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Your All-Day College Basketball Open Thread
There are four games today that match teams ranked in the Top 25. There are also plenty of other college basketball games taking place all over the country, right up until Kentucky-Vanderbilt tonight at old Memorial Gym. Go right ahead and discuss them in the comments....
Poultry Farmer Drinks 24 Beers, Runs Onto Rugby Pitch In His Underwear, Makes A Tackle
The whole thing is just so New Zealand: "I was pretty drunk. I didn't expect to tackle the guy but he had the ball." [Stuff NZ]...
Even Susan Powter Can't Stop The Linsanity
Your morning roundup for Feb. 11, the day a baby got a Tumblr. Original One Penn Plaza photo via Fb78. (Download a wallpaper-sized "We Are All Witnesses" here.) Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. ...
Deadspin Up All Night: Gossip
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Tim Burke and friends will be here on Saturday. Sean returns on Sunday....
Plans Are Forming For A New NBA/NHL Arena In Seattle
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: Seattle's mayor talks about the state of the arena plan....
Ku Klux Klan Costumes Ruin Otherwise High-Spirited Night Of Bowling At Umpire Training Academy
Today's New York Times has a report about an umpiring school, and it's not one of those puff pieces about Joe West's country music career....
Sunshine Patriot: Chad Ochocinco Sure Looks Happy Just Five Days After Losing The Super Bowl
The fun police have been alerted, and Rodney Harrison is en route. Perhaps Ochocinco should be spending a little more time thinking about what more he could have done to help his team on Super Bowl Sunday, and a little less time smiling. [Twitter]...
The Sad Story Of The Sorority Girl, The Scrappy Guard, And The Law That Came Between Them
Welcome to Great Moments in Drunken Hookup Failure, where we showcase three heartwarming true stories of drunken love gone horribly awry. Off we go....
Gus Johnson Is Washed! Up!
So says emeritus Will Leitch at New York, after a particularly unenjoyable Gus broadcast of a Big Ten game. We don't know how someone known for "my name's Al Harrington, I get buckets" was ever considered great, but hey. [NYMag]...
Angelina From <em>Jersey Shore</em> Says Ahmad Bradshaw "Is A Hot Black"
It's that time of the week when Super Bowl analysis starts to devolve into silliness, isn't it? Thank the stars TMZ is there to counterbalance things with some serious, well-sourced reporting:...
Much Like a Zombie, <i>The Walking Dead</i> is Back From a Brief Hiatus
It's been over two months since the mid-season finale of The Walking Dead, and while some folks may still be recovering from November's traumatic barn massacre, most viewers are ready to dive right back in to the undead bloodbath....
Learning The Secret Of Rugby, Nine Concussions Later
I once drank so much weight-gain powder that I couldn't go 40 minutes without peeing. I was an intern in San Francisco, trying to play rugby with the big boys, and working part time clearing tables. Whoever designed Mass XXX surely did not intend for it to provide 50 percent of my daily calories, us...
Don't Tell Rodney Harrison, But Rob Gronkowski Posed For A Photo Last Night With Kobe
Your morning roundup for Feb. 10. Photo via Larry Brown Sports. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. ...
<em>Boston Herald</em>: Kevin Youkilis Is Getting Married To Tom Brady's Sister
Holy alleged eugenics, Boston! A sister of Boston's resident best athlete (sorry, JaJuan Johnson) is getting married to its resident Greek god (sorry, Niko Koutouvides), if this story is true, anyway....
A Fine Example Of The Rare Post-Goal Hockey Fight
This is the sort of thing you don't see every day, which could also be said about Scott Gomez's goal tonight. But this was fun too!...
Deadspin Up All Night: Relax
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Have a wonderful night....
Jordan Jefferson Still Wonders Why LSU Didn't Call Some Different Plays In The BCS Title Game
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: Bubble screen! Bubble screen! Bubble screen!...
Three Men Have Now Accused Wisconsin's Former Associate AD Of Sexual Misconduct
John Chadima had resigned in early January, and a subsequent report said it was because he allegedly grabbed the crotch of a subordinate during the football team's Rose Bowl trip. The subordinate, who turned out to be a student, did not wish to press charges, and neither did another accuser who cam...