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There Were Three Fights In The First Four Seconds Of An NHL Game Tonight
The last time Dallas Stars visited the Boston Bruins, the teams totaled 175 penalty minutes. Bad blood continued tonight. A fight in the first second. A fight in the second second. And, a fight in the fourth second....
The Super Bowl Week Orgy, Through The Eyes Of An NFL Player
Every player in the NFL can buy two Super Bowl tickets at face value, if he so chooses. All he has to do is contact his club's ticket guy and arrange for the pickup. Some teams require rookies and second-year players to pick up the tickets at a location in the host city. Presumably, this policy is i...
Some Chickenshit SEC School Complained About Alabama's Fax-Cam Girls
An unnamed SEC school filed a complaint with the conference over the girls Bama was using to retrieve faxes and post names on Signing Day. Mike Slive chided Alabama's AD. Oh, this gets the SEC to act swiftly. [AP]...
OMG Puppies! And Other Highlights From Signing Day
A recruit hoisted a puppy, a mother forged her son's signature on a letter of intent, CBS made Rich Rodriguez interview his successor at Michigan, and many hats were donned. Signing day! First comes the built-up signature, next comes crushing disappointment....
Dan Snyder Cries Anti-Semitism In Letter That Manages To Be Racist
Dave McKenna's definitive Snyder takedown was a thing of beauty; go re-familiarize yourself with it now. But the letter to Washington City Paper on behalf of Snyder is a piece of work in its own right....
Here's A Video Of Someone Dunking Who Is Not Blake Griffin
Last night, unranked Indiana defeated No. 20 Minnesota, 60-57. More importantly, though, Tom Pritchard, a 6'9" junior forward and also a white person, threw down what teammate Verdell Jones III called a "Space Jam Michael Jordan reach-back" dunk....
Large Man Dressed As Little Teapot Successfully Distracts Free Throw Shooter
"Wild Bill" Sproat, a man committed to Utah State basketball and revealing Disney-themed outfits, was responsible for the freshest style of fan heckling in college basketball last night: a "Mrs. Potts" costume and a nursery rhyme. Top that, Cameron....
Last Night's Winner: The Taste Of Sports Fans When It Comes To Justin Bieber
The Bieb showed up at the Knicks game last night, and as celebrities are wont to do, was put up on the Jumbotron. The New York crowd's reaction was overwhelmingly boos. Glorious, glorious boos....
Here's Video Of Last Night's One-Punch NHL Goalie Fight
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 internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
D.C. Alt-Weekly Responds To Dan Snyder's Strongly Worded Letter (Letter Included)
This morning, we shared word that Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder was really upset with a Washington City Paper staffer who writes critically of him. Potential legal wrangling was hinted at, calls for the writer's job made, feelings hurt....
Two Arrests And One Taser Blast Won't Stop A Viking From Hyping His Big Vegas Trip
Everson Griffen will not let The Man bring him down. After a weekend that saw him arrested twice in Los Angeles (public drunkenness, fleeing and cop-crotch-grabbing), the defensive end has urged his Facebook friends to "follow your heart" to Vegas....
A Throwback To A Day When NBA Players Didn't Try To Be Any Good At Rapping
Here we have: Magic Johnson, Isiah Thomas, Kevin McHale, Mark Aguirre, Bernard King, and Larry Bird, all reveling in the 1985 Converse "Monster" and their very mediocre and off-beat one-line boasts. How times have changed. [So What?]...
Chinese Fire Drill For The Eagles' Coaching Staff
The Eagles' new defensive coordinator is...their old o-line coach. Huh....
Why The Syracuse Point-Shaving Rumor Was Inevitable
After starting the season 18-0, Syracuse lost four straight. Almost immediately, rumors began circulating of a point-shaving scandal involving a number of players, including Scoop Jardine. These two facts are not unrelated....
11 Sumo Wrestlers Involved In (Text-Only) Text Message Controversy
Wrestlers and stablemasters in the Japan Sumo Association (JSA) have long been suspected of match-fixing, but now there might be some textual messages to prove it. Let's hope this doesn't all trace back to a stubby-finger typo....
A $60 Million Reminder That Texas Cares About High School Football
Allen High School in Allen, Tex. is constructing a $60 million football stadium, where its teenage boys will learn the game. "Football has always been a big deal here," says district athletic director Steve "Bubba" Williams. "It's about tra-di-tion."...
Last Night's Winner: Homeland Security Hates Sports
Yesterday, thousands of people went to their favorite sites for watching sports online, only to be greeted by this frankly horrifying banner. They've all been shut down by the government, in an evil conspiracy to force you to purchase NHL Center Ice....
The Atlanta Thrashers Hope Black Players On The Ice Mean More Black Fans In The Seats
The Atlanta Thrashers are just the second team in NHL history to have five black players on the roster. "We do joke around with it a little bit," says Dustin Byfuglien. But, the front office sees opportunity....
Vikings Defensive End Gets Arrested, Released, Tased, Then Arrested Again
Last year, Everson Griffen was a fourth round draft pick out of USC. The rookie defensive end played in 11 games for the Minnesota Vikings this season. But who cares. Check out what he did this weekend....
The Myth Of America's Team
What is America's team? Does a team that symbolizes blue collar struggle or no-frills democracy best define our nation? Or is it the wealthiest team with the biggest stadium in the biggest state? Or is it possible that this is all bullshit?...