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Bearkats! Regular Bears! Sam Houston State-Baylor Open Thread
Baylor has players named Tweety, Ekpe, Dragan and Givon. Clearly, they are going all the way. Dust off your David Koresh material and comment....
One Guess As To Whom Lionel Richie's Rooting For: Murray State-Vanderbilt Open Thread (UPDATE With Video)
Vandy is on upset alert as they take on the Ohio Valley Conference champion Murray State Racers. Comments addressing the matter of which school has the superior psychology program are welcome....
You Can Do It, Cougars: A Florida-BYU Open Thread
What can that shirt possibly refer to? Who do you think will advance to give K-State a scare in Round 2? Follow the action in the comments below....
I Was There: Dwyane Wade's Shining Moment
Reader Michael P was there the night a relatively unknown Dwyane Wade of Marquette University went off on Kentucky in the 2003 NCAA Tournament. Here's his recap....
Fruitless Attempts At Ditching Final Exams To Watch The NCAA Tournament, Part I
Here's poor James, a University Of Washington Law student, who attempted to move his Taxation LL.M. final to March 22 so he could watch the tournament. He did not succeed....
"Here Are 10 Things To Expect After You Turn 30"
This Black Table article was published, shit, six years ago and I'm encouraged by the fact that it is still as painful now as it was on March 18, 2004. Getting older is not fun. Make it stop....
I Was There: Duke Vs. Kentucky, Philadelphia, 1992
Here's one of our first submission to #Iwasthere (here for explanation) courtesy of Brett Hoover, who was on press row at The Spectrum the night Christian Laettner ripped the heart out of Lexington....
Bills Entice Potential Ticket Buyers With "Punt From Own End Zone" Shining Moment
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Irving To Milk One Last Cash Grab Out Of Texas Stadium
It'll cost fans and demolition aficionados (I call them demolitionados) $25 per vehicle to watch next month's implosion of Texas Stadium. The hole in the roof is so God can watch the implosion for free. That's the saying, right? [AP]...
I Was There: March Madness Special
Throughout the tournament, we'd like you to help out with our #iwasthere page to discuss your March Madness related memories. Go on. Take a look. They're nice stories....
ESPN's Syracuse Problem
First, we have President Obama going with someplace called "Sycasuse" in his ESPN bracket under the watchful eye of best friend Andy Katz and then we have "Syracsue" getting the #1 seed in the West. Adjust your brackets accordingly....
Searching For...The Random Asian Kid Of KU
We haven't had to call upon the Deadspin I-team for personal search and rescue missions in a while, but today's entry seems as worthy as any deadbeat Dominican baseball player or ample-bosomed fan. We'll let Pete Gaines have the floor:...
The Hater’s Guide To The NCAA Tournament
It's tourney time. Time to fill out a bracket based solely on eliminating which teams piss me off the most. Let's have a Deadcast! (Listen here, iTunes here.)...
Crotch Punch Fulfills Every Crotch Punch's Destiny, Gets Immortalized On Videotape
Here's the video of Seton Hall's Herb Pope doing to Texas Tech's Darko Cohadarevic what a thousand youth baseball bats have done to two thousand youth-coach testicles. [YouTube, via TBL]...
Cockpunch Night In The NIT
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Lane Kiffin Currently Beating Natalie Gulbis In Esquire's Sexiest Woman Alive Bracket
Yes. He holds a pretty substantial lead. She's upset: "So how is Lane Kiffin beating me in sexiest woman alive on Esquire.com? Really? This can not be good." You people are monsters. [NatalieGulbis]...
Play the Best Bracket this March
Play the SoBe Lifewater™ Zero Inhibitions Bracket Challenge and you could win up to $10,000,000. You could even win a chance to ball with former NBA point guard and current TNT basketball analyst, Kenny "The Jet" Smith....
Do You Dream of Wearing a Fedora while Rocking a Pro Basketball Jersey?
Then you're a closeted hoopster. Won't you please head over to the Dream Visualizer to see your dream turned into a personalized animation that you can then share with all of your Facebook friends?...
Extinct Michigan Wolverine A Metaphor For Something, Probably
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
The Best In NCAA Conspiracy Theories
The NCAA Selection Committee is a shadowy backroom cabal, operating with minimal transparency and zero oversight. But do they really rig the brackets? We look at five of the most plausible theories, and rank them on their merits....