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- Ross Barkley's Standoff With Everton Makes No Sense
Friday - 05/19/2017 - 03:13 PMOn paper, Ross Barkley and Everton should be the perfect marriage of player and club. On one side you have a young player who drips with talent and potential playing for an ambitious, relatively big club that offers him all the minutes and patience and care he could ask for in hopes that he reaches his sky-high…Read more...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Fernando Gaviria Is Cycling's Next Superstar Sprinter
Friday - 05/19/2017 - 02:24 PMThe best Colombian cyclists have long hewed to a single archetype, specializing in climbing high mountains and winning on the harshest and steepest slopes. There have been Colombian rouleurs and sprinters before, but the most successful riders have almost all been pure climbers.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- A Q&A With Tony Reali About Postpartum Depression In Dads
Friday - 05/19/2017 - 01:21 PMTony Reali, the host of ESPN’s Around the Horn, always wanted to be a dad: “I wanted a whole team of kids. I’ve said this to everyone with ears.” So when he experienced what he called an attack of postpartum anxiety one Sunday afternoon in September 2015 when he was home alone with his one-year-old daughter,…Read more...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - WWE Wants to Replace John Cena With Japan's Shinsuke Nakamura, And It Might Actually Work
Friday - 05/19/2017 - 01:52 PMThis Sunday night’s Backlash show marks the beginning of a new era in WWE, one that would have been shocking even two years ago. For the first time in its history, the world’s largest professional wrestling promotion is attempting to turn a Japanese wrestler into one of its top stars—the top star, in fact, of one of…Read more...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Here Is Kenley Jansen’s Immaculate Inning In 16 Seconds
Friday - 05/19/2017 - 12:22 PMAgain! Just four days ago, Max Scherzer threw an immaculate inning (nine pitches, nine strikes). Three days before that, Craig Kimbrel threw one. Then last night, Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen threw an immaculate ninth inning against the Marlins.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tyler Flowers Pointed Directly At Jose Bautista To Order His Plunking
Friday - 05/19/2017 - 10:58 AMLast night the Atlanta Braves finally fired back at the Toronto Blue Jays for carrying out an immensely pathetic beef during the four-game series. Read more...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kevin Pillar Suspended Two Games For Using Homophobic Slur
Friday - 05/19/2017 - 09:53 AMMLB announced yesterday that it was investigating whether Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Pillar called Braves pitcher Jason Motte a “fag” or “faggot” during Tuesday night’s game. The Blue Jays, perhaps in an attempt to get out ahead of any punishment from the league, have since suspended Pillar for two games.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Ducks Have Gotten So Good At Making Their Lives Difficult
Friday - 05/19/2017 - 09:06 AMThe Ducks are either thermodynamically impervious to momentum, or, even more useful in the NHL playoffs, they have short memories. Goldfish-short. Short enough to win four separate games this postseason that they trailed by two goals, or to come back from an 0-2 hole in the conference semis, or to forget a 7-1 blowout…Read more...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ducks OT Goal Evens West Final
Thursday - 05/18/2017 - 11:30 PMAnaheim thwarted Nashville’s OT-forcing comeback and ended the Predators’ home playoff win streak when Corey Perry’s drive went off PK Subban’s stick and ended up past Pekka Rinne 10:25 into the additional period, giving the Ducks a 3-2 win and leveling the Western Conference final at two games each.Read more...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Harry Kane Is Very Greedy And Very Good
Thursday - 05/18/2017 - 08:51 PMHarry Kane scored four goals in Tottenham’s 6-1 dismantling of Leicester today, moving two goals ahead of Everton’s Romelu Lukaku to take the spot as the league’s top scorer. The first goal came in the 25th minute when Son Heung-Min laid off the ball to the streaking Kane, who hammered it home.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Twin Peaks Made No Sense At All And Has Aged Like A Fine Wine
Friday - 05/19/2017 - 02:53 PMThe first season of Twin Peaks is almost perfect.Read more...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How Dominic Thiem Broke Rafael Nadal's 17-Match Winning Streak
Friday - 05/19/2017 - 02:35 PM“One tournament he can win is Roland Garros. So we’ll see. Hopefully not this year,” Rafael Nadal recently said of today’s opponent, Dominic Thiem, with a wink. It now feels like he willed that version of Thiem—the genuine French Open threat, the hardest-hitting guy on clay—into existence.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Get Ready to Get Outside Because REI's Anniversary Sale Is Here
Friday - 05/19/2017 - 12:44 PMThe REI Anniversary Sale, the retailer’s biggest sale of the year, is here. Get up to 30% off on an almost overwhelming amount of outdoor gear, from camping, to paddling, to hiking, to cycling, and everything in between.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- The Full-Court Pressure Of The Somali-American Sportswoman
Friday - 05/19/2017 - 12:58 PMMost Twin Cities high school cross country and track teams have Somali students on the roster. Some of these prep runners have gone on to successful college and even professional running careers, like former Minneapolis South runner Hassan Mead, who represented the U.S.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- The Complete Guide To Understanding Darts
Friday - 05/19/2017 - 11:53 AMAlthough none of us will ever be in the same supreme physical shape as professional darts players, we can still watch them with envy. Why aren’t they aiming for the bullseye?More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Jalopnik I Bought A Salvage Corvette Z06 And Now I’m Going To Race It Up Pikes Peak | Kotaku Hands O
Friday - 05/19/2017 - 10:39 AMJalopnik I Bought A Salvage Corvette Z06 And Now I’m Going To Race It Up Pikes Peak | Kotaku Hands On With Destiny 2 On PC | io9 More Hints of Luke Skywalker’s Jour
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Walk: A Message To The Class Of 2017
Friday - 05/19/2017 - 10:27 AMIt’s grad season again, and this year’s crop of commencement addresses promises to ring even more hollow than usual now that graduating seniors are leaving school to step into the End Times.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Should You Ever Feel Sorry For D.C. Sports Teams?
