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Reds-Royals Canceled After Liner Hits Aroldis Chapman In Face [UPDATE]
Reds flamethrower Aroldis Chapman lay on the field for several minutes after the Royals' Salvador Perez hit a liner off the Cincinnati hurler's head, prompting the immediate response of emergency personnel and the eventual canceling of the rest of the game in Surprise, Ariz. tonight. The above video...
How Not To Tease An Article About The Missing Malaysian Airplane
Noooo! Why would you do this, KETV? Combining a fake disaster with a real disaster was a terrible idea!...
This Is The <em>Wheel Of Fortune</em> Equivalent Of A Hail Mary Touchdown
Emil had little help in the Bonus Puzzle of tonight's episode of Wheel of Fortune, with none of his guessed letters showing up. Only two of the provided letters popped up, too. But somehow, Emil still solved it on his first guess, winning $45,000 and stunning host Pat Sajak....
The Most "What The Fuck State Is This College In?" Colleges
With the NCAA tournament on the horizon, the Deadspin staff is once again thinking about what fucking state certain colleges are in. Here are our annual additions to our list of ambiguously located colleges, and below is our original ranking from last year....
We Deserve A Team That Deserves Our Hate, So Let's Root For Harvard
Originally posted at Bloomberg View....
Vote, You Whiners: Round 1 Of The Bitchy Bracket
Read the intro here and start voting below. You have until 5 p.m. EDT tomorrow. Here's where to vote for the second half of Round 1....
Who Are The Bitchiest, Most Defensive Fans In America?
Not long ago, our Billy Haisley wrote a post shitting on Major League Soccer. When you rip on American soccer, you can rest assured that a tidal bore of American soccer fanboy defensiveness is headed your way. It's almost as if they're all huddled together outside your house, waiting behind the shr...
Six Potential Cinderellas–And How They Can Win
We may not remember who won the NCAA tournament three years ago, but we can always recall the 14-seed that went to the Sweet 16. We love March Madness for the Cinderellas. Dedicated loyalty is fine for alumni, but the people who pay attention for three weeks each year could care less. The sleepers b...
Here's What Happened When We Hijacked The Hawks' Twitter Feed
When we first took over the Atlanta Hawks Twitter feed yesterday, the Hawks marketing department got a call from the NBA league office to alert them that their account had been hacked, probably because they saw this......
A Cold War Philly Beatdown, Illustrated
Geopolitics in the Crimea made you wistful for Cold War-era sports showdowns, where simple games became struggles between global powers? Well, illustrator Stephen Halker and the good people over at Victory Journal have a beautifully jingoistic tale of the 1976 game between the Broad Street Bullies ...
What Are The Best Upset Picks In The First Round?
You may have noticed that the "expert brackets" we put together are mostly chalk, because they're picking the single most likely outcome of each individual game....
Is A No. 11 Seed Actually Among The Best Teams In The Country?
One of the quirks of college basketball is that we get to see only a brief audition of each team before the NCAA tournament begins. By the time the NBA playoffs start, there are 82 games' worth of data on each team, and each of those consists of 48 minutes. At the college level, teams entering the t...
Your Last-Minute Bracket Cheat Sheet: What All The Smart People Say
The "first" "round" of the NCAA tournament is underway, and the deadline for bracket submissions is fast approaching. To help you out with your last-minute picks, we took a look a seven March Madness/college hoops models, and used them to build out seven different "expert brackets."...
Will We Ever See Another Two-Sport Athlete?
Seahawks QB Russell Wilson was a college infielder, and was drafted by the Rockies in 2010. After being acquired in the Rule 5 draft by Texas, he showed up at Rangers spring training to take some drills, and said, "I've always had the dream of playing two sports." Well, the quintessential two-sport...
The Twins' Bear Mascot Can Catch Balls With His Mouth
No gross jokes, you guys. T.C. Bear is a good and talented bear....
Browns WR Josh Gordon Has A Gigantic, Elaborate Back Tattoo
Koi. A geisha. His jersey number. Josh Gordon's tremendous back tattoo has all that, and more!...
Is Being Cursed To A "First Four" NCAA Game Actually A Blessing?
The NCAA men's Division I basketball tournament starts tonight in Dayton with two games, as it has since 2011, with another two tomorrow night. The "First Four"—imagined as a parallel to the Final Four, even though the former features eight teams and the latter, uh, four—has traditionally been seen ...
Reply Allpocalypse Ruins Deadspin Bracket Pool
Goddamnit, you guys....
25 Year After Bruce Pearl Narced On Him, Jimmy Collins Has Moved On
In case you were wondering: No, Jimmy Collins is not surprised by this....