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Dwight Howard Cried After Losses <em>All The Time</em>
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Even Superman gets sad sometimes....
Soccer Player Tackles Streaker, Gets Red Carded For His Trouble
Come with us to Conference South, the sixth level of the English football pyramid. During yesterday's game, Dorchester Town defender/manager Ashley Vickers was sent off for bringing down a mankini-wearing fan. It's hard to blame him: Conference South security apparently consists of calling the loc...
The Story Of A Guy And A Girl Who Broke Into Old Yankee Stadium One Sunny Day In May
Inspired by the story of the two men who detailed all the fun they had while trapped in Camden Yards, Nick Davis sent in his story about the day he and a female cohort busted into the Old Yankee Stadium in what he calls one of the best days of his life....
Erik Spoelstra Has One Job, And He's Not Doing It
Believe it or not, there was a logic behind pairing no-name, unassuming Erik Spoelstra with the great collection of free agent talent basketball's ever seen. But by launching a day's headlines worth of "crying" stories, then keeping it in the news by backtracking, he's blown that logic to hell....
A Message From Sepp Blatter On International Women's Day
I suppose we should have expected Sepp Blatter to hoist himself onto a soapbox this morning. It is, after all, the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, which means it's also a perfect opportunity for Blatter to bleat some of the shameless agitprop for which he's beloved:...
Cool Never-Before-Seen Ali-Frazier Photos, 40 Years After The Fight Of The Century
On March 8, 1971, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought in what was billed as the "Fight of the Century" at Madison Square Garden. LIFE has put together a gallery of photos taken by a 24 year-old staff photographer named John Shearer 40 years ago; the majority of his photos were never published until...
Tom Brady Dance Party!
Today, footage emerged of a be-ponytailed Tom Brady being getting his goofy white guy on in the streets of Rio. But I don't think the few seconds were enough to really capture the essence of dancin' Tom. Consider this our contribution to the institution of sports journalism....
Here's Video Of That Quiet Little Accounting Professor Getting Ejected
Via DC Sports Bog, we finally have video of George Washington accounting professor Robert Kasmir getting disorderly and getting tossed from a game in which he was honored at halftime. If you have any accounting jokes left over from yesterday, now's the time....
55-Year-Old Former Clipper Also Dunks Over A Car
Your morning roundup for March 8, the day we didn't want to dine with zombies....
Duke/UNC Timelapse Has All Of The Action, None Of The Dickie V
From warm-ups to lights out, an enterprising UNC fan captured the entire ACC regular season decider at 3 frames per second. Ants! They look like little ants! Except for Kyle Singler; he looks like a smug, punchable ant....
Stan Van Gundy: David Stern Is An Enemy Of Free Speech
Stan Van Gundy turned the Orlando Magic locker room into Tahrir Square this afternoon when reporters asked him about Dwight Howard's suspension. Van Gundy said NBA referees aren't protecting Howard. Then he pretty much called David Stern a despot:...
Some Videos Of Football People Weeping And Wailing
The Spoiler is feeling all emotional this Monday, but as we're unable to find our copy of The Notebook, we've decided to reminisce about players and managers, past and present, who've shed salty tears of despair over The Beautiful Game....
"There Are About 3,500-5,000 Students Righthanding To Porn": BYU People Respond To Our Honor-Code Story
Last week, an anonymous BYU grad offered his take on the Brandon Davies situation. (Davies was suspended from the BYU basketball team for having consensual sex with his girlfriend.) Our source described Davies's suspension as hypocritical and a preemptive public relations strike. Our readers had a f...
Where Are All The <em>Two And Half Men</em> Fanboys?
Know what's amazing about this whole Charlie Sheen fiasco? That no one who actually watches Two and a Half Men seems to give a shit that it may never come back. Usually, when the future of a TV show is in doubt, you get fanboys waging massive grass roots campaigns to keep the show going. They send ...
Mike Tyson & People Who Really, Really Like Birds
Mike Tyson's new show on Animal Planet revolves around the former boxer's introduction to the sport of racing homing pigeons. Viewers get a glimpse of a fascinating world, in which birds are treated like athletes - carefully trained, fed only the best birdseed and vitamins, prized for their performa...
American Hero Catches Flying Bat, Doesn't Spill Beer
David Goldman of the AP caught this magical snapshot on Friday at the Jays-Braves game in Kissimmee. Mitch Davie is the Gators fan with the quick hands, protecting his seatmates and protecting his drink. Props to him for stepping up and preventing something like this, and props to the Braves for ser...
Hines Ward Is One Of The Stars With Whom People Will Dance
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Ward on his DWTS chances....
Hockey Player Misses A Check, Sails Directly Through Sheet Of Plexiglas
Minor league hockey player Patrick Bordeleau of the Lake Erie Monsters missed a hit and slammed straight through the Plexiglas on Friday night. Bordeleau went through the entire pane, raining down shattered glass and hellfire all over the scorer's bench....
Brett Favre's Dong Shines At Mardi Gras: A Deadspin NOLA Correspondent Report
Deadspin's NOLA/Parade correspondent, Christian J. Sauska, was summoned to file a report on the Brett Favre penis float pulled off by Le Krewe d'Etat. This is what he turned in....
The NFLPA's Nuclear Option Keeps Hopes For Football Alive
Tucked neatly inside today's Monday Morning QB is Jim Trotter's report on the tense moments leading up to Thursday's original lockout deadline, and one player who — complete with throat-slashing gesture — jumped the gun on decertification. But what's most fascinating, as a seven-day extension ticks ...