02/11/2021
Saying that Deadspin isn’t anything near what it was once likely won’t draw much argument. But in its heyday, the site made a significant impact in sports media and was extremely popular with reports like Brett Favre sending explicit texts to Jenn Sterger and revealing that the story of Manti Te’o’s dead girlfriend was a hoax.
Former Deadspin editor Tommy Craggs and writer Drew Magary appeared on Dan Le Batard’s “South Beach Sessions” podcast to reminisce about the site’s legacy and the sequence of events leading up to both leaving Gawker Media. Both discussed Deadspin’s role in disputing ESPN’s dominance of the sports media marketplace and giving voice to fans who felt they weren’t getting the whole story.