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Deadspin Up All Night: Feeling Right
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School Teachers Fail Our Youth, Let Them Watch Tournament In Class
While adults everywhere are doing their damndest just to get a few hours away to watch some basketball, kids today get to watch the games in class. Because their teachers let them. Odds are, somewhere in America there is a kid watching the NCAA Tournament in class with a father who just got his test...

Goalie And Ref Try To Save Their Dad, Who Is Fighting In The Stands
The fight itself is pretty wild, what with the real-life application of MMA maneuvers, but the participants put this over the top. Apparently, one of the gentlemen getting worked over in the stands is the father of not only the goalie trying to climb over the boards but also the referee trying to c...

Tyler Ennis's Bucket Mimics The Pretty Spin Move That Made It Possible
Tyler Ennis pulled off this nifty little move in the first half of Syracuse's second-round game against Western Michigan. Ennis spun his way around the Broncos defense and through the lane, dropping off a finger roll that spun its way around the rim and through net. ...

Dayton Upsets OSU, Has Pizza-And-Dance Party In Locker Room
Dayton won the first game of the day moments ago, upsetting Ohio State 60-59. The Flyers celebrated the win the only way a thing can truly be celebrated: with pizza and dancing. ...

Man Guesses Showcase Price Within $244, Belly Flops On Car
Sometimes a man wins The Showcase on The Price Is Right and politely shakes hands with his opponent and the host, hugs his family, and scoots over to get a closer look at the prizes he just earned. Sometimes a man wins both Showcases and belly flops on a car. Meet Scott, he's a belly flopper. ...

Woman Stabs Husband Because Devil Said He Was "Worshipping NASCAR"
A 23-year-old Tennessee woman—upset that her husband was "worshipping" a NASCAR race—drove her car into the church across the street from their home, called her husband from the wreckage, and stabbed him in the chest when he arrived. Prior thereto, she was smoking weed all day and all night while ha...

Lorde Live-Tweeting A Bulls Game Is Pretty Weird
Lorde has a weird intersection with the sports world it seems. Earlier, we learned an old photograph of George Brett inspired her song "Royals" and tonight she is at a Bulls game live-tweeting the action. She's basically just observing what is happening around her but when you take a step back and l...

Brandon Phillips Line Drive Absolutely Rips Ump In The Dick
This...this is a mess. In the second inning of today's Reds-Indians game, Brandon Phillips uncorked a rocket right into umpire Brad Myers's dick. Myers tried to jump out of the way and instead positioned his dick right in the line of fire. He would remain on the ground for some time as both Clevelan...

P.J. Tucker Ejected For Punching Blake Griffin
Blake Griffin had a dominant 37-point performance in LA's 112-105 win over the Suns, shooting 14-16 from the field, but midway through the fourth quarter he and P.J. Tucker had themselves a wrestling match in the paint. Griffin and Tucker were a mess of limbs rolling around and it definitely looked...

Rich Peverley Wanted To Get Back In Game After Regaining Consciousness
A brutally honest Lindy Ruff addressed the media following Rich Peverley's mid-game cardiac event and said the first thing Peverley asked him when he came to was how much time was left in the first period. Ruff was still visibly shaken and told reporters he had no interest in coaching a game right ...

Knicks Eagerly Await Return Of Phil Jackson
As for all that Phil speculation: it sounds like a done deal. It's just a matter of money and titles before Phil Jackson becomes the latest transaction ownership executes to make you forget that what this team really needs is new ownership. ...

The Bucs Are Shopping Darrelle Revis
Alex Marvez of Fox Sports has the news and he says Tampa Bay is "really trying hard to trade Darrelle Revis. Hoping to strike a deal pretty quickly." Well, it should be super easy now that everyone knows....

Justin Bieber Does "Hook 'Em Horns" With Rick Barnes At Texas
The off-label purpose of SXSW is, apparently, to create awkward photographs that would otherwise never happen. Today we've got Justin Bieber and Texas men's basketball coach Rick Barnes. ...

Iguana Decides He Does Not Want That Golf Ball After All
This iguana was hungry for a golf ball at the Puerto Rico Open when something—the ball rolling away, taunting him? all the people watching him fail at eating?—spooked him and he had to hastily abort mission....

Tony Romo And Jason Garrett Are Duke Fans. Of Course They Are.
Cowboys? Check. Duke? Check. This means they probably have Yankees and Lakers gear laying around the house, too. ...

Deadspin Up All Night: Slow It Down
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Bill Simmons Met Jared The Subway Guy. Looks Fun!
Both Simmons and Jared Fogle were at SXSW and stopped for a quick photo. Good times. Maybe they shared a sandwich with Fritos on it. ...

Don't Try To Understand This Rugby Vine, Just Enjoy It
That smiling mug amid Italian thighs and groins belongs to Rob Kearney, a rugby player for Ireland's national team. That song is "A Whole New World," from Aladdin. It's inexplicable and lovely all at once. ...

Andrew Wiggins Turned A Blowout Into Something Spectacular
Andrew Wiggins scored 41 points in a furious comeback for Kansas that came up just short. He also had eight rebounds, five steals, four blocks and two assists. The Jayhawks freshman was pretty much unstoppable against the Mountaineers, who watched a 25 point lead dissolve into a 92-86 nailbiter win...