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Is This Petition The Beginning Of An Athlete Revolt Against The NCAA?
More than 300 football and men's basketball players from major, Division I NCAA programs have added their names to a petition drawn up and circulated by the National College Players Association (NCPA), which is headed by a former UCLA linebacker named Ramogi Hamu. The NCPA solicited player support f...

High School Running Back Believes He Can Fly
Kimlon "K.J." Dillon is a senior running back and safety at Apopka High in Florida. He's also a star hurdler on the school's track team, so he never really has to run those final five yards for a touchdown if he doesn't feel like it....

An Idaho-Based Pig Farmer Named Lindy Hinkleman Has Won $300,000 Playing Fantasy Baseball The Past Three Years
And really, what more is there to know than that? You're doing life wrong. [NYT]...

Scenes From The Arizona Fall League: Lizards Go Down Easier With Mountain Dew
Baseball is boring. Being a pitcher is worse. Being a reliever on an Arizona Fall League team with a 20-man bullpen leaves you with so much free time, you're probably insane if you don't spend your afternoons swallowing geckos....

George W. Bush Is A Face In The Crowd
The Classical launches in November, but the cruel folks behind it love baseball way too much to let the World Series pass without comment. Throughout the series, its writers will do a daily diary for Deadspin. Keep tabs on us @Classical....


Fans Trying To Cheer High-School Football Players Up After Rivalry Loss Get Pepper Sprayed
After a Thursday night high-school rivalry football game in Roosevelt, Utah, fans of the losing side "tried to boost the team's morale by performing the Haka, a fierce traditional war chant often performed at football and rugby games around the state."...

One "All Blacks" Fan Stands Out In This Rugby World Cup Crowd Shot
Writes tipster Ryan W., "The Rugby World Cup finals are on currently airing NBC. I took a break from watching terrible NFL games to catch some of the finals between France and New Zealand (aka the 'All Blacks'). During a shot of the New Zealand crowd, I spotted this charming young man on the right ...

Albert Pujols Is Taking Hostages
The Classical launches in November, but the cruel folks behind it love baseball way too much to let the World Series pass without comment. Throughout the series, its writers will do a daily diary for Deadspin. Keep tabs on us @Classical....

This Week In Unintentional Dong Submissions
Let's get things started with tipster John D., who steers us toward Net Tractor Talk, where the following words accompanied that there picture:...

Michigan State Beat Wisconsin Last Night On A Game-Ending Hail Mary TD Pass (Video)
Keith Nichol caught a throw from Kirk Cousins on the game's final play, but it was ruled a touchdown only after a replay review determined that Nichol did, in fact, cross the goal line with the ball. Cousins-Nichol thus gets added to Doug Flutie-Gerard Phelan and Kordell Stewart-Michael Westbrook ...

Your College Football Night Games Open Thread
These games are competing with World Series Game Three (weather permitting) for your eyes: Tennessee at No. 2 Alabama (ESPN2); Texas Tech at No. 3 Oklahoma (ABC/ESPN3); No. 6 Wisconsin at No. 16 Michigan State (ESPN); No. 25 Washington at No. 8 Stanford (ABC/ESPN3); and No. 21 Penn State at Northwe...

Your College Football Afternoon Games Open Thread
The big game is No. 20 Auburn visiting No. 1 LSU. That one's on CBS. That one's gonna be good....

The Guy Wearing Blue In A Sea Of Clemson Orange Gives A Two-Finger Salute
When bro there decided to let his fingers do the talking, Clemson was taking a 24-10 lead over North Carolina. Less than a minute and a half of game-time later, UNC cut that lead in half with a 58-yard TD pass. That should learn 'em....

Your College Football Early Games Open Thread
This here college-football day commences with No. 4 Oklahoma State visiting Missouri. It's a momentous contest being broadcast by FX....

Louisville Football Player Breaks Neck Making Tackle Against Rutgers
In last night's game versus Rutgers, Louisville cornerback Anthony Conner broke his neck making a tackle. Here's now the hometown newspaper described the play:...

Arizona's Referee Streaker Faces Up To 18 Months Of Hard Time
Your morning roundup for Oct. 22, the day we realized Jack Daniel's prices are probably going to rise. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....

A Lesson In Failed Woman Juggling
Welcome to Great Moments in Drunken Hookup Failure, where we showcase three heartwarming true stories of drunken love gone horribly awry. Off we go....

An Open Letter About Dirty Play From A Michigan State Fan To Jonathan Chait (And Other Sanctimonious Michigan Pricks)
Apparently, my favorite football team plays dirty. Would you allow me a brief moment to wring my hands in distress? Here's what New York Magazine political writer and Michigan fanboy wrote from his fainting couch the other day:...

Joe Buck And Tim McCarver Live For The Littlest Things
The Classical launches in November, but the cruel folks behind it love baseball way too much to let the World Series pass without comment. Throughout the series, its writers will do a daily diary for Deadspin. Keep tabs on us @Classical....