That research actually does exist. There was a study that showed a higher rate of PTSD in similarly aged children in Compton compared to those in Afghanistan. I have questions about controls and the mental health evaluation between the two groups. I have no citations, but the research itself does exist.

Glazer is saying it’s the players’ faults for being in the wrong area and dressing like they want to get hit.

Goatee, no, but if you’re a bald white guy a full beard (sometimes a mustache) is pretty much necessary to avoid looking like a penis or a white supremacist.

CDC did in fact report that children who grow up in violent neighborhoods suffer trauma (though some media outlets saddled it with the unhelpful “Hood Disease” tag ), so Glazer isn’t wrong that many NFL players probably do go into the sport suffering from mental disorders.

I don’t think it’s a question of intelligence; I think it’s one of caring. She will never need an abortion or social welfare benefits, so in her mind those issues are unimportant. It’s like when I hear about how tax plans affect people with a lot of investment income — that’s not me and it’s never going to be me, so…

Yeah, city population is a very bad metric for trying to determine a market size, because of course fans come to games from the suburbs. More important is that TV market size you cited, and the fact that the San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan statistical area is just 25th biggest in the country.

Fun things you learn while trying to #wellactually Kevin Draper: San Antonio is the 7th largest city in the country, but only the 32nd largest media market.

I checked, and this is the first time Deadspin has ever tagged him in a post, which is a very, very good sign.

I guess it’s a good sign of his leadership that I’d never heard of Peter Holt until two minutes ago.

As always, smiling and not sharing the rock.

I mean, at least it's a gneiss picture.

I’m glad that my life isn’t so empty that the free time I have away from work and taking care of my family aren’t squandered by being a huge asshole in a video game.

Burneko’s a Wizards fan.

You may have some deeply rooted belief that you dont deserve nice things.

There’s a difference between “let’s critically assess Mayweather’s legacy as a boxer” and “HOLY SHIT MAN LOOK AT ALL THESE AWESOME EXPENSIVE CARS YOU HAVE THAT IS SO AWESOME IS THAT REAL UNICORN LEATHER FOR SEATS???????”

If this reads as a celebration of Mayweather’s career to you ... you need to read it again.

Except there is no hypocrisy. ESPN basically ran a bunch of pieces on Mayweather withoutever covering the abuse side. Deadspin has well covered how Mayweather is a piece of shit, and now they posted a piece that covers his place in the history of the sport.

The people who have issues with this article either didn’t read it, or are incapable of critical thought beyond “That guy is bad, why are you talking about him??”

We’ve covered Mayweather’s domestic violence issues in great detail and will continue doing so. There’s absolutely no conflict between doing that and writing about him as a boxer or historical figure. (I’m guessing, by the way, that a lot of these angry commenters down here haven’t even bothered reading the article,…

Impressed with their ability to enrich themselves on the backs of others and to exploit a professional hockey player relentlessly, Gary Bettman has offered the Johnsons an expansion franchise.