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A-HOLE COACH DIGEST: The One Where Lester Hayes Ruins A 12-Year-Old
Welcome to Asshole Coach Digest, where we regale you Deadspin folk with stories of the meanest, cruelest, most batshit insane coaches you ever had. Email me your asshole coach story here....
Leading The League In Cliché: A Treasury Of Peter King's Inane, Made-Up Statistical Categories
Drew recently brought your attention to Peter King's funny little tic of expressing abundance by saying something like, "[Person or Team X] leads the league in [Intangible Category Y]." Today? X=Steve Smith, Y=guts....
The Year In...Athlete Substance Abuse
Just like last year, we're showcasing the people, ideas and memes that made Deadspin 2009 shine. Today: Athlete Substance Abuse....
Erik Kuselias Would Like To Tweet You
Speaking of tweeting, the ESPN horndog of some note has joined Twitter, where, as you can see, he is being warmly welcomed. [@ESPNErik, @Will_ga]...
The Year In...Sports Twitterers
Just like last year, we're showcasing the people, ideas and memes that made Deadspin 2009 shine. Today: Sports Twitterers....
Pam Ward Is Frustrated With This Damn Injured Marshall Player
"Get him off the field, please..." she mutters. Then "Come on!" Pam Ward, ladies and gentleman. Don't let the sweet smile fool ya. She's all business. [YouTube]...
Decade Retrospective: 2009
We finish our year-by-year look back at the decade with the year 2009, back when James Cameron disappointed at the box office with The Abyss, back when Eli Manning was drafted by the San Diego Chargers. Simple times....
The Year In...Athlete Power Couples
Just like last year, we're showcasing the people, ideas and memes that made Deadspin 2009 shine. Today: Athlete Power Couples....
One Person You Meet On His High Horse
Mitch Albom weighs in on TMZ Sports and the good ol' days of sports journalism: "Maybe the old method wasn't telling the whole story. But at least we weren't manufacturing it." Isn't it pretty to think so? [Freep]...
The '72 Dolphins Win The Weekend
In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like the 1972 Miami Dolphins, who stuck enough pins in enough voodoo dolls and got the 2009 Colts to commit consumer fraud on the football public....
Even Australian Ladies Love To Taunt The Crocodiles
Yesterday, we were introduced to this weird Aussie croc-trap game and it appears it's become the newest fad all the cool kids are doing, like Tokyo drifting and that huffing. [The Daily Telegraph]...
Jay Mariotti Likes To Wear His "Club Jeans" When He's Sports Shouting
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Tom Benson's Premature Joculation
We understand, Tom. We really do. We all thought that Hartley field goal was good. But now we're forced to revel in your improperly expended joy (animated gif goodness below)....
The Chiefs Hate Children
The poor Kansas City beat writers are running out of angles; there's only so many ways to write about how a team sucks. But here's a new one: won't somebody please think of the children?!...
Dan Snyder, Genius
The Redskins make more money than any other professional sports franchise. This comes as disappointing news to Washington fans who secretly hoped the team would move and they could start over. [Newsweek]...
This Makes The Entire Raiders' Season Worth It, Right?
Let's face it: week 16 is the most crucial week of the season. This year was no exception, as division champs were crowned, alternate January plans were made, and Sebastian Janikowski nailed a historic kick in a meaningless game....
Your Late Games Open Thread
Hey, Bill Cowher's coming back! It'll be his chin vs. Mike Shanahan's teeth for the most desirable 4-12 team. No good late games today, but you can discuss Curtis Painter's inevitable NFL debut here. [ESPN]...
Parity Is More Than A Platitude
Shocking but true: 21 different MLB teams won a playoff series this decade. I get the feeling the comments on this post will be filled with fans of the other nine. [BR]...
Urban Renewal: Dissecting The Meyer Bombshell
A day later, we've still got more questions than answers. Let's break them down, while we consider new reports that Urban Meyer isn't calling it quits at all....