As a former college wrestler with two cauliflower ears which have been drained on many occasions, I don’t know that I could do it myself. It would take a steady hand that, when the ear is still full and tender, would be difficult to maintain. I think this deserves a merit badge.

Very few Americans watch Champions League. The numbers are improving, but still way, way behind the rest of the world. In the US, the WC is the big stage. I’d be shocked if Nike didn’t have a summer-long marketing campaign designed to feature Pulisic. He lost a lot of endorsement money last night — not club contract…

I hope you’re right.

Well, yes. But the big money is always in hooking the casual fans. They come out once every four years in this sport, in America. He’ll make big contracts wherever he plays club, but the national exposure is turned up to 11 for the WC. This won’t affect his club contracts. Managers in Europe all know he’s a player,…

Agree to disagree, I guess. Soccer careers start earlier and end earlier than most sports. Ronaldo and Messi are the exception. Most players are out or almost out of prime years by 28. Some can stretch it to 29 or 30, but there’s usually a pretty steep decline by then. I’m not saying he’ll be done playing at 28, but…

The only person I feel terrible for is Pulisic. He lost millions of dollars last night. He is by far the greatest soccer talent the US has ever produced, and he won’t be showcased on a world stage until he’s on the downslide of his prime. It’s a shame.

Do you think there would be no consequence if you publicly told advertisers to not buy adds on Deadspin? Or told your readers to boycott the products sold by advertisers of your articles? I like Hill, but she had to know this was coming.

Trump’s single greatest political asset is his complete inability to experience shame.

#runthruamuthafuckasface

This is an important point. Look around the league at the backup QBs, who became good starters due to injuries: Dak, Cousins, Tyrod, etc. Almost none of them excelled at the same system as their predecessors. The system was changed to augment their skill-set and limit their weaknesses. This is what the Patriots do…

This is the best piece I’ve read on Deadspin. Ever.

Dog whistle for 50 years and eventually the dogs will come home...

CC intimated that this would be the case, but this is pretty far from a sourced report. Also, there’s nothing in the league statement to suggest that destruction of evidence factored into its decision.

It depends on the race of the player.

Sexual assault?

That’ll teach him for not being white!

As someone with two young kids, and wife who is not interested in having more, I can say that some parents hit their maximum sort of abruptly. I would love to have at least two more kids, but she isn’t really into the idea. I’d rather have her than more kids, so I’m not interested in pushing the issue. But yeah, the…

There is, I think, a gulf between “not applauding” a well meaning if fundamentally ill-spoken statement, and not totally shitting on the speaker. For the record, I don’t think Bobby was totally shitting on Garfield, like some have. The OP’s original point is a good one. We should be capable of critiquing a…

10 rounds of boxing and 2 rounds of MMA. If Floyd can’t knock him out in 10, Conor would have a shot in the last 2 rounds.

Am I reading this article wrong, or isn’t that already banned? This proposal seems to want to ban things that are also “Navajo-inspired” for example.