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Deadspin Up All Night: One For The Road
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Eric LeGrand Will Speak At Rutgers's Commencement After All
Calling it a "miscommunication" (a pretty freaking big one, and one that apparently took 14 hours to clear up), Rutgers has announced that paralyzed former football player Eric LeGrand will indeed give a commencement speech....

Rutgers Asks Eric LeGrand To Speak At Commencement, Rescinds Invite
It's been just an awful 13 months for Rutgers, from the Mike Rice mess to the failed vetting of new coach Eddie Jordan and new AD Julie Hermann to Hermann's expressed wish that the local paper go out of business. In the grand scheme of things, offering Eric LeGrand the chance to deliver the commenc...

Deadspin Up All Night: Word To Adina
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Deadspin Up All Night: Drive
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<em>SNL</em> Lampoons Donald Sterling Scandal In Cold Open
Adam Silver, Donald Sterling, Dennis Rodman, and others made appearances in tonight's Saturday Night Live cold open, which didn't skewer the scandal involving the L.A. Clippers owner as much as it did make mildly amusing references to it....

Deadspin Up All Night: Stood On This Stage
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The Comedian Who Loved Himself: Martin Mull When He Was Almost Famous
Originally published in New Times, January 1978. Reprinted here with the author's permission. ...

Deadspin Up All Night: La Da Da Da, La Da Da Da
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This Is What A <em>WWE Raw</em> Script Looks Like
Pro wrestling is scripted in two senses. The first is, obviously, that match outcomes are predetermined, and that's the one that detractors, missing the point entirely, fall back on to taunt viewers. (Though WWE did have a problem with leaked outcomes last year.) The second is almost more important...

Deadspin Up All Night: Approaching Guiding Light
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Deadspin Up All Night: Drop It Like It's Hot
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Deadspin Up All Night: Don't Be Stupid, Don't Be Limp
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Annie Bersagel Wins Dusseldorf Marathon, Other U.S. Women Fear
People already asked the question "Who the hell is Annie Bersagel?" before she won the 2014 Dusseldorf Marathon on Sunday, per journalist Alberto Stretti. ...

Deadspin Up All Night: Always Running Around
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Deadspin Up All Night: 40'
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Deadspin Up All Night: I Ain't Going Down
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Deadspin Up All Night: He'll Break Your Heart
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Deadspin Up All Night: Voices Inside (Everything Is Everything)
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The Sleepless Majesty Of Craig Ferguson
There is no cause to weep for Craig Ferguson; there are reportedly between 8 and 12 million reasons not to. But the end is (reportedly) nigh. He is definitely not getting David Letterman's job; now comes word that Chelsea Handler, for starters, may be gunning for the job he already has. The Late Lat...