Deadspin loses effort to have defamation case tossed
A judge overseeing the case said the website crossed a line when it suggested a 9-year-old football fan was racist for painting his face.
A judge overseeing the case said the website crossed a line when it suggested a 9-year-old football fan was racist for painting his face.
The entire editorial staff at sports-centric gossip website Deadspin was fired on Monday after the brand was sold to a European startup.
Florida journalist Timothy Burke is under investigation for criminal conspiracy to hack a computer system used by Fox News Channel.
A law enforcement source confirmed the former Deadspin video editor is the target of a criminal investigation, but declined to provide specific information.