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Why NBA Players Hate Buzzer-Beaters
The last bits of the first three quarters of NBA games bring a lot of desperate shots. (Like the one above.) But many of them are released after the whistle. (Also like the one above.) Apparently players are self-conscious about their shooting percentages. On this week's excerpt from Slate's Hang U...
Deadspin Up All Night: Swing Low
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Enjoy the ball sports and the one with the black rubber discs....
UConn's Logo Was Once A Very Sad Dog
The University of Connecticut today unveiled a new, ugly logo—seriously, did the Northeast Manitoba Frozen Wolves fold before they could pay their graphic designer?—but that's not why we're moved to write. Look instead at the top left corner of this image....
How Quinnipiac Tore Up And Rewrote New Haven's Hockey History
You would expect to find the nation's No. 1 college hockey team here on the northern shore of Long Island Sound. This is true hockey country, even by New England's impossible standards. You would expect to find a team that built a 21-game unbeaten streak from November to February, a team that posted...
Five Places Jason Whitlock Won't Go Because The Food Is Too Good
Earlier today, Fox Sports's Jason Whitlock told Twitter that he wasn't covering this year's Masters. His reasoning was unexpected....
<em>Saturday Night Live</em> Took On The Mike Rice Video Tonight
Tonight's Saturday Night Live unleashed this parody just as the Michigan-Syracuse game was coming to its ugly end, so the Mike Rice-savvy audience out there may have missed it....
Would You Like To Hear Bob Costas Perform Some Ludacris Lyrics?
Of course you would....
Deadspin Up All Night: A Working Class Hero
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Enjoy the holiday weekend; usual crew's around for the games and all the rest....
Donovan McNabb Is Mad About Tony Romo's New Contract
Donovan McNabb, for the record, has nine career playoff wins. But seven losses. And the last of those losses, in January 2010, happened to come against the Dallas Cowboys. It was Tony Romo's only playoff win....
Dufnering Is Now A Thing, Thanks To A Gaggle Of Silly Pro Golfers
Yesterday we posted a photo of golfer Jason Dufner visiting a community center and looking supremely downtrodden. Today, golfers all across the land are razzing Dufner, who's been chipper enough about the whole thing, by mimicking his pose. Dufnering! It's a thing! Bubba Watson, who Dufnered in the ...
Deadspin Up All Night: There Was A Guy
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. We've got an open thread for the games, but you're more than welcome to congregate down here too, if you'd like....
Jason Whitlock Went On The Radio Today To Talk About Strippers
Do you trust Jason Whitlock's opinions on LeBron James's place in history after the Chicago Bulls snapped the Heat's streak last night? Probably not. But do you trust his opinions on strip clubs in Las Vegas? Of course you do....
This Is The WNBA's New Logo
ESPN and the WNBA today signed a six-year extension to their existing agreement—bounce-passes on the WWL until 2022! The league also rolled out some cool new branding, featuring a lady tripping over four letter blocks....
Golfer Jason Dufner Appears To Be Having A Lot Of Fun Visiting These Kids In Dallas
Jason Dufner won the 2012 Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas, and today he was back in the area, in Dallas, for the kick-off luncheon for the 2013 event. And, from the looks of it, he had a blast....
Deadspin Up All Night: But You Keep My Old Scarf From That Very First Week
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Deal with the music; it's a fine song. Tuesday Night Fights awaits you at 10. Do your thing....
When The Kings Visit The White House, Their Coach Will Yell At President Obama About The Keystone XL Pipeline
Does a championship team ever get much out of visiting the White House? A photo with the president? Some knickknacks, maybe? Usually it's not a whole lot. Unless you're Los Angeles Kings coach Darryl Sutter, and you own a 3,000-acre ranch in Alberta, and you seek Barack Obama's approval of the Keyst...