In 1991, the last NFL season that ended with a Washington Redskins Super Bowl title, Jay Gruden drew his first paycheck in professional football, as quarterback of the minor league Barcelona Dragons of the World League of American Football. In the In 1991, the last NFL season that ended with a Washington Redskins Super Bowl … Read more
It'd be surprising if Vanderbilt athletic director David Williams was right about this, but he anticipates James Franklin to be coaching the Commodores for their season opener against Temple later this year. CBS Sports' Bruce Feldman first reported Williams confirmed to the paper that Franklin has a residence in Destin; a private plane — with … Read more
The original photo, however, does not include the image of a giant squid, but that of a normal-sized whale which washed up on a beach in Chile in 2011. In an article entitled “Whale found dead in Chile,” 4thmedia.org (citing Some people logged onto their computers Thursday morning and discovered an amazing story circulating on … Read more
Amiri Baraka died today. He was an controversial writer, and is heavily associated with the civil rights movement. He is probably best known for his poetry, and was New Jersey's poet laureate in 2002 and 2003. But Baraka Never shy about his revolutionary views, Amiri Baraka gave New Jersey's governor fair warning of possible fireworks … Read more
Dan Le Batard won't be voting in future elections for baseball's Hall of Fame — either on his own, or as proxy for Deadspin readers. Le Batard was stripped for life of his Hall of Fame voting privileges Thursday, one day after it was revealed he Here's some on-air ESPN-on-ESPN violence, with Tony Kornheiser and … Read more
The Baseball Writers' Association of America on Thursday permanently stripped Dan Le Batard of his Hall of Fame vote for handing his ballot to Deadspin as a prank designed to mock the voting process. In a statement, the writers' association said that Dan Le Batard, the Hall of Fame voter who gave his ballot to … Read more
The northern lights didn't make a hoped for appearance Thursday morning but could appear Thursday night, a NASA expert says. The aurora borealis isn't usually visible in the continental United States. However a solar storm on Tuesday may have been big The massive flare that erupted from the sun on Tuesday could bring beautiful displays … Read more
The envoy, Devyani Khobragade, was granted diplomatic immunity Wednesday by the U.S. State Department, which then asked India to waive the immunity, so that she could be prosecuted. That request was refused. The State Department then told The envoy, Devyani Khobragade, was granted diplomatic immunity Wednesday by the U.S. State Department, which then asked India … Read more
Best and worst dressed at the People's Choice Awards. Posted: January 9, 2014. View Thumbnails. Previous Next. Advertisement. Jennifer Hudson keeps things simple and chic in head-to-toe white. Here's hoping she wears this to Diddy's infamous “White Can you believe it's over? After months and months of voting, it's finally time to reveal the 2014 … Read more
Wes Adams via Facbook: RIP Mae Young. What a true pioneer of the business. I'm so privileged to have met her, and even though it was only one time, and only lasted about 15 seconds, I'll never ever forget it: Me: “Hello Ms. RIP Mae Young…..A true legend in pro wrestling. It was a pleasure … Read more