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Chris Paul to Blake Griffin: Back-To-Back-To-Back Alley Oops
The Clippers beat the Warriors last night, 126-115, and in the process, Chris Paul hit Blake Griffin for alley oops on three straight possessions in a 35-second span. ...
The Unlikeliest Lakers Win The Battle Of Los Angeles
Human sacrifice, cats and dogs living together, and the Lakers bench dominating the Clippers starters in the season opener. The NBA is back, and it is weird....
Donald Sterling Is Still Doing What He Can To Sink The Clippers
Clipper fans, here is a sobering reminder that despite the fact that your team is better than it has ever been and is poised to supplant the Lakers as the toast of L.A., you are still rooting for a franchise that is owned by a racist shitbag who will always be this close to ruining everything....
Bill Sharman Became A Legend For (And By) Thanking Everyone
Your mom might've told you to write thank-you notes once upon a time, and it seemed like such a chore, an exercise in obsequiousness. Typically, it was rote. Someone slides a sawbuck into a birthday card, you're condemned to scribble out a few lines of scripted treacle: Thank you so much for the mon...
NBA Finals Will Return To Boring Ol' 2-2-1-1-1 Format
After almost 30 years of using the 2-3-2 schedule in the Finals — giving the team with the worse record three straight home games — the NBA voted today to return to a schedule that would alternate venues for the final four games of a seven-game Finals. The 2-2-1-1-1 format is more "fair," according ...
100 % Dundee
Here's a couple of stories about Angelo Dundee. From Grantland, a nice piece by Dave Kindred; at SI, dig Richard Hoffer:...
Becoming Mr. October
Reggie's got a new memoir out, co-written by the most-talented Kevin Baker. Well, it is October, after all. Here's Roger Angell on Buck Tater:...
Dodgers Lose Game 6, Will Not Be Going To The World Series
The dream season came to an end for the Los Angeles Dodgers last night in Game 6 of the NLCS behind ace Clayton Kershaw. It was a terrible outing for Kershaw, who gave up seven earned runs on 10 hits and lasted only four innings. ...
You Know He's Going To Try, But Should Kobe Save The Lakers?
So... we would be remiss if we didn't note at some point before opening night how bad the Los Angeles Lakers are, or at least appear to be....
Hanley won't start: Hanley Ramirez, bothered by a fractured rib since Game 1, will not start at shortstop for the Dodgers in tonight's Game 6 of the NLCS. Nick Punto will take his place and bat eighth. Don Mattingly hopes Ramirez can pinch hit but says Ramirez "doesn't feel like he can swing the bat...
This Terrible Column Is Why People Hate The Cardinals
This sort of sepia-tinged glucose, from USA Today's Bob Nightengale, doesn't get written about any other team. ...
How Long Can You Listen To This Cardinals Fan's Terrible Song?
48 seconds. I lasted 48 seconds....
St. Louis Cardinals' March To World Series Crown Delayed Somewhat
In what is surely a mere bump on the way to the third World Series title for St. Louis in the past seven years, the Cardinals did not beat the team they were playing Wednesday....
Adrian Gonzalez Makes Mickey Mouse Ears After Homering
While jogging back to the dugout after his third-inning home run to give the Dodgers the lead, Adrian Gonzalez threw up a pair of Mickey Mouse ears—a reference to Adam Wainwright's comments after Monday's game. Baseball is so stupid sometimes and it's great....
Will Ferrell Introduces The Dodgers Before Game 5 Of The NLCS
For what could be their final home game of the season, the Dodgers pulled out all the stops and had Will Ferrell handle today's player introductions. As one might expect, it was very Will Ferrell-y....
The Basepaths Are Where Nick Punto's Scrappiness Goes To Die
Last night, Nick Punto killed the last shot the Dodgers had at rallying back for a Game 4 win when he got caught leaning and was picked off at second base the seventh inning. It was precisely the kind of blunder that a veteran player like Punto is supposed to be immune to, and so the weight of his m...
The Dodgers' Rally Bear, Unmasked
Don't watch this video. Rally Bear takes off his bear head, and it's just a regular guy underneath. Magic isn't real....
25 Years Later, Kirk Gibson's Homer Is More Than Just A Highlight
It's more than the ball sailing over the head of a dejected Jose Canseco and into the seats in right, Gibson limping around the bases, pumping his fist. The iconic images last just seconds. But if you want to know why Kirk Gibson's home run, hit 25 years ago today, is one of baseball's greatest feat...
Why Don't The St. Louis Cardinals Respect The Game?
After last night's loss to the Dodgers in Game 3 of the NLCS, a few Cardinals players expressed dismay at some of the exuberance that was displayed by a few Dodgers players. "Mickey Mouse stuff," one called it. We at Deadspin share the Cardinals' concern for the soul of baseball. We want to see the ...