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How Sony Changed<i> Concussion </i>To Make The NFL (Or Their Lawyers) Happy
Concussion arrived in theatres on Christmas, as the Will Smith vehicle finally reached the public after earning mixed critical reviews. We stated back in September that the real story’s complexity, along with studio honchos botching things up, would result in a movie that misses the point. Now that ...
Rams Punter Blindsides Cliff Avril, Then Curls Up Into A Ball In Fear Of Retaliation
John Hekker is a punter, not a fighter, but that didn’t stop him from getting in this little shoulder check on Cliff Avril. It did not end well for Hekker. ...
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Report: Documentary Links Peyton Manning To Human Growth Hormone Shipments [UPDATES]
An Al-Jazeera investigative report will allege an Indianapolis anti-aging clinic supplied Peyton Manning with human growth hormone, according to The Huffington Post....
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Duke Wins Pinstripe Bowl After Would-Be Indiana FG Ruled No Good [UPDATE]
Indiana kicker Griffin Oakes’s overtime field goal went wide right, ruled officials, giving Duke its first bowl win since 1961 as the Blue Devils claimed the Pinstripe Bowl trophy at Yankee Stadium....
Will Jared Leto's Joker Be Too Raw And Subversive For Modern Society To Handle?
Wow, we knew from previous reports (“Leto ... sent Margot Robbie [Harley Quinn] a dead rat”) that Jared Leto’s portrayal of the Joker in the upcoming Suicide Squad movie would be unbelievably edgy and raw, but Twitter users @boring_as_heck and @swarthyvillain got ahead of the film’s promotional cycl...
Nets Fans Made Wanted Posters For Deron Williams
Deron Williams’s tenure as the point guard of the Brooklyn Nets was one of the saddest disasters in recent NBA history. Williams, who signed a max deal with the Nets in 2012 and went on to stink up the joint on a nightly basis, recently told Yahoo Sports that those years in a Nets uniform made him w...
Police Want To Talk To These Women About The Theft Of $750K In Jewelry From Derrick Williams
NYPD released this surveillance video today, of two women wanted for questioning in the Dec. 19 theft of three-quarters of a million dollars in jewelry from the apartment of Knicks forward Derrick Williams....
Kristaps Porzingis Got The Hell Out Of LeBron's Way
Kristaps Porzingis still has a lot to learn in this league, but he’s got one of the more important aspects of self-preservation down pat: when LeBron James has a head of steam, make sure you’re not in his path....
Deadspin's Favorite Sports Moments Of 2015
The Deadspin staff pick their favorite sports moments from 2015, and explain what made them so special. Here they are....
Bismack Biyombo's Terrible Post Move Was Just Too Much For JaVale McGee
Raptors center Bismack Biyombo, as we’ve previously noted, is not the most gifted offensive player. His, uh, skills were on full display last night against the Mavericks:...
A Museum Dedicated To Stephon Marbury Is Opening In China
When sports stars play out their final few years in an upstart, foreign league, they’re almost always doing so for the paycheck. That’s what makes it so fun to watch the few of them who take the opportunity seriously, thrive, and develop a bond with their new country....
<i>Bone Crunchers</i>, <i>Crunch Course</i>, And How The NFL Hitched Its Brand To Brain Damage Snuff Films
On Christmas Day, Sony Pictures Entertainment will release Concussion, a film that will almost certainly be very bad. As we’ve already noted, the film—starring Will Smith as CTE researcher Dr. Bennet Omalu—suffers from significant issues, both in theory and practice. (When the film studio’s lawyers ...
Dennis Schröder Gets Tooth Knocked Out, Puts It In His Sock
Atlanta Hawks guard Dennis Schröder was down a veneer after he ran into the knee of the Trail Blazers’ Meyers Leonard in Monday night’s game. Schröder made sure that he didn’t misplace the departed piece of his tooth by putting it in his sock....
The Incredible Dunk Is Only The First Half Of This Highlight
Jazz shooting guard Alec Burks got his Blake Griffin on whilst raising up to throw one down on the Phoenix Suns last night. This jam was A Jam, to be sure, but the fun doesn’t stop with the dunk....
Justin Blackmon Arrested For DUI
Jaguars wide receiver Justin Blackmon, who is currently serving an indefinite suspension for violating the league’s substance abuse policy multiple times, was arrested for DUI at 4:45 a.m. on Dec. 19 in Ardmore, Okla. ...
Steve Harvey Announces Wrong Winner Of Miss Universe, Chaos Ensues
Steve Harvey, the host of tonight’s Miss Universe pageant, did the one thing that the host of any award show absolutely cannot do: he announced the wrong winner. It was hilarious....
Gerald Henderson Dunks On Justise Winslow From Behind The Backboard
The Heat came back in the second half to beat the Blazers in today’s matchup between the two most geographically disparate teams in the NBA. Gerald Henderson threw down this slick dunk on rookie Justise Winslow in the second quarter....
Derrick Williams Blames $750K Jewelry Heist On Two Women He Took Home From A Club
After the Knicks beat the Sixers on Friday, Derrick Williams celebrated by heading to the Up & Down Club (which has only two stars on Yelp, but a lot of commenters saying they saw celebrities). According to the New York Post, after the party it’s the after party (at Williams’ house) and that’s where...
Jabari Parker And An Amazon River Turtle Are Best Friends
It’s been a rough adjustment for the Milwaukee Bucks’ Jabari Parker. Last year’s #2 pick tore his ACL early in his rookie season, and he’s still working on finding his stride. Every young player needs some time to get used to NBA life, and OnMilwaukee.com caught up with him and found out that a near...
Doug McDermott Is Probably Still Looking For Reggie Jackson
The Bulls and the Pistons played a Kevin Costner movie of a basketball game last night in Chicago. Detroit finally beat the Bulls in 4OT, 147-144, and Jimmy Butler even had a clear shot to take it to five, but he clanked it. Reggie Jackson had 13 in the final overtime, but he also sent Doug McDermot...