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Daniel Snyder Hires The One Man In Washington Worse Than Daniel Snyder
A man so badly fucked that he'll hire Lanny Davis is a man who's finished, and so everyone who detests Daniel Snyder, the imperious prick who owns the Washington Redskins and claims he'll never change their name, can rejoice. When the client who can't be defended brings on the fixer who will defend ...
You Can't Play A World Cup In A Hospital: Brazil 2014, Argentina 1978
On June 30, Brazil dismantled Spain before a rapturous home crowd in the final of the Confederations Cup, the test run for next year's World Cup. The hosts' surprise win—and what it augurs for 2014—temporarily displaced massive protests as the story of the tournament. June saw hundreds of thousands...
Does The Majority Party Have An Advantage In Congressional Ballgame?
Tonight, Congress will once again take part in its annual baseball game, an ultra-American tradition that dates back to 1909. The Democrats, led by Louisiana Ace Cedric Richmond, have won the last four, but Republicans have a new weapon in freshman Rep. Ron DeSantis. Both played serious college ball...
"I'm Sure I Have Contributed To False Values": Red Smith, On Writing
Over a three-year period in the early 1970s, Chicago newspaperman Jerome Holtzman interviewed 18 sportswriters. These were men from the previous couple of generations, and they'd devoted their lives to covering sports: Fred Lib, Dan Daniel, John Drebinger, Paul Gallico, Shirley Povich, Jimmy Cannon,...
People Covering A <em>Marathon</em> Bombing Are Being Told To Stick To Sports
The Boston Marathon is a sporting event, and so it stands to reason that sports media outlets are covering the fatal bombing near the race's finish line yesterday. This does not sit well with the internet's "stick to sports" brigade, which will not rest until sports are stuck to, stubbornly....
Did The Movie <em>Heathers</em> Kill The Name Heather?
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James Naismith's Original Rules Of Basket Ball, Ranked
13. "6. A foul is striking at the ball with the fist, violation of Rules 3, 4, and such as described in Rule 5."...
Constitutional Amendments, Ranked
1. Fourteenth 2. Fifth 3. Fourth 4. (tie) Thirteenth 4. (tie) Fifteenth 4. (tie) Nineteenth 7. Ninth 8. First 9. Sixth 10. Eighth 11. Seventh 12. Sixteenth 13. Twenty-fourth 14. Seventeenth 15. Twenty-third 16. Twenty-sixth 17. Twenty-fifth 18. Twenty-seventh 19. (tie) Third 19. (tie) Twentieth 21. ...
Jovan Belcher And Adam Lanza Were Not Militias: Shut Up About The Second Amendment
Two weeks ago, in the aftermath of the Jovan Belcher murder-suicide, Bob Costas went on national television and said some sensible things about guns, and lots of people—some of them on this very site—responded with all the predictable idiot lowing. This was bad enough, but the true measure of how fu...
When Will People Stop Telling Other People To Stick To Sports? Today Is Not That Day
As everyone is aware, at least 27 people were killed in a school shooting in Newtown, Conn. this morning. Unsurprisingly, many writers and commentators who usually operate exclusively within the world of sports have reacted to this horrifying news by discussing the details or expressing opinions ab...
Who Is Being Told To Stick To Basketball Today? (LeBron James. It's LeBron James.)
It's Election Day! On Monday, LeBron James urged his followers in a gentle and oblique way to vote for Barack Obama. This is a thing that people to do in America, even sports stars. Another thing that people do in America: tell other people not talk about politics, especially sports stars....
Who Is Being Told To Stick To Sports Today?
Everyone is talking about politics today because Election Day is tomorrow. If you work in the sports industry in some capacity, however, you are required by internet moron law not to talk about anything but sports. Some examples:...
Deadspin On The 2012 Election: A Roundup Of Relevant Stories That Will Probably Infuriate Some Of You
Election Day is tomorrow. If you are one of those hopeless morons who think it's some sort of thought crime to mention politics in the same breath as sports, well, this is not the post for you. For the rest of you, here are some recent Deadspin stories relevant to the election. ...
Who Is Being Told To Stick To Sports Today? (Hurricane Sandy Edition!)
As Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast, notable people with jobs in sports posted bits of news through their Twitter accounts to spread the word about flooding or other hurricane-related repercussions. Why the heck would they do that? Just keep talking about sports, idiots!...
Who Is Being Told To Stick To Sports Today?
Each day, lots of things that aren't sports happen all around the world. But if you have a career in sports, you better ignore all those non-sports events, particularly if they relate to our contentious election season. What the hell is wrong with you? Don't even think about other stuff, buddy....
Who Is Being Told To Stick To Sports Today?
It's a contentious election season, which means that sports people are occasionally sharing their thoughts on things unrelated to sports. Why would they do such a thing? This is America! You stay in your lane here, pal. A roundup:...
<em>Friday Night Lights</em> Creator Tells Mitt Romney To Stop Using His Slogan
The internet loves a few things more than the regular population does. Chief among them are animated GIFs, pornography, and scripted NBC shows. But the internet does not love Mitt Romney. So when Romney co-opted the motivational cry of Friday Night Lights's Dillon Panthers, the internet smelled cyni...