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Kyle Seager Trolled Jered Weaver Into Getting Ejected
You probably won’t see a beanball more obviously deliberate than the one Jered Weaver laid on Kyle Seager in last night’s 3-1 Mariners win. Or one more nonchalant....
Don't Laugh: Metta World Peace Can Help The Lakers
News surfaced last week that Metta World Peace had been working out at the Lakers practice facility and was getting close to a one-year deal with the team. Let Woj tell it. “Inching closer”/“an increasing expectation,” la di da. The important part is holy shit the Lakers might sign Metta World Peace...
James Harden's Drunk As Hell And Yelling About Adidas
Rockets shooting guard James Harden was spotted leaving a Manhattan club early this morning, clearly overjoyed as he sang a line from Travis Scott’s “Antidote.” The guy taking video for TMZ asked Harden, who signed a 13-year contract with Adidas in August, if the shoe company was still mad at him fo...
Kam Chancellor's Holdout Couldn't Be Going Any Better
Kam Chancellor is still negotiating with the Seahawks for a new contract, and as his holdout bled into Week 1 of the regular season, undrafted sophomore Dion Bailey took his place at strong safety Sunday against the Rams. It was clear that Chancellor’s starting job will be waiting for him when he co...
Moses Malone Is Dead At 60
Moses Malone died in his sleep early this morning in Norfolk, VA. He was 60. ...
DeAndre Jordan Snapchatted Doc Rivers's Son (Not Austin) To Say He Wanted To Return
We know that after agreeing to join the Dallas Mavericks in free agency, DeAndre Jordan had second thoughts and eventually re-signed with the Clippers. What we didn’t know—until now—were the mechanics of how Jordan got back in contact with the Clippers, and they’re even funnier than you could have p...
NBA To Seed Playoffs By Record, All But Kill Divisions
In the first round of last season’s Western Conference playoffs, the 51-31 Portland Trail Blazers were the 4th seed, while the the 55-27 Memphis Grizzlies were the 5th seed. Yet, despite being the higher seed, Portland started the playoffs on the road. It was the result of the NBA’s awkward playoff ...
Wisconsin Player Leaves Game With Head Injury After Lining Up In Wrong Backfield
Wisconsin safety Michael Caputo is out for the rest of tonight’s game against Alabama after taking a hard hit to the skull and proceeding to wander into the Crimson Tide’s backfield for the subsequent play....
Why Your Team Sucks 2015: Green Bay Packers
Some people are fans of the Green Bay Packers. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Green Bay Packers. This 2015 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here....
Nuggets Mascot Excels At Taunting Children
Nuggets mascot Rocky took part in some nonsense tonight in Denver that involved him executing a late hit on a child and then taunting him. Mascots, everybody! Fun for the whole family. ...
The Six Best Teacher Gimmicks
Before we get to the Funbag, I gotta talk about how shitty this Will Smith concussion movie looks. I swear it got made strictly because Will Smith wanted to try out a new accent. It looks like 120 minutes of people warning Accent Will Smith about stuff....
DeAndre Jordan Drops Agent Who Maybe Sorta Pushed Him To Sign With Mavs
Hey, remember all that shit with DeAndre Jordan back in July? No? Let me briefly remind you....
Deadspin 25: Without Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin Is Just Whatever
Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, ...
How Darryl Dawkins Changed The NBA
The following is adapted from the new Random House book Year of the Dunk: A Modest Defiance of Gravity....
Charles Barkley On His Former Agent: "I'd Blow His Damn Brains Out"
Charles Barkley was on Dan Patrick’s radio show, talking about his experiences borrowing money from agents when he was a player at Auburn, when the conversation quickly veered into territory that I would describe as “far too real.” ...
Marshall Henderson Is Joining The Sacramento Kings Circus
Marshall Henderson, crazy white person, is coming to the NBA to try and catch on with the league’s craziest team. Yahoo Sport’s Marc Spears reports that Henderson has signed a training camp deal with the Sacramento Kings:...