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Long Gone
Tender story by David Davis over at SB Nation Lonform: "'She is Gone': The Search for the Gibson Home Run and for the Answers to a Family Tragedy":...
I Can't Stop Looking At This Photo Of Chris Andersen Celebrating
Via Getty and SB Nation, this is the face of a 2013 NBA champion....
I Spent All Day Trying To Figure Out If These Are Lou Gehrig's Balls
Reader Mike wrote in to ask, "Did Sports Illustrated publish a picture of Lou Gehrig with his balls visible?" because those are the kind of questions we get. Your answer, Mike: I don't know. But it's not for a lack of research....
CWS Fan Flips Off ESPN Camera, Then Gets Karate Chopped In The Face
While the world was watching LeBron & Co. repeat as NBA champions, there was another championship at stake on another Disney/ABC network: a College World Series elimination game between in-state rivals UNC and North Carolina State. Not everyone attending that game in Omaha, it seems, went home happ...
LeBron And Dwyane Wade Celebrated By Eating Pizza On Stage With Drake
He might have failed to get into the Heat locker room, but Drake was able to connect with the champs a bit later for a modest little celebration at Story in South Beach. Bottles were popped. People danced. There was pizza....
Bitter and Beat by the Heat
Eliot Asinof is most famous for writing Eight Men Out. (He is less famous for once being married to Marlon Brando’s sister.) Asinof played minor league ball in the Phillies system for three years before World War II. His first book Man on Spikes was published in 1955 and to my mind is one of the bes...
"Nautical Negro"
Over at WNYC here's Stephen Nessen on the black surfing scene that's taking over in the Rockaways:...
Drake Tries To Get Into Heat Locker Room, Is Coldly Turned Away
This is your moment, anti-Drake America. Look upon his wounded expression and understand that it won't get any better than this. Savor it....
Miami ABC Affiliate Reports "Game 7 Loss"
They must have left the game early....
ESPN Cuts Off Bill Simmons Just As He's About To Address "The Decision"
As of this writing, ESPN has not returned to Simmons....
Gregg Popovich Hugs LeBron And Wade After The Game
This is just a cool moment after the game between LeBron, Wade and the usually ornery and sarcastic Popovich. ...
Miami Wins Game 7 Over Spurs; LeBron James Named MVP
Game 7 between The Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs played out the same way the entire series had: it felt like Miami would—and should—win, but San Antonio made it closer than expected....
Deadspin Up All Night: Well I Was Rollin' Down The Road
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Sean and Burke will carry you through the basketball. Godspeed....
Gregg Popovich's Brevity: A Video Montage Of His Best Interview Moments
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has a prickliness that's been nearly as prominent an NBA storyline this season as his team's trip to the Finals. It makes him somewhat endearing, too....
Old Man Jailed For Cheating At Ice Fishing
The wheels of justice turn slowly, but they finally caught up with a serial criminal named Alfred Mead, ending his reign of terror in the rural Minnesota competitive fishing community....