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Browns GM: Shitty Players Not As Shitty Now That I'm In Charge
When the Cleveland Browns hired Mike Lombardi to be their general manager back in January, the locals immediately recalled all that disparaging stuff he had said about the team in his previous job as an analyst for the NFL Network....
Rex Ryan Still Thinks The Wildcat Is A Thing
Five years ago, NFL teams used the Wildcat offense to confuse and wreak havoc. Then opposing defenses figured it out. Last year, the Wildcat was forgotten a little bit as teams like the Washington Redskins, San Francisco 49ers, and Seattle Seahawks ran the read option. Now, though, New York Jets hea...
Relive The Excitement Of The Worst Trade Deadline In Recent Memory
Today was the MLB non-waiver trade deadline. It's always a thrilling real-time event, where the stakes are high and nothing less than a championship is at stake. Who bought? Who sold? Let's look back on the deadline that was, through the eyes of our talented and hardworking baseball scribes....
Don't Listen To The Snobs: Cook With Cheap Wine
Welcome to the Feedbag, where all the dumb questions about food, drink, cooking, eating, and accidental finger removal you've been embarrassed to ask can finally receive the berating they goddamn deserve. Also: answers. Send all your even-vaguely-food-related questions to [email protected] wi...
Someone Made A Shot-For-Shot Kickball Remake Of A Tom Emanski Ad
This is the Dynamic Practice Organization commercial, not the Defensive Drills one, so you won't be seeing Fred McGriff. Still, we appreciate the absurdism and are suddenly struck by the urge to play kickball....
Morgan Freeman Takes Off: A Day With America's Greatest Actor, In 1988
Originally published in the March 14, 1988, issue of New York magazine. Reprinted here with permission of the author's widow, Laura Ross. Illustration by Sam Woolley. ...
Eagles WR Riley Cooper At Concert: "I Will Fight Every Nigger Here"
Crossing Broad brings us video of Riley Cooper, the guy who is supposed to replace the injured Jeremy Maclin as the Eagles' No. 2 wide receiver, being a racist hillbilly at a Kenny Chesney concert. ...
Why Robert Lewandowski, Gareth Bale, Luis Suárez Want To Move, But Can't
Last May, Borussia Dortmund lost to rivals FC Bayern in the Champions League final after finishing second by 25 points to Bayern in the German Bundesliga. Just days after, it was reported that Dortmund's Mario Götze and Robert Lewandowski—possibly the club's two best players—were headed to Bayern. G...
Anthony "Spice" Adams Made A Rap Song About Ribs
We'll always have a soft spot for Anthony "Spice" Adams, the affable NFL player who has a talent for being funny on the internet. His latest work is a parody of Tyga's "Rack City." It's about ribs. It features Adams pouring barbecue sauce onto a car. It's pretty great....
Terrence Jones Arrested After Allegedly Stomping On Homeless Guy
Rockets forward Terrence Jones is apparently that guy after leaving the bars at closing time....
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Georgetown Is Mysteriously Getting Rid Of Its Bulldog Mascot [Update]
Jack the Bulldog retired this spring after 10 years of representing Georgetown as its mascot. Last year, the school brought in Jack Jr., or J.J.—a precious little Bulldog pup who would be the "mascot-in-training," and take over for the start of basketball season in the fall. But today it was announc...
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Some people are fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
Video Shows Inmate's Remarkably Easy Escape From Jail
Some solid police work here. Derrick Estell was being held in the Garland County (Ark.) Detention Center on Sunday on charges including aggravated robbery, burglary, and theft. But when deputies left him unattended for a moment, he hopped a counter, jumped out a window, and ran toward a getaway car....
What Food Does Rex Grossman Want Named After Him? Beer, Of Course
DC Sports Bog's Sarah Kogod decided to go around and ask a bunch of Redskins players what a restaurant dish named after them would look like. Some of the answers she got are very funny—and you should go check them all out—but Rex Grossman's response was by far the best thing to come out of the endea...
Sad: Mike Francesa And Bill Parcells Aren't Buddies Anymore
Whenever Mike Francesa goes on one of his unhinged screeds about Rex Ryan—the ones in which he bloviates about "classlessness" and buffoonery—I imagine Bill Parcells whispering huskily in Francesa's ear: He can coach defense, sure, but that's not what a head coach does, OK? Francesa and Parcells are...
Oregon's New “Football Performance Center” Is A Decadent Monstrosity
The University of Oregon just opened a brand new $68 million, 145,000-square foot football facility that would make Ozymandias—but not Phil Knight—blush. It is completely bananas. Let's take a look at some pictures....
Red Sox Get Jake Peavy In Three-Team Deal
Late last night, we finally got some TRADE FUCKING DEADLINE action thanks to a three-team deal struck by the Red Sox, White Sox, and Tigers. Boston comes away from the deal with the most meaningful upgrade, nabbing Jake Peavy in exchange for shortstop Jose Iglesias and a bushel of prospects. ...
The Eli Experiment
If you've never read it, Michael Lewis' 2004 New York Times magazine story, "The Eli Experiment" is a good one:...