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J.J. Redick Responds To Abortion-Contract Reports
J.J. Redick just fired off a few tweets in response to earlier reports that he and former acquaintance Vanessa Lopez entered into a contract concerning certain details regarding Ms. Lopez's impending abortion. Redick's response was emphatic and technical....
Boston TV Reporter On Bill Belichick Presser: "He Has Shorts On"
WCVB reporter Mike Lynch covered Bill Belichick's life-changing press conference addressing Aaron Hernandez's alleged murder of Odin Lloyd today, and he made absolutely sure to let his audience know the most inconsequential details of the scene....
Dennis Rodman Had Himself A Good Time At This Fashion Show
Dennis Rodman went to a fashion show in Miami on Monday night, sat in the first row and enjoyed the shit out of himself....
Look At These Slobbering Media Reviews Of Bill Belichick's Presser
With Aaron Hernandez facing charges for first-degree murder and on the verge of being charged with two more slayings, I think it's time that all of us asked the most important question, which is: HOW DID BILL BELICHICK DO IN HIS FIRST PRE-PRESEASON PRESS CONFERENCE?! Well fear not, America, for the ...
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Alex Rodriguez Gets His Own Doctor To Say He's Not Injured [Update]
Just this morning we were talking about Alex Rodriguez fighting his battles through the media. This afternoon, A-Rod's doctor went on the radio and declared, contrary to the Yankees' statements, that Rodriguez isn't injured, and is ready to play....
Prosecutors Seek To Charge Aaron Hernandez For 2012 Double Murder
The Boston Globe reports that prosecutors are arguing before a grand jury that Aaron Hernandez should be charged with the shooting deaths of two men outside a Boston nightclub in 2012, a previously unsolved murder in which Hernandez emerged as the prime suspect last month....
Death Of A Racehorse
Here's W.C. Heinz's celebrated 1949 column, "Death of a Racehorse." ...
TV Panel Erupts In Epic Screaming Match Over Aaron Hernandez
So, this is the best thing I've seen today. New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is addressing press tomorrow, and people think he'll be speaking for the first time about Aaron Hernandez, who was arrested on murder charges last month. Of course, the press conference could be about anythin...
Cops: MTSU's J.D. Jones Choked Woman On Camera As Teammates Watched
Middle Tennessee State defensive tackle J.D. Jones choked his girlfriend as teammates watched and filmed it, according to The Daily News Journal's story on a report from the school's police department....
Bored Baseball Fans Find Solitaire Less Boring Than Baseball
The above photo comes from reader Brando, who spotted this gentlemen escaping the boredom of a Reds-Braves game with a few rounds of Solitaire. ...
Charges Dropped Against Barking Florida Gator Antonio Morrison
The charges against Florida linebacker Antonio Morrison stemming from a Sunday arrest for barking at a police dog have been dropped, according to the Orlando Sentinel....
Here's The Deadly Fight That Haunted Gay Boxer Emile Griffith
Former welterweight world champion Emile Griffith died this morning, at the age of 75, according to the International Boxing Hall of Fame....
J.J. Redick And His Ex-Girlfriend Had An Abortion Contract
The muckrakers at MediaTakeOut have done it again, this time uncovering a very odd legal document that was drawn up in 2007 by lawyers representing NBA player J.J. Redick and his then-pregnant ex-girlfriend, model Vanessa Lopez. The document is essentially a contract that seems to be the result of R...
Exclusive: Q&A With MLBPA, MLB Officials On Ryan Braun Suspension
Earlier today, Deadspin, seeking clarification on some of the issues surrounding the recent suspension of Ryan Braun for unspecified "violations of the Basic Agreement and its Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program," conducted a question-and-answer session via email with officials from the Majo...
Dick Young's America ... The Reactionary Who Changed Sportswriting ...
Originally published in the Aug. 1, 1985, issue of Sport magazine. Reprinted here with permission of the author's widow, Laura Ross....
The Art of Storytelling: John Hersey's Writing Seminar
Our man Peter Richmond wrote a wonderful piece over at the Nieman storyboard about John Hersey's senior-year writing seminar at Yale. ...
Sheriff: Officer Should Not Have Arrested Antonio Morrison
Florida linebacker Antonio Morrison was arrested late Saturday evening on charges related to barking at a dog. Today, Alachua County Sheriff Sadie Darnell said the arresting officer should have just issued Morrison a warning....
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The WWE Needs Better Wardrobe People [NSFW]
The Bella Twins have apparently been part of WWE for almost seven years. You'd think in that time, they'd find outfits that don't leave nipples exposed for minutes at a time. That is, unless the slip was intentional....
Jason Heyward Makes Diving Catch To Save Game Against Mets
With two outs and two men on base in the bottom of the ninth of a 2-1 game, Mets pinch hitter Justin Turner hit a tailing line drive to left-center. By the time the ball makes its way into the outfield, Andrew Brown is rounding third and Omar Quintanilla is already at second. If Heyward—who began t...
Ryan Braun Does Not Owe The Sample Collector An Apology
Ryan Braun was suspended for the remainder of the season for his role in the Biogenesis fiasco. The knives are finally out and The League Of Baseball Justice is all set to carve Braun up for...besmirching the name of the sample collector at the center of his 2012 appeal. Zuh?...