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A.J. Pierzynski Tried To Frame <i>Another</i> Pitch That Bounced

Braves catcher A.J. Pierzynski is getting good at this—though he hasn’t made it work quite yet. Keep at it!...

<i>Mr. Robot </i>Telegraphed Its Punches And Knocked Us Out Anyway

The funniest thing about Mr. Robot, USA’s deeply unfunny and usually badass new sullen-hacker dystopian drama, is all the passwords, and how easy it is for a sullen hacker to crack them. Your hero is Elliot Alderson, who has crippling social anxiety and a black hoodie permanently grafted to his body...

Construction on the new Vikings stadium was halted after one worker was killed and another seriously injured in a fall this morning....

Rays Catcher Hurts Himself During Home Run Trot

As Rays catcher Curt Casali rounded the bases Tuesday night for his 10th home run of the season, his hamstring tightened up. Anyone watching the game witnessed a man limp around the bases in pain while trying not to appear like he was pimping his homer....

How To Deal With A Hangover At Work 

When you’re drinking on a weeknight, you never think you’re going to drink to the point of having a horrid hangover the next day. So, you agree to happy hour... with the promise to yourself that you’ll only drink a very responsible two drinks and then leave the bar. After your third, you swear you’l...

Jose Bautista Is Boycotting The Blue Jays' Broadcaster Over The Cost Of A Rookie's Suit

The Toronto Star reports, and Jose Bautista confirms, that the Blue Jays slugger has been boycotting Sportsnet since the broadcaster forced rookie Devon Travis to pay for a suit he purchased as part of a “makeover” segment aired three months ago....

Deadspin 25: TCU Is Angry, And It Won't Be Ignored

Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, ...

Álvaro Negredo Scores Exquisite Chip Shot From A Ridiculous Angle

A well placed chip is closer to a perfectly arched three-pointer than a powerful slam dunk, and you won’t see a more audacious, protractor-guided lob than Álvaro Negredo’s here. Just the thought to shoot from there is almost as impressive as being able to hit the net....

Steve Sarkisian: It Was The Meds, Not The Booze

USC head coach Steve Sarkisian, who is in a bit of trouble after getting hammered drunk and talking some shit at a team event, spoke to reporters this morning and explained his public drunkenness. According to Sark, it wasn’t the booze that had him acting silly, it was the meds he was on....

Olympic Gymnastics Coach Arrested On Suspicion Of Child Molestation

Marvin Sharp, who coached gymnasts in the 2008 Olympics and is the owner of Sharp’s Gymnastics Academy in Indianapolis, Ind., has been arrested after being accused of of child molestation. ...

Pablo Sandoval Makes Great, Hilarious Catch

Pablo Sandoval is having a pretty terrible year, which is sad because he’s one of my favorite players in the league. When he’s good, he’s a slapstick artist who just happens to be blessed with the ability to sock dingers and play a slick third base. Anyway, given how bad he’s been this year, it was ...

How Do We Fix The Preseason?

It’s official: Packers top receiver Jordy Nelson will miss the entire 2015 season with a torn ACL suffered on the sixth play in Sunday’s preseason game. Injuries, by and large, are freak things, and there’s no way to absolutely prevent them. But their volume could be reduced so simply: give them few...

The Mets Are Homering For Fun, And Probably Going To Make The Playoffs

We’re used to writing about the Mets for other reasons around here, so please forgive me if I make any mistakes while trying to play this one straight, but the Mets offense absolutely went bonkers Monday night, and it increasingly looks like they are going to skate right into the playoffs....

Florida State RB Dalvin Cook Found Not Guilty Of Misdemeanor Battery

Florida State RB Dalvin Cook, who was accused of punching a woman at a Tallahassee bar in June, has been found not guilty of misdemeanor battery by a Florida jury. Cook is currently suspended from the 10th-ranked Seminoles, but presumably will be reinstated to the team. ...

Chip Kelly Thinks The NFL Is Wrong About Terrell Suggs's Hit On Sam Bradford

This morning, the NFL confirmed that Terrell Suggs’s semi-late hit on Sam Bradford was incorrectly called roughing the passer, despite the Eagles’ belief that Suggs was intentionally targeting Bradford’s surgically repaired knee. Now Chip Kelly says the NFL’s interpretation of the play was incorrect...

These Two Petr Čech Saves Are The Best Saves

Arsenal are hosting Liverpool today in the Premier League, and through one half, the Gunners look like complete and utter bullcrap against the visitors. It’s remarkable how many players in Arsenal’s starting XI appear to be betting against their team on the same day. And yet—and yet!— it’s still sco...

How Do I Hit On Girls At The Gym? 

Ask An Adequate Woman is a space where folks can ask the questions they can’t—or maybe just won’t!—pose to their friends about relationships, fashion, family dramas, dating, existential crises, weird sex stuff, and everything else. The Women of Deadspin (and some of our clever friends) are here to h...

Peyton Manning Still Can't Feel His Fingertips

The bad news is that Peyton Manning has no feeling in the fingertips on his throwing hand. The good(?) news is that he hasn’t had feeling in those fingertips for four years now....

Eagles Accuse Terrell Suggs Of Targeting Sam Bradford's Knee [Update]

So many of the Eagles’ grand plans this season are reliant on Sam Bradford being in there at QB, and on the first series of Philadelphia’s preseason win over Baltimore, you could see how it’s supposed to work—and how it could all come apart on one play....

Cyclist Kicked Out Of Race For Holding Onto Car

Italian cyclist Vincenzo Nibali has been booted from the Vuelta a España after he was caught holding onto his Astana team car and getting towed back towards the front of the race. He was caught in a big crash towards the end of the stage, then got some motorized help to catch back up before the fini...