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It's Been 40 Years Since The Great Soap Box Derby Cheating ScandalIt's been called "Watergate on Wheels." It drew the attention of Walter Cronkite and the New York Times. It was a sports cheating scandal involving a child, and it's been an object of occasional fascination ever since, from newspaper articles to trivia questions to a television documentary. This sum...

Gross Picking His Nose? Gross Picking His Nose.Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....

The Dog Ate Rick Reilly's Compendium Of Column IdeasRemember when Rick Reilly punched up an old Sports Illustrated column and filed it fresh for ESPN? Don Ohlmeyer, the Worldwide Leader's ombudsman, sure does, and he's here to console everyone. It was all just a big misunderstanding....

The girls nearly swept the six division at the 71st All-American Soap Box Derby. But can they park? [NBC Sports]...