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Mike Leach Football Philosophy: Don't Bunt<em></em>
Asked about how he thought the first half went for his Washington State Cougars, Mike Leach gave us his thoughts on bunting....
Deadspin Up All Night: Princess Leia's Theme<em></em>
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Miss you, Carrie Fisher. ...
Kevin Durant On NBA's Referee Reports: "I Think It's Bullshit"
On Christmas, the Golden State Warriors blew a big fourth quarter lead against the Cleveland Cavaliers in their first Finals rematch game. The next day, the NBA admitted that the refs blew a couple big calls at the end of the game. This annoyed Kevin Durant, but not in the direction you might think:...
The Worst Takes Of 2017
We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. What does it have in store for us?...
Mike Tomlin Had A Pretty Good Comeback To Terry Bradshaw
Just in case you missed the fluffiest controversy of the holiday weekend, former Steelers legend Terry Bradshaw went on TV and gave a not-so-glowing endorsement of Mike Tomlin:...
Sam Allardyce Pissed Off At Watford's Mascot For Making Fun Of Player's Dive
When Sam Allardyce, fresh off bullshitting his way out of the England job, returned from his brief absence to the Premier League with Crystal Palace last week, we knew we were in store for a few things: hard-fought, defensively sound wins, Palace’s safety from relegation, and a handful of absurd pub...
Carrie Fisher Really Wanted You To Know She Hated The Metal Bikini
Carrie Fisher, who endured questions about a single costume from a single scene in a long career for over 30 years, had no qualms about making it clear that she hated that goddamned metal bikini you all got your rocks off to as horny teenage boys. Fisher died Tuesday at age 60 after suffering a hear...
The Best Things We Read In 2016
When we weren’t busy watching sports contests, we did some reading. Here are the best things we read this year....
Rockets Rookie's Campaign To Bring Back Granny Free Throws Finally Reaches NBA
It’s been a long journey for our intrepid hero, the free throw retro-innovator Chinanu Onuaku. The first-year Houston Rocket managed to toss up a couple of his trademark underhand free throws in a preseason trip to China earlier this year, but tonight was the first time he managed to display his bea...
NBA Admits That Refs Blew Two Calls In Favor Of Cavs; Warriors Remain Chump-Ass Chokers
The Golden State Warriors had all but the killed the Cleveland Cavaliers, and then they lost. This was famously the case back in June, and it was just as true last night. No amount of well-actuallying—not even after tonight, when the NBA owned up to the referees missing two critical late-game calls ...
The 100 Most Popular Deadspin Posts Of 201<em></em>6
Time to take a look back at our most popular posts of 2016. We have our own thoughts about what our best posts were, but these are the ones that brought in the most readers....
Henrikh Mkhitaryan Was Offside But Who Cares Because This Goal Was Dope<em></em>
Henrikh Mkhitaryan has only gotten a handful of Premier League starts this season, a fact that has given United fans good reason to grumble. After you see the goal he scored against Sunderland today, you’ll understand why they want him on the pitch more often....
The Worst American Sportswriting Of 201<em></em>6
There are plenty of lists out there compiling the year’s best sportswriting—try this one if you’re looking for some good holiday-weekend reading—and that’s as it should be, because there is a lot of great sportswriting out there, possibly more than ever. You won’t find any of it here, though. Instea...
Russell Westbrook Did Not Troll The Warriors Yesterday
Shortly after Kyrie Irving’s turnaround jumper put the Warriors in the ground, a clip of Russell Westbrook finishing up his pre-game warmup routine started making its way around Twitter:...
Once Again, It's Kevin Harlan's Live Radio Call Of An Idiot On The Field
Tonight’s national broadcast of the Broncos-Chiefs game featured an Idiot On The Field in Kansas City, and like most national games Kevin Harlan was calling play-by-play on Westwood One radio. Since his call of the Idiot in San Francisco earlier this season was one of the year’s best moments in spor...
Kyrie Irving Buried The Warriors Again
Round one between the new-look Warriors and the defending champion Cavaliers went to Cleveland, 109-108, with the knockout blow once again delivered by Kyrie Irving, who drove Klay Thompson into the paint with four seconds left before spinning around and getting an improbable fadeaway jumper to just...
Richard Jefferson Gets Technical Foul For Dunking On, Winking At Kevin Durant
Richard Jefferson dunked all over Kevin Durant during today’s big Warriors-Cavaliers game, and winked at the young man as he headed back up the court. That earned the 36-year-old a technical foul in today’s increasingly no-fun NBA....
Arizona Beats Seattle After Steven Hauschka Misses Extra Point<em></em>
Seattle lost an important game for their playoff seeding after Steven Hauschka missed the would-be go-ahead extra point and Arizona drove the field to kick a game-winning field goal on the final play of the game....
The Cleveland Browns Are 1-14
The Cleveland Browns beat the San Diego Chargers this afternoon, 20-17. Rejoice. ...
Deadspin Up All Night: Merry Christmas To You
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Get some eggnog and have yourselves a lovely tomorrow....