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Who Are Those Handsome Devils?
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....
Pistol Pete In Love
Maravich's high school girlfriend shares the mash notes he sent her. His greatest expression of love? Telling her he missed free throws because he was thinking of her. [Charlotte Observer]...
Wide Open Final Four Vs. Keeping Sponsors Happy: Your Baylor-Duke Open Thread
The last top seed standing takes on a team that is mentioned as underrated so often, they're probably overrated by now. Follow along below, and for the love of god, don't take sides....
Augusta's Chauvinism Enabled Tiger, Says Masters Rabble Rouser
Tiger Woods's return at the Masters is fitting, because it's the mentality at that all-male club that drove him to cheat on his wife with an endless parade of floozies. That's Martha Burk's take on it, anyway....
Tennessee's Pro Athlete Tax: You'll Find No Sympathy Here
It took Brian Rafalski complaining about Tennessee's tax that targets visiting players before everyone decided that it's a huge injustice. And while it is pretty bizarre, it's certainly not a death knell for Tennessee pro sports....
Volunteers Vs. Conscripted From Birth: Your Tennessee-MSU Open Thread
The winner becomes the highest (lowest?) seed, yet the most boring team in the Final Four. We don't like our Cinderellas to be huge programs on a down year. Still, fun coaches. Follow along in the comments....
I Was There...Being Paris Hilton's Manslave
Here's an unexpected submission. One of the young men selected to carry Paris Hilton during MTV's Cancun Spring Break shitshow emailed his experience and, I must say, it is something else....
Andre Johnson And Santana Moss Take The Bus
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....
Cousins Love Fest: Your West Virginia-Kentucky Open Thread
John Calipari goes for his first Final Four trip, Huggybear and the Mountaineers try to stick it to John Beilein one more time for good measure. Predictions on DeMarcus Cousins' weight in seven years below....
The Bulldogs Are <em>Pullen</em> For An Upset: Your Butler-Kansas State Open Thread
No one is saying that Butler is a mid-major darling anymore. Expect that to stop if Kansas State wins. Who do you think Frank Martin looks like?...
Steve Nash And Robin Lopez Star In <em>Balls Talk</em>
File this one under "Time, Too Much." The secret behind Steve Nash's control over the Suns is revealed to be your everyday psycho-sexual intimidation. H/T reader DH....
I Was There Spring Break Edition: Strippers In Mexico
In 2007, "Lyle" went to Puerto Vallarta for his last college spring break, this is his story....
Are CSKA Sofia The Most Dysfunctional Club In Europe?
For the past year or so, rumours have been circulating Manchester City are preparing to star in their own reality TV show....
Taxpayers Fail To Unsoil Bowden's Legacy
The legal costs for FSU's fruitless fight to overturn those 12 forfeited games? $102,000 in tax dollars, and $70,000 from the boosters' fund. [Florida Times-Union]...
Shaquille O'Neal, Hipster Icon: A Weekly Roundup From The Tips Forum
We get many fantastic tips in our inbox and from the #tips forum. Some are not so great. These are some of those #tips we specifically overlooked or ignored. All apologies....
High School Players' Late Father Honored — For All Of Three Months
Due to budget cuts, a Baltimore Catholic school is closing down the court that in December was renamed in memory of the father of two sophomore players. Better than selling the naming rights, I suppose. [Baltimore Sun]...
Harold Reynolds Disputes "Harold Reynolds Spring Break Story"
Yesterday we published a somewhat ridiculous Spring Break story from a reader named Kevin that featured an odd cameo from MLB Network analyst Harold Reynolds. Shockingly, Reynolds claims the story is bogus....
The Worst Offseason Workout Program Ever
A longtime North Carolina high school coach is accused of, well, basically torturing some of his students after inviting them over to "lift weights." Seriously, this is Jame Gumb shit right here....
Pittsburgh Pirates: October 14, 1992
Will Leitch will be previewing/musing on every baseball team each weekday until the start of the season. You can pre-order his book and follow him on Twitter. Today: The Pittsburgh Pirates....
Last Night's Winner: Shining Moments
In sports, everyone is a winner-some people just win better than others. Like the captive audience fully engrossed in this year's highly entertaining NCAA Tournament, which somehow keeps getting better....