Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/DeflateGate
I created the original redirects that previously pointed to List of scandals with "-gate" suffix#Sports, fully expecting this would become an article in the near future after more press coverage had become available. It's clear this is a serious, major news item. The question of it passing  seems clear to me; that guideline notes we consider "the enduring notability of ... events". There's little question this will have enduring notability; witness 2007 National Football League videotaping controversy|Spygate. Witness New Orleans Saints bounty scandal|the bounty scandal. Most importantly, witness the '''>5 million hits''' for "deflategate" in Google News https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=deflategate&oq=deflategate&gs_l=news-cc.3..43j43i53.1263.2630.0.2742.11.4.0.7.7.0.64.189.4.4.0...0.0...1ac.1.KaJxQhJC42c&gws_rd=ssl. This story is absolutely huge, not a minor hiccough in the 2014-15 NFL season. It doesn't matter what deflategate becomes or doesn't become in the future at this point. It doesn't mater what the penalties may or may not be. It is huge '''now
— User:Hammersoft, 14:45, 23 January 2015 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:NOTNEWS (Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not)