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Fuck You: Pay Me
Here’s my pal Luc Sante on Richard Stark’s Parker. Stark, aka, Donald Westlake, was recently profiled by Michael Weinreb over at Grantland....
Nothing Says U.S. Independence Like A Pregnant Lady Brawling In Ohio
Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: the since disappeared "Pregnant lady fight." Tonight's commentator: Ohio resident, and esteemed Deadspin commenter, Eric Peacock. (Coming next week: A drag-queen competi...
Kevin Martin To Sign With The Minnesota Timberwolves
This evening, Woj reported that Oklahoma City Thunder shooting guard Kevin Martin agreed to a four-year, $28 million contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves, trading in yearly title challenges for nigh-unbearable winters, and with any luck, a slew of early playoff exits....
Flyers’ Offseason Becomes Hilarious Again
The Philadelphia Flyers—who missed the playoffs last year—were last seen doing everything they could to get under the salary cap. They used their two lockout-authorized buyouts on Danny Briere and Ilya Bryzgalov, who was in only the second year of a big-money nine-year deal....
Working Stiffs
I admire Elmore Leonard and Woody Allen because they just keep working. Elmore is 87, Woody is 77. And they don't stop. ...
Puttin’ in Work
“Inspiration is for amateurs — the rest of us just show up and get to work. And the belief that things will grow out of the activity itself and that you will — through work — bump into other possibilities and kick open other doors that you would never have dreamt of if you were just sitting around l...
Former MTV VJ Says Michael Jordan Tried To Win Her Virginity At Dice
The best thing about all the "MJ is a shit" stories is that, knowing what we know about him, every single one is plausible. There's not a tale that could make you sit up and say, "No way, Jordan couldn't have been that much of a jackass." Today's is a good one....
Who Wants To Go To Jay Cutler's ‘80s-Themed Dance Party?
Everyone, of course! It's going to be awesome. There's going to be hors d’oeuvres and an open bar! Billy Ocean will be there!...
Miguel Montero Tastes His Bats To Decide Which To Use [Update]
Superstition? Fetish? We honestly have no idea. Montero went 0-for-5....
How A Great Boxing Novel Got The Movie It Deserved
"Sometimes you only get to win one championship."—Leonard Gardner...
Jaguars May Show RedZone Channel On Their Stadium Video Board
The Jaguars have a new logo, new uniforms, and by 2014, will have the NFL's largest video boards (once the city figures out how it'll pay for them.) But here's an intriguing idea floated by the team: using those screens to show other games....
Another <em>Coach</em> Live Blog? Another <em>Coach</em> Live Blog
That's right, we are liveblogging Coach again because you can stream it on Netflix and you don't really need another reason past that. Last time around, I was very concerned with the number of redheads in the show. I still am. It seems, proportionally, all out of whack. ...
The Cleveland Indians Are “Calling All Bros” To Bro Down In “Brohio”
The Cleveland Indians and Nick Swisher have created the Mannywood of Ohio and named it the Swishaliciously-perfect "Brohio." This is kind of like that time you heard someone's dad say he thought Juicy Fruit was "tubular" and you immediately stopped saying "tubular" and chewing Juicy Fruit....
You Should Absolutely Not See <em>The Lone Ranger</em>
I just moved halfway across the country and didn't get a chance to see The Lone Ranger. I figured it was probably terrible and figured I'd ask Grierson to make sure. Thus, a conversation between someone who hasn't seen The Lone Ranger but suspects it's lousy and someone who has seen it and therefor...
Pirate Parrot Lunges For Ball, Faceplants
Note 1: It's not that this video is cut short. We checked, and the Root Sports broadcast cuts away from the super slo-mo JUST before the mascot goes beak-first into the dirt, in order not to miss the next pitch. Damn it....
The Yankees Are Paying $95 Million For A Whole Lot Of Nothing
Or: why payroll size matters less than what you do with it....