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At 81, Don King Is Still A Crazy Sleazeball
Inspired by former Mizzou linebacker and current boxer Ryan Coyne's acrimonious business relationship with Don King, St. Louis's River Front Times recently caught up with the American legend and Prince Hall Freemason, insofar as you can catch up with someone that refuses to talk to you. As it turns ...
The Play-By-Play Of Elvis Dumervil's Contract Mishap Sounds Pretty Agonizing
Yesterday, it appeared that Elvis Dumervil's failed contract negotiation with the Broncos was thwarted by a fax machine, a piece of technology rendered obsolete some 11 or 12 years ago by the advent of .pdf documents and email. It seemed like Dumervil was just another victim of the NFL's hard-assed ...
Donté Stallworth And His Girlfriend Are Reportedly OK After They Hit Some Power Lines While Operating A Hot Air Balloon
Beat this, weird spring training injuries: Donté Stallworth was reportedly hospitalized this morning for burns received after he and his girlfriend hit some power lines while operating a hot air balloon in Miami. The Patriots wide receiver is said to be in stable condition. ...
Your College Basketball TV Schedule And Open Thread
So, so much potentially great basketball today. ...
Millionaire College Basketball Coach Describes College Basketball's Emphasis On Money As "Hypocrisy"
Our friend Sally Jenkins wrote a column on the death of Big East this Thursday, and quoted University of Cincinnati head coach Mick Cronin, who was very passionate about the conference's widely perceived demise:...
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Bus Carrying 23 Seton Hill University Lacrosse Players Crashes, Killing The Driver And A Coach [UPDATED]
UPDATE: See note at bottom....
You Can Tell The NFL's New Proposal To Help Limit Concussions Is Good By The People That Hate It
Recently, the British Journal of Sports Medicine published a "Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport," which sought to define concussions, lay out diagnostic procedures, differentiate between types of concussion victim (teenage athletes vs. adult athletes, for example), and determine how best to...
From Jonah Kaner of TheKnicksWall comes this excellent picture of Blazers fans distracting Raymond Felton on Thursday night by waving pictures of delicious foodstuffs in his face. For those who don't follow the high school cafeteria feuds between NBA players and NBA fan bases, a little background on...
Competitive Fire Leads Kobe Bryant To Play Despite Ankle Injury, Ankle Injury Leads Him To Play Terribly
Fans and media often talk about Kobe Bryant's burning desire to win at all costs as a way of favorably comparing his reckless passion to others who might have a more holistic approach to the game, and just as often, to chide him for the willful tunnel-vision that causes him to lapse into hero-mode....
UCLA Freshman Jordan Adams Topped Off His Game-Saving Performance By Breaking His Foot On The Very Last Play
Last night, the UCLA Bruins advanced to the Pac-12 finals after winning a hard-fought game against Arizona, 66-64, in Las Vegas. The fortituous final play, in which Arizona missed a jumper and tip-in opportunity, may also have taken UCLA's season out behind the proverbial woodshed. ...
Deadspin Up All Night: Got The Juice
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. We might have a bit more tonight, and Sean will be with you tomorrow. It's daylight savings tonight (spring forward, fall back) so give him an extra minute in the morning....
Alabama's Trevor Releford Beat The Georgia Bulldogs On A Nice Little Floater From Beyond Half-Court
At this point, it's useless to compare buzzer-beaters. This one's the best, that one's the best, the one with the chunky Canadians is the best—it's all relative. But if you're a fan of unexpected end-of-game twists, graceful floaters from about 55 feet away, and jubilant hometown crowds, we recomm...
Cool Dude Anthony Booker Flipped Off The Camera After Committing A Flagrant Foul
In an undeniably cool move, Anthony Booker of Iowa State flipped off the camera after being assessed a flagrant foul and taken out of today's game against West Virginia. It would have been cooler if he was apathetically rolling his eyes, or wearing sunglasses, or smoking a cigarette—or all three—b...
Two Florida Policemen Used Lights, Sirens And May Have Sped To Get Equipment To Five Florida Panthers Call-Ups
Don't think people in Florida are invested in hockey? Well, we have the story about off-duty cops using their on-duty accessories to aid the Florida Panthers for you: On Sunday evening, two Sunrise police officers, one driving a police car and one driving an unmarked police car, flipped on their pol...
Which Athlete Did Freddie "FredEx" Mitchell Ensnare In His Low-Rent Tax Evasion Scheme?
Former Eagles wide receiver Freddie Mitchell, who is mostly known for catching one long pass and giving himself a catchy nickname, has been facing tax evasion and fraud charges since March of last year, and pled guilty to filing a false tax claim yesterday. That crime carries a maximum penalty of te...