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Michigan Misses All The Free Throws, Wins Ugly Against Syracuse Anyway
A wire-to-wire (foul-fest, timeout-filled, commercial-break heavy) battle ended in Jim Boeheim making a number of very Jim Boeheim faces and a relatively easy call for the refs: Jordan Morgan taking a charge from Brandon Triche with 20 seconds left, which, in hindsight, finished off Syracuse. Michi...
Huskers Nation Flips Its Shit After Someone Thumbs-Downs Cute Video
In the Nebraska spring game, Red inserted an undersized but plucky tailback by the name of Jack Hoffman for a crucial fourth-down carry. It's worth mentioning that Jack is 7 years old and has suffered from brain cancer, and because the good folks at Nebraska realize what a bullshit deal it is to be ...
Your Final Four Open Thread
Woo-ooooh, Final Four. Talk here if you're sticking around, tell us where and why you've placed your bets, console each other if there's a horrific injury. No idea why these teams made it as far as they did? See here, it's good. ...
Why Not Prosecute Mike Rice?
Eric Murdock's wrongful termination suit against Rutgers, filed yesterday, alleges his firing came as a "direct result of Mr. Murdock's complaints and report of Defendant Rice's unlawful conduct." Murdock's lawyers aren't the first to allude to Rice's iffy legal standing: On Wednesday, a columnist f...
What Makes Them So Good? A Video Breakdown Of The Final Four Teams
The Final Four play tonight, with Wichita State-Louisville at 6:09 p.m. ET and Syracuse-Michigan following it up at 8:49 p.m. Here, we're breaking down the four teams' special qualities: What should you know about Syracuse's zone? Who's that white guy who hits all the threes for Wichita, and how the...
Dukies, Single People, And Women: Data Show Who Sucks At Picking Brackets
In a feel-good "enormous corporations share user-data" story, Facebook and Yahoo have joined forces to give us a rare look into the demographics that drive March Madness picks. Drawing on data from the 60,000 users who used Facebook to login to Yahoo's College Tournament Pick 'Em, Michael Bailey (cr...
Vote, Motherfuckers: The Filthy Four Has Arrived
We've made it to the final four of our Deadspin Curse Word Bracket. And, as expected, the almost all of the 1 seeds have advanced. Turns out the REAL tournament is a lot more unpredictable than our use of cruel, degrading language. Let us now break down the two national curse word semifinals. .....
Dude Catches Foul Ball, Transforms Into Sexiest Man Alive
You know what, I don't really want to make any jokes or be cynical about this. That girl is just super proud of her boyfriend/husband, and she must love him very much. Happy Friday, everyone....
Help! What Can I Do About My Stinky Feet?
Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert and advice columnist. She'll be here every other week helping to answer your filthiest questions. Are you dirty? Email her....
Prince Fielder's Home Run Knocked Some Poor Fan Right The Fuck Out
Prince Fielder went deep off of Boone Logan in the bottom of the fifth inning today. Bad news for this guy....
Here's Richard Pitino's Minnesota Contract, Complete With A Limit On Private Jet Rides
Little Pitino has taken over for some pretty big names as he moves up the coaching ranks. First Isiah Thomas at FIU, and now Tubby Smith at Minnesota, where he was officially introduced today. Pitino has a six-year deal, and we've published his full and finalized contract below. Let's dive into the ...
Hockey Player Who Got His Femoral Artery Slashed Open Has Ridiculous Scar
Back in February, Winnipeg Jets defenseman Zach Redmond nearly died when his femoral artery was accidentally cut open by a teammate's skate during practice. Today, Redmond returned to the ice for the first time since undergoing surgery to repair the artery, and he let the media get a peek at the nas...
Ed Rush Resigns Following Accusations of Targeting Sean Miller
Ed Rush, head of officials for the Pac-12, has resigned after allegations surfaced that he offered $5,000 and a trip to Cancun to any referee who targeted Arizona coach Sean Miller. ...
What Has Two Prosthetic Legs, A Murder Charge, And Is Back On The Track?
Despite this photo, the family of Oscar Pistorius says he's not yet back to formal training. ...
And A Child Will Lead Them
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The L.A. Kings' Official Site Has Been Covering The NHL Trade Deadline In Superb Fashion
Once again, the L.A. Kings organization has proven itself to be better at doing the internet than any other professional sports team. The team's official site features a trade deadline tracker, and whoever is in charge of doing the updates has been having a great time....
Vote, You Vulgar Shits: The Curse Word Bracket Elite Eight
Sweet Sixteen voting is over in the Deadspin Curse Word Bracket, and let's all give a big round of applause to "rimjob" and "fuckface," the two seemingly unstoppable 11-seeds who now must go up the 1-seeds in their respective regions. Now is the time for you to choose your Filthy Four–you four favo...
