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On Sunday, one year to the day after 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, people from the community gathered to remember and reflect. At the same time, halfway across the country in Staten Island, New York, baseball fans were made a part of a “Blue Lives Matter” event…
Brett Gardner took some friendly fire today in the Bronx as a fan attempted to throw back a fourth-inning home run ball off the bat of José Bautista and succeeded in drilling the Yankees outfielder in the back of the skull. [YES] To contact the author of this post, write to tim@deadspin.com (PGP key) or…
Boston revealed Monday afternoon that it had withdrawn itself from consideration to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. The announcement came hours after mayor Marty Walsh said he wouldn’t sign any contracts that left local taxpayers on the hook for cost overruns, which are virtually guaranteed to balloon anytime anyone hosts a global sporting mega-event. At…
LeSean McCoy doesn’t play in Philadelphia anymore, but apparently, he still parties there. This weekend, he’s actually planning on throwing a party at a secret location in Philly. But there’s a catch: It’s a private event and only females are allowed to attend. He posted an invitation on his Instagram about an hour ago before taking it…
The devil in this particular equation? “Legitimacy.” Today news broke that the UFC parted ways with one of their most recognizable figures. Not a fighter, not a commentator, not even a referee—but rather, a cutman by the name of Jacob “Stitch” Duran. Cutmen play a massively important role in the octagon: they tend to injuries…
Keith Olbermann, the television anchor who left ESPN amid controversy, then left MSNBC amid controversy, then left Current TV amid controversy, is once again leaving ESPN amid controversy, less than two years after returning to the organization. Jim Miller, the author of the definitive book on ESPN’s history, reported Wednesday that Olbermann will leave the sports network…
AddThis Button Begin After re-signing with the Miami Heat for another year and a whopping $20 million, Dwyane Wade carried out an entertaining Twitter Q&A on Monday morning. Among the topics addressed were WWE’s Kane threatening to chokeslam him on WQAM if he decided to take his talents elsewhere in NBA Free Agency. Here are the…
Photo FIFA, a multibillion-dollar organization that governs soccer but has been plagued by accusations of bribery for decades, had several top officials arrested early Wednesday. Credit Fabrice Coffrini/AFP — Getty Images As FIFA leaders gathered for a meeting in Zurich on Wednesday, Swiss law enforcement officials arrived at the five-star Baur au Lac hotel unannounced…
The 2022 Qatar World Cup will be brought to you by Coca-Cola on the backs of slave workers, many of whom hail from Nepal. These workers live in filth and work in terrifyingly dangerous conditions; their efforts to build the McDonald’s-funded event will result in one dead worker for every 90 seconds of every Budweiser-sponsored…
This story was written and reported by an investigative reporting class at the University of Cincinnati. Reporting by Morgan Batanian, Katie Coburn, Fernanda Crescente, Taylor Jackson, Tyler Kuhnash and Camri Nelson. Research contributed by Taylor Hayden, Talis Linauts, Kayleigh Murch, Matt Nichols, Malia Pitts and Lauren Smith. Kevin Leugers pays the University of Cincinnati to…