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Mexico's Olympic Skier Is Absolutely Fascinating
Say hello to Prince Hubertus von Hohenlohe, who at age 55 will be the second-oldest winter Olympian in history when he competes (in this mariachi-inspired uniform) in the slalom for Mexico. But there's more to Hubertus than his flashy outfit. There's a reason NBC has dubbed him "The most interesting...
A Treasury Of Your Terrifying Poop Stories For Super Bowl Bye Week
Drew Magary’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Email Drew here....
Jack Edwards Mocks Peter Gammons, Makes Fart Noise During Bruins Game
We missed this from yesterday's Kings-Bruins game, but reader Zach helpfully pointed it out. Bruins play-by-play man Jack Edwards is probably one of the few announcers to use a Bronx cheer while calling a game. ...
The Sordid End of David Meggett
Here's the latest from my pal Greg Hanlon. This one's over at SB Nation Longform and it's a tough story: The Sordid End of David Meggett: ...
Liverpool Fan Unconcerned With Injured Aston Villa Player
Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor went tumbling into the stands today and was slow to get up. He could have used some help but he landed right in front of a Liverpool fan who could not possibly care less. Instead, the guy took a picture....
Old Video: Christian Laettner Gets His Head Slammed Into The Floor
Here's a nice little throwback for all the Dook haters out there. That's Rod Sellers doing the head-slamming, by the way....
Your Grierson & Leitch Oscar Nomination Predictions
Thursday morning, the Oscar nominations come out. To mentally prepare you, here are our predictions for the eight major categories....
Wilderness Women
Eva Holland's latest for SB Nation Longform is a good one:...
For One Great Ballplayer, Philadelphia Was A Perpetual Traffic Jam
Originally published in January 1970 in Jock magazine. The author, Bill Conlin, died on Thursday. He was 79. Conlin was a legend in his native city who wrote elegantly and hilariously about Philadelphia sports in the days before he allowed himself to become a grouchy old fud. He spent the last decad...
Stewart Cink Has The World's Most Glorious Tan Line
Stewart! Maybe consider going outside without a hat on once in a while....
Baseball Writers To Baseball Fans: Fuck You
When we started in on our project of making a farce and mockery of baseball's annual Hall of Fame election by buying a vote from a veteran baseball writer and then turning it over to the public, we had two principal aims. One was to draw attention to the way an increasingly ridiculous election proce...
Our 20 Most Anticipated Movies of 2014
Now that all the year-end best-of lists are finally over, it's time for some lists that look forward rather than backward. 2014 has a lot to live up to; 2013 was one of the best movie years in recent memory....
Costas: No HOF Vote For Fans Because "They Vote For Their Favorites"
NBC's Bob Costas argued against fans having a say in the Hall of Fame election process today on Dan Le Batard's radio show, claiming were they to be provided enfranchisement they'd "vote for their favorites," something actual BBWAA members have never, ever done. After all, you can't have famous peop...
Dan Le Batard Loses Hall Of Fame Vote, Suspended From BBWAA
The Baseball Writers' Association of America announced today that Dan Le Batard, who turned his Hall of Fame ballot over to you, the people, has been banned for life from voting for the HOF and suspended from the BBWAA for one year....
The Angry Things Writers Are Saying About Our Hall Of Fame Ballot
A lot of people are not very happy with Dan Le Batard's decision to turn his Hall of Fame ballot over to Deadspin readers. His fellow ESPNers, Tony Kornheiser and Mike Wilbon, made that clear enough yesterday on air. Here's what some writers have had to say....
Hey, It's Three Years (And A Day) Since Marshawn Lynch Went Beast Mode
Three-year anniversaries aren't usually news pegs. (Three years and a day, even less so, but hey, we were busy.) Saturday's Saints-Seahawks playoff rematch makes it a little more defensible. But let's be honest—we don't really need reason to want to revisit and marvel over Marshawn Lynch's incredibl...
The <em>PTI</em> Guys Said Some Really Dumb Things About Dan Le Batard
Here's some on-air ESPN-on-ESPN violence, with Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon giving us their thoughts about their colleague Dan Le Batard's decision to turn his baseball Hall of Fame vote over to Deadspin. Were their takes hot? They were so hot....
Dan Le Batard's Producers Were Shocked To Learn He Gave Away HOF Vote
Here's Le Batard on today's episode of Highly Questionable, briefly addressing his decision to turn over his baseball hall of fame vote to Deadspin readers, much to the surprise of his producers....