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What's The Rumpus?
Kudos to Rolling Stone for reprinting Jonathan Cott’s 1976 profile of Maurice Sendak:...
Battle Of The Sexes
Next month, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of "The Battle of the Sexes," American Masters will premier their show on Billie Jean King. It's the first time in the program's history that a sports figure has been profiled. And this Sunday over at ESPN, Outside the Lines will feature a segment on Kin...
"And Here Goes The Gun Signalling The Start Of The Season."
And other sports-related funny business from my favorite New Yorker cartoonist: George Price. ...
The Gareth Bale Transfer Saga Is The Worst Thing In Sports
This is so dumb. A few months ago, rumors started swirling about Tottenham's Gareth Bale, the Premier League player of the year, heading to Spain to sign for Real Madrid. All summer, it seems, Real Madrid has been closing in on the star for what's been reported by everyone to be a record-breaking su...
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Arizona Cardinals
Some people are fans of the Arizona Cardinals. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Arizona Cardinals. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
92nd Street Y Interview with Dutch Leonard
Cause we can't get enough Dutch Leonard round these parts here's a treat: a long 1998 interview at the 92nd Street Y. ...
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Denver Broncos
Some people are fans of the Denver Broncos. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Denver Broncos. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
The Unlikely Gay Advocate
Another one, worth your time—Mary Rogan's 2010 GQ story, "Out on the Ice":...
Arsenal Are Well And Truly Fucked
Today, English club Arsenal are playing Turkish side Fenerbahçe in the first leg of the Champions League playoff round. The match comes four short days after the Gunners were beaten handily at home by Aston Villa, 3-1, in the first match of this Premier League season. And now, chaos....
Bull Riding Is Love
From one of my favorite magazine writers, Jeanne Marie Laskas, here's her 1999 Esquire story, "America is Bull":...
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Kansas City Chiefs
Some people are fans of the Kansas City Chiefs. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Kansas City Chiefs. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
The Cruelest Sport
If you don't already follow Longform I recommend it as a great place to find choice material. (Bookmark it already.)...
Antonio Smith Tore Off Richie Incognito's Helmet, Swung It At His Head
During Saturday night's Texans-Dolphins preseason game, a one-on-one between defensive end Antonio Smith and offensive guard Richie Incognito escalated when Smith ripped Incognito's helmet off of him and swung it at his head, just missing the target....
Romanian Princess Arrested In Oregon Cockfighting Ring
This, right here, this is something special. This is a royal mug shot....
WWE Leaker Strikes Again To Spoil (Some Of) SummerSlam
For five straight pay-per-view events, a Reddit user named "Dolphins1925" revealed the results of every single WWE match before they aired. But with WWE now aware that it has sprung a leak, last night's SummerSlam was our first chance to see if he could do it again....
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Oakland Raiders
Some people are fans of the Oakland Raiders. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Oakland Raiders. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
This Steeler Really Is A Cowboy
As football season approaches here's a good one from the SI Vault:...
Tough Guys Don't Dance
"To me," Lenny Bruce once said, "a tough guy is a guy who wears a wool suit with no underwear." In his latest profile for the Times Magazine, Pat Jordan writes about Peter Berg and Hollywood tough:...
Love, Boxing and Hunter S. Thompson
Check out this long 2012 essay on Love, Boxing, and Hunter S. Thompson by John Kaye over at the Los Angeles Review of Books:...
What's The Most Accurate College Football Preview Magazine?
Republished with permission from PunditTracker....