An NFL personnel guy weighs in on the troubled Jets cornerback and what kind of market might develop in free agency. Plus mailbag items on Tom Brady, the Browns quarterback situation and Tony Romo’s contract
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Carey Price Staved Off Defeat With A Last-Second Diving Save
The Montreal Canadiens escaped Madison Square Garden tonight with a shootout victory over the New York Rangers. The end of overtime was extra wild, as Montreal’s Tomas Plekanec dinged a potential winner off the crossbar with 12 seconds left. The Rangers then vaulted off to a 2-on-1 with the clock approaching zero.
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John Calipari Walks Out Of Interview As Missouri Student Section Chants At Him
Kentucky traveled to Columbia to play SEC basement dwellers Missouri tonight, and the game was uncomfortably close at halftime. No. 11 Kentucky held just a one-point lead over the Tigers at the half, and Missouri fans let Cal have it while he was doing an interview with a reporter from the SEC Network.
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Donald Trump Doesn't Want Anyone To Know How Much Time He Spends Playing Golf
As Donald Trump makes the transition from rich dipshit golf club owner to rich dipshit golf club owner with a side gig as President of the United States, the poor guy has to make a number of lifestyle concessions. Now, he can only go to Mar-a-Lago on the weekend, and he’s spent only three out of the five weekends he’s…
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MLB Is Reportedly Introducing An Automatic Intentional Walk
According to a report from ESPN’s Howard Bryant, Major League Baseball and the players’ union have agreed on a plan to scrap current intentional walk rules and allow managers to signal from the dugout and automatically send the batter to first base. The rule, like the proposed change to extra innings where teams would…
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Report: Lou Williams Traded To The Houston Rockets
Steelers' Joey Porter fined $300 over scuffle outside bar
PITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter has been fined $300 after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct stemming from a dispute with a bar bouncer and a police officer last month.
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The Latest: Video shows assistant Steelers' coach scuffle
PITTSBURGH (AP) The Latest on the incident outside a bar that led Pittsburgh Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter to be fined for disorderly conduct (all times local):
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2017 NFL Free Agency: 5 Players That Should Be Franchise Tagged
The franchise tag is a valuable tool for teams and every team has one, but here are the five most likely players to get tagged in 2017 NFL free agency.The way the NFL’s franchise tag works is as such: Teams can tag a player that has an expiring contract to retain the player for one year on th…
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Jaguars re-sign offensive lineman Shatley, adding depth
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) The Jacksonville Jaguars have re-signed offensive lineman Tyler Shatley, keeping another player expected to add depth next season.
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Kobe Bryant's Longtime Agent Reportedly Hired As New Lakers GM
Earlier today the Los Angeles Lakers burnt their front office down, firing GM Mitch Kupchak and swapping out former president of basketball operations Jim Buss for Twitter user Magic Johnson. Owner Jeannie Buss said that the team wanted to fill their GM job “in short order” and it seems that the search is already over.
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Once Again, Atlético Madrid Are All In On Winning The Champions League
Since Diego Simeone took over Atlético Madrid half a decade ago, Madrid’s other club has morphed into a juggernaut of sorts. La Liga has always been a comically imbalanced league, but Atléti spoiled Barcelona and Real Madrid’s party in 2013-14 and became the first “other” team to win the league in a decade. Their…
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Tom Brady's missing jersey valued at $500k
A Houston Police Department report listed the missing jersey at $500k.
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New York Giants Should Franchise Jason Pierre-Paul
The New York Giants should be willing to keep defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, but only by using the franchise tag this time around.Defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul and the New York Giants are alike in that neither entity owes the other anything of note this winter. Pierre-Paul should want to make …
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Deadspin Up All Night: I Couldn't Hide Such Love As Jesus Did Impart
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. It’s not Alison Krauss’s version, but it’s something.
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Carolina Panthers: Why Signing Victor Cruz Makes Sense
After the New York Giants released Victor Cruz, his first free agency visit was with theCarolina Panthers. He could fill a major hole in theiroffense.In a move that saved the team roughly 7.4 million off the cap this upcoming season, the New York Giants parted with fan favorite Victor Cruz. Now th…
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Value of Brady's missing Super Bowl jersey listed as $500K
BOSTON (AP) The value of Tom Brady’s missing Super Bowl jersey is listed as $500,000 on a Houston Police Department report.
