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Russell Wilson Getting The Football Snapped Into His Ass Summed Up The Seahawks' Offense
San Francisco 13, Seattle 6: Oh, this was not for the faint of heart. Yet another low-scoring NFC West scramble for yards, points, and general attention span of all those who bore witness to this borefest. Alex Smith and Russell Wilson both threw ill-timed and sloppy INTs that could've titled the re...

Here's Footage Of Former WWE Wrestler Shawn Daivari Choking Out An Allegedly Belligerent Train Passenger
Earlier this month, we brought you the tale of ex-WWE wrestler Shawn Daivari choking out Levin Blair, an ill-tempered passenger who was allegedly threatening other riders on a Minneapolis light-rail train. Now, FOX 9 has the surveillance footage of the incident. Watch below as Daivari uses a rear n...

Chris Stone Wins The <em>Sports Illustrated</em> Bake-Off, Takes Over The Weekly Magazine
Last month we told you there was a bake-off at Sports Illustrated to determine the magazine's next managing editor. Now we have a winner: assistant managing editor Chris Stone....

Paul Ryan Mistook Colt McCoy For Brandon Weeden At Browns Practice Today
The Browns aren't that bad. We told you that last week, before they defeated the Bengals on Sunday, but if you needed more proof, here it is: vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan visited Cleveland's practice facility today. (Ryan's a diehard Packers fan, but politics compels people to do strange th...

Sandusky's Unidentified Shower Victim: Not Unidentified, Initially Denied Shower Abuse
Since Jerry Sandusky was first charged as a serial child molester last November, the prosecution has claimed that the identity of two of his victims was unknown. That claim was even repeated by prosecutor Joseph McGettigan during last week's sentencing hearing. But according to Sara Ganim of the Pat...

The Chargers Gave The Game To The Broncos: Denver-San Diego, In A GIF
Denver 35, San Diego 24: The thing about GIFs is that they are just a series of images rapidly displayed on an infinite loop. Philip Rivers and the Chargers know the feeling. Here is just one of several backbreakers—he had four on the night—and it went back for a touchdown. It capped 35 unanswered ...

"George In Nashua" Had A Job Interview At A Radio Station, Until He Called In To Talk Sports
ESPN Radio in New Hampshire is in the process of filling some sales positions at the station and has interviews set up throughout the week. One of those interviews was going to be with a man known to us only as "George in Nashua." During today's midday show with Christian and King on WGAM—The Game—G...

Brandon Weeden Is Too Old To Have High School Stats On A Scouting Site
Brandon Weeden is older than the average rookie due to a minor-league baseball stint before a return to football. That's why it was funny when a Browns' program accidentally listed him at 129 years of age. An actual discrepancy in Weeden's football career, however, is much more telling of how veter...

Roundup: What You Missed The Weekend We Sang "Take On Me"
Nationals Buoyed By Fans' "Magical" A-Ha Singalongs To "Take On Me"-And Tonight's Was The Best Yet | As noted earlier this week, Michael Morse's walkup music choice of a-ha's "Take On Me" has become a rallying cry for "Natitude." The intensity of the singing has increased as the series has gone on...

Seahawks DB Richard Sherman Intercepts Tom Brady, Snickers At Him With "U Mad Bro?" Picture On Twitter After The Game
Predictably, the actual tweets have since been deleted, but Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman tweeted the picture above after the Seahawks 24-23 comeback win over the Patriots Sunday evening. Sherman, it seems, is a bit of a chatter and was in Brady's ear all day, especially so after intercepting...

According To The Cleveland Browns, Brandon Weeden Is 129 Years Old
Brandon Weeden is 29 years old. Which makes him old for a rookie first-round draft pick, but not old for a human being. 129 years is exactly 100 years older than Brandon Weeden is and that is old for a human being, rookie first-round draft pick or otherwise. According to reader Nathan, what you see...

Wes Welker Getting Phased Out Of His Shoes, The Chiefs And Bucs Combining For Something Like A Football Play, And More: Your Sunday NFL GIF Roundup
Here's where we're putting the GIFs of the week, from Wes Welker getting housed to Robert Griffin III looking super human. ...

Horny Teenager Sells The Family Jewels To Visit A Brothel
This is just a delightful story of adolescent hjinks with a dash of sexiness and an appropriate amount of criminality. A 14-year-old boy stole some jewelry from his mother and he and his buddy sold it on the cheap and bought some hookers. Everything about this story is great, including the police st...

If You're Going To San Francisco, Be Sure To Put Some Cilantro In Your Salsa: Your NFL Late Games Viewing Guide
Hey it's time for Game one of the Joe Buck doubleheader. Let's dive right in! Check out our de facto open thread here....

Tony From Dallas Will Hang Up And Listen: Your NFL Early Games Viewing Guide
There are a several weirdly intriguing games this week. Cowboys-Ravens seems like to could be interesting. Why, I don't know. It just does. Same for the Lions and Eagles. And who could forget Kansas City and Tampa Ba—false alarm on that one. Sorry, guys. ...
![If You Haven't Been Paying Attention, West Virginia's Geno Smith Is Having An Insane Year [UPDATE: Now With Geno Smith Ineptitude GIF]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/182xyfmaie6rwjpg.jpg)
If You Haven't Been Paying Attention, West Virginia's Geno Smith Is Having An Insane Year [UPDATE: Now With Geno Smith Ineptitude GIF]
Geno Smith leads the FBS in quarterback rating by more than twenty points. He's third in passing yards total (and, as of this afternoon, has played in a game less than either of those ahead of him, who he'll surely surpass), and his completion percentage leads the FBS by four points, despite throwin...

Student Reporters: Did A College Coach Ever Treat You Like Shit? Let Us Know.
We told you the other day about Charlie Weis, who flipped his shit over the coverage of his mighty Kansas Jayhawks in KU's student newspaper. A flack followed up with some passive-aggressive crypto-bullying of a student reporter. By all indications, going back to his time at Notre Dame, this is how ...

Jayson Werth Hits A Walk-Off Home Run, Flashes Some Natitude
Natitude lives! The Nationals faced elimination in today's game, but thanks to a strong pitching performance from Ross Detwiler and the bullpen, followed up by some late-game heroics from Jayson Werth, they are set to take on the Cardinals in a decisive Game 5 tomorrow....

Why Is Everyone So Down On The Cleveland Browns?
Not so long ago, Jets linebacker Bart Scott uttered some immortal words: "We take a lot of slack, people gave us no chance... we're a good football team." This is not the rhetoric emerging from Cleveland now, but it should be. Instead, we have veteran media members essentially calling Pat Shurmur a ...

Justin Bieber Fan Defaces Rick Rypien Memorial In Vancouver, Faces Wrath Of Hockey Fans
The American Civil War was fought over slavery and states' rights. The Canadian Civil War will naturally be fought between supporters' of the country's two pastimes: hockey and Justin Bieber....