One player was a convicted felon and one player was born gay. There should be no comparison but that's why it's so absurd that he would call Sam a distraction when Vick should have been (and was) much more so.

Michael Vick was a former 1st overall pick and still a dynamic QB with a successful track record and 29 yrs old. He was signed for a measly 1.9 million dollar non-guaranteed contract. If your team is presented the opportunity to sign a QB with the talent and potential of a 29 yr old Vick for almost nothing...the…

No, you are an idiot. Of course talent level is implied even if it isn't specifically mentioned. If Jadeveon Clowney were gay there is no chance Tony Dungy says he wouldn't draft him. The fact of the matter is Sam is a 7th round pick who may or may not even make the team. But you better believe the media will be all…

I don't get why people keep comparing him to Michael Vick. Did he come with distractions when he was released from jail? Yes, but he is a hell of a lot more valuable to a team than Michael Sam. Vick signed another $100+ million contract after jail. Michael Sam is a rookie who has to fight to make a team. The better…

This wouldn't motivate me, but there is a thing called heart and grit and it matters. I don't get why you guys at Deadspin are so anti-hustle.

We played a hockey team yesterday and won 8-0 and we all commented after how none of them even tried. It exists.

Excellent, well-researched piece. Although I agree with the criticisms of Athlete Ally, as a gay man who came out in 1973 I am pleasantly astonished that we have a problem of a straight man grandstanding and wanting attention in a quest to make life easier for gay athletes. I can remember when NO straight men would…

Apple's policies could be way more progressive, of course,

The note about "A new Kinja experience..." above the article caused me to read the headline as "Apple CEO Tim Cook Shuts Down New Kinja" and I was really excited.

You Won't Believe This One Crazy Thing Italian Soccer Player Does After Goal!

I Can't Stop Watching Deadspin Post A New Article With "I Can't Stop Watching" In The Headline At Least Once A Week

One and dones are why I no longer watch college basketball or the NBA draft.

So this is a site for slut shaming now? Hell, this poor girl is only tangentially related to sports, but I'm sure glad you guys didn't skimp on the investigative journalism here. Now let's all wag our fingers and talk about how much better we are than her.

Once again we have the iPhone but not one of the first comercially available mobile phones with built in camera (and the first from Nokia, by the time the go-to mobile phone manufacturer for most people). The phone that showed that having a built in camera actually makes sense. I would say it was at least as…

How surprising is it that two teams with nine-digit payrolls and the best regular-season records in their respective leagues made it to the World Series?

Spaulding, you'll get nothing and like it!

"...not everyone in Oakland that evening had their night spoiled by the bugs."