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Mike Napoli's Replacement, David DeJesus's Excited Wife, And Other Developments On The Hot Fucking Stove
Your roundup of all the hottest hot-stove items of the day (and whatever shit Ken Rosenthal is throwing against the wall.) This is ... HOT FUCKING STOVE!!!...
This Is What Edinson Cavani's First Goal Against Man City Looked Like From The Napoli Stands
Napoli beat Manchester City 2-1 today in UEFA Champions League play. Edinson Cavani scored both goals for the Italian side. He hadn't scored since late October, and his breaking of the drought put Man City in a tough spot for advancing to the knockout stage....
Peyton Manning On Ole Miss Coaching Job Rumors: "Tell Them I'm 0-10 As An Assistant For Indianapolis”
Ole Miss fired head football coach Houston Nutt last week in the midst of his fourth season with the Rebels. He'll finish out the year in Oxford—his 2-8 squad hosts LSU this Saturday—but the search for his replacement is underway. And just a week in, it's already been suggested that Mississippi hire...
Julio Jones Makes Incredible Catch, Is Having His Own Game Of The Century Against The Colts
Julio Jones checks in early with today's first wild plays. ...
Jim Irsay Is: Jeff Saturday
Funny thing is, Irsay probably could have helped his team had he dressed up as a receiver. [via Twitter]...
Original Baltimore Colts Charter Found In Garbage, Refurbished
What purports to be the original charter provided by the NFL to the Baltimore Colts in 1953 is now up for auction. The document was apparently thrown out (Robert Irsay?) and later recovered and "restored."...
Here's Mike Napoli's Grotesque Ankle Injury, Slowed Down To A Ridiculous Speed And Set To Music
A fourth-inning mishap Thursday night found Texas Rangers catcher Mike Napoli's ankle—and the viewing audience's stomach—turned. So here it is, in super-slow-mo and set to The Mountain Goats' "Orange Ball Of Pain" in the first of what I'll unimaginatively call "Deadspin Videos." (They were previou...
This Evening: Grandma Says Fu*k The Colts
Your p.m. roundup for Oct. 24, the day the odometer flipped to one million. Photo via Lyle L. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
The Saints Scored A Lot Of Points Last Night
With Peyton Manning on the sidelines or in the booth in a polo shirt instead of on the field throwing for seven touchdown passes, the Colts have been awful this season....
Here's Dwayne Bowe With A Ridiculous Juggling Catch in the Chiefs-Colts Game
There's not much for Kansas City fans to be joyous about this season, but at least they got to see Dwayne Bowe make this catch today. Even if they are currently losing to Curtis Painter and the Colts....
Eric Foster Suffered A Gruesome Ankle Injury In Tonight's Bucs-Colts Game
I think it's safe to say Colts defensive tackle Eric Foster will not play again this season after his right foot got stuck under a teammate as he fell. It's kind of nasty, but you can just watch what happened....
In News Pretty Much Everyone Saw Coming, The Chargers Have Placed Bob Sanders On IR
The truth is, the Bob Sanders reclamation project in San Diego never had much of a chance. He was an All-Pro in 2005, in just his second season with the Colts. But over the next five years, he played in just 52 out of a possible 80 regular-season games. That span did include another All-Pro season ...
The Sunday Night Football Crew Mentioned Peyton Manning 26 Times: A Compilation
The Steelers beat the Colts on a field goal in the waning moments last night, and one would think that in such a surprisingly close game, NBC's focus would remain on the field. One would be wrong. All evening, Cris Collinsworth and Al Michaels would talk about the injured Peyton Manning, take a b...
What If HGH Could Cure Peyton Manning?
We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries....
This Evening: Kerry On, Colts Fans
Your p.m. roundup for Sept. 16, the day we decided it was best not to offer some women a ride. H/T to Matthew for the above photo of a sign that's making its way around Indianapolis. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
Rick Reilly Ate Gross Stuff Off Of A Carpet In The Name Of Journalistic Integrity
In August, ESPN's Rick Reilly promised to "come to your house and eat things that are stuck in your carpet" if Peyton Manning didn't start in Week 1. He didn't, and so Reilly ate popcorn off of the floor at Sun Life Stadium earlier in the week....
This Can't Be Good: Peyton Manning Reportedly Had Additional Neck Surgery Today
So now, the day after it was announced that Peyton Manning's streak of consecutive starts would end at 208, Chris Mortensen is reporting that Manning had "cervical neck fusion" surgery this morning. Mortensen also tweeted that the procedure has a recovery period of a minimum of two-to-three months....
Colts Rule Peyton Manning Out For Sunday Vs. Texans
Well, there you have it: Peyton Manning's consecutive starts streak will end at 208 games (well short of Brett Favre's 297), Rick Reilly will come over and eat things out of your carpet, and Kerry Collins will start....
Peyton Manning Will Likely Miss His First Career Start On Sunday
...And probably many more: "As a result of the most recent development the doctors have decided that Peyton will not practice. His participation therefore, in Sunday's game versus Houston will likely be doubtful... As was stated at the outset, it serves no useful purpose to speculate about hypotheti...
Kerry Collins Will Never Bow To The Sands Of Time
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay on Twitter: "We have agreed to terms with Kerry Collins...more details to come." The details being: Indy is hopelessly fucked should soon-to-be-39-year-old Kerry Collins have to play a snap in that offense....