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Allen Iverson Spotted With His Children, Says He's Not Treated Fairly
Yesterday, it was reported that Allen Iverson's ex-wife, Tawanna Iverson, had accused her former husband of abducting the former couple's five children and keeping them at an Atlanta hotel. And now things have just gotten more confusing....
The Best Of The Stacks (So Far)
The Stacks is Deadspin's living archive of great journalism, curated by Bronx Banter's Alex Belth. Here are a few of our favorite stories so far....
Bear Sees Hunter In A Tree, Climbs Tree Just To Say "Hey"
Boom! That's a black bear getting right in your face, and he just wants to say, "What's up?"...
Tim Donaghy On Game 5: LeBron Gets The Road Treatment
As he has done for us in years past, Tim Donaghy, the owner and operator of RefPicks.comand a former NBA referee who spent 11 months in prison for relaying inside information to gamblers, will review the performance of his former colleagues during the NBA Finals. Here's a quarter-by-quarter breakdow...
Allen Iverson Accused By Ex-Wife Of Abducting His Children
Well, shit. The story of Allen Iverson's post-NBA life just keeps getting sadder and sadder. According to TMZ, Iverson's ex-wife, Tawanna Iverson, has filed court documents alleging that Iverson has refused to return their five children to her after getting permission to take them on a vacation in C...
Danny Green Was Once The Awkward Guy At LeBron's Birthday Party
This is a three-year-old video from LeBron James's 25th birthday party. At least that's what it was until today. Now, it's a video of Danny Green, the scrub-turned-dead-eyed-marksman who has taken the NBA finals by storm, acting awkward at a club. It's also proof that life is strange....
Roundup: What You Missed The Weekend Miss Utah Melted Down
Miss Utah USA Gives Worst Pageant Answer Since Miss South Carolina...
Roy Hibbert Can Never Play For Team USA, And It's All Jamaica's Fault
The United States Olympic basketball team, finding itself short on centers, wanted to add Indiana Pacers big man Roy Hibbert to its roster before the 2012 summer games. There was just one problem: Hibbert belonged to the Jamaican national team. On this week's excerpt from Slate's Hang Up and Listen ...
My Old Man, On The Scales: Was My Racist Truck-Driver Father A Hero?
Here's a Father's Day treat from the late, great Paul Hemphill. From The Good Old Boys, published in 1974....
Tim Donaghy On Game 4: When Referees Overstep Their Bounds
As he has done for us in years past, Tim Donaghy, the owner and operator of RefPicks.comand a former NBA referee who spent 11 months in prison for relaying inside information to gamblers, will review the performance of his former colleagues during the NBA Finals. Here's a quarter-by-quarter breakdow...
Yasiel Puig Is The Inspiration Behind A New Grindcore Band
OK, so I'm not sure if you can really call these guys a band, as they have only released one 48-second song so far. Still, the members of Puig Destroyer are big fans of Dodgers phenom Yasiel Puig, and they aren't afraid to express their appreciation of his skills as loudly and proudly as possible. ...
Hey, Here's A Dildo That Is Also A Ceramic Jesus Figurine
How do you feel about the ceramic Jesus figurine pictured above? It's pretty nice, right? If you saw that figurine at a flea market, you would probably consider buying it for your religious grandmother. It would look great on her nightstand! You would just need to make sure that she never, ever turn...
<em>Chicago Tribune</em> Takes Back Its Post-Bombing Tribute To Boston
Remember the morning after the Boston Marathon bombings, when the Chicago Tribune dedicated the front page of its sports section to the city of Boston and its sports teams? That was a very sweet thing for the Tribune to do! But now, with the Bruins and Blackhawks facing each other in the Stanley Cup...
JaVale McGee Filmed Himself Giving A Homeless Person $100
JaVale McGee: still the best....
This Is How You Get Away With Throwing A Ball Into Your Opponent's Face
That's Zlatan Ibrahimovic, playing for the Swedish national team and giving us all a master class in how to be a dickhead without getting caught. Oh hello, Mr. Referee. I would like to discuss that call with you in a civil and practical manner. What ball? Whose face? I don't know what you're talkin...
Eric Hosmer's Walk-Off Hit Earned Him A Face Full Of Barbecue Sauce
Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer earned his team a dramatic win when he hit a walk-off RBI single in the tenth inning of yesterday's game against the Tigers. To show their appreciation, his teammates doused him in barbecue sauce....
The KKK And Noisy Crickets Stopped Patrick Ewing From Going To UNC
NBA legend Patrick Ewing went on the Dan Patrick Show this morning to talk about his new position as an assistant coach for the Charlotte Bobcats, and the conversation eventually turned to reminiscing about Ewing's college days. In particular, Patrick wanted to know exactly why Ewing chose to atten...