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Unreal old-school Georgetown title is perfect way to usher out antediluvian, boring-ass Big East logo
Updated, March 13, 2021 at 8:40 p.m.: I need to get something stupid off my chest. It’s been bugging me for years. And the unlikely title won tonight by Coach Paaaaatrick Ewing and No. 8 seed Georgetown, repping the old school Big East, over the more new-school, reshuffled conference squad Creighto...

Deadspin investigates: Tiger Woods crash site a haven for driver error — 13 accidents in 2020
On the day that Tiger Woods crashed his car in Los Angeles, winding up with a rod in his leg and several broken bones, sheriff’s deputy Carlos Gonzalez told reporters at a news conference that he regularly writes tickets to drivers on that stretch of road for going 80 miles per hour when the speed l...

When will we see Jack Eichel again? Who knows, it's Buffalo
This season has been a great big ball of suck for the Buffalo Sabres. They’re stuck in the loaded East Division, have played 25 games, won an NHL-worst six, and they don’t exactly have a lot of hope for the future....

A small school in Georgia is channeling the 1986 Mets in all the best ways
There’s a moment in 1986 Mets: A Year To Remember, the greatest sports year-in-review video ever made, when, as Ray Knight hits a walkoff homer to beat the Astros on July 3, Tim McCarver crows, “They’re spreading the news that they are right now the dominant team in this game — in either league!”...

UPDATE: Racist HS announcer blames diabetes for saying‘f***ing n*****s’ on hot mic
I’ve never seen racism blamed on blood sugar, but here we are. During the NFHS Network stream of a game between Norman High and Midwest City that was covering the Class 6A girls state quarterfinals on Thursday night, a hot mic caught a commentator being a disgusting human being and launching into a ...

$240K for a dunk highlight? Breaking down the NBA Top Shot craze
One of the most asked questions of the last few weeks have probably been: What the hell is an NBA Top Shot? ...

Can P.J. Tucker still uplift a championship contender? And which one?
P.J. Tucker’s never been a basketball player you could define solely by numbers. ...

The Warriors prioritizing Steph Curry’s ‘window’ is what’s wrong with sports today
It’s one of the oldest clichés in sports: There’s no “I” in team....

Let's predict where this batch of high-profile quarterbacks will end up next year
We are in the throes of NFL speculation season. So much so that, as I’m writing, I feel as though it’s entirely possible I will have to scrap this entire article because Russell Wilson may have been traded to the Bears. Seriously – Chicago Bears Reddit is literally tracking a private jet flight from...

Virginia’s Reece Beekman scores his only points of the game on buzzer beater
The March shenanigans are already underway....

Duke player tests positive for COVID, knocking them out of ACC Tournament
On the one-year anniversary of Rudy Gobert testing positive for COVID-19, which led to a suspension of the 2019-20 NBA season, we were reminded this morning that we’re still in this same nationwide pandemic....

Will the Big Ten’s 21-year national title drought end next month?
On April 3, the national championship trophy inside of the Breslin Center at Michigan State University will be old enough to drink. When that day arrives in three weeks, it will mark 21 years since the Spartans, led by Mateen Cleaves, won their last national title....

College athletes: NCAA must act swiftly against states passing transgender discrimination laws
College athletes are challenging the NCAA to stand up for the rights of transgender athletes....

Believe it or not, this ESPN Colombia anchor survived this! And (relatively) unharmed
ESPN Colombia anchor Carlos Orduz was able to escape, largely uninjured, after a horrifying set accident yesterday. Part of the set fell on him from behind, crushing him against the desk. The camera immediately cuts away from him. ...

Julian Edelman gets it right, again, despite Meyers Leonard’s weak apology
In the fallout of Meyers Leonard using an antisemitic slur during a livestream, further adding to a resumé of ignorance, Jewish NFL wide receiver Julian Edelman has posted a compassionate statement to Leonard with an offer to meet and discuss antisemitism....

Where would Victor Oladipo make the most sense?
Who wants Victor Oladipo?...

Deadspin Wayback Machine: On this date, Cardiac Kemba is born and DeAndre Jordan makes Brandon Knight rethink ever stepping onto a court
Today is the anniversary of two of the most iconic basketball moments in the 21st century....

Steph Curry’s ridiculous threes have permanently ruined the NBA
Blame Steph Curry....

Here are some buzzer beaters from last night for you
There’s no such thing as buzzer beater season. But if there was, it would start around championship week (now) and wrap up in early April. You and I have seen plenty of game-winning shots in our time. Do buzzer beaters ever get old? You know the answer. (They do not.)...

Les Miles’ creepy ass got fired on International Women’s Day, which is poetic
Late Monday night, the University of Kansas announced it had “mutually agreed to part ways” with head football coach Les Miles. The fact that Miles is out as head coach on International Women’s Day is truly a delightful display of life imitating art....