Friday - 05/19/2017 - 09:32 AMThis was a normal spring for D.C. sports teams, with the Capitals choking away a 1-seed and the Wizards serving as early-round filler for the Eastern Conference. No D.C. sports team has made the conference/league finals in nearly two decades, and no D.C.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- A Brief History Of David Beckham's Futile Attempts To Build An MLS Stadium In Miami
Thursday - 05/18/2017 - 09:30 PMMiami has not had an MLS team since the Miami Fusion closed down in 2001. A joint bid between Barcelona and Bolivian billionaire Marcelo Claure failed in 2009, and the league stayed out of Florida until Orlando SC entered the league in 2015.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Cuisinart's Soft Serve Machine Actually Makes Soft Serve
Thursday - 03/05/2015 - 01:00 PMThe typical home use soft serve ice cream maker produces the functional equivalent of slightly melted regular ice cream, but
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- Tim Tebow Exhibits That Old NFL Accuracy, Hits Fan In Dick And Balls With Throw
Friday - 05/19/2017 - 03:50 PMTim Tebow, former football player and current brand/alleged baseball player, is hanging out with the Single-A Columbia fireflies before he inevitably goes on TV full-time.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ryan Fitzpatrick Is Everything Jameis Winston Needs
Friday - 05/19/2017 - 02:06 PMRyan Fitzpatrick, age 34, a veteran of 12 NFL seasons, has signed a free-agent deal with the Bucs, his seventh team. Per Adam Schefter, the terms are for one year and $3 million.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Dead Letters: "You Will Be Quickly Washed Away By A Righteous Thunderstorm"
Friday - 05/19/2017 - 01:36 PMWelcome back to Dead Letters, the feature in which we reprint our favorite reader mail. We should take this moment to remind you that all emails to Deadspin and its editors and writers are on the record unless otherwise specified.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- It'll Be Matt Murray
Friday - 05/19/2017 - 12:06 PMThe first serious goalie controversy of the postseason has resolved itself quickly—at least, for now. Matt Murray was first off the ice at today’s team skate, and will start in net for the Penguins in tonight’s desperate Game 4 in Ottawa.Read more...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Today's Best Deals: Under Armour Apparel, Kamado Grill, SoundBuds, and More
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More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Rudy Giuliani Forgot 9/11('s Effect on Commercial Air Travel)
Friday - 05/19/2017 - 11:30 AMYesterday morning, Rudy Giuliani—America’s mayor, Donald Trump’s current cybersecurity advisor, and a race-baiting thug most famous for being circumstantially tied to a great tragedy—had a little dust-up with the TSA while making his way through Newark airport.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- This Big Green Egg Alternative Does the Same Job For Less Than 1/3 of the Price
Friday - 05/19/2017 - 08:26 AMIf you want a Big Green Egg charcoal grill, but don’t want to cash in your 401(k) to buy one, this
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Blue Jays Pitcher Marcus Stroman Hit His First Dong
Thursday - 05/18/2017 - 11:29 PMToronto Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman knocked his first career dinger tonight off Atlanta Braves pitcher Julio Teheran. In doing so, Stroman became the first pitcher in 14 years to homer for the Blue Jays.Read more...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Predators Score In Final Minute To Send Game 4 To Overtime
Thursday - 05/18/2017 - 11:04 PMTrailing 2-1, with 35 seconds left in Game 4 of the conference finals, the Nashville Predators’ Filip Forsberg snuck one past the Anaheim Ducks’ goalie to tie it up and send the game to overtime.Read more...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - I Bought A Salvage Corvette Z06 And Now I’m Going To Race It Up Pikes Peak
Thursday - 05/18/2017 - 03:26 PMIf you’re a petrolhead like me, then at some point in life you’ve driven past some clapped-out heap at the side of the road and dreamed of turning it into the most badass car on the planet.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share