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Ripped from the Headlines: Your Hardest News Roundup
This week in your newsiest roundup, North Korean Supreme Commander Kim Jong Il signs on for a starring role alongside Gary Oldman and Morgan Freeman, and the nation's idiots obtain minor lacerations due to the latest SNOWLOCAUST!...
Rex Ryan Should Have Kept The Stache And Dropped The Motto
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
There Are Photos For Sale Of Tennis Pros Getting A Lap Dance, Menstruating
Back into the shit-pit we dive. An enterprising amateur photographer asks if we'd like to spend our scuzz-money on some awful photos of two professional tennis players. Vamanos....
NFL Scrubs Concussion Allusions From Even Car Commercials
Under pressure from the NFL, Toyota was forced to edit a commercial that showed a helmet-to-helmet tackle, even though the ad was about helping to prevent brain injuries in football....
Smart People Talk About <em>Sports Illustrated</em>'s 1968 Series About Black Athletes
On Monday, we excerpted from Jack Olsen's 1968 Sports Illustrated series, "The Black Athlete—A Shameful Story." Slate's Hang Up and Listen podcast discusses those stories with one of Olsen's subjects, Donald Smith (now Zaid Abdul-Aziz). Go listen....
Necking In A Car Can Ruin Your Transfer
Yesterday afternoon, La Salle University announced that Nebraska sophomore Christian Standhardinger would be transferring. A couple hours later, they said "you know what, never mind." All because of a shirtless, pantsless romp in the park after dark....
The Meaning Of "Fuck Tom Brady," And The Genius Of Rex Ryan's Trash-Talking
Athletes talking shit to each other is hardly a new story. Every kid who ever played sports in high school knows that shit-talking is a time-honored tradition in competitive athletics. The winners shit-talk the losers; the losers shit-talk the winners; the fans shit-talk the players, shit-talk the o...
Masseuse Claims She Received Lewd Texts From Vikings Players, Including Brett Favre (NSFW)
Brett Favre's come-ons to massage therapists weren't limited to the two women with the New York Jets. Stephanie Dusenberry, an independent masseuse in Eden Prairie, Minn., who has worked with a number of Vikings players, claims that Favre sent her innuendo-laden text messages last September. She con...
So, Did A Snubbed Cancer Patient Really Come To Aaron Rodgers's Public-Relations Rescue?
Yes, Jan Cavanaugh did. Regarding the whole to-do over whether or not Rodgers ignored her at the airport the other day, Cavanaugh came to the quarterback's defense....
When Auburn Fans Descend On Walmart
The BCS Trophy made a triumphant tour of Alabama Walmarts, and Deadspin operative Cody was there to document it. With apologies to People Of Walmart, we proudly present War Eagle Nation, in its natural habitat....
Report: Many Dallas Athletes Run Shoddy Charities
As Jerry Jones prepares to host two teams playing for a Super Bowl title, the Dallas Morning News does God's work in declaring that local stars aren't as philanthropic as they'd have you believe....
Be Joe Buck's Sidekick At The Super Bowl
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day.(PHOTO:)...
The Salvation Army's Having A "Festive" Rich Rod Tent Sale Today
In a scene straight from a Groban ballad of redemption and tax deduction, former Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez cleared his closet of "some exciting pieces" and let his GPS guide him to the nearest Salvation Army....
When You Wear A Self-Sexually Suggestive Hockey Sweater, People Make Assumptions
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
David Brooks Recalls That Time When Athletes Weren't Impressed With Themselves, Which Was Never
"Joe DiMaggio didn't ostentatiously admire his own home runs, but now athletes routinely celebrate themselves as part of the self-branding process," writes Upmarket Jeff Foxworthy, who, in addressing the Tucson shootings, trains his surveyor symbols on our national immodesty. Any thoughts, Babe?...
Is This The Most Dick Move Imaginable In Sports?
There's nothing lower in pro spots than going for the groin. Alex Burrows went five-hole on Marc Staal last night, and, yes, the guy with the crushed testes got called for the penalty....
Oregon Fans Still Have A Couple Things Going For Them
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day...
How Les Miles Les Miles'd His Way To A 7-Year Extension
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Lucky Les is going to stick around for a while....
Wes Welker Makes 11 References To Feet In One Press Conference
In a mere nine minutes of Q&A, we noted Welker making an oddly high number of foot references. Here they all are for your sexual listening pleasure. The Patriots' trash-talking is a little more subtle than the Jets'....
Little Girl Getting Help With National Anthem Will Warm Even Your Miserable Heart
The microphone cut out right in the middle of 8-year-old Elizabeth Hughes's national anthem before an AHL game in Norfolk. The crowd took it from there. [via Puck Daddy]...