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How <em>Dare</em> You Paint Pro Basketball Players as "Bed-Hopping Womanisers"
Some upfront facts: Bruton and Loggins are Australian Hall of Fame "basketballers" and "spruik" is a synonym for "promote."...
Your College Football Early Game Open Thread
Georgia or South Carolina? Will South Florida overcome Tim Tebow's prayers and vanquish Florida? How will any other teams get noticed once Gardner-Webb vs. Akron starts? Did you take the Idaho Vandals and 28 over Nebraska?...
Deadspin Classic: The Brewers Meet The Furries
Originally published July 6, 2007...
Deadspin Classic: Sean Salisbury, Mayor Of Miami
Originally published Jan. 31, 2007...
Cockblocked By Patrick Kane! GREAT MOMENTS IN DRUNKEN HOOKUP FAILURE
Welcome to Great Moments in Drunken Hookup Failure, where we showcase four heartwarming true stories of drunken love gone horribly awry. Off we go....
Deadspin Classic: Our Interview With Harold Reynolds
Originally published June 18, 2007...
Tennessee Football Team Doesn't Know How To Properly Bathe
A staph infection outbreak among several Tennessee football players left coach Derek Dooley with no option other than to conduct a team-wide clinic on proper showering technique and hygiene. Work up a rich lather after the jump....
Dear Summer, Please Go And Die
Drew Magary's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Find more of his stuff at his Twitter feed....
Stories That Don't Suck: USA Basketball's 12 Angry Men
From time to time, we'll select stories — old and new, sports and otherwise, relevant and merely sublime — that we urge you to read for one reason or another. Today: The 1972 Olympic team, still bitter about losing to the Soviets....
Carlos Tevez "Doesn’t Have The Balls" To Quit Argentina
Carlos Tevez has declared he is considering winding down his career—at the ripe old age of 26....
Jacory Harris Is Going To Get Beat Up On The First Day Of School
And not because Raiders gear is gang colors. "Going to class with an Oakland raiders snap back, no shirt, with the Oakland raiders overalls! Fly!!!!!! I'm me!!" Yes you are. Meh, better than his proposed Heisman outfit. [Twitter]...
Last Night's Winner: Mike Krzyzewski, Restarting The Cold War
In sports, everyone is a winner-some people just win better than others. Like the revival of Soviet-American tensions, exacerbated by a little trash talking from Coach K at the FIBA World Championships. Duck and cover, kids...
A.J. Green, Jersey Sales, And The NCAA's Hypocrisy In Eight Easy Pictures
UGA's top receiver just got a four-game suspension for allegations that he sold one of his game-used jerseys. Meanwhile, let's take a look at what's for sale in Georgia's official team store....
Minor League Team's Beyoncé Parody Video Is Cringe Inducing
Here's the Tennessee Smokies' (Cubs' Double-A) spirit crew with "Smokies Ladies." Be nice. They're probably college students, hospitality majors, who need the three credits for this internship, and will sing any awful thing put in front of them. [via Cubs Fan Report]...
Skittish Soccer Analyst Completes Self-Psych-Out
Retired German soccer player Mehmet Scholl has seen Sky Sports' Jessica Kastrop getting pegged with an errant ball one too many times it seems. In related news, "Scholl" is German for "the yips." [SI's Hot Clicks]...
It's Win, Or Join The Army For One MLB Player
Think most athletes have a lot of pressure, with glory and shoe deals in the balance? Try being Shin-Soo Choo, who can avoid two years in the military if he leads South Korea to gold at the Asian Games....
Screw You And Your Out Of Office Autoreply
I was on a late flight home last week with my two kids. Our flight was delayed by 90 minutes for a "chemical problem," which I'm certain was airline codespeak for, "the pilot has gotten drunk and wet himself." Anyway, the plane got to the front of the runway, was prepared to take off, and then turne...
Coach Shows Childlike Enthusiasm When Hiring A Hooker
A Florida high school football coach was nabbed in a prostitution sting over the weekend, and the police report makes him sound like a kid on Christmas morning....
63-Year-Old Bill Lee Pitches, Wins
The Grizzled old hippie started a game for the Brockton Rox over the weekend. It was a publicity stunt, sure, but the old dude was still pretty good!...
Last Night's Winner: Boise State's Bogus BCS Busting
In sports, everyone is a winner-some people just win better than others. Like those media darling Broncos, who proved they belong in the National Championship discussion. Unfortunately, they won't prove it again, yet people won't be able to shut up about them....