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Why Is There A Note From Kevin Durant In A UT Bathroom?

Posted 02.23.2012

Read More: Texas, Oklahoma City Thunder, Austin, Basketball Player, University of Texas, Deadspin, Kevin Durant, Handwritten Note, Nba, Thunder, Basketball Star, College News

A graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin appears to have found a handwritten note from the Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant. Ho...

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Jeremy Lin, Social Media and a New Place to Whine?

Eric Yaverbaum | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Deadspin, Social Media, Jeremy Lin, Twitter, Facebook, New York Knicks, Nba, Linsanity, Jeremy Lin Knicks, Jeremy Lin Twitter, Sports Illustrated, Knicks, Sports News
Eric Yaverbaum

While we all know Lin was sleeping on his brother's couch a month ago, what about his numbers? A year ago he had a few thousand Twitter followers. Now, he has over 400,000. With 650,000 "likes" on Facebook and a Klout score of 82, you've got a viral phenomenon before your eyes.

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Linsanity: The Point God of Sports Memes

Chi Tung | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Linsanity, Blogosphere, Los Angeles Clippers, Yao Ming, Grantland, Internet Memes, Roger Ebert, Chinese Culture, Tebowmania, Asian Americans, Globalization, Deadspin, Jeremy Lin, Tim Tebow, New York Knicks, Culture News
Chi Tung

For every one of us eager to claim Lin in our racial draft, there's Lin himself, shrugging off the portentous hype because he's too busy making love to pressure to tangle with Asian American identity politics.

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Offensive Line Woes, Not Tailbacks, Deserve Blame for Poor Run Games

Asher Smith | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Tennessee Titans, National Football League, Nfl, Chris Johnson, Pittsburgh Steelers, Football, Shonn Greene, Deadspin, New York Jets, Rashard Mendenhall, Drew Magary, Sports News
Asher Smith

It is no coincidence that Johnson, Mendenhall and Greene, the three most conspicuous fantasy disappointments thus far, all play on teams with significant offensive line woes.

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Booked for Controversy: An Interview With James Andrew Miller, co-author of Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN

Jason Pinter | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: Book News, Literature, Deadspin, Controversy, Tiger Woods, Espn, Books, Books News
Jason Pinter

"I've already heard from people at ESPN who've gotten their hands on excerpts or in one case the whole book, and they were pleased, because they said it was an honest account, warts and all."

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Mark Sanchez' Relationship With 17-Year-Old: Do You Care?

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eliza Kruger, Eliza Kruger Mark Sanchez, Mark Sanchez 17 Year Old, Mark Sanchez Jets, Sanchez Eliza Kruger, Sanchez Kruger, Poll, Mark Sanchez Eliza Kurger, Jets, New York Jets, Eliza Kruger 17 Year Old, Sanchez Jets, Mark Sanchez Kruger, Nfl, Mark Sanchez 17, Mark Sanchez, Eliza Kruger Facebook, New York Post Mark Sanchez, Mark Sanchez Eliza Kruger, Eliza Kruger Pictures, Deadspin, Sports News

Last week, Deadspin posted a brief story called "Mark Sanchez's 17-Year-Old Lady Friend Has Found A Lawyer," which was about Mark Sanchez's alleged re...

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Free Press and Compassion Clash

Phil Bronstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rajesh Srinivasan, Deadspin, Harvey-Purtz, The Daily Californian, Phil Bronstein, Daily Cal, Harvey Purtz Daily Californian, Uc Berkeley Daily Cal, Media News
Phil Bronstein

If we're going to stand on journalistic principle in refusing to take down stories, we need at least to acknowledge the collateral damage of doing what's right.

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PICTURE: Weathermap Forecasts More Than Just Snow

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Bolaris, Weathermap Phallus, Funny Weathermap, Weathermap Penis, Weahter Map Phallus, Phallic Faux Pas, fox29, Funny Weathermap Penis, Deadspin, John Bolaris Weather Penis, Comedy News

The Northeast was hit with a big snowstorm last night, and if you got your storm updates from Philadelphia's Fox29, you might have seen the weathermap...

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Humanity Fades in the Comments Section of Deadspin

Stephen Montemayor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Deadspin, New York Jets, Online Commenting, Staten Island, Online Journalism, The Big Lead, Ethics, Sports News
Stephen Montemayor

A Deadspin post didn't attempt to make light of the unusual death of a Jets fan. But when one scrolls down to the comment section, humanity quickly fades.

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Did Jets Coach's Wife Make Foot-Fetish Video?

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE: Jets star Darrell Revis told Jenny Vrentas of the Newark Star-Ledger that Rex Ryan addressed the "foot fetish" report in a team meeting. "He...

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Gawker Hacked

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gizmondo, Cyberattacks, Gawker Hack, Gawker, Nick Denton, Deadspin, Gawker Hacked, Hacks, Wikileaks, Hacking, Technology News

NEW YORK — Gawker Media Inc. is urging subscribers to change their passwords because someone has managed to hack into the company's user database. ...

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The Blogger Battle in Sports Goes to a New Level...

Joe Favorito | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Miami Heat, Blogger Wars, Nhl, Deadspin, New Media, Scott-Raab-Lebron-James, New York Islanders, Chris-Botta, Nba, LeBron James, Sports News
Joe Favorito

If a blogger acts professional and does their homework, then companies may respect them. But if you are interested in blogging about sports, that is probably less true.

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The Tim Tebow Story Everyone Is Waiting for

Weston Gentry | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kyle Orton, Nfl, Jesus, Evangelical Christians, Football, Deadspin, Tim Tebow, Denver, Denver Broncos, Colorado, Tebow, Tim Tebow NFL, Tim Tebow News, Denver News
Weston Gentry

An intoxicated Tim Tebow spotted in a Denver bar with well-proportioned, half-naked floozies draped all over him. Isn't that the type of story that e...

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Favre Story Is a Win for Journalism

Jon Kerr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Deadspin, Wrangler-Jeans, Brett Favre, Espn, Social Media, Adultery, Controversy, Affair, Viral, Sports News
Jon Kerr

Brett Favre's apology validates the authenticity of the whole saga and proves that web content providers -- without a printing press to show -- can affect the news cycle in a meaningful way.

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The Voice of the Fan Gets Louder, Even at 9 a.m. on a Saturday

Joe Favorito | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Mets, Fantasy Baseball, Mlb, Bud Selig, Fantasy Sports, Deadspin, Jonah Keri, Blogging, Will-Leitch, Fangraphs, Sports News
Joe Favorito

Sports bloggers believe in the power of the written word, and are passionately tied to their craft -- even if in many cases it is just a hobby.

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The Decline and Fall of Selena Roberts

Chris Kyle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sports Illustrated, Jason Whitlock, Steroids, Steroids in Baseball, Selena Roberts, Alex Rodriguez, A-Rod, Deadspin, Media News
Chris Kyle

On Feb. 7, Sports Illustrated Selena Roberts reported that A-Rod tested positive for steroids in 2003. By any account, it was one of the biggest sports scoops in recent history.

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