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Morgan Freeman Takes Off: A Day With America's Greatest Actor, In 1988
Originally published in the March 14, 1988, issue of New York magazine. Reprinted here with permission of the author's widow, Laura Ross. Illustration by Sam Woolley. ...

Eagles WR Riley Cooper At Concert: "I Will Fight Every Nigger Here"
Crossing Broad brings us video of Riley Cooper, the guy who is supposed to replace the injured Jeremy Maclin as the Eagles' No. 2 wide receiver, being a racist hillbilly at a Kenny Chesney concert. ...

Anthony "Spice" Adams Made A Rap Song About Ribs
We'll always have a soft spot for Anthony "Spice" Adams, the affable NFL player who has a talent for being funny on the internet. His latest work is a parody of Tyga's "Rack City." It's about ribs. It features Adams pouring barbecue sauce onto a car. It's pretty great....

What Becomes A Legend Most?
Slide on over to the American Film Institute and check out Ronald Haver's 1976 story about Casablanca....

Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Some people are fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....

The Pro Bowl Will Move To A Fantasy Draft Format
The Pro Bowl! The single most pointless sporting exhibition until the WNBA adds that dunk contest they've been considering. Now the NFL is doing that thing where you ignore the vet's advice and spring for yet another surgery, even though you know deep inside that it's time to just put down the poor ...


The Eli Experiment
If you've never read it, Michael Lewis' 2004 New York Times magazine story, "The Eli Experiment" is a good one:...

Star-Crossed Percy Harvin's Hip Injury Will Require Surgery
New Seahawks wide receiver Percy Harvin, set to star in one of the more dazzling offenses in the NFL in 2013, will need surgery to repair a hip injury, according to Harvin himself. This is depressing....

Doug Marrone And The Buffalo Media Are Already Hitting It Off
It's, what, Day 3 of his first training camp, and new Bills coach Doug Marrone has already had enough from those vultures in the western New York media....

Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Indianapolis Colts
Some people are fans of the Indianapolis Colts. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Indianapolis Colts. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....

This Is Just The Saddest Thing Written About The Jaguars
ESPN.com will dedicate a blogger to each and every NFL team. Makes sense—fans can't get enough football. Well, most fans. From Poynter's story on the announcement:...

Mike Shanahan Says He Doesn't Use Email, Is Probably Full Of Shit
Here's a partial transcript—flagged by DC Sports Bog's Dan Steinberg—of a meeting Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan had with reporters on Monday night:...

Adrian Peterson Predicts When He'll Break The All-Time Rushing Record
Mark your calendars for Week 16 of the 2017 season. That's when Adrian Peterson says he'll break Emmitt Smith's all-time NFL rushing mark of 18,355 yards....

Chris Kluwe Is Wearing Google Glass To Training Camp
Raiders punter Chris Kluwe has gotten his hands on Google's Skynet eyewear, Google Glass, and is using it to capture some point-of-view action from training camp this summer. ...

Counterpoint: Eddie Lacy Is Not Fat
Eddie Lacy looks pretty fat in that photo, doesn't he? That picture has been pinballing around the internet over the last hour or so, and everyone who sees it is like, "Maaannnnn, Eddie Lacy is fat!"...

Police Search Pond For Murder Weapon In Aaron Hernandez Case
Police divers searched a pond in Bristol, Conn., this afternoon, reportedly seeking the .45-caliber Glock handgun that prosecutors believe Aaron Hernandez used to kill Odin Lloyd....

White Lines: I'm Not Worth A Damn
How cocaine ruined Don Reese's career (John Underwood, SI, 1982):...

Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Houston Texans
Some people are fans of the Houston Texans. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Houston Texans. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....

Football Is Back, Brutal As Ever
Every NFL training camp is now fully open, and so we're already back to the annual tradition of football players getting seriously hurt....