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The AFC South Is This Year's Poop Division

It’s my favorite time of the year! That time when the leaves start changing, the air gets crisp, and we all get to point at one division in the NFL and say, “Holy shit! All those teams are ass!”...

How Everyone Still Watching Colts-Texans Feels

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Colts' Jordan Todman Completely Ruins A Perfect Punt

Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee would have had the Chicago Bears pinned inside the five-yard line with his kick in the third quarter, but running back Jordan Todman, who plays on the punting unit, screwed it all up....

Why Your Team Sucks 2016: Indianapolis Colts<em></em>

Some people are fans of the Indianapolis Colts. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Indianapolis Colts. 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....

Remember When Marvin Harrison Was Implicated In A Shootout?

On Saturday, former Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison will be inducted into the pro football Hall of Fame. His induction will be met with the typical amount of fanfare, as writers will rush to remind you how crisp Harrison’s routes were, how durable he was, and how he was always a quiet competitor...

How Gonzalo Higuaín Became Public Enemy No. 1 In Naples<em></em>

Gonzalo Higuaín’s transfer from Napoli could have ended happily for both parties. While Napoli is right to feel a bit miffed after losing their best player to Juventus, the one team who finished above them in Serie A last season, receiving the third-highest transfer fee in history for a 28-year-old ...

Juventus's Ungodly Fee For Gonzalo Higuaín Is Well Worth It

Okay, sure. When you first saw the name Gonzalo Higuaín—one part veteran, world-class, goalscoring bulldozer, one part habitual choke artist—associated with a transfer fee teetering dangerously close to the €100 million mark, you probably had to clench your eyes closed and press the palms of your ha...

Former Colts Running Back Fatally Shoots Himself After Moving Gun-Filled Bag At Auto Dealer<em></em>

Former Indianapolis Colts running back Zurlon Tipton is reportedly dead after he accidentally shot himself today while picking up a duffel bag containing two guns in his car. He was 26....

Here Are All 36 Goals From Gonzalo Higuaín's Amazing, Record-Breaking Season

As inarguably great as Gonzalo Higuaín has been for the better part of a decade now, he tends to be overlooked when it comes time to rhapsodize about the great pure strikers in the world. But after the season he just put together at Napoli, scoring 36 goals in 35 matches and thus breaking Serie A’s ...

Gonzalo Higuaín Loses His Mind After Getting Red Card

I’m getting the feeling that Gonzalo Higuaín didn’t exactly agree with this referee’s decision. Though maybe shoving everyone on the pitch—including many of his own teammates—is just how he expresses internal disappointment....

Jim Irsay Compares Risks Of Football To Taking Aspirin

I’m not sure why a few NFL owners have suddenly felt the urge to speak publicly about football’s relationship to CTE, but somebody in the league office should probably tell them to stop....

Italian Soccer Fan Has Hell Of A Time Calming Down His Rowdy Paisani

As the Napoli team bus set off for Turin ahead of tomorrow’s monster Juventus-Napoli showdown, something like 1,000 Neapolitans showed up to see their boys off. Or, more accurately, to block the bus’s path in order to hoot and holler and light flares and gin up the players so that they step out on t...

Maurizio Sarri Gets Off Pretty Light After Calling Roberto Mancini A "Faggot"

Napoli manager Maurizio Sarri probably feels lucky today. Days after calling Inter manager Roberto Mancini a “faggot” during a game, the Italian soccer federation has fined him €20,000 and given him a two-match Coppa Italia suspension. It could’ve been a lot worse....

Inter Manager Roberto Mancini Says Opposing Manager Called Him A "Faggot"

Yesterday’s tense Coppa Italia Inter-Napoli match boiled over when the two teams’ managers got into a sideline argument towards the end of the game, for which Inter coach Roberto Mancini was sent off the pitch. After the match, an upset Mancini decried his counterpart Maurizio Sarri’s behavior, clai...

What Are The Colts Doing? [Update]

It is a huge surprise that the Colts decided to stick with Chuck Pagano as head coach—he’s been a dead man walking for weeks, and very specific reports had Jim Irsay set to fire him at the close of a disappointing season. But the unexpectedness of Pagano’s retention pales in comparison to the absolu...

Colts Won't Chuck Pagano, After All

It was just last Thursday when ESPN reported the Indianapolis Colts were going to fire head coach Chuck Pagano after Sunday’s game. Other plugged in reporters assumed this was going to happen, and began looking at who would replace Pagano. So imagine everybody’s surprise when the Colts announced tha...

Report: Colts Plan To Chuck Pagano

Chuck Pagano will not be back as Indianapolis Colts head coach next year, according to a report from Mike Wells of ESPN. Pagano has led the team to a 7-8 record thus far this season....

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....

The Colts are just a game out of first in the AFC South! Their starting quarterback is hoping to get back to eating solid foods today....

DeAndre Hopkins To Ref: "What The Fuck You Looking At?"

Texans - Colts is one of the few close games taking place this afternoon, and it’s been pretty ugly. T.J. Yates tore his ACL and viewers can now enjoy a Matt Hasselbeck vs. Brandon Weeden duel. DeAndre Hopkins took out his frustration out on a ref and a hot mic caught it loud and clear for all of us...