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What's The Dumbest Way You've Injured Yourself?Inspired by this good tweet—...

What's Your Greatest Live Sports Regret?A good tweet from our deceased former colleague Cerebral Commie Aisle about the perils of leaving a game too early—...

What Grade-School Report Topic Were You Obsessed With, And Maybe Still Are?Children are obsessive types. I knew more about dinosaurs as a 7-year-old than I will ever know about anything ever. But sometimes, an assignment latches onto our sponge-like little brains and never lets go....

The Sports Confession Hour With Me, Your Friend Katie 

Life is a strange thing, isn’t it? I had no idea, for example, that after many years spent not playing or following sports, I would one day become the deputy editor of Deadspin following the untimely death of Barry Petchesky. And yet, here I am. The deputy editor of Deadspin....

Would You Rather Be On A Barf Plane Or Have Your Flight Delayed?

Today, crazy winds wreaked havoc on the Northeast, blowing over trees, knocking out power, and causing a bunch of people on an airplane to barf their brains out....

Tell Us How You Wash Your Face

Some people have “good” skin, some people have “bad” skin, some people just don’t give a shit about the visible condition of their skin. Personally, I have what I call “problem skin” and boy, do I like buying a bunch of random chemicals to try to beat it into submission....

What's The Best Possible Animal Army In A Battle To The Death?

Here’s a rock-dumb hypothetical the staff has been arguing about for a few hours: If you were forced to choose two groups of fighters from the following draft class of eight kinds of animals and one guy with a gun, what’s the best possible defense you can construct for yourself against the remaining...

Which Loss Is Worse: A Blowout Or A Heartbreaker?<em></em>

The most miserable way to watch your favorite team lose a big game is unquestionably through a miraculous comeback like Falcons fans endured last year. But what about the two other extreme options, a close game that comes down to the wire or a game that was never competitive to begin with? This year...