Some people are fans of the San Francisco 49ers. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the San Francisco 49ers. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here. Your team: San Francisco 49ers Your 2012 record: 11-4-1. That tie against the Rams really makes you question everything, doesn't it? Oh, and one more time for posterity: I love Harbaugh's body language in that clip. If I make the holding sign forcefully enough, someone will do something! Your coach: Walking heart disease warning Jim Harbaugh. Harbaugh is the best coach in the NFC and I'm not gonna bother trying to prove otherwise. He certainly gets the award for MOST coaching. You won't find a coachier coach. But I can take…
The candidates for the 2007 Baseball Hall of Fame voting were announced recently, and they served their purpose: Making every single one of us feel completely freaking old. Check out some of the new names: Tim Raines. David Justice. Chuck Knoblauch. Sheesh, did those guys really retire just five years ago? Sports Gone South has a fun rundown of the candidates, including this riff on Raines: Tim Raines-Used to slide headfirst when stealing bases, allegedly so as not to break the cocaine vials in his back pocket. Our favorite baseball story ever. We forgot about that: Now that's devotion to your craft. For all the talk about how today's athletes are Out Of Control, we remind you that Raines had his drug issues, Justice used to pummel Halle Berry around the head and neck and B…
data-mm-id=”_qrk4pqvay”>Travis Kelce had a relatively quiet game by his standards in the AFC Championship Game, catching only three passes for 30 yards and no touchdowns as the center of attention of the Titans' defense. But that doesn't mean he's any less excited to be going to the Super Bowl. Exhibit A: His F-bomb after dropping in on a Patrick Mahomes post-game interview. Exhibit B: This. Travis Kelce is HYPED ?pic.twitter.com/d59EffE1W1— Sporting News (@sportingnews) January 19, 2020I imagine Jim Nantz got miiiighty nervous when Kelce grabbed that mic. No one knew what was coming. But it was clean, wholesome, and a great moment from one of the NFL's more entertaining personalities. Everyone in Kansas City will be partying, whether or not they fought for the ri…
data-mm-id=”_l3hbp39iy”>Joe Burrow is set to be the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft in two weeks. While the LSU quarterback doesn't seem to care where he goes, on Thursday he said he's, "not a loser" and just wants to, "go somewhere that I can win." While I love Burrow's attitude, he may need to get used to being a "loser" for a while. Burrow made those comments on The Big Podcast with Shaq. The two LSU products discussed a wide range of topics concerning Burrow's winding road to becoming the top quarterback in the 2020 draft. But when he discussed what's next in his career, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner said the following:””I just want to be drafted to a good team, good organization that’s going to maximize my talents. I’ve …
data-mm-id=”_ytwshxlq3″>Bryson DeChambeau's diet was recently profiled in GQ and it's as unique as you would expect it to be. He has a 2,000-calorie breakfast, skips lunch while consuming a ton of M&M's and protein shakes throughout the day, and then has a dinner that is unsurprisingly light on vegetables. So aside from hitting a golf ball super far, what's the actual goal to this lifestyle? Why, to live another 100 years obviously.”I’m always trying to add more value to my life in general. I mean, my goal is to live to 130 or 140. I really think that’s possible now with today’s technology. I think somebody’s going to do it in the next 30 or 40 years.”That's fairly wild! Not only does he think fire ant proximity should earn him a free drop, but he also th…
data-mm-id=”_fzzawnx8c”>*Spoilers for the season finale of The Undoing follow*In a world where we start posts by imagining the Movie Guy Voice opening a preview by mentioning a person had a perfect life, Jonathan Fraser is the person we imagine. Charming. Almost aggressively unaggressive good looks. A prestigious and difference-making position as a standout oncologist. A solid, still-passionate marriage to an intelligent, beautiful partner. An impressively open and sun-filled Upper East Side home. A doting son interested in the arts and at least open to a storybook father-son relationship. A new siren on the side with magical powers, an enchantress qualified to make each and every single person she encounters fall desperately in love with her. An obviously fraught idea from the get-go,…
data-mm-id=”_bqhggl3oj”>The dictionary (website) defines a hat as "a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors." That's never been more true than it is at the Kentucky Derby when people flock to Churchill Downs to view the most exciting two minutes in sports. All it takes is a quick look at the crowd to realize that horse racing fans love their gaudy MFing hats, but why? What makes the Derby the ultimate hataclysmic event?Like most things in horse racing, it comes down to tradition. The official Kentucky Derby website has a fairly lengthy explainer on the hats in a section titled "What to Wear."Part Southern tradition, part spectacle, the Kentucky Derby hat parade is much of what makes “The Greatest Two Minutes …