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Copa Del Rey Ends In Havoc: Ronaldo Sent Off, Fights, Debris Attacks
Atlético Madrid pulled off a shocker in winning Spain's Copa del Rey trophy today, upsetting favored Real Madrid in extra time and winning the national competition for the first time since 1996. They did this amidst a wild scene at Santiago Bernabéu that featured 15 bookings, a fight, and players b...
Brownsville Bum
Here's W.C. Heinz's classic True magazine story on Bummy Davis (Jimmy Breslin called it the best magazine story ever written):...
Phil Jackson Finally Compares Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant
Phil Jackson had the savvy and good fortune to coach two of the greatest players the NBA has ever known—both 2-guards, both brilliant sociopaths. But for the first time, Jackson writes about how the two measure up against each other....
How North Dakota Lost Its Mind Over A "Choke Job"
On Feb. 16, the Northern Arizona basketball team rallied to beat North Dakota in overtime, 74-72. In a postgame interview with North Dakota head coach Brian Jones, the team's radio guy, Paul Ralston, a university employee, called the loss a "choke job." What ensued was the most pitiful college sport...
John Tortorella's High School Yearbook Entry Is All Sorts Of Confusing
Every high schooler has their inside jokes. But this being John Tortorella, we can only assume each one is a reference to strangling hobos....
True Grit
Mark Kram Jr's heart-breaking book, Like Any Normal Day is now out in paperback. Check out this excerpt from SI.com:...
A New Orleans Street Fight, Graded By An Unimpressed Pro Wrestler
Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: "New Orleans Street Fight @FrankieWatts715." Tonight's commentator: Heartland Wrestling Association Wrestler Jock "the Appalachian Outlaw" Samson. (Coming next week: Own...
You Need that Spalding Touch
Fans of a certain age will remember this ad...it was in the back of almost every Marvel and DC comic for years. ...
The Naturals
Here's an excerpt from Allen Barra's new book, Mickey and Willie:...
The Magic is Back
Well, not yet. But for Greg Prince, co-author of the fine site, Faith and Fear in Flushing, the glass of Mets fandowm is always half-full. Check out this Q&A with Greg as he talks about volume 1 of a 4-part book sereis: The Happiest Recap....
Derek Boogaard's Family Is Suing The NHL For Wrongful Death
Almost two years ago to the day, Derek Boogaard died in his Minneapolis apartment. Late Friday afternoon, his family filed suit in Circuit Court of Cook County (Illinois) for his wrongful death. ...
Let it Bleed
Head on over to the Columbia Journalism Review for this appreciation of Red Smith by his son, Terence Smith:...
The Death Of The UK's "Happy Slapping" Craze
Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: the old-school "Happy Slapper Gets Smacked," chosen because "graffiti-dude fights art-fag (gnarly beatdown)" was just too bad-vibe. Tonight's commentator: artist Steve ...
Red Wings Fan Vigorously Jiggles Her Boobs At Referees
This happened during a break in the action at last night's Ducks-Red Wings game, and we have no idea why....
Tuesday Night Fights: Will Leitch On A Macedonian Melee
Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: Hall of Fame battle video "Ultimate Street Fight Kumanovo, Macedonia." Tonight's commentator: founding editor of Deadspin and senior writer at Sports on Earth Will Leitc...
Tuesday Night Fights: A Referendum On Styles
Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: "Ustawka, walka na ulicy" or Squidy vs. Paul. Tonight's commentator: Barry Petchesky. (Coming next week: a Deadspin Hall of Famer on a Hall of Fame Eastern European bat...
Hookers Vs. The Klan: Why Earl "The Pearl" Monroe Chose NYC Over Indy
Excerpted from Earl the Pearl: My Story, available tomorrow from Rodale....
Kobe Needs A Distraction, Phil Jackson Recommends A Crazy-Ass Book
Kobe Bryant won't be playing later this afternoon when the Lakers tip-off against the San Antonio Spurs and he needs something to distract him from that painful reality. Luckily, his former coach is around to help. ...
Penn State Hearing It From Most Unlikely Critic
"From Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa. Coach Joe Paterno has been critical this spring, calling the Nittany Lions a very average team..."...