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Warriors Top Suns In A Bonkers Final 30 Seconds

The first 47:30 of the Warriors-Suns game was mostly forgettable, but the final half minute had as much drama as you could ever hope for. Down two, the Warriors got four cracks at the basket—good defensive rebounding, Suns—with Stephen Curry finally nailing a three with eight seconds remaining: ...

Yasiel Puig Leaves Exhibition Game After Outfield Collision

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Michael Irvin Takes The NIT Way Too Seriously

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Reports: Shaka Smart Is Leaving VCU For Texas

According to numerous reports, what has been rumored for days has come true: Shaka Smart is leaving VCU to become the University of Texas’s next head basketball coach. ...

Brad Marchand Slashes Opponent In The Nads

You are allowed to do some pretty violent things to your opponent in the NHL, but one of the things you are not allowed to do is hit them in the coin purse with your stick. You have to pay close attention to the above video, but you can see Brad Marchand doing just that to Jonathan Ericsson. Marcha...

Deadspin Up All Night: I'm Just Your Average Joe

Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. I have a fantasy baseball draft tonight and would welcome any advice. Stay chill. ...

Here's The Ass-Slapping Video That Got Bowling Green's Coach Fired

Earlier today, Bowling Green State University fired head basketball coach Chris Jans because of an incident that occurred at a local bar. Now, thanks to documents obtained from the university via an open records request, we know exactly why Jans was fired. According to witnesses, he sexually harass...

Jonathan Taylor Is No Longer Enrolled At Alabama [Update]

Jonathan Taylor is no longer enrolled at Alabama, and the defensive lineman can’t re-enroll, AL.com reported today. It also pointed out that although the university isn’t calling this an expulsion it sure sounds like one....

Harry Caray Used To Just Make Shit Up While Calling Away Games

Yesterday on the The Stacks, we republished Myron Cope's great old profile of Harry Caray, written back when he was still calling games for the Cardinals and was known as a bit of a rebel in baseball circles. Even then, he was already considered the best play-by-play man in the game, in no small par...

Former Bucs GM: We Spied On Justin Blackmon's Favorite Bar For A Week

I rolled my eyes at the claim that an unnamed NFL team had shadowed Jameis Winston on a flight—surely lots of teams had scouts flying into and out of Indianapolis around the combine. But maybe it’s not so crazy. Former Tampa GM Mark Dominik admitted that in 2012, the Buccaneers dispatched a scout to...

Report: Bowling Green Fires Basketball Coach After Incident At Bar

There’s something weird going down at Bowling Green State University, where first-year men’s basketball coach Chris Jans was just fired despite leading the team to a 21-12 record this year. According to Fox Sports Ohio’s Zac Jackson, Jans was fired because of something he did at a bar....

How Has The NCAA's New 30-Sec Shot Clock Worked This Postseason?

As a college hoops superfan, I'll watch the NIT, and even the CIT and CBI given the chance. I've even attended two CIT title games. But the reality is that there's little at stake in these events other than the chance for participating teams to play more basketball and for me to watch more basketb...

Bo Jackson Had To Explain Who He Was To This Dumb Child

Bo Jackson has been hanging out at the White Sox spring training facility this year, acting as an instructor and imparting wisdom on dumb young people. Today’s lessons was for Drake LaRoche, the teenaged son of White Sox first baseman Adam LaRoche, who needed a little crash course on who exactly Bo...

Oh, Hey, College Baseball Successfully Juiced Its Balls

Home runs are up 39 percent in NCAA D1 baseball, at an even 0.5 per game through March 29, thanks to new flat-seamed baseballs. Through the same stretch of season last year, they were at 0.36 per game, and finished at a record-low 0.39. So, this is good news, at least for hitters. ...

Ron Hunter, Just Rolling Around

If you’re wondering about the status of Georgia State coach Ron Hunter, he’s enjoying life and staying upright, for now. A reader sent us a clip of Hunter rolling around Indianapolis and presumably waving at some fans. Even though his son R.J. plans to declare for the NBA Draft, and other schools a...

Anthony Bennett, My Friend, What Are You Doing?

You know, it’s been a while since we’ve checked in on former No. 1 overall pick Anthony Bennett, the guy who last year turned in one of the saddest rookie campaigns in history. Maybe things are finally starting to look up for him! ...

<i>Skyfall</i> Isn't The Best Bond Flick, But It Does Kick The Most Ass

There's no good answer to the "What's the best James Bond movie?" question, since the best James Bond movie will always be the first one you saw when you were a kid. (I ride for Live and Let Die until death.) And there's no good answer as to which James Bond is the best James Bond, since everyone ...

Jonathan Taylor's Accuser Recants; Cops Still Investigating Incident

The woman who told police that Alabama defensive lineman Jonathan Taylor assaulted her has recanted her story, according to AL.com. Taylor was arrested Saturday on domestic violence charges, and was subsequently kicked off of Alabama’s football team. ...

Deadspin Up All Night: It May Be Your Best Friend

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An oral history of the 2010 Butler Bulldogs, who were one clanged miracle shot from completing the greatest story in college basketball history. Brad Stevens: “My biggest regret from those Final Four runs is I never got to see the bar after the wins.”...