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Costas Does Not Want Viewers if They Are Looking for a 'Repeat of Bissinger - Leitch'

I find it whimsically amusing that over 30 years after he began his broadcasting career (roughly around the time he used the word "blowjob" as a synonym for the word "choke" in an ABA game) he is somehow being redefined by a one-sided shouting match between a blogger and a vitriol fueled author. However, if your motivation...

A.J. Daulerio Interview: 'There Are Going to Be "Why Deadspin Sucks" Columns All Over'

Although the popular sports blog Deadspin has grown into much more than a one-man show over the last three years, it has always been viewed, first and foremost, as Will Leitch's site.Until today. Leitch is leaving to become a contributing editor at New York magazine, and Gawker Media has announced that A.J. Daulerio, who...

A.J. Daulerio Hired as Deadspin Editor, Clay Travis to Become Associate Editor

After weeks of speculation about who would fill the sports blogosphere's highest-profile job, it was confirmed today that A.J. Daulerio will become the site's new editor, replacing the departing Will Leitch.Clay Travis will be named the site's new associate editor. Current associate editor Rick Chandler will remain in that...

Bill Simmons Writes on Deadspin; Universe Scheduled to Collapse by 6:00 EDT

Hey, it's a sports blog writing about a sports blog and the world's first sports blogger! This is somewhere between navel-gazing and blogsturbation; we'll stick with the navel one for the picture's sake.Regular readers of the super-famous sports blog Deadspin are probably aware of two things about it: 1) it's editor Will...

Who's Next? Odds on Deadspin's New Editor

With Will Leitch leaving his post as Deadspin editor, one of the most coveted jobs in online sports media is now open. So who are the top candidates? I've broken down (subjective) odds below, keeping in mind that Deadspin is a successful, popular site in the Gawker Media stable, and that Gawker is unlikely to want to shake...