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Paralyzed Player Looks Upon Gravely Injured Player: Regrettable Angle?
Much of last night's ESPN coverage from the New Orleans Bowl matchup between Tulane and Louisiana-Lafayette focused on former Green Wave safety Devon Walker, who was paralyzed from the neck down after a helmet-to-helmet collision last year in a game against Tulsa. When Tulane cornerback Jordan Sulle...
Swearing, Scoring, And Fighting: Watch This Hockey Ref's Helmet Cam
AHL referee David Banfield wore a GoPro camera for the Rockford IceHogs/Charlotte Checkers game on Dec. 7, and although these perspectives are sometimes surprisingly boring, this one's entertaining. Long, but entertaining. We get to watch Banfield break up scrums, allow fights to happen, argue with ...
High School Basketball Player Scores While Playing Defense
Although Eisenhower (Ill.) was on defense during Friday's game, one of its players still managed to get two points after he deflected an inbounds by a Tinley Park (Ill.) player up and into Tinley Park's own net....
The Christmas List: Because Not Everything About Running Has To Suck
So I broke the streak last week and if there's one thing I've learned about myself it's that given the slightest excuse not to run, I will take it. Since breaking the streak I think I've run once. Maybe twice. Either way, it's been to a bunch of Christmas songs because Christmas songs are awesome an...
SNL Lampoons Russian Anti-Gay Laws With Billie Jean King Bit
Earlier in the week, the United States announced its delegation to Russia for the Sochi Olympics and it was pretty obviously a giant middle finger pointed at Moscow. Two openly-gay and one soon-to-be-openly-gay delegates were named to the delegation, including tennis Hall of Famer Billie Jean King....
This Shootout Spin-O-Rama Is Simply Filthy
It's not just a spin-o-rama, it is a spin-o-rama with a little between-the-legs action for some flavor. ...
Your Pavel-Datsyuk-In-A-Rap-Video GIF Roundup
Who among you could have guessed when you woke up this morning that at 2:07 p.m. EST you would get a Pavel-Datsyuk-in-a-rap-video GIF roundup post? Christmas truly is a magical time of year. ...
Fight Erupts In USA-Canada Women's Exhibition Game
USA-Canada is quickly becoming the kind of grudge match you can respect and not one that makes you feel uncomfortable for Robert DeNiro. Prior to last night's throwdown in Grand Forks, these two teams also had a massive brawl in October in Burlington, Vermont. That's two fights in in three months ...
Here's A Picture Of Jackie Robinson And Vin Scully On Ice Skates
We brought you the story of Jackie Robinson's first time on ice skates, as told by Vin Scully, a while back but a Dodgers history account recently tweeted out a picture of the two on skates, posing as though they're about to race. ...
Darnell Dockett: Unapologetic, Racist Dummy
Here's Darnell Dockett exercising his right to a speedy and public trial in the court of public opinion. And The verdict is in: unfunny and racist!...
LeBron James, In American Airlines Arena, With All The Power
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Fuck You, "Stay Classy"
Sometimes, the internet is just a big race to get the first quip in before anyone else. In comment sections everywhere (including Deadspin's—especially Deadspin's), it's about proving your wit. And that's perfectly all right! But for every comment that elicits laughs, there are 100 awful, lazy, gar...
A Live Chat With The Deadspin Staff
Hi. In case you haven't noticed, none of us really feels like working today. So we decided to host a live chat with our readers. The whole gang will be lurking down in the discussion section below. Ask us stuff!...
Young Hockey Fan Gives Zero Fucks
Kid! There's some hockey going on right over there. Look at the hockey. Just turn your head a bit and...no? OK. The Metropolitan kind of sucks, I agree. And if I had a Brad Richards jersey, I'd be mad too. But seriously, those seats cost a ton of cash, you ingrate....
The NCAA Is Not Going To Tolerate Excess Education
Originally published at Bloomberg View....
North Korean Prison Camp Survivor Writes Open Letter To Dennis Rodman
Dennis Rodman is back visiting his buddy Kim Jong-un on yet another PR trip—PR for Rodman, for the Irish betting company that's sponsoring his trip, and for North Korea itself. It comes days after a massive and deadly purge of perceived challenges to Kim's power, and as an American citizen has langu...
Damian Lillard Takes Boys And Girls Club On Surprise Shopping Spree
Trailblazers star Damian Lillard treated some members of the Portland Boys and Girls Club to a surprise shopping spree at Toys 'R Us last night, and it was the coolest thing. Just look at how happy this little kid is!...
10 Years Ago Today, Joe Namath Wanted To Kiss You
Ten years! Where does the time go? A decade ago tonight, a Monday Night Football game between the Jets and Patriots, a drunken Joe Namath slurred and flirted his way through the most awkward sideline interview of all time....