...Goddamit

The contrarian takes are rolling in

Some perspective on how historic this is:

+1 yard

“But one year and more than $220 million in donations later, scientists at Johns Hopkins are claiming a major breakthrough in ALS research and are partly crediting the success to the massive influx of public interest.”

HOT TAKES DON’T MELT STEEL BEAMS!!!!

Eh, I'm sure when the big moment comes the Seahawks will probably pass.

In that case, great! The Ice Bucket challenge raised quite a bit of money and awareness, and there have been some pretty serious breakthroughs in ALS research because of that.

Pretending Whitlock doesn’t exist is never a dick move

Exactly. I prefer any of these dumb games to the tired junket de rigeur “wacky filming anecdote concocted over 73 painstaking drafts by the PR department based on reams of marketing data” or the “I know I’m the wrong size/shape/color/gender and/or constitutionally unable as an actor to portray this role, but here’s an…

I love Colbert and my only interest in Fallon is “how is this guy famous,” but I also don’t think it’s hollow or cynical to build a late night show that gets the most likes and shares. It’s the job, it’s always been the job, we just have more data now on who does the job “best."

They actually lost 65 times last year because they got womped by the Cubs in the NLDS.

Cool story bro.

I mean, there are a lot of bad comments on Deadspin. But I think this is the worst comment.

You will believe he caught the ball after they win the series?

CTE is real, folks.

Oakland

St. Louis

I’m going to assume that anyone watching the third quarter of a Chargers-Vikings preseason game is already voting for this stupid stadium plan.

No, you’re right. That’s a dog riding a bicycle, with another smaller dog in a basket.