Locker Page 1015 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

I'll Tumblr Fuh Ya
Each week, I'll hip you guys to a cool Tumblr site....

How To Deep-Fry Soft-Shell Crabs (Yes, Dammit, Deep-Fry Them)
Deep-frying is bullshit. It's messy and labor-intensive and user-unfriendly. It requires a ton of oil, most of which will be wasted, plus—most of the time anyway—dumb annoying messy crap like egg wash and flour and breadcrumbs. In its worst, most diabolical incarnations, it even requires friggin...

You Know...For Men!
Sure, this picture brings to mind the Stanley Kubrick over-the-edge look, but hey, it's just needle point fellas. Good and good fuh ya. ...

Deadspin Up All Night: I Had The Time Of My Life Fighting Dragons With You
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. After two and a half years, this is the end of the line for me, so I'm a ball of emotions right now. Cue T. Swift. She's our Wordsworth....

Bill O'Brien, Penn State Trustees Hold Private Meeting In Plain Sight
Penn State football coach Bill O'Brien wants the university to consider a proposal to ask the NCAA to modify the heavy sanctions against Nittany Lions. O'Brien also considers lawsuits like the ones filed by Pennsylvania's governor, a state senator, and the Paterno family to be detrimental to that ca...

Dead Letters: “This Is Truly A Fucked Up Career Path You All Chose”
Subject: Inaccuracy in a Deadspin Article...

Everyone Thinks The Nets Are Up To Some Shady Shit
Yesterday, Andrei Kirilenko opted out of his 2013-14 contract with the Timberwolves ($10 million and a first-round playoff exit) in order to sign with the Nets ($3.1 million and a second-round playoff exit). This, naturally, leads to all sorts of questions....

Why Your Children's Television Program Sucks: <em>Thomas & Friends</em>
A look at the awful children’s programming you’re forced to endure before you can finally kick the kids out of the TV room to watch sports for eight hours. Image by Jim Cooke....

Baron Davis Says He Was Abducted By Aliens
Former NBA star Baron Davis appeared on a recent episode of The Champs, a podcast hosted by comedians Neal Brennan and Moshe Kasher, and he spoke briefly about the time he was abducted by aliens while driving from Las Vegas to L.A. Sure, Baron Davis, why the hell not?...

Remember That?
From a diary I kept as a 14-year old, back in 1985....

How Hollywood Ruined Our Best Football Novel
Originally published in 1977 in the Chicago Daily News. Reprinted here with the author's permission....

Presented Without Comment
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Larry King: MLB Perception Expert
Send stories, photos, and anything else you might have to [email protected]....

The Happiest Hooligan Of Them All
Here's the original manuscript of W.C. Heinz's 1959 True magazine story on Pepper Martin: "The Happiest Hooligan Of Them All." ...

It's Good To Be The King
From “The Age of Movies,” here’s P. Kael on History of the World, Part I:...




