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Teacher Accused Of Being High On Heroin In Class: "Roll Tide"
A Pittsburgh-area high school teacher who police say confessed to arriving at school high on heroin and passing out in class had only two words for comment-seeking media members today: "Roll Tide."...
The Great American Menu: Foods Of The States, Ranked And Mapped
What are the United States' best regional foodstuffs? Its worst? These are the questions that bedevil the mind of man—but no longer! For here, we have ranked them. Rigorously scientific (not), ardently researched (nope), and scrupulously fair (not even a little bit): this is the Great American Menu!...
Dead Letters: The Best Fans In Baseball Respond
Welcome back to Dead Letters, the feature in which we reprint our favorite reader mail. We’re devoting this edition to the response generated by Drew Magary’s “Why Your Cardinals Suck” post on Thursday. Behold, the best fans in baseball....
Why Your Cardinals Suck
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates last night, because the Cardinals don't like it when another team like the Pirates or Nationals dares to threaten their self-appointed status as America's Baseball Sweethearts. They'll move on to face the GLORY BOY Dodgers in the NLCS, and somehow ...
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...
Abby Wambach Marries Longtime Girlfriend In Hawaii
According to TMZ, USWNT soccer star Abby Wambach was wed to her longtime girlfriend, soccer player Sarah Huffman, this past weekend in Hawaii. ...
The Student Who Didn't Win $2,000 At An NMSU Game Is A Badass
Recently New Mexico State University President Garrey Carruthers made a generous offer: Students who attended the games of the woeful post-WAC Aggies would receive prizes, including $2,000 cash for a certain lucky someone if he or she happened to be in the stands after the third quarter....
Come Chat With America's Cup-Winning Skipper Jimmy Spithill
We're joined in the office by Oracle Team USA skipper Jimmy Spithill, who led a historic comeback from seven races down to win the America's Cup. He'll be in the comments below, so ask him anything about boats, boating, being an Australian representing a "Team USA" and other boat-related questions....
How To Make Corn Relish: A Guide For The Cheap And Tidy
Albert Burneko is off. Your guest Foodspin columnist today is clean person Jolie Kerr....
What's The Deal With The America's Cup? An Explainer
Don't be ashamed if the America's Cup, just hours away from completion, is only now popping up on your radar. This has been the longest, strangest, most controversial edition in the event's 162-year history. Here are answers to your most pressing questions so you can watch the final race like a pro....
The Main Ingredient: Sweet Tea
Summer is over but it’s not too late for this story by Allison Glock on the wonders of sweet tea (from the terrific Garden and Gun Magazine):...
"Football Rain Delay" Drew Higher Ratings Than <em>MNF</em> And <em>60 Minutes</em>
The 49ers-Seahawks rain delay—a weather delay—was the second-highest-rated block of programming this week, according to Nielsen. The hourlong delay drew 17.84 million viewers, five million more than the viewership for 60 Minutes and nearly double that of America's Got Talent. Six of the week's seven...
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers Are A Sad Mess Right Now
Be thankful you aren't a Buccaneers fan. It's one thing for an 8-8ish team to bumble around and lose in the sloppy first few weeks of fall. It's another for that team to look like a 10-win team for 59 minutes and a two-win team for one. Of all the ways for an NFL team to arrive at mediocrity, the Bu...
The Complete "Why Your Team Sucks 2013" Archive
We've finally wrapped up our 2013 Why Your Team Sucks series. Below are links to all 32 of this year's entries, just in case you missed any....
Why Deadspin Sucks, By NFL Free Agent Chris Kluwe
Some people are fans of the website Deadspin. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the website Deadspin. This 2013 website preview is for those in the latter group. You can read last year's preview here....
Why Do Tennis Players Say "Come On!" So Much?
On Tuesday, in front of a small crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the inconsistent Serbian Ana Ivanoivc had an early lead on Victoria Azarenka in the fourth round at the U.S. Open. At the end of a 14-shot rally late in the first set, Ivanovic slapped a weak forehand into the net. ...
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Dallas Cowboys
Some people are fans of the Dallas Cowboys. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Dallas Cowboys. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews right here....
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Washington Redskins
Some people are fans of the Washington Redskins. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Washington Redskins. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....