Rich O'Malley

9/11/21

Deadspinners make their boldest, throw-reason-out-the-door predictions for the NFL season

Surprising rookies, a coach who figures it out, Pats' revenge, & the Jets sniffing the postseason lead our 'What…

6/26/21

SEE IT: Fan causes pile-up at Tour de France [Updated]

Idiot cycling stan rooting on 'grandma/grandpa' wipes out entire pack of riders

5/1/21

A definitely-winning guide to betting the 2021 Kentucky Derby using only horse names and how badass they look

First of all, I have indeed been to the Kentucky Derby (which is, like, a WHOLE other story, and I’ll never write it…

4/1/21

Once you can return safely, here are One Lucky Fan’s picks for the best at MLB parks

It’s Opening Day… and the vast majority of Americans are at least 550 days removed from their last trip out to the…

3/19/21

TAKE THE QUIZ! Here's an 'Elite Eight' trivia questions for NCAA Tourney's opening day

Welcome, welcome. Come on, sit down — you know you’re not leaving your couch for the next four days. The first game…

3/18/21

Top scorers in Tournament include all-time greats and one other guy ...

The list of all-time leading NCAA Tournament scorers is a who’s who of legends. Guys who threw teams on their backs…

3/17/21

Deadspin Presents: Our National Champ Bracket of the 32 most recent NCAA Tourney winners

We love a good bracket around here. And not just in March, but especially in March. So we’re paying tribute to the…

3/17/21

Which team is the only one since brackets expanded to make three title games in a row? (And how’d they do?)

We covered all the teams to make two NCAA title games in a row in this article… except... I left out one on purpose…

3/17/21

Two tough: Here are the teams who made back-to-back NCAA title games … and how they fared

Back in ancient times — you know, the ’60s and ’70s — UCLA won the damn NCAA title every year and twice on Sundays.…

3/16/21

Which Division I programs have never appeared in an NCAA Tournament from the get-go?

Most teams have never won an NCAA title, either in the modern era or in old-timey cager days. That’s just a sad fact…

3/16/21

What are the lowest-seeded teams to win an NCAA Tournament?

Oh, sure, everyone loves a good Cinderella run. And if you’re like me and take the NCAA Tournament, and its history,…

3/15/21

Upsets, trendy faves, arguments against Gonzaga, and your champ will be...

If you’re at all serious about it, you’ve probably taken your first stab at filling out a bracket by now. If you…

3/13/21

Unreal old-school Georgetown title is perfect way to usher out antediluvian, boring-ass Big East logo

Updated, March 13, 2021 at 8:40 p.m.: I need to get something stupid off my chest. It’s been bugging me for years.…

2/24/21

Beer-breath mask is real: My trip to MSG shows what it’s really like at indoor sports events during COVID

Deciding to attend the first live sports event in New York City with fans in just under a year, indoors at Madison…

2/13/21

NCAA reveals preseason college football Top 25 … oh, nope, wait, it’s the top 16 March Madness seeds

Top-seeded Gonzaga, Villanova (6 overall), and Virginia (9) crashed a gridiron greats (and merely goods)…

2/5/21

Deadspin’s Super Bowl trivia extravaganza will test your NFL fan cred & get you pumped for gametime

Before we all settle into our La-Z-Boys with a tall boy and too many wings for Super Bowl LV on Sunday, we need to…

1/15/21

Historic Robert Saleh hire sparks loooong-lost feeling of hope for this Jets fan

I do not understand. This does not compute. It simply cannot be that the New York Football Jets have gone and done…

1/12/21

Kyrie Irving reportedly seen partying hard on … a Zoom call for a NYC District Attorney candidate?!

Hanging with Drake in Toronto?

12/8/20

Maggie, first to get COVID vaccine, took one for the team of fans

Meet Margaret Keenan, 90, of Coventry, England. Today the whole world did, because she became the first patient on…

11/27/20

The Force Awakens: A sports fan finds his passions unexpectedly rekindled

I didn’t know how badly I was broken until I found myself on Wednesday evening leaping off the couch, pumping my…

Rich O'Malley's posts

Deadspinners make their boldest, throw-reason-out-the-door predictions for the NFL season

SEE IT: Fan causes pile-up at Tour de France [Updated]

A definitely-winning guide to betting the 2021 Kentucky Derby using only horse names and how badass they look

Once you can return safely, here are One Lucky Fan’s picks for the best at MLB parks

TAKE THE QUIZ! Here's an 'Elite Eight' trivia questions for NCAA Tourney's opening day

Top scorers in Tournament include all-time greats and one other guy ...

Deadspin Presents: Our National Champ Bracket of the 32 most recent NCAA Tourney winners

Which team is the only one since brackets expanded to make three title games in a row? (And how’d they do?)

Two tough: Here are the teams who made back-to-back NCAA title games … and how they fared

Which Division I programs have never appeared in an NCAA Tournament from the get-go?

What are the lowest-seeded teams to win an NCAA Tournament?

Upsets, trendy faves, arguments against Gonzaga, and your champ will be...

Unreal old-school Georgetown title is perfect way to usher out antediluvian, boring-ass Big East logo

Beer-breath mask is real: My trip to MSG shows what it’s really like at indoor sports events during COVID

NCAA reveals preseason college football Top 25 … oh, nope, wait, it’s the top 16 March Madness seeds

Deadspin’s Super Bowl trivia extravaganza will test your NFL fan cred & get you pumped for gametime

Historic Robert Saleh hire sparks loooong-lost feeling of hope for this Jets fan

Kyrie Irving reportedly seen partying hard on … a Zoom call for a NYC District Attorney candidate?!

Maggie, first to get COVID vaccine, took one for the team of fans

The Force Awakens: A sports fan finds his passions unexpectedly rekindled