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Your Yankees Schadenfreude Update
Ha! Alex Rodriguez came back from a broken hand today after missing every game since July 24—didn't matter, Yankees still lost to the Rays after Dave Robertson gave up a run on a grounder that just barely—ah! so close!—made it to the outfield. The Yankees have lost six of their last ten....
Texans Fans Brawl In Rafters Of Reliant Stadium
This is a pretty solid fight video as far as fight videos go. It's even filmed properly so mad genius video guy Burke won't have a seizure watching it. A Local Houston news outlet did some sniffing around and found the YouTube uploader and he claims it all started when someone threw a beer on some...
Undercover Cops Fucking Love Wearing Old NFL Jerseys
We've received two dispatches from reader Al G. concerning the undercover police presence at Electric Zoo. Electric Zoo, by the way is a festival for music made by computers or something....
Steelers Rookie Sean Spence Suffered A Grotesque Knee Injury In Last Night's Pre-Season Game
Steelers rookie linebacker Sean Spence will reportedly miss all of 2012 after suffering a torn ACL and LCL along with a dislocated kneecap in an incident during the third quarter of last night's Pittsburgh-Carolina preseason game....
Why Your Team Sucks 2012: Washington Redskins
Some people are fans of the Washington Redskins. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Washington Redskins. This 2012 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read the other Why Your Team Sucks 2012 previews here...
A Lucky Michael Floyd Was Pushed Into Making This Amazing Touchdown Catch
Did Michael Floyd actually think he had a chance of catching this ball, as he saw it coming his way? I mean, he threw his arm out there, but he never would have made the catch if he hadn't been pushed right into the path of the ball by the defender. So by being tackled, Michael Floyd actually mad...
Steve Tasker's Telestrator Dong Can Only Mean The NFL Season Is Almost Here
Sure, there are numerous telltale signs that the NFL season is fast approaching, but it's not until you see that first true Telestrator Dong that it all starts to really sink in....
Stupidest Football Play In History Occurs As Player Returns Fumble 58 Yards In Wrong Direction Only To Have Opponents Tackle Him
This actually happened! Kent's Andre Parker recovered a blown punt return after the ball grazed a Towson player, only to return the recovered fumble toward his own goal. The only thing that stopped him from scoring a safety for Towson? Towson's punt return team, who foolishly tackled him before h...
Brett Favre Doesn't Want To Say Whether Or Not That Was His Penis
Favre is back in football, serving as the offensive coordinator for a Hattiesburg high school. It's nice that he's keeping busy, especially as he isn't yet allowed to forget some of the nasty stuff that popped up during his stint with the Jets. No, not this woman. The other women....
Pac-12 Very Excited About Airing College Football Games On New Network Most People Can't Watch
The college football season starts today, and the Pac-12's new series of networks (seven of them, they're proud to explain) will be under the microscope as critics wait to see if the fledgling net can find the same success the Big Ten did when they launched their own cable channel five years ago....
Why Isn't Michael Vick Wearing The Rib Protection He's Paid To Endorse?
The first, the very first endorsement deal Michael Vick signed when he returned to football was with a company called Unequal Technologies. They didn't approach him; Vick was still toxic from a prison stint and that whole dog-killing thing. Instead, Vick offered up, unprodded, the best advertisement...
Why Your Team Sucks 2012: Philadelphia Eagles
Some people are fans of the Philadelphia Eagles. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Philadelphia Eagles. This 2012 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read the other Why Your Team Sucks 2012 previews here...
Man Pushes Teenager Off Lawnmower, Tebows, Drives Off
Remember when Tebowing was a thing? Ah, we recall it like it was just yesterday. Thankfully, today's story takes place in Western Pennsylvania, where things often stick around years and even decades after they've gone out of style in the rest of the country....
Dallas Cowboys Pregame Show Host Can't Remember Which Station He Works For
Mickey Spagnola's the NFL-approved beat writer for DallasCowboys.com, and this role calls for him to be an occasional pre-game host during Cowboys broadcasts on local affiliate KTXA....
We Can Only Hope "NFL Referee" Don King's Incompetence Will Bring About Labor Peace
Don King, the replacement ref who's working tonight's game between the Giants and Patriots, got a little flummoxed during one sequence in the second quarter. Remember, this is the quality of referee the NFL is prepared to start the season with in just a week's time. Sam Borden of The New York Tim...
The NFL's Scab Refs Will Work Week 1
Many are reporting that the scab refs we've all come to know and loathe during the preseason will be calling the shots on opening day. Get ready for more of that up there, some very angry football players, and a lot of attention on the totally stalled negotiations between the NFL and its usual refe...
Spencer Hall, The Best College Football Writer In The Land, Will Take Your Questions Now
The great Spencer Hall, proprietor of Everyday Should Be Saturday, contributor to SBNation, co-host of the pornishly lit Shutdown Fullback show, is here to talk college football with you. Week 1 is here!...
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Oh Man, Chad Johnson, This Tweet Is Heartbreaking [UPDATE]
Chad Johnson has been lying uncharacteristically low. He's got enough to deal with: legal fallout from a fight with his wife, divorce proceedings, getting cut by the Dolphins. But he appears to have returned to Twitter today, with a flurry of tweets in the last half-hour. The most recent? This one, ...
Why Your Team Sucks 2012: New England Patriots
Some people are fans of the New England Patriots. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the New England Patriots. This 2012 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read the other Why Your Team Sucks 2012 previews here....