ad Page 1039 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Can Real-Time Gambling Odds Tell Us Which Games Are Most Exciting?
The best part of the best sports tournament in the world starts in half an hour, as a field of 64 gets pared down to just 16 teams over the course of four days. That's a lot of games, so how do you know which ones you should be watching?...

Quit Bitchin', Start Voting: Round 1 Of The Bitchy Bracket Continues
Read the intro here and start voting below. You have until 11 a.m. EDT tomorrow. Vote for the other half of Round 1 here....

Zenit Player's Face Was A River Of Blood After Getting Kneed In Head
Unlike Antonio Valencia yesterday, Zenit's Tomas Hubocan was looking more Jake LaMotta than Rocky after Robert Lewandowski opened a vein with an unfortunately well-timed knee to the side of the head. Soccer is a blood sport....

Aroldis Chapman "Doing Better" After Taking 110 MPH Liner To Face
Salvador Perez was crying as he left the field, hugged by Eric Hosmer. It was a line drive off the bat of the 23-year-old Royals catcher that struck Reds pitcher Aroldis Chapman flush, basically breaking his face....

Michael Carter-Williams Travels, Remembers He's On The 76ers
The 76ers were down two possessions with 16 seconds left against the Bulls. Barring a huge screwup, Philadelphia wasn't pulling out the win. Regardless, Michael Carter-Williams still tried to score quickly, until he was called for traveling. After the turnover, his body language said fuck everything...

Deadspin Up All Night: Cry Like A Ghost
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. You ready for tomorrow? You're ready for tomorrow....

The Most "What The Fuck State Is This College In?" Colleges
With the NCAA tournament on the horizon, the Deadspin staff is once again thinking about what fucking state certain colleges are in. Here are our annual additions to our list of ambiguously located colleges, and below is our original ranking from last year....

We Deserve A Team That Deserves Our Hate, So Let's Root For Harvard
Originally posted at Bloomberg View....

Vote, You Whiners: Round 1 Of The Bitchy Bracket
Read the intro here and start voting below. You have until 5 p.m. EDT tomorrow. Here's where to vote for the second half of Round 1....

Who Are The Bitchiest, Most Defensive Fans In America?
Not long ago, our Billy Haisley wrote a post shitting on Major League Soccer. When you rip on American soccer, you can rest assured that a tidal bore of American soccer fanboy defensiveness is headed your way. It's almost as if they're all huddled together outside your house, waiting behind the shr...

Six Potential Cinderellas–And How They Can Win
We may not remember who won the NCAA tournament three years ago, but we can always recall the 14-seed that went to the Sweet 16. We love March Madness for the Cinderellas. Dedicated loyalty is fine for alumni, but the people who pay attention for three weeks each year could care less. The sleepers b...

What Are The Best Upset Picks In The First Round?
You may have noticed that the "expert brackets" we put together are mostly chalk, because they're picking the single most likely outcome of each individual game....

Is A No. 11 Seed Actually Among The Best Teams In The Country?
One of the quirks of college basketball is that we get to see only a brief audition of each team before the NCAA tournament begins. By the time the NBA playoffs start, there are 82 games' worth of data on each team, and each of those consists of 48 minutes. At the college level, teams entering the t...

Your Last-Minute Bracket Cheat Sheet: What All The Smart People Say
The "first" "round" of the NCAA tournament is underway, and the deadline for bracket submissions is fast approaching. To help you out with your last-minute picks, we took a look a seven March Madness/college hoops models, and used them to build out seven different "expert brackets."...

Deadspin Up All Night: Eclipse/Blue
Thanks for your continued support of Deadspin. This isn't the first round. ...

Reply Allpocalypse Ruins Deadspin Bracket Pool
Goddamnit, you guys....

A March Madness Pool Scoring System That Doesn't Suck
Before we get to today's Funbag, a quick bit of news: I'll be singing the U.S. and Canadian anthems tonight at the Raptors-Hawks game in Atlanta. I've also taken over the Hawks' official Twitter feed (@ATLHawks) for the day. Or at least until they kick me off. So join me today for MAXIMUM HAWKITU...

Six Ways The Florida Panthers Want To Screw Broward County
The Panthers want public funds to fix up the BB&T Center. Something in the neighborhood of $80 million in tax subsidies would be nice. They're asking because it'd be corporately negligent for a franchise not to at least try to milk taxpayers out of cash for something that won't economically contribu...

Knicks File For Trademarks On Five Potential D-League Team Names
Last week, the Knicks announced they'd be soliciting fan suggestions for a name for their new D-League team, to begin play in Westchester next season. Three days before that, the Knicks filed for trademarks on five potential team names. So, good luck with your submission, I guess....

Deadspin Up All Night: I'll Just Hitchhike Back To Mine
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. We'll see you tomorrow....