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Andre Iguodala Almost Made The Coolest Play Of The Year
The box score will tell you that Andre Iguodala's return to the Warriors last night was uneventful. Iggy came back from injury to play just 17 minutes and score two points while shooting 1-of-4 from the field. The box score will not tell you that he came this close to bringing the damn house down....
Elf Gronk Is Playing Hospital Football
Yesterday, we saw the photo. Now there's video:...
Deadspin 2013: The Meanest Things We Said About People
Like we do every year, we called a lot of people a lot of really mean names in 2013. Here's a collection of many of the mean things we called people this year....
Rob Gronkowski Now Has An Elf Costume To Go With His Sad Scooter
The Winter of Gronk continues its assault on the hearts of football fans across America. The days just keep getting colder and darker. ...
Ed Werder Doing A Segment With Spittle On His Lip Is The Grossest Thing
Being a Deadspin blogger means looking at a lot of really nasty stuff—horrifying snake bites, catastrophic injuries, gross dicks—but for some reason, nothing has ever grossed me out as much as Ed Werder's spittle just did. I don't know how to explain it, but I am shaken....
Jerry Jones On Why The NFL Is Like The Oregon Trail
From Jerry Jones's interview on 105.3 The Fan, as transcribed by Dan Steinberg at DC Sports Bog (because for some reason this was in response to a question about the Redskins):...
A Syracuse Blog Is Sending Hundreds Of Underprivileged Kids To A Bowl
Who wants to travel from Syracuse all the way to Houston to watch the Orange take on Minnesota in the Texas Bowl? Not many people. So 'Cuse blog Troy Nunes is an Absolute Magician presented its readership with an idea: Fans donate money, and kids from local youth groups will attend the game in their...
Joseph Fauria Scores, Dances
We're big fans of the gyrating Lions tight end here at the 'spins and this is just another reason why. ...
Here's Sad Rob Gronkowski In A Motorized Scooter
Via Busted Coverage, the long, cold Winter of Gronk has begun. It involves a hoodie and a forced smile and puttering around a Rhode Island Whole Foods on a motorized scooter. ...
Why Didn't The Cowboys Just Run The Damn Ball?
When the pass-happy Cowboys offense works, it really works. And when it doesn't, like in yesterday's crushing come-from-ahead loss to the Packers that denied Dallas first place in the division, the failure tends toward the spectacular. The Cowboys spent an entire half with a huge lead throwing the b...
Packers Rally, Revive Dumb "Tony Romo Is A Choker" Narrative
The Packers were down 26-3 at halftime. They won the game 37-36. It is all Tony Romo's fault, apparently....
Kyle Orton's Hair Is Glorious
The middle part is a good look. You are beautiful, Kyle Orton....
Dolphins Facefumble Field Goal Attempt
Long snaps succeed at a much higher rate when the holder catches the ball with his hands, not his face. Pay close attention to punter Brandon Fields's facial seismic activity....
Browns Fan Vastly Improves Brandon Weeden Jersey
Is it as creative as the Trent Richardson alteration? No, but it's still solid. The fact that this dude bought a Brandon Weeden jersey in the first place is heartbreaking, though....
Wichita News Anchor Is Ready To "Get The Fuck Out Of Here"
If we've learned anything about broadcasting, it's to always treat a nearby microphone like it's a hot mic. Wichita NBC affiliate KSNW could work on teaching its anchors this, because Justin Kraemer signed off to SNL last night with an f-bomb....
Guy Forgets <i>He's</i> Allowed To Use Hands, Takes Soccer Ball To The Face
Here's a delightful moment from the Queens Park Rangers visit to play Blackpool F.C. Some poor guy gets drilled in the dome with a misfired shot and, for some reason, keeps his hands at his sides the whole time. I think he even tries to kick it away from him, but he's not quick enough and it bounces...