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H.S. Basketball Coach Resigns Amid Claims He Bit His Own Player's Face
Doyle Wolverton—the second-winningest coach in girls high school basketball—resigned as head coach of Leake Academy after allegedly biting his own player's face during a game Tuesday. Leake County, Miss. (not FL, amazingly) sheriff Greg Waggoner informed the Clarion-Ledger of the resignation, though...
This Beer-Funneling Grandma Is The Best
A 75-year-old grandma was funneling beers at a Penn State-Purdue tailgate Saturday. This is absolutely tremendous. 75-year-old. Grandma. Funneling beers. Look at her! ...
Deadspin Up All Night: I Just Can't Keep Still
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. We hope you had a pretty OK Monday....
Clemson Marching Band's Nintendo-Themed Performance Is Amazing
Ohio State isn't the only school with a marching band that can pull off awesome themed performances. This weekend, the Clemson marching band turned its halftime show into a tribute to two classic Nintendo games. It's enough to make you want to go looking for that old NES system in your mom's attic....
This Is What Makes Bill Polian A Real NFL Insider
Hell, I'd be backing up, too....
How The <em>New York Post</em> Manufactured A Stupid Jets Controversy
Earlier today, we told you about the New York Post's stupid attempt to turn a completely non-controversial event—a Jets team trip to Dave & Buster's the day before their game against the Bills—into a controversy. That story, by columnist Mark Cannizzaro, was based in part on a quote from Buffalo def...
Veteran NFL LB Thomas Howard Killed In 100 MPH Car Crash
Thomas Howard, a linebacker who played parts of eight NFL seasons and was cut by the Falcons last week, is one of two dead after an early-morning high-speed car crash in Oakland. ...
What A Billion Poker Hands Can Tell Us About Luck
Remember the final table of the 2009 World Series of Poker's Main Event? Phil Ivey, the consensus best player in poker, put his tournament on the line with Ace-King. His opponent—Darvin Moon, the consensus best logger in the Western Maryland panhandle—held a dominated Ace-Queen. Ivey was the overwh...
An Interview With Richie Incognito, Italian Teenager
Because we don't work out with Richie Incognito, we weren't able to land him for an interview. So we did the next best thing: We spoke with 17-year-old Richie Incognito, a student from Varese, Italy, and asked him his feelings on the Dolphins imbroglio....
"Oh My God, He's Attacked Somebody!" Rob Ford Goes On Rampage
Toronto's City Council is meeting today to attempt a continued removal of mayor Rob Ford's powers, and it seems the plump crack pipe smoker isn't having any of it. We're not sure what led him to confront councillor Pam McConnell this way, but can you really say you never expected a CBC News anchor ...
Turner Will Produce Team-Specific Telecasts For The Final Four
This season's Final Four will be the first time the semifinals are broadcast on cable. With that move comes the freedom to try something new: For both of the semifinal games, fans of each competing team will receive their very own broadcast....
Today In Unfortunate Newspaper Column Placement
Catherine Cleary is a restaurant columnist for the Irish Times. This is neither a classified ad nor an invitation....
Your Latest Dumb Jets Scandal: A Trip To Dave & Buster's
The Jets lost to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, and they lost badly. This was not a surprising turn of events, as the Jets are a not-very-good football team that often loses badly to other football teams that are good and sometimes also not very good. But these are the Jets, so obviously their latest ...
What It's Like To Coach The Worst Softball Team In History
Originally published in the Tampa Bay Times....
Len Bias Would've Been 50 Today
Len Bias is long gone, having overdosed on cocaine in 1986, two days after being drafted by the Boston Celtics. But as we wrote earlier this year, Bias is still very much alive in our politics. ...
Alabama High School Mocks Indians Opponent With "Trail Of Tears" Sign
So, um, this was the run-through sign McAdory (Ala.) High whipped up for Friday's second-round playoff game against Pinson Valley (Ala.), whose nickname is the Indians. The photo first appeared on a Tumblr but appears to have been taken down, though not before BuzzFeeᴅ got wind of it....
M*A*S*H's Great Football Scene
Not available on You Tube but it's worth watching the movie again just to see it. Hell, it's always worth watching the movie again for any number of reasons. That's just one. Great scene. ...