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Matt Jones Released From Jail, Jaguars Roster
Matt Jones was sent home a day early from his week-long jail stint on Saturday. Jacksonville responded on Monday by sending him home from the team, permanently. [ESPN]...
Chief Kickingstallionsims Fills Out His Dance Card
In case you've forgotten, Alabama State won the SWAC this year, which means that their 7-foot-1 center, Chief Kickingstallionsims, has made it to the NCAA Tournament at last. Look out, Rick Pitino....
The Unheralded Return Of Pat O'Brien To Sports Media
Pat O'Brien's popping his head out to do some March Madness column-izing for The Daily Beast. He says President Clinton was very passionate about his Razorbacks. So fucking hot. [The Daily Beast]...
Relocation Coming To The NBA?
We've established that running an NBA team is a horrible way to make money, but did the Boston Globe bury the big news that some teams may not last much longer in their home city?...
Sean Avery Makes Himself Useful Again
Sean Avery has four goals in three games, including two power plays against Philly yesterday. The Rangers are 4-2 since his return and have moved up to 7th place in the East. [NY Post]...
Rick Reilly Scooped On The Blind Basketball Player
I knew that Rick Reilly blind free throw shooter story sounded familiar (and not because of Twitter.) That's because it was in the Delaware County Daily Times (and our tip box) three weeks ago. [DelcoTimes.com]...
Man Claims A Dallas Cowboy Went Down On Him
On Howard Stern this morning, Barrett Long, some straight dude who used to have gay sex for money or something said one member of the Cowboys gave him a bj. /No Romo. [The Big Lead]...
Join The 2009 Deadspin Pants Party
Look, there are a lot of dumb guys out there who think they're better than you. So are you going to let them keep thinking that....or are you going to do something about it?...
Mascot Mustache Fight Caught On Video
Apparently, some footage survived the Big Blue/Pistol Pete fire fight. The horror ... the horror. [OnlineSportsGuys + ESPN]...
Candace Parker's C Cups Are The Subject Of Furious Journalistic Debate
The recent Candace Parker ESPN the mag cover story written by Allison Glock has become a hot topic for the ornery scribes at SportsJournalists.com due to the story's breast-heavy lede paragraph....
It's Exhausting Being Christian Laettner
• The ACC final was pretty dull: Duke's greatest champion catches some z's at the airport. Hey, that counts as a celebrity sighting! [Friends of the Program]...
Jay Cutler Formally Asks Denver To Stuff It
After a lot of weekend buzz involving real estate listings and veiled threats, it appears that Denver's glorious Jay Cutler Era is officially over....
The Uteful Boy Cleavage Of The Mountain West
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap...
Donte' Stallworth Might Be In Some Serious Trouble
PFT revealed that Miami prosecutors are poised to charge the Browns receiver with DUI. The Miami Herald has video of Stallworth's sobriety test and the pedestrian dying on the causeway. Yeesh. [PFT]...
The USC Song Girls Will Take Your Mind Off Those Scary Brackets
Your head is probably spinning right now, but I might have just the thing to bring you down to Earth—Song Girls getting the bejezzus scared out of them....
Here Is Your National Champion (Plus 64 Other Losers)
The NCAA Tournament Committee is announcing has announced the field for the Men's Basketball Tournament. It's shocking! It's disappointing! It's pleasantly surprising! It's horrifying! It's whatever you want it to be!...
Type Fast For Us During the NCAA Tournament
Aw, so you didn't get to preview the team you wanted. Guess there's nothing left to do but cry. Or you could GET A SECOND CHANCE to participate on Deadspin....
Mississippi State Just Broke Someone's Heart
The 23-12 Bulldogs win the SEC Tournament, likely knocking an at large team out of the tourney. Only one game left and both teams are already in. So now we wait. [Yahoo]...
Mercy Is For The Weak. (The U.S. Is Weak.)
Thank to the Little League mercy rule, the United States was spared nine full innings against a country that we literally own, but cannot beat in baseball. Just wait until Tommy Lasorda hears about this....
Iraqi Soccer Player Murdered During A Game
An Iraqi striker was shot in the head by a spectator just as he was about to score a game-tying goal against a rival. Holy crap. [BBC]...