That Runner Who Got Kicked Out Of The Olympics For Tanking Just Won The Race...
Yesterday we brought you the story of Taoufik Makhloufi of Algeria, who tanked out of his qualifying heat in the 800m in order to conserve his energy for the 1500m final, a stunt that got him kicked...
View ArticleJay Cutler Spawned
Jay Cutler and that one lady from that one reality show welcomed their first child into the world this morning. As reported by the one lady's Twitter account, Camden Jack Cutler entered the world as a...
View ArticleTimberwolves Blogger Tim Allen Has Died
The sportswriting community has lost another one of its members. Tim Allen, a writer for CanisHoopus.com, an SBNation blog dedicated to the Minnesota Timberwolves, died on Monday night. He was 29....
View ArticleSynchronized Swimmers In Wolf Bathing Suits? Synchronized Swimmers In Wolf...
Meet Isabel Delgado Plancarte and Nuria Diosdado Garcia. They are a pair of Olympic synchronized swimmers from Mexico, and they both have rad wolves on their bathing suits because wolves are totally...
View ArticleHop On Back Of The Bobby Petrino Apology Tour, Which Begins Today
It's been just under four months since Arkansas fired Bobby Petrino for hiring his young girlfriend to an athletics department position, paying her extra under the table, and lying about it. Four...
View ArticleCould Any NFL Players Outrun Usain Bolt? The Internet Tries To Find Out
Yesterday, Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson told the Tennessean that he thought he could beat Usain Bolt in a 40-yard dash. Johnson said: I feel like if I would have kept training for track...
View ArticleThe Red Sox Are Losing Because John Lackey Likes To Double-Fist Beers, Writes...
The Red Sox lost a baseball game last night, dropping their record to three games below .500, and you know what that means, don't you? It's time for some dumb columnist to turn into Carrie Nation and...
View ArticleNo Really, Look At This Fucking Hoopster
Tipster Ryan sent us this image of a hoopster at Lollapalooza, and this man is now the official king of all hoopsters. Irony will never be the same after this.
View ArticleDwight Howard On The Lakers Is Just What The NBA Bargained For
Dwight Howard is going the be a Laker, and aside from turning the Lakers into serious title contenders, not to mention the kind of superteam that David Stern's moronic lockout was supposed to prevent...
View ArticleFelix Hernandez, The Big-Game Pitcher Who's Never Pitched In A Big Game
Since his first full season in 2006, Felix Hernandez has been one of baseball's best pitchers. He's accumulated 34.5 fWAR, which puts him behind only Justin Verlander, C.C. Sabathia, and Roy Halladay....
View ArticleLax Bro Apologizes To Entire Southwest Flight For Acting Like A Lax Bro
Lax bros are one of the fastest-growing scourges to American society. They are members of a subculture that is composed entirely of privileged white kids with annoying names. Even worse, they are...
View ArticleThis Man Is A Standup Comedian And An Evolutionary Anthropologist Studying...
What do your jokes say about you? That's what Robert Lynch wants to know. He's pursuing his Ph.D. in evolutionary anthropology at Rutgers, and his studies focus on why humans laugh. (He's also a...
View ArticleWho Owns Team USA: Nike Wins The Olympic Gold Medal Count
It's been 20 years since the Dream Team's Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, and Magic Johnson showed the world which loyalties truly matter at the Olympics, wrapping themselves in the American flag on...
View ArticleHigh-Ranking Catholic Priest Has Some Horrifying Thoughts About Seductive...
Andrew Sullivan brings us this incredible quote from Father Benedict Groeschel, who is the director of the Office for Spiritual Development for the Catholic Archdiocese of New York: People have this...
View ArticleDeadspin Is Looking For Fall Interns
Deadspin is looking for a few interns to work with us this fall. If you love reading and writing, and know sports and Deadspin's style and content, we want you on board. You'll get to work in our plush...
View ArticleCalvin Johnson Meets Randy Moss: Two Wide Receivers Bigger Than The Game
Sunday, the Detroit Lions go to Candlestick Park to play the San Francisco 49ers. It's an early season test for a pair of newly relevant teams. But much more importantly, it will be the first time that...
View ArticleLonnie Chisenhall Hits Walk-Off Single, Is Thanked By Teammates With An...
Not entirely sure what's going on here. After leading his team to victory with a walk-off hit last night, Cleveland Indians third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall was treated to a rather odd celebratory...
View ArticleJay Mariotti Is Maxin' And Relaxin' And Writing Shitty-Ass Columns Again
Look at that picture! Just look at it! That's a picture of Jay Mariotti, taken right after he polished off his second craft beer of the afternoon, no doubt, and right before he started talking about...
View ArticleYunel Escobar's Eyeblack Reads "You Are A Faggot" In Spanish [UPDATE]
The image above comes from Saturday's Blue Jays game, and it shows shortstop Yunel Escobar with the Spanish phrase "Tu Ere Maricon" written on his eyeblack. That translates into English as, "You Are A...
View ArticleDeadspin Up All Night: 100 Yard Dash
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Treat yourself to a Negra Modelo and some Monday Night Football tonight. Sean will be here to watch the game with you.
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