Deadspin parent G/O Media removes post complaining about autoplaying ads, sends “Deadspin will only write about sports” memo
The conflict between G/O Media writers and management continues to play out very publicly.
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Deadspin EIC Megan Greenwell resigns, G/O Media editorial director suggests site will now be “laser focused” on sports
Four months after Great Hill Partners' purchase of Deadspin and other Gizmodo Media sites, Deadspin EIC Megan Greenwell has resigned.
Original Deadspin figure/long-time sports blogging presence Rick Chandler moved to palliative care after second stroke
After a pair of strokes, long-time sports blogging figure Chandler has been moved to palliative care.
Deadspin parent Gizmodo Media Group bought by private equity firm Great Hill Partners for “much less” than Univision paid
Less than three years after buying the former Gawker Media Group titles, Univision has sold them off, as well as The Onion and its associated properties.
It’s okay to hate-watch the Super Bowl
Super Bowl LIII sucked. That’s not an opinion. And it’s not meant as an attack. It’s a statement...
Bleacher Report co-founder and Bustle owner Bryan Goldberg buys Gawker.com, where he was a frequent target
Goldberg reportedly paid $1.35 million for Gawker's domain, archives and social media accounts, beating out Didit and Online Logo Maker LLC.
Less than two years after buying Deadspin parent Gawker (now Gizmodo) Media Group, Univision is evaluating sale offers
Univision bought the Gawker properties for $135 million in bankruptcy proceedings in August 2016, and is now looking to sell them and more.
Timothy Burke is leaving Deadspin after seven years, amidst wider buyouts across Gizmodo Media Group
Burke was involved in some massive Deadspin stories, including the Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax and the Sinclair local news montage.
Esquire, New York and ESPN veteran Megan Greenwell named new Deadspin editor-in-chief
Greenwell becomes Deadspin's fifth editor-in-chief, replacing Tim Marchman, who was promoted to oversee Gizmodo Media Group's special projects.
Staff members leaving DK Pittsburgh Sports after Deadspin report alleging misconduct
Dejan Kovacevic's site has always experienced turnover, but things only seem to be getting worse.
Former Deadspin and Gawker editor Tommy Craggs joins HuffPost
After stints running Deadspin and Gawker Media, and serving as Slate's politics editor, Tommy Craggs is now a senior enterprise editor at HuffPost.
Gizmodo Media says lawsuit against Deadspin designed to ‘intimidate journalists’
Univision and Gizmodo Media allege that R.J. Bell and Charles Harder are seeking to silence reporters.
How a “Dixon sucks donkey dicks” joke paragraph impacted careers and lives
This 1997 newspaper mistake had big effects for the writer, the subject and the paper.
Deadspin’s SB Nation blogger pay piece brings the facts – and also an agenda
Deadspin is facing another lawsuit, this time from an Atlanta United fan over a photo
The latest suit against Deadspin and its parent company comes from an Atlanta United fan who was in a photo used with a story about a homophobic chant.
SB Nation editor apparently fired after publishing allegedly homophobic jokes about Gordon Hayward
AllThatAmar has disappeared from the SLC Dunk masthead.
Hogan lawyer Charles Harder representing RJ Bell in $10-million-plus lawsuit against Deadspin
RJ Bell is suing Deadspin over a story from last June.
Kevin Draper is the latest Deadspin alum to head to the New York Times
Draper joins John Koblin and Greg Howard at the Times.
Deadspin reports Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski is “close to joining ESPN”
Twitter will not let Deadspin forget about Ted Cruz making them look bad
Deadspin has probably had better weeks, especially on social media. But the Twittersphere has taken some fiendish delight...
Deadspin posts court docs quoting their Mitch Williams posts Univision took down
Univision’s decision as part of their acquisition of Gawker Media to take down six posts that were the...
Univision has removed three Deadspin posts amid Gawker litigation
Gawker Media is gone, bought by Univision, which is now attempting to pick up the pieces. Apparently, that...
Report: Zach Lowe re-signs with ESPN instead of heading to Bleacher Report
It looks like one of ESPN’s most prominent basketball voices is sticking around. According to Deadspin’s Kevin Draper,...
R.J. Bell and Pregame.com threaten Deadspin with Hulk Hogan’s lawyer
Prominent Los Angeles-based lawyer Charles Harder, who represents Hulk Hogan in his suit against Gawker (with funding from...
Cowherd/Whitlock/McIntyre/Travis Fox rehearsal footage published by Deadspin
Less than a week ahead of the Monday, June 13 launch of the Colin Cowherd/Jason Whitlock/Jason McIntyre (now...