Locker Page 993 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Battle Of The Sexes
Next month, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of "The Battle of the Sexes," American Masters will premier their show on Billie Jean King. It's the first time in the program's history that a sports figure has been profiled. And this Sunday over at ESPN, Outside the Lines will feature a segment on Kin...
Pau Gasol Is Still The Most Adorable Man On Twitter
We could all use a friend like Pau....
A&M Chancellor Blasts Darren Rovell, Declares Johnny Manziel Innocent
Big-time college football! Where a university system chancellor can be indistinguishable from a Paul Finebaum caller. Administrator John Sharp sent out a bizarre screed that decried the biased and untrustworthy media, and declared Johnny Manziel innocent of all the allegations against him, before ad...
"And Here Goes The Gun Signalling The Start Of The Season."
And other sports-related funny business from my favorite New Yorker cartoonist: George Price. ...
Deadspin Up All Night: See The World
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Here's Bill Cowher Wearing Eye Liner In His Girlfriend's Rock Video
Bill Cowher has a girlfriend. She fronts a hard rock band. Her name is Queen V. Below is a video Queen V released in June. Bill Cowher is in the video. Bill Cowher is wearing eye liner. I can confidently speak for Yinzers everywhere when I tell you nothing makes sense anymore....
Roy Hibbert Wants You To Know He's Too Tall For An Airplane Bathroom
So you were wondering whether a person who's 7-foot-2 can squeeze into the bathroom on a airplane. Never mind. You likely weren't wondering that at all. But Pacers center Roy Hibbert posted proof of the answer on his Instagram anyway. And the answer is that Roy Hibbert cannot squeeze into the bathro...
Oral Roberts Builds School Spirit With Bald Eagle Flying Into Window
At some sort of welcome-back-to-campus event yesterday, Oral Roberts University paid tribute to its mascot by bringing in a real, live Bald Eagle. The eagle got a little disoriented. Did we mention the chapel has enormous glass walls?...
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Arizona Cardinals
Some people are fans of the Arizona Cardinals. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Arizona Cardinals. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
Peanut Butter Sandwich Pairings, Ranked
1) Grape jelly...
92nd Street Y Interview with Dutch Leonard
Cause we can't get enough Dutch Leonard round these parts here's a treat: a long 1998 interview at the 92nd Street Y. ...
Great Players Who Never Had A Great Moment
There have been great players who never had a great moment; men who went on year after year, running up formidable statistics, but were no more fearsome than anybody else in the few, crucial moments of their careers. They popped up or flied out in key at-bats, or did not even fail that spectacularly...
Tulsa's Puppy Mascot Will Be The Best Part Of College Football Season
Part of me thinks Tulsa's introduction of a Golden Retriever mascot is a way to distract attention from the FBI investigation into a sports betting ring involving the former AD. But another, more insistent part of me says shut up look at the puppy look at her little face!...
What's In A Name, Sugar?
Vhy a duck? Leigh Montville's latest for Sports on Earth is a lot of fun:...
Knock 'Em Out The Box: Sport For Art's Sake
From the Sports Curator comes this 1921 Heywoood Broun column for the New York World:...
Johnny U Or The Mick?
Would he rather be a Unitas or a Mantle? That's the question Ralph Wiley asked in this 1983 Sports Illustrated article on John Elway:...
James Agee On Buster Keaton
Here’s James Agee on our man Buster:...
Deadspin Up All Night: It's No Wonder
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