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David Matthews

David Matthews is a freelance writer who's covered sports and pop-culture for Deadspin, Comedy Central, and in the smoker's-area of a bar near you. You can follow him on Twitter if that's your bag @_dmatthews.

  • October 26, 2012
    Last Night At Foley's: The Cardinals Bar, After The Cardinals

    America's Greatest Fans, or whatever St. Louis Cardinals fans call themselves these days, have their own roost in New York City: Foley's, a bar in the non-neighborhood around the Empire State Building that's transformed into a bustling, red-clad scene during every Cardinals game. It's a unique scene—and a very different place once the Cardinals are out of the playoffs.

  • August 8, 2012
    The Rise and Rise of Brittany Viola

    U.S. platform diver Brittany Viola has a famous father and a life story that's seemingly built for NBC's off-the-rack uplift machine. But her life has been more complicated, and is much more inspiring, than the inevitable puff piece will convey.

  • July 9, 2012
    Every Night Is Hipster Night

    Williamsburg Night at the Brooklyn Cyclones was promoted as "Hipster Night," online and elsewhere. Instead it was, quite understandably and quite enjoyably, just another minor league baseball game in Brooklyn. What else could it have been?

  • March 30, 2012
    Four To Watch Out For: Aaron Craft, Helper — The Clog

    In anticipation of the Final Four, we're highlighting four players whose very presence on the court is a reason to watch. In this installment, we survey Ohio State guard's Aaron Craft's ability to turn annoyance into something like art.