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Sob City: Clipper Darrell Breaks Down During TV Interview
We're still not sure what side to take in the Clipper Darrell vs. the Clippers dispute. It's easy to blame the Clippers, since Donald Sterling is such a dick and the timing of all this just so happened to coincide with the Clippers finally tasting success. But maybe Clipper Darrell was being a bit o...

Ice Cube Ruins It For Everyone, Says There Was No One Particular "Good Day"
Back in January, we brought you two competing theories about the origins of Ice Cube's "It Was a Good Day." One intrepid blogger argued persuasively that Cube's good day was January 20, 1992. But another blogger debunked his case and brought in evidence from Behind the Music. He determined that Cu...

Baron Davis Finally Discusses Being Taunted By Donald Sterling: "I Didn't Even Look Forward To Coming To The Games"
When the news broke more than a year ago that Clippers owner Donald Sterling used to heckle Baron Davis from his courtside seat when Davis was still playing for him, Davis declined to comment. Reports at the time said Sterling's barbs included questioning Davis's shot selection and telling Davis he ...

The Cleveland Cavaliers Really, <em>Really</em> Do Not Want To Be Associated With Rush Limbaugh Anymore
Sponsors have been fleeing Rush Limbaugh's radio program after last week's incident in which he called a birth control advocate a "slut" and a "prostitute."...

Creighton Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the Creighton Bluejays, who in beating Illinois State 83-79 in OT won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. [CBS]...

Florida Fans Distribute Cheering Cheat Sheets, Kentucky Wins Anyway
Kentucky beat Florida, at Florida, 74-59 and wrapped up an all but guaranteed No. 1 seed come Tournament time. The win was Kentucky's 22nd straight victory and capped a perfect season in the SEC. Florida fans wanted this one badly, so they distributed flyers to assist in distracting and psyching ou...

Ronda Rousey Did Inhuman Things To Miesha Tate's Arm In Last Night's Strikeforce Title Bout
Ronda Rousey seized the Strikeforce bantamweight title last night with a gruesome win over Miesha Tate in Columbus that hurts just to watch....

Belmont Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the Belmont Bruins, who in beating Florida Gulf Coast 83-69 won the Atlantic Sun tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. [ESPN2]...

Ike Davis Probably Has Valley Fever, New York Mets Continue To Be Incapable Of Catching A Break
Ike Davis has Valley Fever. Or at least that is what the Mets are saying Ike may have. In light of Mets team doctors' track record, though, it is probably safe to assume it's likely much, much worse....

Murray State Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the Murray State Racers, who in beating Tennessee State 54-52 won the Ohio Valley tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. [ESPN2]...

UNC-Asheville Is Going Dancing
Congratulations to the UNC-Asheville Bulldogs, who in beating VMI 80-64 won the Big South tournament and punched their ticket to the dance. [ESPN2]...

Jon Hamm, Who Used To Comment On Deadspin, Clarifies His Involvement With Texas Longhorns Baseball
We posted a story earlier today about a story Mad Men star Jon Hamm told on Letterman last night. Hamm told Letterman that he was tempted to walk onto the baseball team at the University of Texas, but Longhorns ace Roger Clemens intimidated him. But Hamm was in junior high when Clemens left UT. We w...

On The Other Hand, Maybe Clipper Darrell Was Being Kind Of A Jerk
On Tuesday, superfan Clipper Darrell showed up to the game in mourning, wearing a black suit rather than his customary blue and red. The next day he posted on his website that the Clippers had asked him to stop representing them, and the internet exploded in protest. Because the Clippers have done s...

The Feds Are Looking Into A Sandusky Cover-Up At Penn State
Cover-ups, bribes, fraud, misuse of government funds. That's what federal authorities will be looking into during their investigation of Penn State in the wake of the Sandusky scandal, according, as usual, to Sara Ganim of The Patriot-News....

Jon Hamm Channels His Inner Don Draper, Tells Letterman Bullshit Story About Playing Baseball With Roger Clemens
See update from Jon Hamm....

If You Give A Mouse A Cookie, You're Fucked: 10 Tips For Avoiding Terrible Children's Books
As you may have heard, Jan Berenstain, the lady who co-created the Berenstain Bears series, died this week. And it’s measure of how bad those books are that some people wasted no time dancing on her grave. Now, it’s incredibly crass and rude to rip into a poor old woman who just died. But those book...

"You Don't Want Clipper Darrell No More": The Sad, Strange Story Of A Superfan
So this is what happens to the Los Angeles Clippers when they discover success. For more than a decade, a living cartoon character known as Clipper Darrell was maybe the only tangible proof we had that L.A.'s other NBA franchise had fans. Night after night, year after year, Clipper Darrell would be ...

Eight Of 10 Alleged Sandusky Victims Claim They Were Molested On PSU Campus
In January, Jerry Sandusky's attorney, Joe Amendola, asked prosecutors for more information about the alleged victims in the case. Amendola wanted a "bill of particulars," which is more or less a list of allegations, including dates, locations, and the ages of the accusers, if not their names. Prose...

Ndamukong Suh Believes He Leads By Example
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: Next year the Lions might see 106 man-games lost to suspension....

Babies Are Stupid
This is the baby's idea of a game: He keeps trying to throw himself off the couch, headfirst. It's completely intentional. I sit him upright, and he looks me in the eye, holds my gaze, grins—and then pitches over sideways. I grab him, reel him back in, and straighten him up, and he grins again and t...