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Girls High School Basketball Coach Probably Shouldn't Be Allowed Anywhere Near High Schools Or Girls
Chicago's SouthTown Star has the story of Bryan Craig, once the coach of Rich Central High School's varsity basketball team, now unemployed. Craig resigned after the board at the high school where he worked found out that he wrote and self-published a book called It's Her Fault (!), which featured ...

Yes, Penn State's Band Played "We Are Young" During Today's Game
The Penn State Blue Band put forth a rendition of Fun's "We Are Young" during the first half of today's matchup against Ohio. Should they have done that? (Chime in in the comments.) [ESPN]...
!["Jungle Bird" Psychotic Who Invaded The U.S. Open Trophy Ceremony Dances Jig Onfield At Notre Dame-Navy Game [UPDATE: Jungle Bird At The Pub After The Game!]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/17xsc5i6okh80jpg.jpg)
"Jungle Bird" Psychotic Who Invaded The U.S. Open Trophy Ceremony Dances Jig Onfield At Notre Dame-Navy Game [UPDATE: Jungle Bird At The Pub After The Game!]
Back in June, we presented video of a man calling himself "Jungle Bird" who invaded Webb Simpson's U.S. Open trophy ceremony with a series of squawks. Jungle Bird showed up again today in Dublin, when he invaded the field to perform a ceremonial jig with a football. ...

Five Labor Day Weekend Movies That Aren't Completely Terrible
You're not going to the movies on Labor Day weekend, are you? Hollywood assumes you aren't. Unlike Memorial Day or Independence Day or Christmas or even Martin Luther King Jr. Day, this holiday weekend is perennially stacked with losers, the films that the studios don't want to think about anymore. ...

Why Your Team Sucks 2012: Washington Redskins
Some people are fans of the Washington Redskins. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Washington Redskins. This 2012 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read the other Why Your Team Sucks 2012 previews here...

If Patrick McEnroe Is Talking About Andy Roddick, Then Generic Text Goes Here
It seems even the Worldwide Leader can be at a loss for words sometimes, as this SportsCenter report from Pat McEnroe about the impending retirement of tennis star Andy Roddick provided us some Fun With Graphics fodder....

Penn State Has To Return The Bowl Trophies We All Know It Won Between 1998 And 2011
There's been some confusion about this since yesterday, when Jason Bristol of WHP, a television station in Harrisburg, Pa., first reported it. Initially, an NCAA spokesperson told Bristol that the NCAA expected Penn State to return the six bowl trophies the program had won during the 14 seasons from...

How Joe Redner Invented The Lap Dance, Built A Strip-Club Empire, Became A Model Citizen, Fought For Your Rights, And Beat Cancer
Plenty in Tampa have said it or at least thought it over the years: mayors and newspaper columnists, city council members and cops, the street preachers who'd picket his business, the television callers who'd threaten his life. But last August this was no longer a question of morality. Joe Redner re...

Jimbo Fisher Uses A Weird Gun Analogy To Explain FSU's Twitter Ban
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Twitter doesn't embarrass people. People embarrass people....

Allen Pinkett's "Notre Dame Needs More Criminals" Comment Earns Him Suspension From Saturday's Broadcast
Notre Dame officials have removed broadcaster and Fighting Irish legend Allen Pinkett from this weekend's broadcast of the Navy-ND game in Dublin after Pinkett told a Chicago radio station the Irish "need more criminals" in order to be competitive....

High-Ranking Catholic Priest Has Some Horrifying Thoughts About Seductive Teens And "Poor" Jerry Sandusky
Andrew Sullivan brings us this incredible quote from Father Benedict Groeschel, who is the director of the Office for Spiritual Development for the Catholic Archdiocese of New York:...

Pennsylvania School District Decides It's A Good Idea To Have Separate Showers For Kids And Grown-Ups
This is called being proactive. The Bentworth School District, in southwestern Pennsylvania, is going to construct new shower facilities to be used by coaches, referees, and any other adults who might want to clean up after games. Yes, the decision is specifically because of Jerry Sandusky, and no, ...

There Was Some Very Funny Business Going On In The Royals' Dugout Last Night
Nothing to see here, I'm sure. Aaron Crow is just demonstrating proper toothbrushing technique to Vin Mazzaro while they sit on the bench during the Royals' 1-0 win over the Tigers last night....

Dallas Cowboys Pregame Show Host Can't Remember Which Station He Works For
Mickey Spagnola's the NFL-approved beat writer for DallasCowboys.com, and this role calls for him to be an occasional pre-game host during Cowboys broadcasts on local affiliate KTXA....

Spencer Hall, The Best College Football Writer In The Land, Will Take Your Questions Now
The great Spencer Hall, proprietor of Everyday Should Be Saturday, contributor to SBNation, co-host of the pornishly lit Shutdown Fullback show, is here to talk college football with you. Week 1 is here!...

Former Fighting Irish Star And Current Broadcaster Allen Pinkett Says Notre Dame Needs More Criminals On The Team
Notre Dame football commentator and former Irish star Allen Pinkett says the team needs more criminals on the squad if it's ever going to be a successful team....

John Danks Sued For Hosting Some Brotherly Horseplay That Ended In A Spinal Injury
Danks is done for the year after shoulder surgery earlier this month, but he'll stay busy by dealing with one of the stranger lawsuits we've seen in a while....

Nobody Came To The Death Of A Dream
The UEFA Champions League is the most prestigious annual sports competition in the world. Its championship match is the most-watched annual sports broadcast, with viewership that makes the Super Bowl look like a How I Met Your Mother rerun on WGN....

