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University Of Florida Marketing Dept. Outlaws The Acrobatic Parts Of Cheerleading In Response To An Orlando Magic Cheerleader Injury, UF Cheerleaders Righteously Pissed
On Tuesday, Jamie Woode, a member of the Orlando Magic cheerleading squad and "stunt team"—that's where they throw you around—fell during a between-quarter routine and landed on her head and neck, fracturing three vertebrae and breaking a rib. It was scary and uncomfortable to see her on the groun...

How To Make A Thanksgiving Side Dish: A Guide For Slackers And Overgrown Children
So Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and if you're lucky, somebody the hell else is hosting it. Lost amid all the talk in recent years of various turkey-cooking methods—the relative merits of roasting versus deep-frying; whether to brine the bird or cook it upside down or baste it every few f...

In His Battle With The Rockets, Royce White Throws Out The Nuclear Option And Takes A Stand Against Professional Sports
Royce White's been struggling. Picked 16th by the Rockets this summer, the hybrid forward was demoted to the D-League on Monday, went AWOL for about a day, and resurfaced to accuse the Rockets of mishandling his increasingly famous anxiety disorder. The Rockets wouldn't concede that point, and start...

Your Week 12 College Football Master Schedule
Schedule and broadcasters via and cross-referenced with. If you spot any errors, let us know below. Conferences reflect home teams. Ranked teams bold; rankings from the USA Today Coaches Poll. Times (EST)....

Deadspin Up All Night: The Greatest
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Our award-winning weekend gang—Burke! Burneko! Eifling! Rauch! Newell!—will keep you company....

The NCAA Has Reinstated UCLA's Shabazz Muhammad
Just another day in the lovely, just world of college sports. UCLA's star freshman, Shabazz Muhammad, was declared ineligible before his first game last week. His crime? He took money from a family friend to fund unofficial recruiting visits to Duke and North Carolina. Both schools had told him he w...

Here Is A Tornado Destroying A Portuguese Soccer Stadium
A tornado tore through southern Portugal yesterday, scoring a direct hit on Estádio Dr. Francisco Vieira, home of lower-division club Silves FC. The stadium is reported to have suffered "severe damage."...

Dead Letters: "Take Your Bullshit Food And Shove It Up Your Ugly Ass"
Subject: Really Meatloaf?...

Cockblocked By Joe Mauer!
Welcome to Great Moments in Drunken Hookup Failure, where we showcase two heartwarming true stories of drunken love gone horribly awry. Off we go....

"Driver's License Belonging to David Petraeus's Lover Found By”: A Brief Index Of Recent Notable Events Involving Joggers
An occasional miscellany (with a head nod toward this great old post on Runner's World's website)....

Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts For People Who Are Sad About The NHL Lockout
There is currently no NHL hockey to watch, and that makes a lot of people very sad. But the holiday season is a time to lift up your fellow man, and give him hope that the world is indeed a good place, even if there is no hockey (again). So let's come up with some gift ideas for the sad hockey fan ...

Here's How Rick Reilly's Twitter "Jokes" Played At Open Mic Night
Boston radio guys Toucher & Rich had the best bit this morning. There's fury around the Deadspin office that we didn't think of it first. They sent phone screener/factotum Adolfo Gonzalez to a comedy club, armed with a series of actual jokes from Rick Reilly's Twitter feed....

Holiday Gift Guide: Which Instant Throwbacks Are Your Favorite?
If you've watched commercials during national sporting events in the past week, you've noticed—the holidays are coming. But not all of us want mall jewelry or glimmering Lexuses with gargantuan velveteen ribbons atop them. Sometimes we just want sports things. So, starting now, we'll be asking you, ...

Man Gets Kicked Out Of Bills Game, Dies
A man who'd been ejected from Ralph Wilson Stadium last night was found dead early this morning, the Buffalo News is reporting....
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Did Michael Irvin Confront A Heckler At Last Night's Game? [UPDATE: He Did Not]
The picture above was sent to us by a tipster shortly after the conclusion of last night's Bills-Dolphins game. That appears to be the NFL Network's Michael Irvin attempting to enter the stands, and he doesn't look too happy. Here is what our tipster had to say about the photo:...

This Canadian High School's Punt Return-Punt For A Touchdown Is Simply Incredible
Bravo, Canada. You've managed to take a relatively mundane part of American football and kick it up a few hundred notches. Punting back a punt for a touchdown? Sheer genius....

Deadspin Up All Night: You're Gonna Make It
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin, and of Deadspin MVP Mike Trout. Erik and Tim will be here as soon as they're done counting ballots....

Here's Video Of Allen Iverson Throwing A Football Approximately 60 Yards
This video of Iverson airing a football out 60 yards is old, but it's still cool, so hush. If Andy Reid's looking for a quarterback solution to keep his coaching gig with the Eagles, The Answer is right there....

The Best Passages From <em>ESPN The Magazine's</em> 7,000-Word Feature On The Alabama Teabagging Video
You remember when Brian Downing teabagged a passed-out Garrison Stamp after last year's BCS title game, right? Of course you do, because the entire thing was breathtakingly stupid and cruel and hilarious in its own awful way, and you've probably watched the video of the incident a dozen times....

Inveterate Asshole And Loria Stepson David Samson Tries To Justify The Marlins Trade
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: This is the guy who called Miamians stupid for funding the stadium....