Locker Page 913 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
The Oracle of Ice Hockey
Interesting read from Chris Koentges over at the Atlantic:...
Kazan: An Appreciation
A few years ago there was a nice appreciation of Elia Kazan by John Lahr over at The New Yorker:...
Let's Go To The Movies
I thought of the old New Yorker theater the other day because it is where my brother and I saw Tron. Our old man dropped us off outside the theater and we asked some grown ups to get us in. Later, I saw The Rocky Horror Picture Show there. This was well past the theater's prime, but I am fortunate e...
Write On
I don't know from Jane Smiley's work, but I dig her advice to writers over at Fictionaut:...
Deadspin Up All Night: Funny How Shit Come Together Sometimes
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Who's Your State's Distinctive Musical Artist?
Over on his blog Music Machinery, Paul Lamere has taken an interesting look at the geography of American musical tastes, based on zip code data from a quarter million U.S. music listeners who use a variety of streaming services (online music listeners might not be a perfectly representative sample, ...
The Case For New York City As Greatest City In The World
There was some rumor going around about a Space Jam sequel last week starring LeBron James. Now, I hated that movie. I didn't even like it in the ironic way that some people like it because it was badly acted or whatever. But anyway, the guy who directed Space Jam was a legendary ad director name...
The Greek Freak Goes Hunting For Blocks
Giannis Antetokounmpo only got credit for one block on this play, but a hometown scorer would have probably given him two. He barely got a finger on the first ball, but it's safe to assume that the Greek Freak's footsteps and flying limbs had something to do with Tony Wroten biffing it. ...
Raymond Felton Arrested, Charged With Weapons Possession
Hours after a killer last-second loss to Dallas, Knicks point guard Raymond Felton was arrested and charged with three counts of weapons possession....
J.R. Smith Pulls Down Vince Carter's Headband
J.R. Smith is back to his fucking-with-people's-accessories ways. Here we see J.R. pulling down Vince Carter's headband, likely trying to get it around his eyes so he can't see. Fortunately for Vince, he was the Greg Monroe of J.R.'s headband game, not Shawn Marion....
Holly Rowe Is Missing Just That One Ring
Holly Rowe is sporting all nine of the rings commemorating the Jayhawks recent Big XII championships and is just missing one for the other thumb. ...
Deadspin Up All Night: Erase Me
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Harold Ramis: A Very Funny Fellow
From Tad Friend's 2004 New Yorker profile of Harold Ramis:...
For Some Stupid Reason, Everyone Was Shocked When Clay Beat Liston
Fifty years ago tomorrow, in Miami Beach, 22-year-old Cassius Clay beat the hell out of Sonny Liston and took the world heavyweight crown from the Big Bear. According to the great New York Times sportswriter Robert Lipsyte, "only three of 46 sportswriters covering the fight had picked Clay to win." ...
Jamal Crawford Has An Incredible Memory
Jamal Crawford got himself into a duel with Kevin Durant yesterday, answering KD's 42 points with an incredibly efficient 36 of his own on 13-20 shooting. But Crawford didn't just flex his genius on the court, he also proved that his memory is just as sharp as his crossover....
The True Greatness of Ali
On the table in front of him sit a copy of the holy Koran and a plate holding three frosted raspberry coffee cakes, and when he leans forward on the couch and reaches out it is not for enlightenment. It is for a piece of pastry. With his right hand wobbling just this side of uncontrollably, he guide...
Jason Collins Played Basketball And It Was No Big Deal
The most striking thing about Jason Collins's entrance, making him the first openly gay athlete to play in one of the four major sports, was the subdued applause. Not the cheering part; it's 2014 and fans have been ready for this for a long time. But the number of fans who sat on their hands during ...
Here's Jason Collins Checking Into An NBA Game, And History
As expected, Jason Collins appeared tonight in Los Angeles for the Nets and thus became the first openly gay player to appear in the NBA, and in any of America's four biggest professional sports. ...
Deadspin Up All Night: Sparkles, Shimmers, Shines
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Even When LeBron's Not Playing, He's Yelling At Mario Chalmers
Criticism of Mario Chalmers never misses a game....