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George Mason Has Your Shocker Right Here
No matter who won that Shockers/Patriots tilt last night, I suppose I would've been spending some time today giving it up for the little guy. As it turns out, it's the 11th-seeded George Mason Patriots, who didn't just get to the Elite 8, but destroyed Wichita State last night, never trailing alon...
About Last Night...
• College Basketball: Boston College 59, Villanova 60. Randy Foye had 29 of 'Nova's 60 points. Not what you'd call balanced, but nonetheless effective....
Week In Deadspin: They Got The Blues, So Bad
• We weep for the little people, we weep for injustice, we weep for lost souls ... oh, how we weep! • Run, run, for the hills! Save yourself! The blogs, they are a-comin'! • Ozzie Guillen will hit you with a chair. • Colin Cowherd is a goddamned pirate! Yar! • Sorry, but murdering the Applebee's g...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after going out to the lobby to get yourself a treat ... • Boxing: Cruiserweights, Edison Miranda vs. Howard Eastman, at Hollywood, Fla. This weight division always sounded a little perverted to us. [ESPN2] • NCAA Tournament: Regional semifinals, Villanova vs. Boston College, Florida v...
Sweet 16 Pants Party: Connecticut Vs. Washington
Connecticut Huskies (29-3) vs. Washington Huskies (26-6) When: Tonight, 9:57 p.m. ET Where: Washington, D.C....
Leftovers: Crazy Day In Cincinnati
• A big merry-go-round of Bob Huggins and his pals. [Yahoo] • St. Louis Blues are finally sold ... to Dave Checketts! [SportsBiz] • Louis Orr out on his can at Seton Hall. [Big East Basketball Report] • The mid-majors aren't much better at the whole student-athlete thing than the big schools are. [S...
Kobe Bryant: Future Member Of The Tribe?
A while back, we mistakenly referred to then-Chicago White Sox third baseman Geoff Blum as Jewish. Within seconds, we received dozens of emails saying that wasn't true. Point is, as Jews In Sports can attest: People take this stuff seriously....
Sweet 16 Pants Party: Florida Vs. Georgetown
Florida Gators (29-6) vs. Georgetown Hoyas (23-9) When: Tonight, 9:40 p.m. ET Where: Minneapolis....
Reggie Jackson And Those Vultures
We have to say, if this site — or the Internet, for that matter — had existed during Reggie Jackson's heyday as a player, we think maybe 30 percent of the posts would have been about him. As a Hall of Fame player, he was fascinating, but now that he's retired, he's becoming one of our favorite cra...
We Know. And Such Small Portions.
Hey, sponsors: Don't you see the rest of the country looks upon New York like we're left-wing, communist, Jewish, homosexual pornographers? We think of us that way sometimes and we live here....
Four Tiny Tidbits On: The Royals
We re only about a week away from Opening Day, so it s time to start previewing the season. Inspired by an old feature on The Black Table, we re going team-by-team and distributing Four Things You Don t Know about them. If you have suggested oddities on your team, send them to us at tips@deadspin....
Blogdome: Does Barry Have A Case?
• Curious of the legal merits of Barry Bonds' lawsuit? This will explain it all. [Sports Law Blog] • Jayson Stark's unfortunate choice of words. [Gheorghe: The Blog] • A sad, wistful post-mortem on J.J. Redick and the rest of the Dukies. [My All Time Top Five] • A Bill Simmons riff/homage, using Bea...
Sweet 16 Pants Party: Wichita State Vs. George Mason
Wichita State Shockers (26-8) vs. George Mason Patriots (25-7). When: Tonight, 7:27 p.m. ET Where: Washington, D.C....
Live Report From The Atlanta Regional
William Hocutt, whom you've read about in these parts before, was in Atlanta for both the Duke-LSU and West Virginia-Texas games last night, and, even though he's a Duke fan, he pulled himself together to file a report from the scene for us....
Join Reggie's Paper Puppet Playground!
Here's something you might have heard about, but we haven't: It's Sumiko's Playground, a Japanese NBA blog with that unique sensibility that the Japanese tend to bring to our favorite sports....
John Clayton Gets His Bill Self On
We like John Clayton. We're glad they finally got rid of those "Look how different they are!" combat sections with Sean Salisbury and let Clayton get back to what he does best: Provide incredibly dorky updates on NFL minutiae you didn't even know that you cared about....
Sweet 16 Pants Party: Villanova Vs. Boston College
Villanova Wildcats (27-4) vs. Boston College Eagles (28-7) When: Tonight, 7:10 p.m. Where: Minneapolis...
Why Your National Radio Host Sucks
OK, there's no such feature, really. But maybe there should be. Our first honored guest could be (drum roll) ESPN Radio's Colin Cowherd, who is currently taking broadsides from a variety of directions over his use of a stolen comedy bit on his show on Wednesday. Burnt Orange Nation has been on thi...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. College Hoops with Pat Forde: Gonzaga would have to lose just as my Adam Morrison hairstyle was beginning to catch on. Know a good barber? • 1 p.m. TPC with Golf World: We know your evil agenda, Golf World; to see the entire su...
NCAA Roundup: YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
More news and notes from an amazing night of college basketball. • Most common email we've received today: What's with the shrieking lady at the Gonzaga/UCLA game? We don't know; if anyone does, please let us know. This seems to be a trend in tourney games; inexplicable screaming people in the sta...