Wow, I thought this was one of those classic Deadspin comments where you write a meandering, turgid paragraph and then land the punchline, but you actually meant everything you wrote. Fuck man, kudos.

Nah.

Even with all the loopholes they’ve probably got, the taxes on their signing bonus probably covers what we shelled out to put them through an academy.

I think the idea is that athletes have a much shorter window to earn a living in their chosen field, and it expires much earlier in their lives. I think it’s reasonable to make an exception where that’s the case.

Your sports entertainment has always been combined with politics. From Hank Aaron, to Muhammad Ali, to Jesse Owens, to Megan Rapinoe and Colin Kaepernick. Just because you prefer to pretend politics doesn’t have anything to do with it until enough time has passed that the CHUDS who were opposed to them feel…

I contacted every member of the US Men’s National Team to ask if they were happy about today’s result and if they like puppies. None responded and I think we can all agree that their silence speaks volumes.

West laments the shitty job he did after Kermit Washington was dragged through the mud after his errant punch accidentally sent Rudy Tomjanovich to the hospital, but he still did a shitty job.

This is a strange takedown. 

The Y’s and Y not’s?

Dude, you’re missing out on the Costco for one reason: The Costco fuckin’ hot dog. A buck-fifty AND you get a fountain soda. And the hot dog is pretty goddamn good, too. It’s easily my favorite part of going there the once a month we hit that fucking place up.

Schools are paying coaches $9 million per year. I don’t think we’re talking about anything new here. Hell, the football stadium has the potential to completely end athletics at Cal.

we already have the infrastructure set up for it:

Just look at the highest profile people that are against it. That really tells you all you need to know.

If people are interested in Bannister, and the other guys (Australian John Landy and American Wes Santee) chasing this milestone, check out ‘The Perfect Mile’, by Neil Bascomb. Great book.

Go on then, who did it before him?

Well, it was difficult to keep track of the timing while being chased by a smilodon.

But they cut off the important bit about not buying shit like cars you can’t afford

Scam them? Oh please, this investment group is pulling the old rich people routine of blaming others for their dumb investment. If people found out I invested money in a social media site led by Brett Favre, I’d scream fraud too.

Just because you have a disdain for rich people doesn’t mean it’s right to steal from them.