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49ers hire DeMeco Ryans, Daniel Bullocks as assistants
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The San Francisco 49ers have hired former NFL players DeMeco Ryans and Daniel Bullocks as assistants on coach Kyle Shanahan’s staff.
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Cleveland Browns Should Pursue Kevin Zeitler in Free Agency
The Cleveland Browns have a chance to strengthen their line while weakening the rival Cincinnati Bengals. They would be foolish not to take it.Roughly 10 years ago, the Cleveland Browns made a bold move by inking standout guard Eric Steinbach to a seven-year, $49.5 million deal in free agency. The…
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Stem Cell Treatments Could Be The Next Frontier In Fixing Broken Pitchers
In an interesting dispatch from spring training, Yahoo’s Jeff Passan reports on Los Angeles Angels pitcher Garrett Richards’s recovery from a May 2016 elbow injury that shut him down for the season.
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Value of Brady's missing Super Bowl jersey listed as $500K (Yahoo Sports)
The value of Tom Brady’s missing Super Bowl jersey is listed as $500,000 on a Houston Police Department report. The New England Patriots quarterback is listed as the complainant in the report dated Feb. 6, the day after the Patriots came back from a 25-point deficit to defeat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in overtime. A Houston police officer was stationed outside the locker room on the day of the game, but access to the location was controlled by Patriots team security.
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Mike Piazza Shits On St. Louis And Major League Soccer At The Same Time, Achieves Glory
Mike Piazza, Hall of Famer and the best-hitting catcher in major-league history, is having a fine time in Italy these days. Much of it has to do with Reggiana, the third-tier soccer club in which he purchased a majority stake last year, and the New York Times’s Andrew Keh wrote a wonderful story about this for…
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Panthers cut 3-time Pro Bowler Mike Tolbert and Paul Soliai
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Panthers have released three-time Pro Bowl fullback Mike Tolbert and backup defensive tackle Paul Soliai.
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Washington Redskins Should Spend Big on Defensive Line in Free Agency
The Washington Redskins have plenty of money to spend in 2017 and have major holes on defense. Dontari Poe and others should then be in play.The biggest offseason question surrounding the Washington Redskins is simply, what happens to quarterback Kirk Cousins? However, there are plenty of other is…
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Panthers cut 3-time Pro Bowler Mike Tolbert and Paul Soliai (Yahoo Sports)
The Panthers began restructuring their roster on Tuesday, releasing three-time Pro Bowl fullback Mike Tolbert and backup defensive tackle Paul Soliai. The versatile Tolbert was utilized as a blocker, runner and receiver during his five seasons with the Panthers, but the 31-year-old’s production tailed off last season. Tolbert carried 35 times for 114 yards with no touchdowns with 10 receptions for 72 yards and one touchdown in 2016.
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Pro Overwatch Player Wrecks Entire Team's Defense With Sneaky Lucio Boop
In the $100k Tespa Collegiate Champion Finals, Overwatch player Funanah used Lucio’s “Boop” to steal an early lead in a match. It was a play so good that it seemed to demoralize his opponents into losing the whole thing.
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Is Carmelo Worth A Shit?
The NBA trade deadline is Thursday, and the biggest name who could potentially get moved is Carmelo Anthony. Anthony hates Phil Jackson (as any rational person now does) and has been subject to trade rumors all season—from supposedly going to the Cavaliers a month ago to supposedly going to the Celtics just a few…
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Cris Carter: Jacoby Brissett is the overlooked X-factor in Garoppolo trade decision
Is Jacoby Brissett being underrated by the Patriots?
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Atlético Madrid's Saúl Scores A Banger Against Bayer Leverkusen
Saúl must have something against German teams. A year after ripping apart Bayern Munich with the run of his life, the Atlético midfielder thumped in a beautiful curler against Bayer Leverkusen today:
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Did Hitler Ever Eat A Taco?
Time for your weekly edition of the Deadspin Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. Today, we’re covering adulthood, white chocolate, gum, sex, and more.
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