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Doctors Say Kevin Ware's Injury May Have Been Exacerbated By Undetected Stress Fractures
After getting over the initial shock and horror that came from watching Kevin Ware snap his leg in half last night, many people were left wondering how suffering an injury as gruesome as Ware's on such a seemingly innocuous play was even possible. Yes, he landed awkwardly, but it's hard to imagine h...
Barack Obama: Still Bad At Basketball
As part of the White House's Easter festivities, the president joined a group of kids to shoot some hoops. How can we put this delicately—compared to those children, the president sucked ass. He went 0 for his first 18 shots, breaking Tim Hardaway's record for futility. He finished up 2-for-22. The...
The Triplets From <em>Baby Geniuses</em> Will Play College Hockey Together
I don't need to remind of you Baby Geniuses, one of the all-time great Oscar snubs. (American Beauty won that year, which, *fart noise*.) Some babies get smart, and get up to hijinks, and Dom DeLuise is in it, and it's all held together by the star turns of the Fitzgerald triplets, playing separated...
This Super-Slow-Motion Clip Of Chris Bosh Celebrating His Game-Winner Is Unsettling
The NBA has been deploying the Phantom camera, which captures high definition game action in extreme slow motion, for a while now. It's use has led to the creation of some beautiful and visually arresting highlights. This is not one of those highlights....
Andre Drummond Air Balls Two Free Throws In A Row
OK, we should cut Drummond some slack here. This was only his second game back after missing 22 games with a back injury, so he was probably feeling a bit rusty. And hey, at least the second one grazed the net. ...
What Really Makes Us Sick About The Kevin Ware Injury
There isn't a lot known about the details surrounding Kevin Ware's injury, but there's already been a rush to discuss its place in the grander scheme of NCAA athletics. In short: college athletics is a scam....
Here's Vanilla Ice Performing "Ice Ice Baby" At A Milwaukee Bucks Game
The Milwaukee Bucks threw 90s Night for the fans during last night's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and it went about as you'd expect. Lots of denim, flannel, and the Bucks lost by 1o. Nothing to see here....
There Is No Such Thing As "Sweating Out A Hangover": A Recovering Fatass's Weekly iPod Playlist
A weekly look at the iPod of a regular dude trying to run himself out of an early grave....
This Kid's Poem About Nate Robinson Is Actually Kind of Beautiful
So this is kind of amazing. The poem, 'Kryptonite,' was written by student Jason Nordbrock about Nate Robinson, and is now making its rounds online. Admittedly, we thought he could've chosen another player more deserving of his affection, but the poem itself is a joy to behold. It starts slowly, but...
Deadspin Up All Night: Tournament Edition
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. There's an open thread for Buckeyes-Shockers down here, or you can yak here, or wherever you want—even out loud. We'll be around tonight, and Sean will take the wheel tomorrow. ...
How To Make Baked Ziti: A Guide For Heroes Willing To Eat All That Cheese
There come those times in each person's life when you really just want to eat All The Cheese. When you're drinking wine, or when you've had a dreary day and are stressed out and could use something indulgent to liven things up a little bit—or, really, any other time you happen not to be dead—man, e...
Deadspin Up All Night: A Working Class Hero
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Enjoy the holiday weekend; usual crew's around for the games and all the rest....
Pat Riley Thinks Danny Ainge Should "Shut The Fuck Up And Manage His Own Team"
Yesterday, Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge said that it was "almost embarrassing" that LeBron James had complained about a few hard fouls he received during Wednesday's Heat-Bulls game. Heat president Pat Riley did not take kindly to Ainge expressing his opinion, and he just i...
Deadspin Up All Night: There Was A Guy
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Golfer Jason Dufner Appears To Be Having A Lot Of Fun Visiting These Kids In Dallas
Jason Dufner won the 2012 Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas, and today he was back in the area, in Dallas, for the kick-off luncheon for the 2013 event. And, from the looks of it, he had a blast....
Keith Smart Saved A Little Boy's Life
Kings head coach Keith Smart showed off the catlike reflexes that helped him hit The Shot 26 years ago, lunging for an errant pass that had a bead on a towheaded youngster in the front row. "Earn this," he told the boy with his dying breath. "Earn it."...
The NCAA's Miami Investigation Didn't Actually Stop Using Unethical Methods When It Claimed It Did
The NCAA fucked up its investigation of Miami in oh so many ways. But the single largest fuck-up, the one that required a timeout in the case for an outside investigation of its practices, was the NCAA paying the lawyer of imprisoned booster Nevin Shapiro to help them gather evidence. The independen...
Jeff Green Hugged His Heart Surgeon After Making Game-Winning Layup
Here's a wonderful picture of Jeff Green, moments after sinking a game-winning layup at the end of last night's Cavs-Celtics game, giving a big hug to Dr. Lars Svensson. Dr. Svensson is the man who performed open heart surgery on Green to fix an aortic aneurysm over a year ago, saving Green's life a...
Enes Kanter's Dislocated Shoulder Looks Like It Feels Great
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