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#riolympics
Who Really Chose Rio To Host The 2016 Olympics
Naturally the New Yorker does its best to bury the lead, but there are plenty of clues in this week's cover story "Gangs of Rio" as to why the world's #1 city for "violent international deaths" won the 2016 Olympics. [Deadspin] -
#truestories
Jayson Williams Walks Into A Bar…
I like to support small business, and Marshall Stack, the tavern directly opposite my apartment building, is no exception. But a few weeks ago the "Stack," as regulars call it, received a visit from a truly exceptional man. [Deadspin] -
#counterpoint
Why Obama's Olympic Loss Is Freedom's Gain
No surprise here: the simpering cultural sycophants of the granola media are declaring the Obamajunta's disastrous loss of the Olympics bid a victory for bossa nova music and that poor man's Hugo Chavez. How quaint! [Deadspin] -
#mlb
Cynthia Not The Only Thing "Notably Absent" From This Scenario, Big Media
TKACIK: how are we supposed to have an opinion on kate hudson and arod [Deadspin] -
#espn
Oh Look, The X-Games Are On
So ESPN is still putting on this thing? I hope they're still giving the Great Outdoor Games a run for their ratings. Just kidding,* I'm actually totally transfixed by a dramatic video currently up on the X-Games site. [Deadspin] -
#nfl
Racist Redskins Owner Did Not Listen To His Wife, And Now He Is In Hell
Tomorrow's Washington Post magazine unearths some letters from the Redskins archives to convey "the innocence of this long ago era" when a racist named George Preston Marshall married an actress (pictured) who convinced him to move his football team south. [Deadspin] -
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#nbaplayoffs
Trailblazers, I Am Told, Are Often Misunderstood
Um so…did I mention I am also recovering from a sinus infection? How about a YouTube clip of children using obscene language? [Deadspin] -
#baseball
Breaking: Some Sports Franchises More Equal Than Others
"Don't get me wrong I love America," a reader writes. Whatever Wen Ho, think I don't get my fill of pinkos whining about Fox over at Torture Points Memo? [Deadspin] -
#mybad
Sorry Guys, What He Said…
I thought it was sort of an upset when Cleveland beat out Detroit for the title of foreclosure capital of the Eastern Conference. This time though, not so much. And speaking of real estate… [Deadspin] -
#heyeveryonewhatsup
Meet Your Weekend Deadspin Guest Editor, In The Most "Weekend" Sense Of The Term
I'm Moe, and contrary to what some of you seem to be insinuating, I haven't smoked weed in such a long time you would probably have to carbon-date my urine to find any trace. [Deadspin] -
#chicagobulls
Chicago: Just Lucky? Or Something More Sinister?
The world probably believes it is witnessing what the sociologist Robert K. Merton calls a "self-fulfilling prophecy." But are we ignoring a blatant conflict-of-interest in the city that gave us Rod Blagojevich? [Deadspin] -
#kevingarnett
You Should Wikipedia Kevin Garnett Sometime, He's A Fascinating Fellow
I actually did know who Kevin Garnett was before today. In fact, we talked one time. It was a conference call though, lacking in intimacy. Those were the days before you could Wikipedia helpful icebreakers. [Deadspin]
