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Deadspin fixes: The Olympics

After the semifinals of the men’s 110-meter hurdles in Tokyo, eventual silver medalist Grant Holloway talked in an NBC interview about the challenge of sitting around the Olympic Village, waiting for what seemed like an eternity for his chance to take his spot on the grandest stage in athletics....

by Jesse Spector|

|Thu Aug 05 2021

Look, I’d love to blame Tony La Russa too, but…

It makes for an easy narrative, and one all of us that wants to see baseball evolve into something more fun can easily grab onto. ...

by Sam Fels|

|Thu Jul 22 2021

Introducing the new Olympic sports that will totally bring in a new audience, dude

Back in 2016, the IOC added five new sports to Tokyo 2020. The move was seen by many as a way for Olympic organizers to appeal to the young people of the world — who are totally rad, bro....

by Dustin Foote|

|Sun Jul 11 2021

Get to know your worldwide Olympic athletes!

There will be thousands of athletes at this year’s Olympic games. Some are international celebrities, some will go back to their main jobs by mid August. But all will get free condoms at the Olympic village....

by Dustin Foote|

|Fri Jul 09 2021

softball - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights | DeadspinCat Osterman tells Deadspin about her return to Olympic softball ahead of the Games

Cat Osterman will wear a different number when she steps onto the Tokyo dirt this summer — 38. It was her tryout number for USA softball after taking a few years away from playing the game. She wore No. 8 when she won Olympic gold in 2004 and silver in 2008 and in her storied career at Texas. Now, i...

by Dustin Foote|

|Sun Jul 04 2021

How many Tampa Bay Lightning players do you think Tom Brady can name?

It’s no big deal if Tom Brady isn’t familiar with anyone on the team, and he was just glad to agree to serve as the Bolts’ “fan captain” for Saturday’s Game 4 against the Carolina Hurricanes. It’s also hilarious to see the big-time Cameo video energy that Brady brought to the table to fire up the Ta...

by Jesse Spector|

|Sun Jun 06 2021

Eat it, Javy Baez! Here’s a Cinderella-saving squeeze-play, a ‘caught stealing/unassisted/by catcher,’ a dinger hitting a moving freight train & a buzzer beater

No unseeded team had ever won its first two games at the Women’s College World Series, so James Madison’s second straight triumph in Oklahoma City was historic in its own right on Friday night....

by Jesse Spector|

|Sat Jun 05 2021

Blazers-Nuggets briefly bumped to ESPN2, still a far cry from tape-delayed 1981 Finals

The start of Trail Blazers-Nuggets was bumped to ESPN2 as Jose Ramírez and Josh Taylor fought for the undisputed junior welterweight title on ESPN, which is barely fathomable in 2021. Taylor won by unanimous decision, and ESPN switched over to the action in Denver with 6:40 left in the first quarter...

by Jesse Spector|

|Sun May 23 2021

The 21 best multi-sport athletes of the 21st century (yes, there are that many!)

Tim Tebow is attempting a return to football, attending minicamp with the Jacksonville Jaguars, this time as a tight end after he ran out of chances as a quarterback in 2015 when the Philadelphia Eagles cut him. In the interim, Tebow pursued a baseball career, making it as far as Triple-A in the Met...

by Jesse Spector|

|Tue May 25 2021

Max Kellerman's softball chat with Jake Paul is an example of how not to interview an “athlete” accused of sexual assault

Look, I don’t know why Max Kellerman is interviewing Jake Paul. I get that he’s an aspiring fake boxer like his brother, Logan Paul, and that the most dangerous place in America is between either Paul brother and a camera. I’m not even going to get into the whole “are the Paul brothers good for boxi...

by Julie DiCaro|

|Thu Apr 29 2021

This week in The Ladies Room: Justine Siegal

Welcome to the Ladies Room - A Deadspin Sports Podcast....

by Julie DiCaro|

|Wed Apr 21 2021

Hope Trautwein pulls off whatever you call a game where every single at-bat is a strikeout, as if anyone ever imagined such a thing

Rarely does an incredible athletic feat happen in sports that we don’t have a name for, but here we are. In the world of baseball and softball, we have the “perfect game,” where a pitcher doesn’t allow a single base runner. Allow me to introduce to you a phrase that I believe should catch on — the i...

by Jon Helmkamp|

|Thu Apr 15 2021

Terrace Marshall Jr.’s family connection with Joe Delaney, the Chiefs running back who died a hero

LSU has been churning out wide receiver talent over the last couple seasons, none more notably than last year’s should-have-been Offensive Rookie of the Year and Vikings phenom Justin Jefferson. This year, the NFL, its scouting personnel, and everyone who gets paid to share their opinions are seemin...

by Jon Helmkamp|

|Tue Apr 06 2021

The Women’s Tournament has fitness gear now, and the NCAA would like you to forget all about this

The NCAA finally got some fitness equipment to its tournament bubble in San Antonio, which doesn’t excuse the organization’s failure to provide it in the first place or explain the difference in COVID testing protocols between women’s basketball and men’s basketball, or any of the other differences ...

by Jesse Spector|

|Sun Mar 21 2021

College Softball Coach Dismissed After Sexually Harassing Player Through Text Messages

A softball coach at Bemidji State University in Minnesota has been dismissed from the program after being placed on a leave of absence earlier this year. The reason? According to a Bemidji Pioneer report, Rick Supinski was found by the university to have engaged in inappropriate behavior around the ...

by Luis Paez-Pumar|

|Tue Dec 22 2020

UCLA Walks It Off Against Oklahoma To Win Another Softball National Championship

It may not have been quite as dominant as the show of fireworks that they put on in their unbelievable 16-3 Game 1 win, but it was plenty more dramatic. The UCLA Bruins found the bats when they needed them, hit four dingers once again, and walked it off in the seventh for a 5-4 victory over a crushe...

by Lauren Theisen|

|Wed Jun 05 2019

Texas Softball Pitcher Hospitalized After Teammate's Throw Hit Her Straight In The Face

Texas softball pitcher Miranda Elish was taken to a hospital on Friday during her team’s NCAA super regional game against Alabama after taking a throw directly to the face. The injury occurred in the second inning when Longhorns catcher Mary Iakopo fielded what she thought was a live bunt and tried...

by Gabe Fernandez|

|Sun May 26 2019

A Sneaky Hidden-Ball Trick Sent Trine To The D-3 Softball World Series

The Trine University (Indiana) Thunder made use of what was either a sublimely inventive or sneakily underhanded play to get the last out against Geneseo on Saturday and advance to the Division III Women’s College World Series. Whatever your opinion on it, I believe a hidden-ball trick of this varie...

by Lauren Theisen|

|Mon May 20 2019

This Is The Most Awkward 20 Seconds Of A Softball Broadcast I've Ever Heard

It brings me no pleasure to report this, but I am compelled to share with you an absolutely brutal exchange between play-by-play man Mark Neely and color commentator Danielle Lawrie that occurred during Michigan and James Madison’s NCAA Softball Tournament game this afternoon. ...

by Lauren Theisen|

|Mon May 20 2019

Florida State Becomes First Softball Team In NCAA Tournament History To Hit Four Consecutive Dingers

For the first time in NCAA tournament history, a softball team hit back-to-back-to-back-to-back homers in a single game. Florida State smashed four dingers in a row in the Seminoles’ eventual 12-1 win over South Florida on Saturday. The game was over after five innings....

by Gabe Fernandez|

|Mon May 20 2019

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