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Murray State's Ed Daniel Served Up Two Ferocious Blocks In Less Than A Minute
He's got Ben Wallace hair, and in the second half of Murray State's third-round matchup with Marquette Racer Ed Daniel's been playing defense like Wallace as well. Just check out these two blocks—especially the second, which is flat nasty. [CBS]...
Your NCAA Tournament Open Thread Day Three: The Night Games
Onward and upward we go. Vanderbilt and Wisconsin tip off at 6:10 p.m (TNT), VCU and Indiana follow up an hour later at 7:10 p.m. (TBS) and Iowa State and Kentucky gets going at 7:45 p.m (CBS). Colorado and Baylor tips off at 8:40 on TNT and New Mexico and Lousiville are the night cap at 9:40 on TB...
March Madness Strikes Middle School Hoops: Model Parent Beat Assistant Coach Silly For Disciplining His Daughter
This story comes out of Indiana and you know how crazy they go for basketball out there. Shelly Miller was having a presumably typical, non-violent day before he picked up his daughter after basketball practice at St. Stanislaus School. Then his daughter told him a harrowing story of the assistant ...
Tired Of Using Vacation Days For March Madness? Just Get a Vasectomy
This, this is pretty crazy if you ask me. It would appear that many men (sometimes a more than 50 percent increase) opt to get a vasectomy in March in order to cash in on the couple days off it affords in order to watch the NCAA Tournament....
Your NCAA Tournament Open Thread Day Three: The Daytime Games
Day three. Here we go. Kansas State and Syracuse kick things off at 12:15 (CBS). Then it's Zags-Buckeyes at 2:45 p.m. (CBS) followed by Murray State and Marquette at 5:45 p.m., also on CBS. Comment below....
Deadspin Does March Madness, Day Three
Syracuse, Ohio State, Marquette, Wisconson, Indiana, Kentucky, Baylor and Louisville have made it through to the round of sixteen. Tomorrow, eight more teams will join them. Until then, keep yourself busy catching up on all our coverage....
Big Wins And Ugly Losses: Faces Of March Madness, Day Two
Yesterday's upset-filled schedule of NCAA tournament action provided plenty of must-see moments as well as those that made you want to cover your eyes, like Truman the Missouri Tiger in the waning moments of their loss to Norfolk State. Here's the best and worst of Day Two....
Here's What It Looked Like At Norfolk State's On-Campus Watch Party When They Beat Missouri
Goosebumps in Spartanville....
Rejoice: Duke Loses
After 11 years without a 15-over-2 upset, we've had two in the same day as the Patriot League's Lehigh knocked the Blue Devils out, 75-70....
Deadspin Up All Night: Come Back, Kid
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Enjoy your weekend....
Here Are The Highlights Of The Final Two Minutes Of Norfolk St.-Missouri, The Tournament's First Real Upset
The NCAA tournament's first 15-over-2 upset since 2001 saw Hampton beat Iowa State was also the MEAC's first round-of-64 win since then, and the Spartans now hold a unique spot atop the all-time winning percentage list in the tournament (having won their first and only game in the Dance). With a ...
Your NCAA Tournament Open Thread, Day Two: The Night Games
St. Louis! Memphis! 6:50! Then Lehigh-Duke at 7:15, Ohio-Michigan at 7:20, and Purdue-St. Mary's at 7:27. Followed by LIU Brooklyn and Michigan State at 9:20, Xavier and Notre Dame at 9:45, South Florida and Temple at 9:50, and Detroit vs. Kansas at 9:57. Comment away, please....
Here's Video Of Police Arresting A Family That Chanted Prayers And Danced Naked Around A High School Parking Lot
The video above shows the scene earlier this afternoon outside Upper Darby High School in suburban Philly. The footage was sent to us by a reader, and it looks and sounds like it was filmed by a student inside a classroom at the school. As the scene unfolds, the students watching from inside the s...
Today It Was Florida State That Avoided An Upset Thanks To The Refs
Another day, another blown call that changed a game's outcome in Nashville as third-seeded Florida State escaped with a win over St. Bonaventure due to referees missing this violation (hint: when inbounding the ball you have to stay out of bounds) that would have handed the Bonnies the ball under ...
Dead Letters: "Do You Know How To Read? I'm Nearly Certain That Cognition Is Beyond Your Grasp"
Subject: you’re an idiot......
Mike Woodson Says Carmelo Wasn't The Problem, But He Is The Solution
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: Get ready for more of the same, Knicks fans!...
Watch Creighton's Grant Gibbs Inbound The Ball Off An Alabama Guy's Back And Score
These are always great. Grant Gibbs goes off Nick Jacobs's lumbar for the easy layup, giving us the rare and wonderful highlight/lowlight combo. (Creighton won the game by a point.) Clark Kellogg calls it a "smart schoolyard play," which raises the question: What kind of schoolyard game features i...
How A Career Ends: I Was Tired Of The Grind Overseas
Tell Me When It's Over is an interview series in which we ask former athletes about the moment they knew their playing days were over. Today: Marc "Showbiz" Brown, likely the greatest basketball player ever to wear a Siena uniform....
A Clearly Bored Steve Smith Tried (And Failed) To Touch Virtual Graphics On-Air Today
Former Michigan State basketball star Steve Smith is part of the revolving door of Turner basketball analysts feeding the NCAA tournament frenzy on TNT, TBS, and TruTV—and it seems he's already grown bored, given his wandering off-set and into the augmented reality graphics onscreen. It's only mad...
Cockblocked On St. Patrick's Day!
Welcome to Great Moments in Drunken Hookup Failure, where we showcase three heartwarming true stories of drunken love gone horribly awry. Off we go....