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Radio Hosts Nearly Come To Blows On Air Over Strength Of Raiders' Brand
Shit got extremely real on the Doug and Wolf Arizona sports radio show this morning. Whereas most sports radio meltdowns involve a host getting into it with a caller or an interview subject, this one saw the two co-hosts very nearly scrapping in the studio....
Sports Radio Caller Gets Robbed While Rapping On Air
Will in Baltimore was working the graveyard shift at 7-11 last night, and decided to call into Damon Amendolara's CBS Sports radio show to commiserate about the Orioles dropping a third straight game to the Royals in the ALCS. He then decided to bust out a lil' rap song for the listeners ... and t...
The Professional: Donald E. Westlake
Donald E. Westlake (1933-2008) was one of our most prolific and entertaining writers. Now, we've got this posthumous treat: The Getaway Car: A Donald Westlake Nonfiction Miscellany, published by the University of Chicago Press and edited by Levi Stahl. The book is a ton of fun. I recently had the ch...
Danny Briere Nets Game-Winner With 0.5 Seconds Left
It's early, but Colorado Avalanche center Danny Briere has already given us one of the craziest highlights of the year, swatting home a game-winning goal against the Bruins today with just milliseconds remaining on the clock. ...
This Wild-Ass Blocked Extra Point Will Make You Shit Your Dick
We admit that Deadspin occasionally dips into the pool of hyperbole, but take our word for it that this lateral-filled blocked extra point from Saturday's Sacramento State-Northern Colorado game will make you shit your dick....
Who Was Responsible For The Herschel Walker Trade?
It was 25 years ago today that the Cowboys traded superstar running back Herschel Walker to the Vikings for a mess of players and picks, a number of whom would be crucial pieces in Dallas's '90s dynasty. It's gone down as one of football's shrewdest trades, and a quarter-century on, Jimmy Johnson an...
Tom Brady Rolled His Ankle But He's Good To Go
When Tom Brady was added to the Patriots' injury report on Friday, it seemed like another serious factor to consider in this whole What's wrong with Tom Brady?/Oh nothing actually debate of the last few weeks. Or at least some patented Bill Belichick tomfoolery:...
NASCAR Goes Full WWE As Matt Kenseth Attacks Brad Keselowski Post-Race
In a scene that could have been taken from the Attitude Era, Matt Kenseth ambushed Brad Keselowski tonight after tonight's NASCAR Bank of America 500 in Charlotte....
Report: Bradley Beal To Miss "Significant" Time With Wrist Injury
Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal will miss "significant" time after suffering a wrist injury in a preseason game against the Charlotte Hornets Friday, according to CSN Washington's J. Michael. Nobody would give Michael a specific timetable because Beal and the team are still consulting with doc...
<em>Denver Post</em> Suspends Avalanche Beat Writer For Twitter Meltdown
The Denver Post yesterday announced a two-week unpaid suspension for Avalanche beat writer Adrian Dater, after he blasted a young Kings player for a three-year-old "pussy play," got into a screaming match on Twitter with just about everyone, and slid into a another writer's inbox to tell him to ...
Mike Francesa Fell Asleep On The Air Again!
It's been over two years since sports radio legend Mike Francesa fell asleep while on the air. That was a moment we assumed Francesa would never top, until he once again went ahead and fell asleep, while live on the air, last Friday....
Who Gets To Spike The Football?
When the Patriots are doing well, Tom Brady doesn't get mad, and instead does fun stuff like play hot potato with Julian Edelman before spiking the ball....
Michigan Students Rally Against AD Dave Brandon's Incompetence
College students are lazy, apathetic creatures who only get excited by free pizza, which makes the fact that hundreds of University of Michigan students protested athletic director Dave Brandon's continued employment by the school all the more amazing. A "Fire Dave Brandon" rally was held tonight ...
Don't Ask Bill Belichick If It's Time To Think About His Quarterbacks
The Patriots were bad, bad, bad last night, getting beaten soundly on both sides of the ball in a 41-14 road thumping at the hands of the Chiefs. But a good part of the attention is naturally going to settle on Tom Brady, who's been so consistently great over the course of his career that this sea...
Michigan AD Blames Communication For Re-Insertion Of Concussed Player
Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon released a lengthy statement early Tuesday morning blaming "a serious lack of communication" for the re-insertion of a concussed quarterback into Saturday's game against Minnesota....
This Year's Highest-Paid MLS Player Isn't Actually Playing In MLS Yet
So, what we have below is an updated list of every MLS player's salary. There are some things worth talking about. ...
Michigan Head Coach Brady Hoke: "I Don't Make Decisions On Who Plays"
Brady Hoke deflected criticism about the handling of dazed quarterback Shane Morris Saturday during his weekly press conference today, claiming the Michigan head coach doesn't "make decisions on who plays, who doesn't play." When asked if Morris—who took a nasty, and illegal, shot to the head but wa...
Brady Hoke's Dangerous Incompetence So Bad ESPN Announcers Denounce It
Michigan quarterback Shane Morris took a nasty, and illegal, hit to the skull in the fourth quarter of last night's loss to Minnesota. Not only was Morris immediately re-inserted into the game, but Wolverines head coach Brady Hoke claimed " I didn't know if [Morris] had a concussion or not."...
Thom Yorke Did Not Bypass The Gatekeepers. He Is One.
As of this morning there is a new Thom Yorke solo album in the world, titled Tomorrow's Modern Boxes and available for $6 via BitTorrent. This is cool and good; I heartily recommend you stop using BitTorrent to illegally download pornography long enough to legally check it out, flush as it is wi...
So Normal It Hurts: The Triumph And Tragedy Of Phil Hartman
There were few thrills in preadolescent life as dependable as the voice of Troy McClure. That first resoundingly confident "Hi!" triggered a Pavlovian response like no other single syllable: Here, without a doubt, comes a belly laugh....