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Why It Isn't Wrong To Attack The Recently-Departed JoePa
If there's one generalization that I've found applies to everyone in life, it's that no one truly knows how to deal with death. There really is no right way to address it, and a lot of times, people will only focus on the positive aspects of a person's life as a sort of memorial. On the one hand,...
The Chronic Podcast: Ralph Talks with Drew Magary
Drew Magary from Deadspin and Kissing Suzy Kolber stops by the Chronic to talk about his new book, The Postmortal, and everything NFL. He also explains why he didn’t hate the Saints even after they beat his Vikings, ripping Peter King, his deep hatred of Chris Berman, and what makes Drunken...
Sensationalist Sports Site, Deadspin, Attempts to Pan Timbers Army
Oh man, what a title! I tried to get the gist of what I'm about to write within a few words... I guess nine will have to do. Anyway, you may be wondering: "what's up? Why am I reading about another sports news site on a blog about the Portland Timbers?" Well for a singular reason: apparently,...
Quack Fix: Matt Barkley & USC's defense are apparently better than you think, Matt Court logo unveiled
Much of the nation's attention is beginning to turn toward Saturday's match-up between the Ducks and Trojans in L.A., which some have tabbed the season's next major upset. Of course, we're just trying to win the day, and in order to do that, we need our Wednesday Morning Quack Fix: John Hunt has a...
Zuffa and Media Manipulation at UFC 118
The UFC doesn't limit its media manipulation to dedicated MMA websites and outlets. Snarky sports blog Deadspin sent out Luke O'Brien to cover UFC 118 in Boston. I don't think O'Brien would describe Zuffa's PR wing as laissez-faire: As I settled into press row, I couldn't help but reflect upon my...
Writing tips with Will Leitch (via interview)
If you've read any other sports blogs besides this one, then you've read Deadspin (or a sports blog inspired by Deadspin). Deadspin's founder, Will Leitch, is now a contributing editor at New York magazine. He's also a Cardinal's fan. In light of the Padres/Cardinals series and the recent release...
Quack Fix: Deadspin weighs in on theft allegations & LeGarrette's turning heads in Mobile
There's only one week until Signing Day, but instead of focusing our collective energy on important things like which arbitrarily rated 17-year-old is going to sign a hypothetical contract that obligates him to nothing more than agreeing to attend our favorite university, we're wasting it on...
Virginia Tech Wrestler Jesse Dong is More than Just Deadspin Fodder
Virginia Tech wrestling made headlines around the blogosphere this week thanks to some creative headline writing by the sports information department. But the cheap laugh generated by whatever undergrad cranked out that press release would never have happened if Jesse Dong wasn't a damn good...
Tiger Woods (Story) is Officially Dead (For Now)
Where in the World is Tiger Woods? After the media went into a tizzy over Elin Nordegren supposedly partying it up over her forthcoming $300 million divorce settlement, Sports by Brooks pointed out to them that Elin wasn't even there. It was her twin sister, which is going to be really...
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