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PGA's Young Golfers Form Parody Boy Band, Sing And Rap Horribly, We All Die A Little Inside
Bubba Watson just won the 2012 Masters. Let's celebrate with this wonderful video (made for charity!), originally published June 14, 2011....

Warren Sapp Is Broke
TMZ has the exclusive on QB-Killa's bankruptcy, and it's grisly. Sapp owes $6.7 million to his creditors—nearly a million of that to the IRS—and only has $6.45 million on hand. Among that $6.45 million are some distinctly Sapp-y assets:...

Gregg Williams Is Essentially The Evil Sensei From <em>The Karate Kid</em>
Perhaps Saints ex-coordinator Gregg Williams reminded you of John Kreese, the Cobra Kai's sensei in The Karate Kid. But the diabolical minds at Slate didn't let things stop there: they recut the film with audio of Williams' locker-room speech. Bone-chilling. Dig it. [Slate]...

Augusta Has Become Impossible Over The Years: A Pretty Graphic Explaining The Design Changes
Co. Design has as their infographic of the day a sharp poster explaining how Augusta has changed since the first Masters in 1934. So verdant! [Co. Design]...

Dead Letters: "If Melo Hates Jews, OK, That's His Choice"
Subject: Melo’s Hitler Mustache...

If You're In NYC Tomorrow Night, Come Hear Some Good Writers Read To Welcome Baseball Back
This month's edition of Gelf's terrific Varsity Letters reading series focuses on—what else?—baseball. Come hear the Times' Dan Barry, Baseball Prospectus's Jay Jaffe and Steven Goldman, and Glenn Stout, author of Fenway 1912. They're great and so is baseball. 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Le Poisson Rouge...

Deadspin Does Opening Day*
Baseball continued its soft opening tonight, taking the show to Miami. Cards won, 4-1. But that doesn't mean you can't catch up on some stuff we wrote: Wait, when does the season begin, again? » | The Marlins did wrong by Muhammad Ali tonight » | Get to know MLB's human element » | Baseball Prospect...

The Marlins Have Scheduled A Five-Minute Standing Ovation After The First Pitch Tonight
Tweets Jayson Stark: "Still no word on who's throwing out first pitch at Marlins Park. But MLB has scheduled a 5-minute standing O when he or she is announced." Hmm. Jeb Bush?...

Joey Votto's New Contract Is Like A Mortgage-Backed Security
Reds first baseman Joey Votto officially signed a big contract extension today. A big, honking deal: 10 years, $225 million, on top of the two years and $26 million the Reds already promised him for 2012 and 2013. There's an option year for 2024....

Report: The Vikings Are Trying To Hire Bill Parcells
Oh, you thought Bill Parcells was going to babysit the Saints for a year? Not if Zygi Wilf gets his way, says the New York Post:...

Update: Alleged Weed-Eating Rabbits Were Not Actually Eating Weed
An email from a reader about Deadspin's coverage of that burgeoning scourge, athletes trying to eat their weed:...

30 Paragraphs About 30 MLB Teams From The Baseball Prospectus Crew
The following is excerpted from the team chapters and player profiles of the perpetually splendid Baseball Prospectus. You can buy the book now. Projected records via BP's playoff odds report. ...

Your NCAA Championship Game Open Thread
Basketball tips off at 9:23 p.m., Kansas-Kentucky, "One Shining Moment," on CBS, all that. Bill Self and John Calipari, Anthony Davis and Thomas Robinson, Tyshawn Taylor and Darius Miller, Jeff Withey and Kyle Wiltjer. Talk about it all down here....
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That's that: Kentucky's student-athletes defeated Kansas's amateur basketball players, 67-59. Here's a look at some of our tourney coverage: They're cursing on TV in Kentucky » | The celebration scared some radio guy » | John Calipari, honest pimp » | How the careers of March Madness heroes ended » ...

Should You Eat Your Marijuana During A Police Stop? A Guide
Detroit Lions running back Mikel Leshoure is being arraigned today in Berrien County, Mich., court on a marijuana charge. As with many low-stakes weed busts, the details are whimsical:...

Jeffrey Loria Is Spectacularly Unlikable
Ben McGrath has a fun story about the Miami Marlins in this week's New Yorker (subscription required), which, as its primary function, introduces uptown types to Ozzie (and Oney) Guillen. But Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria is present too. In fact, he condescends to you through print. He makes you feel ...

Ryan Leaf Is In Jail Again, Again
Stop me if you've heard this one before: Ryan Leaf is in jail. No, not because of the charges that landed him there Friday....

Pint-Sized NAIA Guard Devastates College Dunk Contest
The college basketball dunk contest is one of those things that airs on ESPN or one of its affiliates some unusual day at some unusual hour. (Apparently it was last night, circa 8 p.m., and naturally we're late to it.) But it probably shouldn't be, given what five-foot-nine James Justice of NAIA M...

Dead Letters: We Are Not Here To Tell Tebow Jokes
Subject: Tebow Jokes!...

Conclude March Madness By Reviewing The Best Sports GIFs Ever
The incomparable Jon Bois has spent all March encouraging participation in his GIF brackets. Voting irregularity has marred the final—which includes the bad boy pictured here—but that doesn't mean you shouldn't relive the looped images we cherish. [SBNation]...