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Rich O'Malley
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Deputy Editor, Deadspin. Author, "One Lucky Fan: From Bleachers to Box Seats, Chasing the Ultimate Sports Dream to Visit All 123 MLB, NBA, NFL & NHL Teams." Earthwalker.
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Idiot cycling stan rooting on 'grandma/grandpa' wipes out entire pack of riders
First of all, I have indeed been to the Kentucky Derby (which is, like, a WHOLE other story, and I’ll never write it…
It’s Opening Day… and the vast majority of Americans are at least 550 days removed from their last trip out to the…
Welcome, welcome. Come on, sit down — you know you’re not leaving your couch for the next four days. The first game…
The list of all-time leading NCAA Tournament scorers is a who’s who of legends. Guys who threw teams on their backs…
We love a good bracket around here. And not just in March, but especially in March. So we’re paying tribute to the…
We covered all the teams to make two NCAA title games in a row in this article… except... I left out one on purpose…
Back in ancient times — you know, the ’60s and ’70s — UCLA won the damn NCAA title every year and twice on Sundays.…
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…
Oh, sure, everyone loves a good Cinderella run. And if you’re like me and take the NCAA Tournament, and its history,…
If you’re at all serious about it, you’ve probably taken your first stab at filling out a bracket by now. If you…
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.…
Deciding to attend the first live sports event in New York City with fans in just under a year, indoors at Madison…
NCAA reveals preseason college football Top 25 … oh, nope, wait, it’s the top 16 March Madness seeds
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…
I do not understand. This does not compute. It simply cannot be that the New York Football Jets have gone and done…
Hanging with Drake in Toronto?
Meet Margaret Keenan, 90, of Coventry, England. Today the whole world did, because she became the first patient on…
I didn’t know how badly I was broken until I found myself on Wednesday evening leaping off the couch, pumping my…