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Asia Durr, Teaira<em></em> McCowan, And A Few Other Reasons UConn Might Not Win It All
I get it, I do: You’re a fan of basketball, and this weekend has given you not one but two Final Fours watch. A choice appears. In one corner, an 11-seed underdog that might just do the dang thing and three high seeds that survived historically weird brackets; in the other, four No. 1 seeds, led by ...
Russian Soccer Fans Reportedly Chanted Monkey Noises At Black French Players
In yesterday’s friendly between France and Russia in St. Petersburg, Russian soccer fans reportedly continued their long and fervent tradition of being super racist to black players by chanting monkey noises at French players Paul Pogba and Ousmane Dembélé. The Associated Press reported that the abu...
Presenting The 2018 Name Of The Year Bracket <em></em>
To all of you who have shouted at us on Twitter, through our email address, and in my Gchat windows: Yes, we know, we’re late....
"I Like The Whimpering": Deadspin Editors Mock Innocent Child Cheering For Duke
On Sunday, Duke lost to No. 1 seed Kansas. Depending on your loyalties—more precisely, depending on if you’re one of the North Carolinians that overpaid for your undergraduate education or one of the Northeastern private schoolers that couldn’t make the cut at Yale—you took this one of two ways....
Loyola-Chicago's Been Here Before
Loyola-Chicago punched its ticket to the Final Four on Saturday by handing out its first decisive ass-kicking of the tournament after all those heart-stopping wins. If you saw them thrash Kansas State, 78-62—or if you’d seen them eke out one win after another en route to the Elite Eight—you know the...
The Winners And Losers From The Men's Elite Eight
The NCAA tournament brings stunning upsets, thrilling buzzer-beaters, and a plethora of unforgettable moments that could only be created in a single-elimination tournament featuring a bunch of college players. So who shined the most in March Madness’s second round? Let’s dive into a special edition ...
Duke Will Probably Have Nightmares About Malik Newman For A While<em></em>
On this particular Kansas team, with its all killer/no filler six-man core, it can sometimes be easy to overlook the contributions of shooting guard Malik Newman, a relative newcomer who has yet to establish his exact role with the Jayhawks. Devonte’ Graham is the face of the team. Svi Mykhailiuk is...
Kansas Jayhawks Do The World A Favor, Knock Out Duke
The Kansas Jayhawks accomplished a much-needed task today as they eliminated Mick Krizilonski and Duke in an 85-81 overtime win. The Blue Devils can settle for an Elite Eight appearance and get their dreadful visages off everyone’s TVs. Fuck off!...
Villanova Cruises Past Texas Tech For Second Final Four Trip In Three Years
Villanova used balanced scoring and a flat-out unfair advantage on the boards to cruise past third seed Texas Tech, 71-59, and advance to their second Final Four in three years, and third trip during head coach Jay Wright’s tenure....
Amazing Conspiracy Theory Has Officials Screwing Kentucky By Granting Them Too Many Free Throws
This is wonderful: a forum thread on a Rupp Rafters, a Rivals.com page dedicated to Kentucky basketball, has produced a conspiracy theory that positions the Wildcats as the victims of a plot to undermine their success by granting them too many free throws in their Sweet 16 loss to 9-seed Kansas Stat...
Duke Hit The Magic Number And Syracuse Is Going Home
It sure as hell wasn’t pretty but Duke did what it had to do by scoring more than 60 points, and the Blue Devils sent Syracuse packing as they secured their spot in the Elite Eight....
Here Are The New Kits The USMNT Won't Wear At The World Cup This Year
U.S. Soccer unveiled the new uniforms for the men’s and women’s national teams in what amounted to a Friday afternoon news dump. The timing was strange, and almost made it seem like they didn’t want to remind everyone that the U.S. men’s national soccer team will not be wearing these sweet new kits ...
Bruce Weber Is The Happiest Lad
When we talk about college basketball coaching fashion, we are generally talking about one of two things. There are the true pioneers, the men who coach in fireproof pajamas or Clothes They Bought At The Airport; we can call these aficionados of moisture-wicking fabrics the Huggins Faction, and we s...
Sorry Coach K, But You <i>Are</i> The NCAA
Are you ready for some more Sweet 16 action? Well, too bad—it’s time to talk some good, ol’ fashioned amateurism....
Kansas State Uses Late Heroics From Barry Brown To Knock Off Kentucky, Move On To Elite Eight
Kansas State needed a late layup from Barry Brown to hang on, but the Wildcats did just that to knock off Kentucky and secure their spot in the Elite Eight. ...
It Sure Sounds Like Isaac Haas Is Done At Purdue—No, For Real This Time
Last weekend, it was reported that Purdue center Isaac Haas had a broken elbow and would miss the remainder of the tournament. Then, just two days later, reports started trickling out that Haas was trying to play. Then, video appeared of Haas clearly in pain as he failed to lift the ball above his h...
Michigan's Offense Just Showed Up, And Everyone Should Be Scared
They didn’t show it for the first 79 minutes and 57 seconds of this NCAA Tournament, but this year’s Michigan basketball team can be pure, unstoppable adrenaline when they’re at their best. And oh my god, that’s what the Wolverines were tonight in their 99-72 win over Texas A&M....
Loyola-Chicago Wins Third Straight Thriller To Advance To Elite Eight
For the third time in three games, Loyola used a last-second jumper to continue its miracle tournament run and advance to the Elite Eight, with Marques Townes providing the heroics this time around....
Slightly Defective Museum Cat Clearly The Animal To Beat In Predicting The World Cup
We are just 12 weeks away from some soccer games, but more importantly we are just 12 weeks away from a bunch of animals picking the winners of those soccer games. Following in the footsteps of Paul the octopus and Clam the psychic clam, a veritable menagerie of clairvoyant creatures are preparing t...
Bob Huggins Met Dan D'Antoni In A Battle For The Future Of Men's Fashion
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice appeared at Sunday night’s NCAA Tournament game between West Virginia and Marshall wearing a suit that was both deeply and intentionally unfortunate. Justice is a Marshall University graduate—his wife and daughter are, as well—and, if you’re just joining us, a West...