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How The Myth Of The NCAA "Student-Athlete" Was Born
Excerpted from Taylor Branch's The Cartel: Inside the Rise and Imminent Fall of the NCAA, published by Byliner and newly relevant today as Northwestern football players seeking to unionize argue before the National Labor Relations Board that they are employees of the school. Byliner has unlocked The...
Wes Welker Chills On The Beach With His Wife And A Blowup Doll
Broncos wide receiver Wes Welker and his wife were on vacation in the Virgin Islands last week, relaxing near the water. Their beachside companion isn't very talkative....
A Ban On Black Players Cost The NFL Its Most Exciting Quarterback
Excerpted from Deadspin's Big Book of Black Quarterbacks. This entry is written by Greg Howard. ...
OK State Buzzer-Beater Forces OT After Steal With Three Seconds Left
Leyton Hammonds stole an inbound pass and heaved up a buzzer-beating three to tie his Oklahoma State Cowboys with Baylor in Waco....
Cam Newton Brings Out The Dumbest In Everyone
Excerpted from Deadspin's Big Book of Black Quarterbacks. This entry is written by Kyle Wagner....
Clippers Refuse To Deny That Blake Griffin Beat Up Justin Bieber
Earlier this week, writers and editors across the United States became aware of a dumb story about Blake Griffin beating up Justin Bieber in a Hollywood Starbucks. The version linked here, which we believe to be the original and which inexplicably appears to have been shared 418,000 times on Faceboo...
Why Colin Kaepernick Is Just As "Cerebral" As Peyton Manning
Excerpted from Deadspin's Big Book of Black Quarterbacks. This entry is written by Kyle Wagner....
This Is A Pretty Ridiculous Behind-The-Back Buzzer-Beater
We pick up last night's game between Evergreen and Camas, in a Washington State high school district tournament, with two seconds left and Evergreen down two....
Russell Wilson: The Curse Of The "Good Negro"
Excerpted from Deadspin's Big Book of Black Quarterbacks. ...
The Bittersweet Legacy Of Steve McNair
Excerpted from Deadspin's Big Book of Black Quarterbacks. This entry is written by Billy Haisley. ...
Butler Bulldog And Georgetown Bulldog Hang Out, Pant Heavily Together
Blue III and Jack the Bulldog met on Georgetown's campus the day before Saturday's Butler-Georgetown men's basketball game, and if you like bulldogs, this is the video for you....
Man Wins Biathlon With Snot All Over His Face
"Bjoerndalen looks good—he's hangin' it all out there—but will it be enough?" ...
Help! My Girlfriend's Hair Is Everywhere!
Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert and advice columnist. She'll be here every other week helping to answer your filthiest questions. Are you dirty? Email her....
Randall Cunningham: The Author Of NFL's Greatest Individual Play
Excerpted from Deadspin's Big Book of Black Quarterbacks....
The Big Book Of Black Quarterbacks
On Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks walked all over the Denver Broncos, 43-8, to win Super Bowl XLVIII. Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson passed for 206 yards, ran for 26 more, threw two touchdowns, and made National Football League history. He became the second African-American quarterback ever to st...
The Big Book Of Black Quarterbacks (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of Deadspin's Big Book of Black Quarterbacks. You can find Part 1 here. ...
No, Pete Carroll Doesn't Have A "9/11" Tattoo On His Wrist
One photo taken immediately after Super Bowl XLVIII shows an unidentified Seattle Seahawk—with a "9/11" tattoo on his wrist—holding the Lombardi Trophy. One tipster asked if the ink belonged to head coach Pete Carroll, which would be interesting, considering his thoughts on the September 11th attack...