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Deadspin added one of the most comical editorial notes in recent memory after botching a post on 49ers OC Mike McDaniel.
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LZ Granderson and Will Leitch talk their The Long Game podcast: “This is good shit. This is good chemistry.”
"Getting to work with LZ is deeply, deeply exciting for me, and it gives me that satisfaction, and I hope he lets me do it forever."
Jim Rich out as G/O Media editorial director, reportedly over conflicts with ownership, CEO
Rich said the move was unrelated to criticism over Deadspin's coverage of Rachel Nichols' phone call.
Tony Bruno’s SiriusXM radio show axed following NBA player comments & Deadspin kerfuffle
"I don't care about the politics of these players...most of these guys can't even read for God's sake."
Former Deadspin staffers to launch Defector, a subscription site set for September debut
18 former staffers will own and operate the venture, which aims to fill the void Deadspin-shaped void in online media.
Deadspin’s traffic and execution will both need to vastly improve if the site wants to survive in the long term
New “Deadspin” completely botched the #26 pick, saying Miami took D’Andre Swift when Green Bay took Jordan Love
No, "Deadspin," Miami didn't even keep the #26 pick.
Jim Rich, who was running the Deadspin corpse reanimation project, is now G/O Media’s editorial director
Rich received the editorial director job almost six months after Paul Maidment's resignation, and after other G/O Media editors-in-chief turned it down.
Ex-Deadspin writers are reuniting again for a week around 4/20, sponsored by a CBD company
"Over the course of the next week, April 20 through April 24, we will once again be publishing blogs for your reading pleasure. At the conclusion of this period we will vanish once more."
New Deadspin wants you to buy their t-shirts — and wear them to non-existent sporting events — during the pandemic
"Sport our logo tee to the game, to the courts, to the gym- the supersoft cotton is ultra-light & breathable."
Deadspin officially resumes publishing
Deadspin relaunch day is today. There's no comments section, if you're wondering.
Deadspin is close to revival, hiring writers Jesse Spector and Sam Fels
Can Deadspin be restored to the site so many loved?
