What depreciates more quickly, a car when you drive it off the lot or a 30-year-old slugger coming off a career year with a huge contract?

I'm currently applying for a new job in news-side journalism, to little avail (unsurprising given the state of things). What recurring mistakes do you see in cover letters, resumes and clips that disqualify otherwise solid Deadspin applicants?

more like BS Notion

“I still can’t fully grasp that that happened.” —Pete Carroll on jet fuel melting steel beams

Basketball: “new phone who dis”

It surely will send them into fitz.

For a man of his age, it's not uncommon to take a diaper shot.

That wave was a big relief; glad this Seahawks didn't pass.

First China, now this; what a great week for Breeders.

Vertical video shows Colon going horizontal

just trying to honor his dad, iron head, by going for the two-fer

Is the Mets color commentator Weird Al?

Burrito joint in upstate NY had a running contest: you’d win if you ate four of their big burritos. I finished (I always finish) to extreme discomfort (ibid “always”) only to realize that the grand prize for eating four massive burritos was that you didn't have to pay for them. And diarrhea.

Whaaaat? I thought Aaron LOVED women.

Interesting experiment, but I’m not sure they should have given the social media managing job to Josh Hamilton.

Can't believe he stuffed all $75 million up his shirt

The ref wasn’t using racial slurs, they misheard him when he called the kid a “stupid kicker”

“Woooh! Make some noise for Miss Georgia!!” —Arthur Blank

i call that bills bus the Scott Norwood, because it takes wide rights

Coach must have a bad temper if it takes only one Kelvin to make him reach the boiling point.