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The Incredible True Story Behind This Inspiring Video of Tommy Craggs Getting Dunked OnThis is a nice little story about some great undone business of Deadspin, and an allegory about male delusions of competence....

Play the Game the Right WayThis is a special Jezspin guest post by Gawker’s Hamilton Nolan....

A Sports Tip, Investigated At 12:56 p.m. today, an email appeared in my inbox. I could not make heads or tails of it, but resolved to be a “team player” and figure it out without anyone’s help, including Google....

The Definitive Opinion on Basketball Players Wearing Short Shorts 

A gentleman named Chase emailed in to Jezspin Day because he REALLY wants to know what us ladyfolk think of the new short shorts that basketball men are sporting these days. Chase, this sports blog is for you....

The Portland Jail Blazers: An Appreciation

Honey, you can’t make it to the top without at some point scraping the cold, hard bottom. For the Portland Trail Blazers, their highest high (not a pun) came during the 1999-2000 NBA season, which they rode all the way to the Western Conference finals for the second year in a row, and almost made it...

Slay Queen Slay: A Preview of <i>WAGS</i> Season 2

WAGS is a television program on the E! Entertainment network about a bunch of hot Instagram enthusiasts and their relationships with middling professional athletes who mostly play for teams in Florida. ...

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Update: Nora the Polar Bear Still Fits in This Bowl 

Here’s a bear you know!...