Well, I think we now have the answer as to why Deadspin has appeared so corporate, at least the last few weeks and months...

It's the third owner of the former Gawker Media sites, as Univision punted the site to "G/O Media" and private equity firm Great Hill.

And, since, it's gotten even worse, prompting the abrupt resignation (probably before being fired) of Deadspin executive editor Megan Greenwell, according to a report by The Daily Beast.

According to Greenwell, G/O no longer wants independent editorial rights for Deadspin and remove Deadspin from it's focus on how sports can intersect with other parts of society, especially politics.

Gee, what a shock.  The site has been getting more corporate and closer to the ESPN company line by the week.  I think it's pretty clear G/O wants to get control of Deadspin by removing everything making the site what it is today.

Sadly, it appears it may be working:  17,000,000 people were reported to visit the site in June -- a new record.

I said when Hogan won the lawsuit over Gawker Media that I did not think any of the sites would survive.  It may be taking the "long way home" in that regard, but I do think that's how it eventually ends.

And if Deadspin does survive, it will be a lot more like it's sisters at ESPN and Yardbarker and the like.