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The Selection Committee Really Boned This Tournament
Gonzaga, the first top seed: gone. Oregon a ridiculous No. 12 seed "upset" Saint Louis. Perennial-choke-artist Georgetown a No. 2 seed: out. Perennial-choke-artist Pitt even in the field of 60-whatever. The selection committee is totally screwing up the the bracket. ...

Fucking Harvard Wins First NCAA Tournament Game, Upsets New Mexico
Prior to tonight, the last time a No. 14 seed beat a No. 3 was 2010 when Ohio beat Georgetown....

Syracuse Being Investigated Again, Jim Boeheim Is Pissed Again
At a certain point, arrogance should give way to humility. Watching the video above, it must happen slower when you're a legendary coach and king of a small basketball-crazed community. ...

Cal Breaks Out Rarely-Seen <i>Three Stooges</i> Defensive Scheme
Must have worked, Cal upset the No. 5 seed, UNLV 64-61....

North Carolina A&T's DaMetrius Upchurch Slams Head Into Court On Contested Dunk
About 10 minutes into the first half of Louisville's dismantling of N.C. A&T in Rupp Arena tonight, the Aggies lost DaMetrius Upchurch to what is surely a concussion after smacking the back of his head on the court....

Martin Brodeur Scores Goal Against Carolina Hurricanes (Sort Of)
This is one way to come back from an injury. Early in the first period, the Devils were called for a penalty so, as teams always do, Carolina pulled the goalie to get a man advantage until New Jersey could possess the puck. It's a pretty fail-safe strategy in that it's virtually impossible for anyt...

JaVale McGee Throws Down Over Joakim Noah
This happens so fast, I'm not even sure JaVale knows what he did. I am sure that Noah clearly wants nothing to do with McGee and just tries to forearm him out of the way....

The Andrew Bynum Era In Philadelphia Is Over
It was announced Monday night that Andrew Bynum would be undergoing season-ending arthroscopic surgery on his knees Tuesday to "clean out loose debris in the knees."...

Miami Withstands Jeff Green, Continues To Roll
The Heat won Monday night for the 23rd straight time, leaving only the 71-72 Lakers with a longer streak at 33....

Atlanta Cheerleader Carted Off Court After Bizarre Injury
Between the third and fourth quarters of tonight's Hawks-Mavericks game in Atlanta, a Hawks cheerleader slipped and appeared to hit her head on the court....

Les Miles Dancing To Epic Sax Guy Is Perversely Hypnotic
So, LSU did one of those Harlem Shake videos and Les Miles danced in it. Some genius took a small portion of Les's role and looped it for 10 minutes and added Epic Sax Guy tunes. It's quite the cocktail. You will watch all 10 minutes of this and you will have no idea why. ...

Here Is A Perfect LeBron James Dunk
The Heat are in Boston this evening attempting to extend their winning streak to 23 games. The Celtics lead 59-53 at the half after jumping out to a big early lead....

Suburban Mayor Willing To Give The Chicago Cubs 25 Acres Of Land To Build A New Stadium
Brad Stephens is the mayor of Rosemont, a village less than 20 miles outside Chicago, and he's making a run at the Cubs. While the Cubs continue to fight with the city of Chicago over various restrictions in place, preventing the team from optimizing its cashflow, Mayor Stephens has said the Rickets...

Deadspin Up All Night: All I Wanna Pick Is Your Nose Honey
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Enjoy the rest of your St. Patrick's weekend....

Here's Your 2013 NCAA Bracket
Notable notes: Kentucky was locked out. Something called "La Salle" made it in and Gonzaga is a No. 1 seed. Madness! ...

St. Louis Hit Traffic On The Way To Airport, So They're Watching The Selection Show From A Best Buy In Jersey
Earlier today, St. Louis won the A-10 tournament at the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn. The team apparently hit traffic—welcome to New York—and couldn't get to the airport. So now they're slumming it in Jersey. Good luck, guys!...

Here's Bo Ryan Giving Tracy Wolfson The Runaround During Halftime Interview
Something needs to be done about our expectations of the sideline interview. Not a single person with a functioning brain thinks they are worth a damn, yet they persist, making athletes worried, coaches angry and viewers uncomfortable. ...

Nick Diaz Doesn't Pay His Taxes, Is A Crazy Person
Nick Diaz was soundly beaten by Georges St-Pierre in UFC-158 Saturday night. When it was over, someone apparently gave him his hat and he just started talking....

"Roof Top Bottle Poppin" Liars Busted By Mario Chalmers
Roof top bottle poppin life. ...