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Penn State Kicker Announces He Is Receiving Treatment Again For Eating Disorder
Penn State kicker Joey Julius did not take part in Penn State’s Blue and White spring scrimmage on April 22 and missed a portion of the spring semester while he received further treatment at the McCallum Place Eating Disorder Center in St. Louis, the redshirt junior announced on Friday....
USA Gymnastics Announces CEO Search Committee
USA Gymnastics, which has been functioning without a CEO since Steve Penny resigned in March due to allegations that he and the organization failed to properly address allegations of sexual abuse against member coaches and Larry Nassar, the former team doctor, has announced the search committee that...
UMass Wins Conference Semifinal On Wild 35-Yard Buzzer-Beater
UMass upset No. 14 Hofstra in dramatic fashion in today’s conference tournament semifinals. With the clock ticking down to the final second, midfielder Dan Muller hurled a buzzer-beater from, uh, remarkably close to midfield:...
Marcus Morris Denies That He Is Impersonating His Twin Brother On The Wizards<em></em>
Is Wizards forward Markieff Morris only playing through an ankle injury because his brother Marcus is impersonating him? Let’s see what Marcus thinks....
Come To Our Boxing Party Next Wednesday Night
This coming Wednesday, Deadspin will be holding a party at our New York offices to celebrate the release of The Bittersweet Science, the newly released anthology of boxing writing edited by Carlo Rotella and Mike Ezra and featuring, among others, our own Hamilton Nolan and Charles Farrell. What’s mo...
This Shit? I'm Still Sick Of It.
Remember that shit from the first round of the playoffs? That shit is still going on, and I still hate it....
Nonsensical Ejection Caps Off Red Sox-Orioles Beef In Dumbest Way Possible
The Red Sox and Orioles have engaged in quite the skirmish over the past week and change, repeatedly throwing baseballs at each other and glowering just enough to get Rob Manfred to step in and tell them to cool it. By the time the commissioner gets involved in a confrontation like this, it’s usuall...
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USF Football Player LaDarrius Jackson Arrested On Sexual Battery And False Imprisonment Charges [UPDATE]
USF defensive end LaDarrius Jackson was arrested Monday night and charged with sexual battery and false imprisonment of a fellow student, according to police. ...
Russian Cup Final Features More Punches And Red Cards Than Goals
That is Lokomotiv Moscow player Ari up there with the leaping right hook, apparently not content with only beating FC Ural on the scoreboard, but also wanting to win the mid-game fight. Unfortunately for the Brazilian, the bout would end in a relative draw, with both teams landing some solid haymake...
Gymnast Writes Open Letters To Michigan State Leaders Who Claim Sexual Abuse Couldn't Be Prevented<em></em><em></em>
In response to the outward finger-pointing taking place at Michigan State over its years of downplaying and ignoring concerns voiced about disgraced doctor Larry Nassar, one of the first gymnasts to come forward saying Nassar sexually abused her has penned a pair of open letters to university presid...
The Rangers And Astros Had A Little Beef And A Little Brawl
Ahead of an intra-Texas series between the first-place Astros and the last-place Rangers, Astros third baseman Alex Bregman had this to say Sunday night:...
Spurs Hang With Rockets For Less Time Than It Took To Write This Blog<em></em><em></em>
The ever-steady San Antonio Spurs were supposed to present a stiff challenge to the Rockets. Instead, they got cooked, broken down, and eaten by a ravenous Rockets team without putting up a fight....
The U.S. Gymnastics System Wanted More Medals, And Created A Culture Of Abuse To Get Them
Seventeen years ago, the U.S. women’s gymnastics team placed fourth at the Sydney Olympics, finishing behind Romania, Russia, and China. Coming four years after the gold medal from the Magnificent Seven, this placement was seen—both inside and outside the sport, by the press and by coaches like the ...
In One Interview, Larry Nassar Laid Out Exactly How He Gained Gymnasts' Trust
“We protect our athletes. That’s what we learned from 2000. Not just physically but mentally, you have to protect your athletes. You have to let them know you care.”...
Look At All These Crazy Stats From This NBA Season
Join me on a short journey through some neat NBA stats from the 2016-17 regular season....
Dodgers Come From Behind With Back-To-Back-To-Back Dingers In The Bottom Of The Ninth
Down by three in the bottom of the ninth against the Phillies last night, the Dodgers didn’t stop swinging for the fences. Philadelphia closer Héctor Neris, pitching for the third time in four days, didn’t have his best stuff—and L.A. jumped all over him. ...
Roger Goodell Is Mewling About Weed Again
Roger Goodell—commissioner of a league that is okay with teams pumping players full of wildly addictive opiates, would prefer everyone just ignore football’s potential to irrevocably damage brains, and is generally unconcerned with the well-being of former players—wants everyone to know he’s against...
NFL Insists On Having Draft In Front Of Museum, Obscures Museum With Foam Facade
The NFL insisted on the holding the draft at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. During talks with the league, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney suggested the sports complex or Center City’s convention center. “They just weren’t interested,” he told the Inquirer. “They wanted the iconic steps, and I think i...
Dortmund's Other Teenage Star Slams The Door On Bayern Munich To Reach German Cup Final
With Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund tied 2-2 late in their German Cup semifinal match, Dortmund’s teenage star (no, not that one) blasted the game-winning goal from behind a screen of defenders. Ousmane Dembele’s late winner sent his club to their fourth consecutive German Cup final, leaving Ge...
American Soccer Teen Scores A Banger Against Mexico
The United States U-17 team is taking on Mexico in the CONCACAF U-17 Championships this evening, and young American forward Josh Sargent kicked things off with a very pretty goal. The Missouri prospect ran onto a long range pass from Blaine Ferri, turned one Mexican defender into a mannequin with a...