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How To Enjoy Twitter Without Working Yourself Into A Frothing Rage
In general, Twitter is superb. I use it for work, and I love it. As with anything, of course, there are minor aspects that'll make you want to spike your phone/computer into the pavement. But there are incredibly simple actions you can take to minimize the amount of Bad Twitter you have to endure....
Towel Boy Fall Down Go Boom
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Muy Bueno, Ochocinco
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Crying Villanova Piccolo Player, Now With Musical Accompaniment
We couldn't let the saddest piccolo player just go with a GIF, so here, by request, is a super-slow-mo rendition set to the proper musical backing....
Piccolo Tears Are The Saddest Tears
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Challenge: Remain Emotionless While Watching This Ron Hunter Clip
Georgia State coach Ron Hunter wasn't able to lead his team past Xavier tonight, but he won't be quickly forgotten. Nor will his weepy opening statement in the postgame presser, which we challenge you to watch without becoming emotional yourself....
Play Defense With Your Face
Xavier's J.P. Macura took a basketball to the face. Here's the isolated crowd audio of fans reacting to seeing the replay:...
D'Angelo Russell Is Pure Nasty
Who can bring back the no-look pass from its cliched grave? Ohio State's D'Angelo Russell, that's who. ...
Verne Lundquist Absolutely Delighted By Rejection-Turned-Assist
Cincinnati's going to lose to Kentucky, but they'll always have the moment Troy Caupain played tip-drill after a Wildcats block and managed to find the basket. If you listen closely, you can hear the tears of joy trickle down a delighted Verne Lundquist's face....
Never Jump
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Steve Nash Announces His Retirement
Steve Nash is retiring from basketball, he announced in a story on The Players' Tribune titled "Life After Basketball." After thanking a couple dozen people, from coach Don Nelson who told him "'If you're a dominant fucking player — dominate!'" to his family, Nash wrote that he is excited to try som...
Let's All Watch A Bunch Of John Wall 360s
Now that the Wizards have righted the ship after a late-February skid, we can go back to marvelling at the ridiculous shit John Wall pulls off, like this 360 layup against a traffic cone named Matt Barnes last night:...
Idiot Official Calls Bullshit Technical Foul On Ed Cooley
Providence coach Ed Cooley "earned" a technical foul late in the Friars' Round of 64 nightcap against Dayton in Columbus when his fiery timeout speech featured him tossing a chair to the floor. One official took offense—to equipment abuse, apparently—and charged Cooley with a technical foul, adding ...
Marcus Smart Ejected After Punching Matt Bonner In The Balls
Celtics fans are hoping Marcus Smart is the next Kevin Garnett, and if this blast to Matt Bonner's nuts is any proof, the rookie is already embracing some of KG's finishing moves. This one, in particular, finished Smart's night; he earned the ejection, and Boston fell 101-89 to the Spurs....
A Vicious Rejection
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Deadspin Up All Night: You Build A Nest
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That's Not How An Anteater Dances
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Maybe It'll Get Stuck That Way
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The Thunder Hold A Tight Grip On Their Players' Media Availability
Russell Westbrook doesn't necessarily care for the media, and he doesn't try to hide that. He and Oklahoman reporter Berry Tramel had a tense exchange in January, with the Thunder point guard outright saying he didn't like Tramel. Grantland's Bryan Curtis looked into the media-team relationship in O...
I'm A Craft Addict: On The Pleasures Of <i>Dragon Age: Inquisition</i>
It's true: I could really use some elfroot. It's hard to find. Why is it so hard to find? Wait, is it hard to find? Have I just been looking in all the wrong places? Given its importance to this particular video game—you need elfroot for, like, every healing potion—I'd expect it to be more plentiful...