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NXT Is Lapping WWE Right Now
Welcome to Deadspin’s irregular pro wrestling column, in which Tom Breihan and Ernest Wilkins will comb through the past month or so of superkicks, lariats, and 450 splashes in search of the greatest things that this most American of artforms has given us....
Vince Wilfork Speaks Out About His Friend Killed By A Cop
Vince Wilfork’s childhood friend Corey Jones was shot dead on Sunday by Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) police officer Nouman Raja. Wilfork spoke yesterday about doing what he can to make sure justice is served....
Bud Crawford Is An Anomaly
The race to identify boxing’s next pay-per-view superstar started up just last week, when middleweight Gennady Golovkin and flyweight Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez both delivered brutal knockouts at Madison Square Garden. While both men were hefty favorites, they won like good favorites should, solid...
<i>No Tears For The Dead </i>Mixes Badass Fights With Heavy Consequences
In the opening scene of the 2014 South Korean thriller No Tears for the Dead, we see a dark, brooding figure, tattoos peaking out of the sleeves of his suit, folding together an origami crane in a nightclub. After spending a few seconds charming a little girl a few tables over, he gets the text he’s...
Three Friends Take A Selfie
Look, we have a fun new picture. It’s of our friend, Sergio Agüero. And his friend, UK Prime Minister David Cameron. And their other friend, Chinese President Xi Jinping. Big smiles all around....
11 Gins, Ranked
Gin is the best white spirit, and its reward for this distinction is an unfounded but excellent reputation for spookiness and danger. Long before Reddit’s baddest boyz started taking pictures of “shower beer” balanced precariously atop their guts, the true freedom fighters of the 1920s battled Prohi...
Texans Owner Donates $10,000 To Houston Group Opposing Anti-Discrimination Law
On Nov. 3, Houston residents will vote on Proposition 1, a proposed ordinance that would help protect people from discrimination at work, in public, and in the housing market. A major opponent of Proposition 1 is the Campaign for Houston PAC, a group that produced a campaign commercial in which form...
Dusty Baker Once Smoked A Joint With Jimi Hendrix
Dusty Baker, who you probably best know (somewhat unfairly) as the author of many befuddling managerial decisions, wasn’t necessarily destined for a career in baseball. His first love was actually music, and now he’s written a memoir of attending the infamous 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, which featur...
Alex Killorn Does Not Do Well In Haunted Houses
Lightning players Alex Killorn and Jason Garrison checked out a haunted house yesterday, and the best way to watch this video is to ignore Garrison. He goes first—because Killorn can’t handle it—but keep your eyes on Killorn in the back. He’s scared by everything....
Chinese Soccer Player Accidentally Kicks The Living Shit Out Of Teammate
Li Jianbin only had eyes for the ball. The rest of the world faded away and there was only the ball, Li, and the necessity for Li to punt the thing into orbit. But when his bicycle kick was completed and he fell to the ground, the only thing Li had succeeded in clearing was his Shanghai Shenhua team...
There Are Levels To This Violence
“Had I an enemy whom I wished to ruin, body and soul, I would ask no more than to turn him out into the company of pugilists and their clique, and the matter would be effected without delay.”-The Spirit of the Times, 1832....
2016 Presidential Campaign Merch, Ranked
From $1,000 copies of the Constitution to $75 guacamole bowls to “Grillary Clinton” aprons, the world of presidential campaign merchandise is a strange one, and nowhere is that clearer than on the internet, where some of our illustrious candidates have launched merch stores that come in every degree...
Kevin Johnson Wants Certain People To Not Talk About Kevin Johnson
It’s no secret that Kevin Johnson wants certain girls and women to keep what they have to say about him to themselves. Some of what the former NBA superstar and current scandal-magnet mayor of Sacramento, Calif. is willing to do to convince them is well-known; some less so. The more that comes to li...
If Storms Freak Your Dog Out, Get Her A Nice Warm Jacket
My chocolate lab Ladybird loses her shit when it storms. I can only describe it as a dog panic attack: She runs all over the place, pants crazily, tries to climb up on my bed (where she is not allowed), nervously licks my legs, and eventually seeks comfort in the safety of the bathtub. She can’t tal...
Do Not Rely On Al Michaels For History Lessons
Al Michaels is one of sports broadcasting’s best-known conservatives, and the NBC announcer cracked wise with one of the right’s most classic myths: that income taxes these days are extraordinarily high....
The Dumbass Buffalo Bills Invented A Dumbass Quarterback Controversy
On Thursday, Sammy Watkins asked for the ball. It’s now Sunday, and the Bills have the beginnings of the dumbest quarterback controversy in the league. ...
Is It Finally Time For The Scariest Man Alive?
Tonight, on HBO pay-per-view, the next great arms race in boxing formally gets underway. Just over five months removed from the biggest financial success in its history, boxing finds itself in a not uncommon but certainly uncomfortable position: without a signature star. ...
Edinson Volquez Shut The Blue Jays Down By Doing What Made Him Feel Sexy
Edinson Volquez has a history of struggling in the playoffs. Before last night, the Royals pitcher was 0-3 in three postseason starts with the Reds, Pirates, and Royals, with a Jose Lima-esque 8.67 ERA. The power-hitting Blue Jays are the most offensively talented team left in baseball, yet Volquez ...
This Texas Tech Two-Point Conversion Is A Work Of Art
Every college football play should start like this. ...