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Philosophy Professors Come To The Defense Of Suspended Wyoming Coach Dave "Mr. Fucking Howdy Doody" Christensen
Dave Christensen was suspended for a week and fined after this meltdown following Wyoming's loss to Air Force, in which he accused his counterpart of having the Falcons quarterback fake an injury to stop the clock. Our favorite quote, very to-the-point, was Christensen's accusatory "You have no fu...
![Feds Won't Charge Former Syracuse Basketball Assistant Bernie Fine With Child Molestation, Which Is A Good Time To Remember How Badly ESPN's Mark Schwarz Screwed Up [UPDATED]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/184sn40armewfjpg.jpg)
Feds Won't Charge Former Syracuse Basketball Assistant Bernie Fine With Child Molestation, Which Is A Good Time To Remember How Badly ESPN's Mark Schwarz Screwed Up [UPDATED]
The U.S. attorney's office, which began conducting an investigation into allegations against Bernie Fine one year ago this month, announced this morning that it was closing that inquiry and filing no charges against Jim Boeheim's former longtime assistant, who had been fired in the wake of the alleg...
A Thursday Blowout Offered The Quintessential Jaguars Gif
Another underwhelming Thursday Night Football matchup on paper, Indianapolis-Jacksonville had its saving grace: it was, somehow, the first and only national game this year for Andrew Luck and the frisky Colts. They didn't disappoint, having their way with the Jaguars. Which is all well and good for ...
Just Five Games Into The Season, The Lakers Have Fired Mike Brown
Well, this is strange. USA Today is reporting that the Los Angeles Lakers have fired Mike Brown. Sure, the Lakers have struggled to begin the season—but it's five games of 82! That's the equivalent of one game in an NFL season. And Brown's task was not easy, either: He had to integrate Steve Nash (...
A Bloodied Christian Tiffert Got The Last Laugh As Seattle Stole Victory In Salt Lake
One of the best-supported squads in American soccer finally won a playoff series last night, as Seattle Sounders beat Real Salt Lake 1-0 on a rocket one-timer by Mario Martínez in the 81st minute....
Other Than That, How Was The Movie? <em>Lincoln</em>, Reviewed.
1. The opening scene of Steven Spielberg's Lincoln will probably ring false to you and confirm your preconceptions of a sweeping, soft-focus, John Williams-scored Steven Spielberg film about Abraham Lincoln. It features Lincoln, played by Daniel Day-Lewis, visiting troops right before a fierce Civil...
A Week Into The Month, Alexi Lalas Wins Movember
While literary types may know November as the month to write crappy novels, those of us of the hirsute persuasion know it simply as Movember. While many of us have significant others whose aversion to upper lip hair preclude participation, it seems ESPN soccer commentator Alexi Lalas is not one of ...
James Bond, The Dark Knight. <em>Skyfall</em>, Reviewed.
When Casino Royale came out in 2006, it was rightly praised for lots of reasons: Daniel Craig's franchise-rehabilitating turn as James Bond; the excellent action sequences; the fact that it was smart and compelling, unlike a lot of recent Bond movies that had gotten progressively sillier, almost sel...
"Just A Hunch": To Win What Might Have Been His Biggest Game, Darrell Royal Had Texas Do The Very Thing He Hated
Former University of Texas football coach Darrell Royal despised the forward pass. "Three things can happen," he famously said of throwing the football, "and two of them are bad." In 1968, Royal rolled out a scheme that allowed Texas's offense to be effective with minimal passing. The wishbone, as i...
Art Howe: I Should Manage The Blue Jays Because I Am Not As Fat As Philip Seymour Hoffman
Quick. Come up with reasons Art Howe should manage the Toronto Blue Jays. I have a few. The Blue Jays need a manager. Art Howe is a manager, maybe even a good one—he has a career 1129-1137 record, which isn't so bad given that he spent time running the Mets, A's, and Astros, three franchises with hi...
Linda McMahon's Failed Senate Campaign Left Husband Vince A Sad, Sad Man
Linda McMahon has spent nearly $100 million in failed attempts to be elected over the past two election cycles, only to find the voters of Connecticut thoroughly rejecting her. After losing out on the Senate seat to Christopher Murphy last night, Linda McMahon delivered the required concession spe...
What Does Election Day Mean For The Coyotes' Future In Arizona?
Of the scores of ballot measures voted on around the country yesterday, only one has a direct impact on sports. (Not the legalization of marijuana in Colorado and Washington. That's are still banned by the NCAA, and anyway, as we told America's student-athletes, just smoke the synthetic stuff, you p...
Lucas Duda Broke His Wrist While Moving Furniture
Mets outfielder Lucas Duda broke his right wrist last month while moving furniture in his apartment, becoming another bullet point in a list of dumb baseball injuries, even just in 2012....
76ers Forward And Romney Supporter Lavoy Allen Didn't Let Last Night's Election Results Stop Him From Macking
Lavoy Allen voted for Mitt Romney yesterday, so he was no doubt disappointed with how the election turned out. Permafaced actress Stacey Dash was also a Mitt Romney supporter, and was probably bummed out last night, too. Allen, however, tried to make the best of things, and saw last night as the pe...
Arvydas Sabonis Plays Basketball, Is Huge
Last year, the Blazers' and international legend suffered a heart attack while playing basketball. He was supposed to take it easy after that. "The doctors told me, 'You can't smoke, you can't drink, you can't play basketball.' So of the things I like, only sex is left."...
On The Cusp Of Elimination, Manchester City Supporters Had No Answers
Reigning English Premier League champions Manchester City have struggled representing their nation in Champions League play, and a loss to Dutch side Ajax yesterday would have eliminated them from the competition entirely. That loss looked increasingly likely after Siem de Jong's early brace put Aj...
Tuesday Night Fights: Deadspin Commenter On Twitter-Beef Fights Getting Real (Bonus: Obama Vs. Romney WWE Style)
Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs. The since-removed "Street Fight Over A Girl On Twitter (SMH)" between @MonopolyGee and @Rozayyy_. Tonight's commentator: Deadspin commenter Iron Mike Gallego....
Important: Not Every Doping Cyclist Story Is About Lance Armstrong
South African cyclist David George failed a drug test for EPO this summer, and his suspension was announced today. His transgression has nothing to do with Lance Armstrong, who is a completely separate human. We feel it is important to make this distinction, because it is apparently not clear to eve...
David Stern Did Some Play-By-Play Announcing Last Night
David Stern joined the Utah Jazz broadcast team during last night's Jazz-Grizzlies game to talk about the state of the NBA or something else equally boring. The interview wasn't a complete waste of time, though, because it gave Stern the opportunity to test his announcing chops and call some of th...