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Russian Speed Skater Narrowly Avoids Wardrobe Malfunction
Russian speed skater Olga Graf took the bronze medal in today's 3,000m event. Afterward, she understandably wanted to cool off a bit. One problem: she forgot that she wasn't wearing anything underneath her suit. Oops!...
NBC Luge Commentator Disapproves Of American Luger Kate Hansen Dancing
U.S. luger Kate Hansen's medal chances in Sochi aren't strong, but she brings the boogie wherever she goes as part of her warmup routine. NBC luge commentator Duncan Kennedy has a problem with this....
Russian TV Didn't Show The Olympic Rings Malfunction
Remember this? Five giant snowflakes suspended above the Fisht Olympic Stadium were supposed to open up into the five Olympic rings. Only four did, and scheduled pyrotechnics never materialized. If not for the internet, Russian viewers would be none the wiser....
One Of The Worst Penalty Misses You'll See
The great thing about soccer announcers is the brutal honesty. They are a close second to golf announcers, who also never pull any punches, but do so in a whisper that is so incongruous with what they're saying you can't help laughing. Soccer doesn't have to worry about the niceties of golf, thoug...
Mike Munchak Left The Titans Rather Than Fire His Assistants
After three seasons in Nashville, all with nine or 10 losses, and 31 years with the organization, Mike Munchak parted ways with the Titans this weekend. And to hear him tell it, he fell on his sword....
Ben Vereen's National Anthem Performance Was A Mess
So, this is weird. Veteran actor Ben Vereen is probably best known to 30-somethings for two roles: 1.) Mayor Ben, a half-man, half-leopard mayor on the live-action acid trip called Zoobilee Zoo and, 2.) a small part as Will Smith's dad in The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air. ...
Tim Duncan Makes Amir Johnson Fall With The Most Duncan Crossover Ever
Shut it down, basketball. Shut it down....
Deadspin Loses One Hall Of Fame Vote, But Gains Another
Recently, as you know, we announced that we had purchased a Hall of Fame ballot from a veteran baseball writer, with the intention of turning it over to Deadspin readers. The idea was to give a bit of power to ordinary baseball fans, and to draw attention to the increasing absurdity of the Hall of F...
Who Are The Best And Worst NFL Announcers?
Over at Sports on Earth, Aaron Gordon watched two NFL games called by each announcing crew in an attempt to quantify the best and worst broadcasters in the business. There were few surprises....
John Henson And His T-Shirt Think The NCAA Is A Scam
Milwaukee Bucks forward John Henson spent three years at the University of North Carolina before jumping to the NBA, and it looks like those three years as a Tar Heel left him with a pretty solid understanding of what the NCAA is really about. You're all right, John Henson....
You Can Totally See Tim Duncan In These Clouds From The Yeezus Tour
A reader, who is not at all crazy and is totally onto something here, just sent us the following email with the above picture attached:...
Transactions, Dec. 6
Today is Dom Cosentino's last at Deadspin. He's headed to NJ.com to cover the New York Jets and spend his days in Florham Park telling people, "No, I swear, I didn't write that post." We try not to be sentimental about goodbyes around these parts, but it's not easy with Dom. He is everything you'd w...
Lowsman Trophy Watch: Kareem Martin Is The Last Thing A QB Sees
Each week, Football Outsiders recognizes the most outstanding college linemen, defenders and other darkhorses from the previous weekend who are habitually overlooked in the hype for that other award (whatever it's called). These are the Lowsmen....
2013 Deadspin Hall Of Fame: Let's Have Your Nominees
Holy shit. Thanksgiving's, like, next week. That means it's time for you to do something constructive for a change by giving us your nominees for this year's Deadspin Hall of Fame induction class....
Rams Defensive End Fights Mirror
William Hayes of the Rams was pretty pissed off about losing Sunday's game to the Titans, his former team. When Hayes got to the locker room after the game, there was this mirror there that just wouldn't stop looking at him funny. So Hayes punched the mirror with his forearm....
Hawks Rookie Suspended For Hitting DeMarcus Cousins In The Dick
Congratulations, Dennis Schröder! you're only four games into your career, and you've already joined the illustrious fraternity of NBA players who have hit other NBA players in the dick....
Could Mike Pouncey Be Facing Aaron Hernandez-Related Criminal Charges?
Greg Bedard, one of the Sports Illustrated reporters who broke the story that Pouncey had been served with a subpoena immediately after the Dolphins' loss to the Patriots, thinks it's possible....