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The Dangerous Life Of A Red Sox Beat Reporter
The Boston sports media, as able documented here regularly, is a sniping, insular, sometimes vindictive lot, not just to the players they cover, but often to themselves. It appears now, however, that the universe is striking back....

Baseball Season Preview: Florida Marlins
For the third consecutive season, we are proud to introduce the Deadspin Baseball Season Previews. Yes, baseball is awfully close now; it's spring training, after all....

George Mason Would Make The Final Four, If It Knew Where It Was
You might think it somewhat presumptive that George Mason, fresh off its Colonial Athletic League title, would already be printing Final Four T-shirts. (Act like you've been there before, people! Oh ... wait ...) But if they were to do so, one would think they've at least have the Final Four's right...

Lasorda Back With Dodgers; Still Fat
To help us to get into shape for baseball's opening day, here's a mini Closer. I promise I will not take out the catcher ......

Oral For Everyone!!!!
The College Basketball Closer is written by the gang at Storming the Floor....

About Last Night
What you missed while the Howells were bailing you out of jail .... • The Butler did it ... Bulldogs advance to NCAA Tournament. • NBA: Lakers back in first place! Enjoy it while it lasts! • NFL: Restraining order lifted on Randy Moss. He may now come within 200 feet of the Giants' end zone....

Championship Week Previews: Tuesday
Each day this week, Storming The Floor will be previewing that night's important games. Enjoy....

High Tech Underpants For The Sportsman On The Go
For those of you who are planning to take advantage of that NCAA Tournament vasectomy special we mentioned over the weekend, you're surely gonna need a pair of these for your recovery period. I own several pair, and I'm not even considering surgery....

Mitch Williams Supports Youth Athletics, Is Not At All Insane
Former Phillies reliever Mitch Williams has never been one to see an injustice go unchallenged, even if that does mean being unceremoniously tossed from his 10-year-old daughter's youth league basketball game for screaming the F-word several times at a female referee....

Baseball Season Preview: Detroit Tigers
For the third consecutive season, we are proud to introduce the Deadspin Baseball Season Previews. Yes, baseball is awfully close now; it's spring training, after all....

Deadspin Confessions: We At STF Had Access
The College Basketball Closer is written by the gang at Storming the Floor....

Felix Pie's Minor Surgery, No Big Deal, Nothing To See Here
The sad saga of Felix Pie took a new twist yesterday, and we're sorry we just used that punnish metaphor and actually have doubled over in our chair and are fighting off dry heaves....

About Last Night
What you missed while in jail ... • NBA: Take your time coming back, Yao. Rockets win 19th straight. • College basketball: Gonzaga losing to San Diego in the WCC final? Inconceivable! • NFL: Titans raid Colts, take OG Jake Scott. Peyton stocks up on aspirin....

Tennis At MSG, Anyone?
With baseball just a few weeks away, Selection Sunday just around the corner and the madness that is the NBA Western Conference, what better time to check in with ... tennis!...

Want To Win A Conference Tourney? Know Your Foe
Each day this week, Storming The Floor will be previewing that night's important games. Enjoy....

Cheer, Cheer For Old William And Mary
Anyone who remembers George Mason's amazing run to the Final Four a couple of years ago might find it difficult to cheer against them, but if there's ever a time to, tonight's the night. Because at 7 p.m., their opponent in the CAA Championship Game is William & Mary. And that's amazing....

Kids Probably Need To Learn The Truth Eventually
Nothing says sports like a bunch of crying children with their hopes and dreams ruthless dashed by ruthless capitalism. So, let's go to it, shall we?...

Mark Cuban Dislikes Bloggers Who Aren't Him
We know. You're like us. You've always wished professional sports owners could be more like Mark Cuban. He's cool! He's like a real fan! He has a blog! He's not afraid to pick a nonsensical fight with Midwesterners! But, alas, we should perhaps not be too surprised: He's as bad as the rest of them....

Join The Deadspin NCAA Pants Party Pool
We're less than a week away from Selection Sunday — still some teams available in our tourney preview — which means it's time to start thinking about your brackets. Because you won't want to waste time signing up after the brackets are released, you should sign up for our Deadspin Pants Party pool r...

Baseball Season Preview: Minnesota Twins
For the third consecutive season, we are proud to introduce the Deadspin Baseball Season Previews. Yes, baseball is awfully close now; it's spring training, after all....