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How Terry Funk Ended Up In A Match Even Weirder Than Mayweather/McGregor
Terry Funk, along with being a legendary professional wrestler, deserves recognition as a sort of godfather of the Boxer vs. Other fight, a matchup of differing combat disciplines of the type that will captivate the world for however long Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Conor McGregor lasts....
I Can Explain Why Ball State Drew A Big Ol' Dick On This Player
Here is a picture that was posted and then quickly deleted from the Ball State football team’s Instagram page. If you are like me, you will find it very confusing:...
Las Vegas Swells Before A Fight
LAS VEGAS, Nev.—“This man needs no introduction,” said Leonard Ellerbe, longtime member of Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s inner circle, before giving a very long introduction, listing off a bill of stats, records, and bona fides of the greatest active boxer. He really didn’t need an introduction, because at...
Why Your Team Sucks 2017: Miami Dolphins<em></em>
Some people are fans of the Miami Dolphins. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Miami Dolphins. This 2017 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here....
Conor McGregor Is Somehow Defending The Lineal WWE Brawl For All Title
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is boxing Conor McGregor this weekend, and the whole thing is completely awesome. While the traditionalist fight press sees this simply as a capitalist exercise with an inevitable result and no titles on the line, that’s not exactly the case—at least not officially, that is....
Brett Gardner Is Sheriff Of The Fun Police
Today is the start of Players’ Weekend, a new MLB initiative designed to let players have a little bit of fun and express themselves in a league that so often tries to stifle those things. Players have picked nicknames to display on the back of their jersey—for one weekend, baseball will be graced b...
Matt McGloin’s Brother Calls One Eagles Beat Writer Fat, Another Poor
When the Eagles pulled Carson Wentz in last night’s preseason game, Philly fans did what they do best: Booed. It wasn’t anything in particular against the team’s current backup, Matt McGloin. Fans just wanted to see Wentz....
Videos Show High School Cheerleaders Screaming In Pain While Forced Into Splits
Denver police are investigating an incident involving cheerleaders at East High School being forced to participate in painful and possibly abusive practice routines. 9 News was sent a series of videos in which cheerleaders on the East High team are forced into a split position while screaming in pai...
What Will The Fight At The End Of The Mayweather Vs. McGregor Circus Look Like?
Everything about the leadup to Conor McGregor’s matchup with Floyd Mayweather this Saturday has been absurd. We had McGregor in a suit adorned with “Fuck You” in a vertical pinstripe pattern; dollar bills raining down from the heavens; confrontations between McGregor’s and Mayweather’s enormous secu...
My Five Favorite Moments From The Yankees-Tigers Brawl
Yesterday saw the weirdest and most interesting game of the season, a 10-6 Tigers win over the Yankees that saw eight ejections, four batters hit by pitches, three bench clearings, and a whole bunch of legitimate punches....
Good Lord, This Stephen Strasburg Curveball
It takes a lot to humble José Altuve. (Jokes about his height accomplish nothing here.) After a red-hot July that launched him into this year’s MVP conversation, he’s in the middle of his best season yet. But here is Altuve not only humbled, but humbled with buckled knees as a very scary Stephen Str...
Chargers Ditch Equipment Manager At End Of Training Camp After 38 Years With Team
The Chargers have parted ways with equipment manager Bob Wick this week after 38 years with the organization, including a personal move last month to follow the team from San Diego to Los Angeles. The Chargers did not give a reason for the firing to several local reporters....
Here's What Police Knew About The Ezekiel Elliott Bar Fight Investigation
On July 16, a Dallas DJ was punched in the face at Clutch, a local bar, and early reports said that Ezekiel Elliott was a part of the investigation. A TMZ report later suggested that at least two people saw the Cowboys running back throw the punch. But whoever it was that talked to TMZ, they weren’t...
The UFC Is Fucked Right Now
As fun as it is to watch anonymous featherweights mash each other’s faces, the UFC only works when it has stars to sell the public. Brock Lesnar sold pay-per-views. So did Georges St-Pierre and Anderson Silva. Fighters’ peaks are short, since their trade involves repeated blunt-force trauma, but as ...
Live-Tweeting Of Soccer Match Interrupted When Social Media Manager Subbed Into Game
We’ve seen before just how versatile lower league soccer players have to be in order to keep their clubs functioning and their fans informed. Just this weekend, we saw another example when a Baldock Town player continued in the proud tradition of Sleaford Town’s Harrison Allen by dutifully tweeting ...
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Benches Clear After Miguel Cabrera And Austin Romine Have A Legit Fight At Home Plate [Updates]
Most baseball fights are a bunch of meaningless posturing, but Yankees catcher Austin Romine and Tigers DH Miguel Cabrera exchanged actual punches and rolled around in the dirt during today’s game in Detroit....
Bad Thing Happens To Mets Player
This is going to come as a shock, but the Mets dealt with some terrible luck today....
Why Your Team Sucks 2017: Detroit Lions<em></em>
Some people are fans of the Detroit Lions. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Detroit Lions. This 2017 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here....
32 Paragraphs About 32 Teams: A Thinking Fan's Guide To The NFL Season
The following is excerpted from the team chapters of the always-excellent Football Outsiders Almanac. Buy it here as a PDF, or here in print....