I don’t get how this went to press without a quote from Dee Mirich

Yeah, so I wonder if the reluctance among athletes to talk about it is because they have non-disclosure clauses in their contracts. Saying that “it’s rude to talk about money in track” is the reason for the secrecy without any evidence seems...credulous, I guess

Wurd. Tack Hardwick. QED

This is a good take, but maybe in reply to the wrong comment?

Yeah, football should disallow things that are dangerous to people’s health. Like, for example, basically the entire sport

I chuckled at your comment....until I looked at their web presence. Now I’m pretty sure you’re spot on

TedX Deadspin

It’s there, but the jump from the assertion of paragraph 1 to that of paragraph 2 is flimsy without more evidence — it’s unlikely that his intent was to fuck people’s jobs; was he aware that would be an outcome? WAS it even an outcome? It’s a lot of criticism to rest entirely on one anonymous quote

Not YOUR opinions. They are finely spun silk

Can we get a note near the top to reflect that she consented to the posting of this? I was creeped out by the posting of the video until I saw your comment, and I suspect many felt the same way

Somebody has to pick up the slack.

How far can you punt a football?

Is Radcliffe’s 2:15 somehow above suspicion?

He got a 93 in the Truck Stop Men’s Room category

Can you just change “Bantu” to “Kiswahili”? Bantu is a family of languages and its use in this piece is borderline offensive.

Always highlight trut—-ok fine, this is pretty cool and thanks for sharing it. Exactly the music you’d expect for this too.

If anyone has a way for me to somehow unsee this, pls advise. Otherwise I’ll just be over here stabbing my eyes with a fork

It’s truly terrifying to imagine if the American justice system were arbitrary and biased

“innocent property” is the best rhetorical device

“No-hitter attempt” is an awfully generous term for a guy who’d got through 3.2 innings.