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Batman On Steroids: How The <em>NFL On Fox</em> Theme Song Was Born

It was March 1994, and Fox Sports president David Hill was on the phone with a new employee. Hill himself was something of a new employee. The network was only a few months old at that point, being built on the fly after Rupert Murdoch had unexpectedly outbid CBS for NFC broadcast rights. Hill was k...

Ian Rapoport Tries To High-Five NFL Fan, Hits Him In The Face Instead

Andrew Siciliano told fellow NFL Network employee Ian Rapoport to turn around and high-five some of the fans gathered behind him in Manhattan. Rapoport did his best, but one fan got the brunt of his poor execution....

Auburn Considers Pretending It Won Another Four National Championships

Auburn has two national championships, in 1957 and 2010. But what if we're all wrong? What if Auburn actually has nine national championships in its storied history? All it takes to claim a title is to believe it....

Wes Welker Had The Worst Time During This Interview

Yesterday, Broncos wide receiver Wes Welker sat down for a remote interview with Off The Record host Michael Landsberg—whom we've seen conducting strange interviews before—and he did not have a very good time. After reluctantly answering a handful of questions, Welker just got up and left....

National Congress Of American Indians Releases Anti-Redskins Ad

Just in time for the Super Bowl, the National Congress of American Indians has released a simple, yet powerful, commercial directed right at Dan "you can use caps" Snyder. For nearly two minutes we see video and images of American Indians living their everyday lives while the narrator lists the var...

Former NFLer: "Getting Banged In The Head Was Just Part Of It"

This is an interview series in which we ask the plaintiffs of the NFL concussion lawsuit one question (and maybe a few more): Knowing what you know now, if you could do it over again, would you still play football?...

Rangers Fan Just Pees On Concourse In Front Of God And Everyone [NSFW]

At yesterday's Yankee Stadium game, the night was cold, the beer flowing, and the bathroom lines long. One fan simply could not wait....

Here's some audio of Deion Sanders demanding a raise and threatening the CEO of Prime Prep Academy, a charter school Deion Sanders helped found. In it, he names "HNIC" as his official position in the school which, you know, might be worthy of a raise on its own. [Dallas Observer]...

The Ravenously Shameless Pastel Brutality Of The Miami Marlins

The following was originally published in the 2014 edition of Baseball Prospectus. In a departure from established practice, this year's edition features contributions from a wide array of outside writers, who came through with a series of essays that shows off the full stylistic diversity of contem...

Colin Kaepernick On Richard Sherman: “Come On”

Colin Kaepernick was in a private room on the sixth floor of a West Side event space, standing in front of a white scrim festooned with corporate logos and posing for photos with a succession of lesser VIPs. He was there as the "surprise guest" of Deadspin's Super Bowl party last night, which is ano...

Ben Scrivens Stops History

Hockey fans, if there's anything resembling sympathy to be found in that cold, unpliable puck you call a heart, you may want to send a little Ben Scrivens's way. Edmonton isn't always going to give up 100 shot attempts, and the newest Oiler isn't always going to post an NHL-record 59-save shutout, b...

Here Is Video Of A Footrace Between Staffers Last Night

We'll be with you shortly....

Restaurant Manager Is Very Unhappy About Getting Her Permit Revoked

This video starts slowly, but you won't regret sticking it out to the end....

The NCAA Should Pray That Players Are Able To Form A Union

Originally published in Bloomberg View....

Fox Sports 1's Katie Nolan Lays Waste To Rick Reilly

Rick Reilly went on TV yesterday and said some stupid things—chief among them was referring to Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas as Gabby Giffords, the Arizona congresswoman who survived being shot in the head in 2011—but he also said some mean things about Regis Philbin. Reilly's words did not s...

Doug McDermott Hits Game-Winner From 25 Feet Out

Doug McDermott, Creighton's do-it-all forward, dropped 39 points on 15-26 shooting against St. John's last night, and none were sweeter than his last three. ...

Former NFLer: "Every Drill Was Live... Just Bang 'Em Up, Jack 'Em Up"

This is an interview series in which we ask the plaintiffs of the NFL concussion lawsuit one question (and maybe a few more): Knowing what you know now, if you could do it over again, would you still play football?...

Idiot Tries To Invade Jim Cantore's Space During Live Shot, Gets Kicked

Don't fuck with Jim Cantore, as he clearly knows MMA. Check out that flying knee!...

This is a really fucking weird column, the thesis of which is that Jerry Remy shouldn't return to the broadcast booth because his voice will remind viewers of how his son allegedly murdered his girlfriend....

Former NFL Player: I Guarantee I Have CTE

This is an interview series in which we ask the plaintiffs of the NFL concussion lawsuit one question (and maybe a few more): Knowing what you know now, if you could do it over again, would you still play football?...