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Scott Boras's Favorite Musician? Bernie Williams, Evidently

Scott Boras on Jay-Z dis: "My music taste, I love jazz. I'm a huge Bernie Williams fan."...

Holy Shit: Brad Stevens Is The New Coach Of The Boston Celtics

Humming along, day before a national holiday, late afternoon, nothing to see here—wait, holy shit, Brad Stevens just took the head coach position with the Boston Celtics. The 36-year-old Stevens had been in charge at Butler for six years, with two NCAA finals appearances, four Horizon League champio...

Manny Ramirez Is Comin’ Back, Everyone

Manny Ramirez, the guy from all those cool Taiwanese home-run videos (he also once played major-league baseball), has signed a minor-league deal with the Texas Rangers. He will report to Triple-A Round Rock. He is 41 years old; he made his big-league debut nearly 20 years ago; he hasn't appeared in ...

The New York Post does not know what a bathrobe is. [via Capital]...

A tipster, just now: "I was about 1-2 ft away from Patty Kane last night here in his stomping grounds of Buffalo. He was of course in classic Kaner, shit-face form eating the face off a blonde." This is just a reminder to be vigilant, and follow the shitshow. You know where to find us....

Ken Pomeroy investigates whether NCAA teams should go two-for-one at the end of halves. The answer? It doesn't really do much. [KenPom]...

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Alex Ovechkin Somehow Named Twice To NHL All-Star Team

The Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin is a great hockey player, this GIF aside. He led the league in goals and willed his mostly bad team to the playoffs. He was, it's fair to say, the best right wing in hockey. And the Pro Hockey Writers' Association (PHWA) recognized that in its all-star balloti...

How Bold Is The New BBQ Whopper? A DadBoner Taste Test

'Sup. Karl "K-Money" Welzein here with an urgent message about bold flavors. The other day I was at BK and decided to give the Carolina BBQ Whopper a go-round. Man, I gotta say, it was off the chain. With a flamed-up beef patty, all natch thick-cut bacon, pepper jack, lettuce, ripe tomates, and wit...

Deadspin Up All Night: Only A Phase

Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Tuesday Night Fights and all sorts of beautiful sports things coming your way tonight. Talk down here....

Flyers’ Offseason Becomes Hilarious Again

The Philadelphia Flyers—who missed the playoffs last year—were last seen doing everything they could to get under the salary cap. They used their two lockout-authorized buyouts on Danny Briere and Ilya Bryzgalov, who was in only the second year of a big-money nine-year deal....

Jeff Passan has the story of one of Yasiel Puig's fruitless attempts to land in the United States. The Coast Guard got his boat and sent him back. "'I remember as they were leaving, I said [to Puig], 'Are we going to see you again?'' the officer on deck said. 'He just smiled.'" [Yahoo]...

The Huntsville Stars, who—despite their insistence otherwise—were giving away guns on Second Amendment Night, have announced that they will no longer give away guns on Second Amendment Night. You can still get in free with an NRA membership card, though. [Twitter]...

Tulsa Is Adorably Chasing The 2024 Summer Olympics

Let us get this out up front: Most of us know by now that the Olympics—as with most any government expenditure on sporting events—aren't a particularly good use of taxpayer dollars. They're good for autocrats who want to charm Western journalists; they're good for mayors, governors, and businessmen...

Barack Obama Did NOT Discuss Hasheem Thabeet When He Visited Tanzania

Obama in Tanzania: "We did not discuss Hasheem Thabeet, but maybe we will next time." cc: @scottcacciola...

Dead Letters: Some Friendly, Productive Exchanges With Our Readers

Normally we begin with reader mail and close with Dead Tweets. Not today. There are some good tweets....

Amanda Bynes Says Giants Linebacker Has Herpes And Is Ugly

Amanda Bynes, the former Nickelodeon and WB star whose plastic-surgery and music-biz aspirations, Twitter account, and Gawker-author-night-stalking are big things now, has a message for you, America. And here it is:...

The Nets are interested in Jason Collins, Woj reports. You think anyone will pay attention to this team next year? [Yahoo!]...

Deadspin Up All Night: In Dreams

Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Greg Howard and Andy Hutchins will have you covered for the NBA draft and whatever else. Do your thing down here....

Mike Cervenak is not a prospect. But he has been playing minor league baseball since 1999. Why, exactly? [Grantland]...