised at how genuinely bummed I was to learn that he is retiring today at age 33....
What Is The Wildest Sports Take That You Sincerely Believe?
The other day we were talking about a sports media figure who was having a Twitter meltdown, standing behind a take they seemingly truly believed in even though it was self-evidently bad. And it got us thinking, what is the wildest sports take that you sincerely believe? ...
Training Camp Means It's Time To Check If Eddie Lacy's Fat
Over his career, Packers running back Eddie Lacy has endured a lot of speculation about whether he’s fat. He looked heavy in his rookie offseason, but then he wasn’t; the internet dug up all his tweets where he talked about food (but food is great and should be celebrated); and his coach Mike McCart...
Why Your Team Sucks 2016: Cleveland Browns<em></em>
Some people are fans of the Cleveland Browns. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Cleveland Browns. This 2016 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. And buy Drew’s new book here....
Sasha Kaun Is Retiring From The NBA After One Season
Sasha Kaun, a 31-year-old center who logged no playoff minutes for the Cleveland Cavaliers, is retiring. He will walk away with a championship in his sole NBA season....
Assault Victim Files Lawsuit Against Oklahoma RB Joe Mixon
Amelia Molitor, the victim of a 2014 assault by Joe Mixon, filed a complaint against the Oklahoma running back in San Francisco’s U.S. District Court Friday....
Chelsea Players Don't Know Anything About America
Out in sunny California for their preseason training/money-grabbing tour, a few Chelsea players took a break from running their legs off to be tested on their knowledge of American history. They, uh, don’t know much....
Secret Emails Show Kevin Johnson Spying On, Attempting To Bankrupt Enemies
The city clerk of Sacramento has released a trove of correspondence between Kevin Johnson and his cronies, over which the scandal-magnet lame-duck mayor of the California capital fought a long, dirty campaign in hopes of keeping it from journalists and legal adversaries. This latest document dump ha...
Report: Tom Jackson Is Leaving ESPN
Tom Jackson has been with ESPN since 1987, and programs he has anchored (including NFL Countdown and NFL Primetime) have won seven Emmy Awards over that time. His partner Chris Berman is possibly leaving after this season, but according to a report from Pro Football Talk, Jackson is leaving ESPN and...
Alex Dickerson Hit This Pitch To Goddamn Jupiter
Get a load of this towering dinger that Alex Dickerson sent to the fifth deck up in Toronto tonight. Dickerson’s historic blast (more on this after the dong) went so high that the Fox Sports cameras lost it in the sky....
Report: LeBron James Signs Tyronn Lue To An Extension
According to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers have signed Tyronn Lue to a five-year extension to serve as head coach....
Only 12 Of The 31 Olympics Athletes' Village Buildings Have Passed Safety Inspection
Athletes are arriving in Rio de Janeiro for the Olympics, and have been greeted at the Athletes’ Village with gas leaks, power outages, and “a small fire.” The Australian Olympic Committee already declared the Village “uninhabitable”, and according to The Guardian, 19 of the 31 apartment towers (all...
How Chris Froome Dominated The Tour De France
The 2016 Tour de France ended similarly to the last four Tours: the eventual champion grabbed the yellow jersey early and smashed the field for the rest of the race, with the help of their dominant team. The yellow jersey hasn’t changed hands in the last week of the race since 2011, and—save Vincenz...
Zach Lowe Re-Signs With ESPN After Strong Pursuit By Bleacher Report
ESPN has re-signed superstar basketball reporter Zach Lowe to a multi-year contract, according to multiple industry sources. Lowe joined Grantland from Sports Illustrated in October 2012 and spent three years there before transitioning to ESPN.com, after ESPN pulled the plug on Grantland. His contra...