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The Real McCoy
Another classic from Lardner, "The Life and Loves of the Real McCoy":...
Danny Green Was Once The Awkward Guy At LeBron's Birthday Party
This is a three-year-old video from LeBron James's 25th birthday party. At least that's what it was until today. Now, it's a video of Danny Green, the scrub-turned-dead-eyed-marksman who has taken the NBA finals by storm, acting awkward at a club. It's also proof that life is strange....
Size Matters, But So Does Space: How Miami Went Small And Won Game 4
You knew the Heat's small ball lineups were making the Spurs uncomfortable when, not even six minutes into Game 4 of the NBA finals, Gregg Popovich was playing a lineup that only saw the court for a total of 12 minutes in the regular season, most recently in a desperate comeback attempt against the ...
Miami's Big Three Bests San Antonio's Big One-And-Three-Quarters
For much of the playoffs the question had been whether LeBron James could just get some help from his teammates. By the time Game 3 of the Finals rolled around, it began to look like LeBron was fading. But in Game 4, LeBron, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh finally put a game together in the playoffs to l...
Andre Drummond Abuses Chris Brown On A Dunk
Andre Drummond, coming off a promising rookie year in Detroit, went to town all over Chris Brown and his detestable self at a Los Angeles gym yesterday. Vine time:...
Good Old Sidney
Here's a story I wrote a few years ago about watching Dog Day Afternoon on TV late one afternoon with my Dad:...
Jason Kidd Hired As The Brooklyn Nets Head Coach
Jason Kidd has just been selected to take over as the next Brooklyn Nets head coach. According to Yahoo! Sports, he'll have a three-year, guaranteed deal with a fourth-year team option. Kidd, 40, announced his retirement shortly after the New York Knicks were eliminated in this year's playoffs. Toda...
The Spurs Just Beat The Motherfucking Brakes Off The Miami Heat
This is an article about Tracy McGrady....
The Four Most Punchable Faces In Human History
Before we get to the Funbag, some notes of vital interest. If you're in New York tomorrow night, I'll be doing Scott Rogowsky's Running Late show over in Brooklyn. It's like a live talk show-type thing. You can buy tickets here. You get a free beer (not kidding) if you mention Deadspin at the door, ...
It Looks Like The Offseason Is Driving Russell Westbrook A Little Crazy
Pretty cool Vine, Russell Westbrook:...
There's No Limit To The Ways In Which LeBron Can Hurt His Opponents
If there was ever a moment to be afraid that the moronic lowing of "LeBron isn't clutch!" was going to be heard once again, it was during the first half of Game 2 between the Spurs and Heat. James played tentatively throughout the half, finishing with four points, four assists, and one rebound on 2-...
Why, Yes, We Have Jim Ross Calling LeBron's Block On Tiago Splitter
We aim to please....
LeBron's Latest Stunner Was This Demolition Of Tiago Splitter
The Heat made easy work of San Antonio tonight, taking advantage of an off-night by the Spurs' stars to cruise to a Game 2 victory. Yet all anybody wants to talk about is this apocalyptic block by LeBron James....
Mark Cuban Is Throwing A Pile Of Flopping Money At A Study
Tired of watching NBA players flop around, Mark Cuban is going to fund a flopping study. One of his companies is providing $100,000 to a medical center in Texas, to support 18 flopping months of motion-capture research. "The research findings could conceivably contribute to video reviews of flopping...
Big Brown Has A Nicer House And Way More Sex Than You
Yesterday, we published a story on racehorse Big Brown's near-completion of the 2008 Triple Crown, and some shady Wall Street characters who surrounded the horse's failed run. Last night, the Wall Street Journal took readers on a tour of some of Kentucky's greatest stud farms, where retired racehors...
How Big Brown's People Nearly Pulled Off Horse Racing's Biggest Scam
As 95-degree temperatures baked a crowd of nearly 100,000 at the 2008 Belmont Stakes—the hottest June 7 on record—the only person who seemed unfazed was Richard Dutrow Jr., the trainer of Big Brown, an undefeated colt just 12 furlongs from the first Triple Crown in three decades. With history agains...
Bruins' Gregory Campbell Breaks Leg, Finishes Shift
In the words of Doc Emrick, Gregory Campbell was "shaken up" after he lay down to block Evgeni Malkin's slap shot during a Penguins power play in last night's second period. Hobbling and barely able to move, Campbell played on for another minute or so, at one point nearly stealing the puck on a lazy...
Why Did The Penguins Let Brooks Orpik Keep Playing After This Hit?
One cannot easily diagnose traumatic brain injury by way of a television feed—some big hits can be harmless, and some small ones can pack an unexpected punch. But, watching on TV last night, it was hard to think Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik, whose head was rammed into the glass by 228-pound Bru...