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Watch James Dolan Being Incredibly Open About Fucking Up The Knicks
"I am by no means an expert in basketball," said Knicks owner James Dolan. ...

Is Using Drones At Sports Events Actually A Crime? Should It Be?
Last month, the Nationals were seen using a four-rotor drone to take publicity photos. The FAA took issue. "No, we didn't get it cleared, but we don't get our pop flies cleared either and those go higher than this thing did," a team official told the AP afterward. Which pretty neatly sums up the FAA...

Jeff Ma & David Frohardt-Lane: What's Sports Betting Really Like?
By now, it's almost a given that public discussion of sports betting will result in nothing of real value being said. It can be entertaining, but is typically vague, or cagey. But not today! We have Jeff Ma, who hosted Sloan's gambling panel, and David Frohardt-Lane, who participated, to give you so...


South African Cops Stole $10K Watch From Oscar Pistorius Crime Scene
Friday, during the ongoing trial of Oscar Pistorius, a former police colonel named G.S. van Rensburg took the stand to explain what happened once he arrived on the scene. During his testimony, he also noted that Pistorius's house had so many valuables that he worried police would steal something, an...

Baron Davis's "Comeback" Is An Excuse For Reggie-On-Spike Trash Talk
Baron Davis's weirdo comeback documentary has checked in with Steve Nash and Yao Ming, and now it's on to Spike and Reggie. These clips are all fun, but honestly, the star of this one is Baron's McDowell's All Stars shirt in the second half. ...

New Browns Movie Poster Has Very Browns Typo
Give the Browns this: If you're going to OK your franchise's image to a true-to-life movie about a moribund franchise that needs a miracle draft (and just two years after spending two first round picks on Trent Richardson and Brandon Weeden!), one way to go about it is making sure the promotional ma...

Seton Hall Buzzer Beater Knocks Villanova Out Of Big East Tournament
In a crazy finish, Villanova, the 1 seed in the Big East Tournament and no. 3 in the nation, was knocked off by Seton Hall on a last second shot by Sterling Gibbs. This is why we love March. ...

A Quick Note On Darren Sproles To The Eagles
Darren Sproles landed on the Eagles this morning, and while this is obviously a boost to any offense, it's worth a few seconds to look at just how big of a hole he's filling. ...

This Might Be Steve Francis Walking Into A Glass Door
Is this video of Steve Francis walking into a glass door? It just might be! ...

Some Gorgeous Visualizations Of All Movement In An NBA Game
SportVU data is the key to the next wave of useful, incisive analytics the NBA, and also some of the most stupid and pointless. This probably splits the difference. Here's what it would look like if every player on an NBA court had an Etch A Sketch pixel taped to his back. ...

The 49ers Traded For A Historically Awful Quarterback
Sure, you know that Blaine Gabbert had a very bad season last year. But just for anyone who managed to forget, he was unbelievably bad, doing more damage to his team in just three games than anyone else managed in a full season. ...

Deadspin Up All Night: Sunday At The Village Vanguard
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Deadspin Up All Night: Hip Hop Saved My Life
Thanks for your continued support of Deadspin. Sixers-Knicks tonight, god help us. ...

Do NBA Players Really Get Arrested More Than Usual? (No, Stop This)
Because this is an enormous waste of everyone's time and brain energy, but also because you should have at least a functional grasp of how stupid it is, here is a very quick rundown on how often NBA players are arrested, compared to the rest of the country....

Deadspin Up All Night: List Of Demands
Thanks for your continued support of Deadspin. Be good, nerds. ...

Two Days At Sloan: How Sports Analytics Got Lost In The Fog
"You're hiding all the good numbers from me." ...