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Immigrants Past, Present, And Future On One Minneapolis Street

About a mile south from U.S. Bank Stadium, in a midtown Minneapolis building-turned-market called Mercado Central, the only visible reminder that a big sports game is happening in the city this weekend is a sign of protest. On a message board dressed with community announcements and plumber suggesti...

Report: Justin Timberlake To Perform With Prince Hologram At Super Bowl Halftime Show [UPDATE]

Justin Timberlake will share the Super Bowl halftime stage with a hologram of Prince, according to TMZ. This is so stupid. Better idea: watch the actual Prince’s Super Bowl halftime show, right now. Or, even better idea! Just air that performance AS the actual halftime show, tomorrow. I promise ever...

Airport Security Will Need To Check Your Super Bowl Program Separately

MINNEAPOLIS — Travelers for the Super Bowl continue to stream into Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. They’re being greeted by a sign that informs them of the dangers of the Super Bowl program....

The Drew Magary Super Bowl Chili Recipe, Now With Video!<em></em>

Every year I post this recipe for the Super Bowl. But this year, we decided to go one step further and make it on camera for you. Drool on your keyboard at all the hot, meaty, food porn you are about to witness herein. Roth’s scallion chopping game is not to be denied. We added a guest meat to the r...

OH MY GOD SNOWMOBILING RULES DROP EVERYTHING YOU HAVE NOW AND BUY A SNOWMOBILE OR ELSE SPEND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE ONLINE LIKE A LOSER<em></em>

This week the Deadspin Snow Idiots visited the toddlin’ town of St. Bonifacius to ride some snowmobiles with friend of the blog Karl and his father-in-law, Jeff. And brother, lemme tell you: I have wasted my life. To think I went 41 years without knowing the feel of a growling snowhog between my amp...

What Time Does 'What Time Does The Super Bowl Start?' Start?

Time is a social construct cooked up by humankind to impose some modicum of order onto an otherwise chaotic existence. But with that said, Super Bowl 52 will kick off this weekend. At some point. Who will win “the big game”? That’s not for me to say. What time does it start? Now there’s a good quest...

How An NFL Contract Negotiation Goes Down

NEW ORLEANS — Back and forth they went, both sides snapping off data points and counterpoints in a careful effort to leverage whatever they had. They were so into the task at hand that neither the thunderclaps from outside nor the 10-minute warning could interrupt their banter. They were teams of la...

It's Time To Simulate The Super Bowl In <i>Tecmo Super Bowl</i>

You know the rules: Tecmo Super Bowl, updated rosters, NES version, CPU vs CPU. Let’s do this, LIVE: ...

I Hate The Patriots And All Their Fans But I Live Here And Need Them To Win

I live in Massachusetts, and I want the Patriots to win the Super Bowl, and I can’t stand the Patriots....

Bring Back Bullpen Carts

The MLB commissioner’s office has brought a new proposal to the table in the outgoing pace-of-play discussions between the players and the league. As reported by Ken Rosenthal: no changes this year, except for a cap on mound visits, but if players don’t get the average game length down to 2 hours an...

This Is A Top Athlete In Peak Physical Condition

Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin caught his teammate Phil Kessel recovering in a cold therapy tube. There he is: Pittsburgh’s best hockey player this season....

Is it okay, ethically speaking, to watch the Super Bowl? The Outline asked some nerd-ass experts for their takes....

Let’s Go Ice Fishing Like Fucking Morons<em></em>

I am fully aware that literally everyone in sports media did an ice fishing stunt here in Minnesota this week. But what if I told you that OUR ice fishing stunt was the bestest? Changes your whole outlook on matters now, doesn’t it?...

Appalachian State Tennis Player Suspended After Being Accused Of Directing Derogatory Comment At Black Opponent

This past weekend was supposed to be little more than a warm-up for Appalachian State’s men’s tennis team. Facing Lees-McRae and North Carolina A&T, one of North Carolina’s storied HBCUs, the home match was one of those early-season contests the Mountaineers scheduled against low-tier local program...

No Eagles Super Bowl Story Is Too Pointless For Philly Local News

The Super Bowl is days away. Philadelphia is still in the thrall of an all-Eagles news cycle that will continue until the middle of next week, if the city is lucky. A lot has gone on in the week and a half since the Eagles won the NFC title game—according to the local news....

Let’s Talk About This Weird Pope Chair<em></em>

Folks, this week’s Deadcast was taped LIVE from gorgeous Saint Paul, Minnesota. People came! There was beer! I swear I’m not making any of this up....

Sergeant In Charge Of 2004 Larry Nassar Investigation Says "I Don't Have Any Memory Of It"<em></em>

The first time Larry Nassar was reported to law enforcement—when Brianne Randall-Gay filed a complaint with the Meridian township police department in 2004—the case never made it to the prosecutor. In a newly released police report, it’s easy to see why. There was little police investigation beyond ...

Idiot On The Golf Course Gets Naked, Hops In Bunker, Throws Sand

A streaker fully embraced the Phoenix Open’s reputation as the most laidback event in golf by running on the course, doing some basic tumbling, jumping in a sand trap, and generally being an idiot during today’s pre-tournament pro-am. In all his naked glory:...

Neymar Catches Too Much Shit For Trying To Have Fun<em></em>

Late on during a tight and tense cup match between PSG and Rennes, Neymar—trying to wrangle a long punt and wind down the clock to protect his team’s 3-2 lead—was whistled for what he believed to be a soft foul on Rennes’s Hamari Traoré. To whittle away even more time, Neymar kicked away the ball be...

Houston Sports Radio Shouters Shout At Each Other On Radio Row [Update]

Houston-based radio guys Josh Innes of SportsTalk 790 and Seth Payne of SportsRadio 610 spent time at Radio Row today being loud at each other on air. It created a weird, beautiful situation where the radio shouters were shouting live on radio while other radio shouters around them focused their att...