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The Red Sox Have Chris Sale And That's Really All That Matters
This is part of an occasional series comprising MLB season previews....

Plies Infiltrated The Florida Gulf Coast Band Last Night
Deadspin’s favorite life guru Plies took a break from dispensing wisdom on Instagram to take in yesterday’s NCAA tournament game between Florida State and Florida Gulf Coast. Fittingly, the musician found himself drawn to his fellow musicians and wound up in the center of the FGCU band:...

Something's Up With Scott Kazmir
For a guy with such an extensive injury history, Scott Kazmir’s last few years in the league have gone about as well as anyone could have hoped. He tossed 183 innings and had a 3.10 ERA pitching for the Astros and A’s in 2015, and managed 136 innings in 26 starts for the Dodgers last year. He went ...

It's Manny Machado Highlight Time
Manny Machado helped his Dominican Republic team in a defensive battle against Venezuela tonight with a defensive play that showed the Orioles third baseman is in mid-season form....

This Half-Court Draymond Green Lob For An Andre Iguodala Dunk Is Gorgeous
The Warriors didn’t have to try very hard to waltz all over the Magic tonight, but they still put in some effort to look cool while doing it. As evidenced by this nifty half-court lob from Draymond Green leading to an Andre Iguodala dunk:...

The Marlins' Spring Training Inspiration Included Smashing A Cinderblock On Don Mattingly's Chest
The Marlins have had a hell of an offseason—grappling with the September death of their best player, José Fernández, coupled with a series of rather insane political and business rumors about team owner and disgusting rich person Jeffrey Loria. So it’s perhaps not surprising that they felt the need ...

There Wasn't Anything George Hill Could Do About This LeBron Dunk<em></em>
In the fourth quarter of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ win over the Utah Jazz on Thursday, LeBron James blew past George Hill to throw down a thundering one-handed slam....

Northwestern Wins Undeservedly Thanks To Huge Vandy Boner<em></em><em></em>
After trailing Northwestern for much of the afternoon, Vanderbilt looked as if they were going to do the nation a favor by coming from behind to knock the Wildcats out of their first-ever tournament in the first round. But, alas, it wasn’t to be. Vanderbilt went up by one point with just 17 seconds ...

The Dodgers Somehow Pull Off The Trick Of Being Rich And Charming
This is part of an occasional series comprising MLB season previews....

Hawk Harrelson To Remain Face Of White Sox Even After Retirement
For years, broadcaster Hawk Harrelson has been the face of the Chicago White Sox. Players have come and players have gone, the Sox have been up and they’ve been down, but even more than a Mark Buehrle cutter or a Frank Thomas home run, Harrelson’s unique passion and commitment have defined the South...

Right In The Face
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Mark Aguirre Was Never Going To Fail
This feature originally appeared in the March 31, 1981 edition of Inside Sports. It appears here with the author’s permission....

Indiana Fires Tom Crean Right As NCAA Tournament Starts
Fresh off a thoroughly embarrassing end to their campaign, Indiana has fired men’s basketball coach Tom Crean after nine seasons. Crean guided the Hoosiers to three Sweet 16 appearances in his tenure, but the team only earned a futile NIT first-round exit this season, after at one point being ranked...

The NCAA Tournament Teams That Can Actually Pull Off Some Upsets
This is the second of three posts that will preview the NCAA tournament. This one is for people who want to know which sleeper teams have the best shot at making some noise. ...

Panels Are Shit
South by Southwest is going on in Austin this week and if you’ve ever been to that thing, you know that it started out as a music festival before BIG LANYARD got its paws on it and turned it into an event where brands jizz all over themselves and do NOT keep Austin weird. Since the festival’s incep...

Jim Harbaugh Is Ready For That Butt Work
Colon cancer is a serious issue, and the American Cancer Society recommends everyone over the age of 50 should be getting a colonoscopy every 10 years. If that applies to you but you are feeling squicky about a doctor putting stuff in your butt, please draw inspiration from Jim Harbaugh:...

Pentagon Warns Employees Not To Stream NCAA Tournament
Today is the day when you will get very little done at the office. In that it is much like every other day, except today you have the supremely valid excuse of NCAA tournament first-round games on all day. The military-industrial complex, which is no doubt rooting for Duke, knows what’s up....

The Phoenix Suns Are Here For The Tank Party
After getting a look at the, uh, effort the Lakers are putting into making sure they hang onto their first-round pick in the upcoming NBA draft, the Phoenix Suns have decided to get in on that action....

Team USA Smacks Two Eighth-Inning Dongs To Beat Venezuela
Team USA hit two late homers to beat Venezuela 4-2 in pool play at the World Baseball Classic....

Mike Francesa Previews Nonexistent NCAA Tournament Matchup<em></em>
Who you got in tomorrow’s Florida State-Maryland matchup in the NCAA Tournament? You know, the one that is not happening but still made Mike Francesa think hard enough to let 35 seconds of silence tick away on his radio show today....