Deadspin

*Deadspin*
Type of site	Sports
Owner	Gawker Media (2005–2016); Univision Communications (2016–2019); G/O Media (2019–2024); Lineup Publishing (2024–present);
Industry	Sports journalism
URL	deadspin.com
Commercial	Yes
Registration	Optional
Launched	September 9, 2005
Current status	Active

Deadspin is a sports blog founded by Will Leitch in 2005 and based in Chicago. Previously owned by Gawker Media, Univision Communications and G/O Media, it was sold to Lineup Publishing in March 2024.

Deadspin posted daily previews, recaps, and commentaries of major sports stories, as well as sports-related anecdotes, rumors, and videos. In addition to covering sports, the site wrote about the media, pop culture, and politics, and published several non-sports sub-sections, including The Concourse^[1] and the humor blog Adequate Man.^[2] Contrasting with traditional sports updates of other outlets,^[3] Deadspin was known for its irreverent, conversational tone,^[4] often injecting crude humor into its writing and taking a critical lens to the topics it covered.^[3] Over time, the site expanded into more investigative journalism and broke several stories, including the revelation of the Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax.^[3] Alumni writers of Deadspin have gone on to work for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Sports Illustrated.^[3]

During October and November 2019, the website's entire writing and editorial staff resigned due to conflicts with G/O Media management over a directive to "stick to sports" content only.^[3]^[4] Deadspin began publishing content again in March 2020. The site has suffered after the mass resignations, reportedly attracting only 10.22% of its previous readership.^[5] In March 2024, G/O Media sold Deadspin to Lineup Publishing; as a result of the sale, the site's entire staff was laid off.^[6]

^ "The Concourse - Culture, food, whatever". The Concourse. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
^ "Adequate Man - Be good enough at everything". Adequate Man. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Strauss, Ben (November 1, 2019). "Deadspin's entire editorial staff is gone". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Liew, Jonathan (November 1, 2019). "Deadspin, the limits of 'sticking to sport' and why we should never just shut up and consume". The Independent. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
^ "Deadspin's traffic and execution will both need to vastly improve if the site wants to survive in the long term". Awful Announcing. May 28, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
^ Cite error: The named reference selloff was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] "The Concourse - Culture, food, whatever". The Concourse. Retrieved June 17, 2018.

[2] "Adequate Man - Be good enough at everything". Adequate Man. Retrieved June 17, 2018.

[washpost-decline-3] Strauss, Ben (November 1, 2019). "Deadspin's entire editorial staff is gone". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 2, 2019.

[:0-4] Liew, Jonathan (November 1, 2019). "Deadspin, the limits of 'sticking to sport' and why we should never just shut up and consume". The Independent. Retrieved November 2, 2019.

[5] "Deadspin's traffic and execution will both need to vastly improve if the site wants to survive in the long term". Awful Announcing. May 28, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.

[selloff-6] Cite error: The named reference selloff was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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