So sad. A day after the untimely death of former NHL star Jimmy Hayes, his wife and brother took to social media to pay tribute to and mourn their loved one. ICYMI, Jimmy was discovered by authorities on Monday morning in his Milton, Massachusetts home. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Boston […]
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OMG Alex Trebek Actually SAID Who He Wanted To Replace Him! They Weren’t Even Given An Audition!
Well, this is upsetting to learn. Jeopardy! fans may never stop mourning the loss of longtime host Alex Trebek , but obviously someone needed to step into those shoes if the show was going in order to continue. However, the initial choice that was made did not go over well. Related: Is Mayim Bialik An […]
Nice record you broke there — be a shame if I broke it by more
In 1983, Edwin Moses broke his own world record in the 400-meter hurdles, blazing home in 47. 02 seconds at a meet in Koblenz, Germany. The following year, Moses won his second Olympic gold medal in the event, but he never did break the 47-second barrier — that didn’t happen until Kevin Young ran a […]
Idiots of the Month: Dumb stuff from July
Welcome to Deadspin’s IDIOT OF THE MONTH ! The year is 2021. The whole world has gone stupid. Behold. Read more…
With signing of racist slur-using Tony DeAngelo, the Hurricanes’ heel turn begins
Hockey is shitty. Read more…
Vegas donates Marc-Andre Fleury to Hawks, if he shows up
The flat salary cap continues to make things awfully weird in the NHL — weirder than we might have ever imagined. Read more…
Sad spectacle of NHL stepping on yet another rake is exhibit 999 that it’s time to abolish the draft
Had Logan Mailloux been picked in the second round of the NHL draft, as ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski reported was likely to have happened, it still would have been gross. It just would have slipped into the second day of the draft, sparing hockey some embarrassment that even though the admitted sex offender asked that he… […]
Another ‘promising’ young man gets a pass
Logan Mailloux didn’t apologize in his statement this week to the woman he admitted violating with a “stupid mistake.” He apologized in an interview with Daily Faceoff, but not in the statement he released to the world. Read more…
This is what Luke Prokop is up against
I bet you didn’t think the lawsuits against the Chicago Blackhawks could get worse. Sure they can! This is hockey! There is no bottom to the gorges of ignorance and detestability! That’s what happens when you have a collection of 7th-grade educated shitheads playing games for guys who are only worried about the… Read more…
A bunch of Deadspinners sit around Kraken wise
Chris Baud, Jon Hoefling and Jesse Spector got together to talk about the Seattle Kraken expansion draft, in which the team surprised many by not going for big-name players like Carey Price, Gabriel Landeskog, Vladimir Tarasenko or Jakub Voracek. What’s up with that? Read more…