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Did Ohio State Get What They Needed Out Of Indiana?
This will be an interesting task for the playoff selection committee....

Watch Jason Kidd Play Mind Games With Joe Johnson
This is a cool moment from last night's triple-OT thriller between the Bucks and Nets. Just before the last possession of the second overtime, cameras caught Bucks (and former Nets) head coach Jason Kidd going at the Nets' huddle with some well-timed chirping....

Giannis Antetokounmpo Has A New Weapon
Giannis Antetokounmpo has been having a quiet but solid year as the Bucks' 6-foot-11 guard-forward hybrid. He's averaging 12 points and six rebounds in 26 minutes per game—good numbers that any 19-year-old in just his second NBA season would be proud of—but what's more impressive is how quickly Ante...

Brandon Knight Blows Game-Winning Layup In Overtime
Brandon Knight's presence here on Deadspin is bad news for Brandon Knight. After all, who can forget what happened just 20 short months ago:...

Ohio State Survives Minnesota, Keeps The Dream Alive
Ohio State, not currently being warmly embraced by the pollsters, could have probably used some style points today. The weather and the opponent combined to make it not that kind of day....

No. 8 Michigan State Loses, And The Big Ten Is Fucked
No. 14 Ohio State earned a measure of revenge tonight, going on the road to beat No. 8 Michigan State. The Spartans toppled the Buckeyes in last year's Big Ten championship game, taking away a Rose Bowl or national championship appearance for Urban Meyer. ...

Adam LaRoche Kills A Giant Elk; Dan Haren Is Bummed About It
Free-agent first baseman Adam LaRoche is an avid hunter, and earlier today he posted a photo of a giant-ass elk that he shot on his Twitter account. That's a really fucking big elk, and the fact that it's dead has LaRoche's former Nationals teammate, Dan Haren, feelin' a little blue....

Cardale Jones Decapitates Defender
That's Ohio State quarterback Cardale "Ain't Come To Play School" Jones laying out an Illinois defender who picked up the ball after it got loose on a play that was eventually ruled dead anyway. The ball, not the defender....

B1G Officials Lose Minds, Award OSU An INT On Obvious Incomplete Pass
Big Ten officials were stricken blind and stupid early in tonight's Ohio State-Penn State game as a pass from the Nittany Lions' Christian Hackenberg that clearly hit the ground was declared an interception by the Buckeyes' Vonn Bell....

Meet The Nearly Naked Calendar Boys Of Ohio State's Band
Back in July, Ohio State fired its band director after it discovered a raunchy band culture that included fake orgasms, explicit songs, and nicknames like "Pat Fenis." Now former band director Jonathan Waters has sued Ohio State. The university recently answered in court and, as part of the court fi...

Evan Spencer's One-Handed Catch Is Your Game-In-A-GIF
Ohio State is pounding Rutgers 56-10. This GIF is a good demonstration of how that score has happened....

Buck Showalter Can't Stop Pushing The Right Buttons
It's a results-based business. And Orioles manager Buck Showalter—who, if he doesn't precisely rely on his hunches, at least tends to make decisions questionable enough that you notice they were decisions at all—finally has a playoff series win to call his own....

Ohio State Band Puts On <em>Wizard Of Oz</em> Show, Featuring Dancing Scarecrow
Pat Fenis and the rest of the Ohio State marching band performed a Wizard of Oz-themed halftime show at the Buckeyes' game last Saturday. The jumping and dancing scarecrow was the best part. Michigan, of course, represented the Wicked Witch of the West....

Idiot On The Field At Ohio State Gets Blown Up By Coach
We only have video of the tail-end of this idiot's run onto the field, but the tail-end happens to be the best part. The Idiot was met forcefully by Ohio State strength coach Anthony Schlegel, who happened to play linebacker for the Buckeyes in his college days. Schlegel artfully slams the Idiot d...

Ohio State DE Scrubbed From Lineup After Failing Second Drug Test
Ohio State very recently learned that they will will be without defensive end Noah Spence today, and for the foreseeable future. He has tested positive, again, for ecstasy....

Ohio State Fan Stays Strong, Keeps Doing Her Half-Hearted "O-H-I-O"
Ohio State was losing by two touchdowns to Virginia Tech last night, and the majority of Ohio Stadium's attendance was gloomy, waiting for the Buckeyes to do something productive, but one Ohio State fan wouldn't give up hope. The team needed her "O-H-O-O-O-H-O" chant. Never give up!...

Townsfolk Embark On Thrilling Mission To Remove Bucket From Bear's Head
For weeks, the people of Perry Township, Penn., had been crossing paths with a black bear that had its head stuck in a plastic bucket. The bear became known as Bucket Bear, and the townspeople's concerns became so great that they made a Facebook page dedicated to saving Bucket Bear from his bucket, ...

The Bucknell Football Team Takes The Best Profile Pictures
The Bucknell Bison roster page is a treasure trove of goofy profile pictures. In what has to be a concerted effort to have the weirdest looking team, players posed with wacky faces, bizarre facial and top-of-the-head hair, and People's Eyebrows. It's great fun....

30-Year-Old Ex-NFLer Takes Ice Bucket Challenge, Reveals He Has ALS
Tim Shaw, who played linebacker and special teams for four teams from 2007 through 2013, posted this video on the Titans' website today. Before completing the ice bucket challenge, he announces that this isn't just about raising awareness. Shaw, 30, reveals his own ALS diagnosis....