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Kansas State President To Students: Please Stop Chanting "Fuck KU," We're On TV
Richard Myers, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President George W. Bush, is in his first year as Kansas State president, and it would seem that some of the finer points of college sports fandom have been lost on the 74-year-old military man. ...

Whatever The Hell <i>The Young Pope</i> Was, It Ruled<em></em>
If there’s one scene that best captures the sense of hallucinatory wonder of watching HBO’s The Young Pope, it’s a vision that the Pope has in the season finale....

Adele Falls Apart During George Michael Tribute, Curses, Makes Everyone Start Over Again
Adele, who opened tonight’s Grammy Awards, reappeared later to perform a memorial tribute to George Michael with a rendition of his “Fastlove.” It didn’t go so well, and we all learned the realities of live television. She was sorry, though!...

Beyoncé's Grammy Awards Performance, With Her Vocals Isolated
Beyoncé’s performance at tonight’s Grammy Awards was a thrill for some, baffling to others, but a tour de force by any measure. To best understand it, we’ve isolated her vocal track for your critical and cultural comprehension—and appreciation....

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The Pawtucket Red Sox Have Gotten 9,000 Postcards Trying To Convince Them To Move To Massachusetts
The Pawtucket Red Sox have spent the better part of two years involved in discussions about the possibility of moving the team—first to Providence; then maybe out to Massachusetts, in Worcester or Springfield; potentially just to a new stadium in Pawtucket. ...

Michael Bennett Withdraws From Group Of NFL Players Touring Israel Due To Human Rights Concerns
Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett has decided not to accompany a group of NFL players touring Israel next week, citing human rights concerns....

The Reaction To HB2 Will Go Down As A Fluke Or College Sports' New Standard
If the national reaction to North Carolina’s HB2 is meant to serve as the new guiding principle and not a brief moment of political posturing, and if southern states continue to specialize in discriminatory laws disguised as acts encouraging religious freedom, the list of available postseason venues...

Jordan Spieth Has Had It With Professional Autograph Seekers
Jordan Spieth is getting ready to play in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am this weekend, and after a practice round yesterday he got into it with some professional autograph hounds who took issue with Spieth’s refusal to sign their shit....

A Timeline Of Proposed Super Bowl 51 Headlines From Last Night
The Deadspin staff convened in our staff chatroom last night to discuss and coordinate our coverage of Super Bowl 51 while we all watched it from our various homes and/or Super Bowl parties. As the game unfolded, staffers suggested various headlines for our postgame story; I’ve compiled them into a ...

Iowa State Upsets No. 3 Kansas, Breaking 51-Game Winning Streak At The Phog
Iowa State got 20-plus point performances from three starting guards as the Cyclones, who have played like butt for the majority of the season, downed No. 3 Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse behind a school-record 18 three-pointers. The loss marked the first time in 51 games that the Jayhawks have fallen ...

Jason Pierre-Paul And ESPN Settle Invasion Of Privacy Suit
Free agent defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul has settled his invasion of privacy lawsuit against ESPN, the network announced today in a statement:...

Tom Brady And Dwight Freeney Play Video Game On <i>Conan</i>; Marshawn Lynch Steals Show
Takeaways from Conan O’Brien’s lasted edition of the now-annual Super Bowl Clueless Gamer segment: the Patriots are going to beat the Falcons; Tom Brady comes off as empty-headed as you’d imagine; Marshawn Lynch is still the best....

Tim Hardaway Jr. Went Bonkers And Outdueled James Harden
With just over eight minutes left tonight, the Houston Rockets held a 20-point led over the Atlanta Hawks. James Harden was cooking and scoring from wherever he wanted and his fearsome arsenal of shooters were doing their thing. Teams with the best player on the court playing at home against a team ...

Report: Two Kansas Players Are Persons Of Interest In Felony Vandalism Case
Kansas basketball players Josh Jackson and Lagerald Vick are persons of interest in an investigation by the Lawrence PD, according to a report from the Kansas City Star. Jackson—Kansas’ second-leading scorer and a likely top pick in this summer’s NBA draft—and Vick are being questioned in connection...

National "Right to Work" Law Would Be The Union Apocalypse
There is no doubt that Donald Trump’s presidency will be bad for the average worker. But one law would be worse than any other, and now that law is being formally proposed. ...

Report: University Rules That Kansas Basketball Player LaGerald Vick Likely Punched Female Student
According to a report from the Kansas City Star, Kansas Jayhawks guard LaGerald Vick was the subject of a university investigation which ruled that Vick likely punched a female student and kicked her in the face back in December 2015 and January 2016. The school’s Office of Institutional Opportunity...

Villanova Beats Virginia On Tip-In Buzzer-Beater
Donte DiVincenzo’s tip in as time expired gave top-ranked Villanova a 61-59 win over Virginia....

Bill Self Says Carlton Bragg Jr. Suspension "Not Connected" To Rape Investigation
Ahead of its biggest nonconference game of the season, Kansas forward Carlton Bragg Jr. has been suspended for a “violation of team rules,” the Jayhawks announced Thursday night. Per the Kansas City Star, Kansas head coach Bill Self said in a statement that the suspension was unrelated to the curren...

Serena Williams Is No. 1 Again
In terms of what it actually was, Serena Williams’s Australian Open victory was fairly straightforward; in terms of what it means, it’s totally overwhelming....