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Ecstatic Cardinals Fan Tries To Kiss Pittsburgh Reporter Live On-Air

Poor Guy Junker. The WTAE reporter tried to deliver his somber live report from the site of Pittsburgh's season demise, and all Cardinals fans want to do is kiss him. ...

Glum Pittsburgh Pirates Fans Still Grateful For Not-Awful Season

The Pittsburgh Pirates got bounced Wednesday from their first postseason trip in approximately forever, losing to the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of who gives a flying crap to you knew they'd find a way to piss this one away. Not like the Cardinals have won two World Series in the past seven year...

New Mexico Fans Have Raised The $2,000 A Rival Fan Should've Won

Last week we brought you the smh-worthy tale of the cosmic nut-punt that went down at a New Mexico State football game. Tired of empty stands, university honchos had whipped up some cash awards to entice students to witness the (winless) Aggies, with a $2,000 prize reserved for a randomly selected s...

Pirates-Cardinals, Game 5 Of The NLDS: A Very Deadspin Preview

Tonight's game is win or die. Here's Emeritus and me breaking down everything you need to know....

David Ortiz's Nephew Hit Him In The Dick With A Baseball

This happened before last night's series-clinching win over the Rays and it is mesmerizing. ...

The <em>League Of Denial</em> Reporters Are Here To Take Your Questions

Last night, PBS premiered the Frontline documentary on the NFL's head-injury crisis, League of Denial. The principal investigative journalists featured in League of Denial, ESPN reporters (and brothers) Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru, are here to answer your questions....

It's Finally Happening

Why Clowney's Ribs Are An Existential Crisis For College Football

Each week during college football season we put the conventional polls to shame by ranking every FBS team from 1-125, by whatever standard we see fit. As always, last week's rankings were not consulted....

Perfectly Timed Sports TV Graphics Are A Gift From God

We spend so much time here making fun of chyron mistakes that we sometimes forget to give thanks for the serendipitous moments where on-screen graphics and live action work in hilarious concert. ...

A Tribute to Bill Eppridge

Dig SI's tribute to the late Bill Eppridge. ...

Derrick Rose Dressed Up As The <em>Duck Dynasty</em> Guy For His Son's Birthday

Derrick Rose recently threw a costume party for his son PJ's birthday, and it looks like everyone was really into the theme. PJ appears to be in a much better mood than the last time we saw him around these parts, and Rose is rocking a pretty great Willie Robertson costume. I would not have guessed ...

Builder's Lawsuit Accuses Todd Haley Of Defacing Luxury House

Todd Haley's return to his hometown to work as the Steelers' offensive coordinator continues to be far more entertaining off the field than on it. Pittsburgh television station WPXI was first to report that Haley and his wife were sued by a luxury home builder who claims they walked away from a rent...

The Year In Hawk Harrelson Being Awful

First, start playing this video put together by Awful Announcing, containing nearly 10 minutes of baseball's biggest homer being audibly sad and frustrated when things don't go the White Sox's way. Then leave it on in the background and go read the best thing you'll see all day....

Frank Sinatra Has a Cold: Annotated

Over at the Neiman Storyboard, Elon Green talks to Gay Talese about Talese's classic Esquire story, "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold." ...

Photoshop Contest: Let's Rebrand The Washington Redskins

The folks at 99designs are running a community contest to rebrand the Washington Redskins with a new team name and logo. They reached out to a few journalists to get some suggestions—e.g. Warriors (Robert McCartney), Griffins (David Plotz), and Renegades (Ken Meringolo and Kevin Ewoldt)—but anything...

Next Draft: League of Denial

I've raved about Kottke in this space before as a choice place to find cool shit. Here's another—Dave Pell's Next Draft. I get his daily e-mail which is chock full of interesting. ...

The Mourning Anchor

What is it the poet said? Like muffled drums, our hearts beat a funeral march to the grave. And so it is that Bryant Gumbel, a man who is nothing if not prepared, keeps a list of his pallbearers....

Report: Angry Texans Fans Go To Matt Schaub's House To Harass Him [Update]

You're not a nutcase, so I probably don't need to tell you, but: Don't fucking do what these Texans fans reportedly did....

Koji Uehara And David Ortiz Dry Hump After Beating The Rays

Does this count as dry humping or wet humping, factoring in the champagne? Either way, David Ortiz was clearly elated after the Red Sox beat the Rays in four games in the ALDS, and Koji Uehara looks happy too. Everybody's having a good time! [@CJZero]...

Hockey Player Banned 47 Games, Then Cut, For Fighting, Eye-Gouging

Derek Campbell of the Hull Stingrays was nailed with a 47-game ban and subsequently released from his team for reacting violently after being hit against the boards by a Dundee Stars player....