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Here's Michael Jordan Gossip That We Desperately Want To Believe
This week, a day after former Chicago Bulls assistant coach Johnny Bach died at 91, we got an email. A friend of a friend had sent the tipster a summary of a 2011 dinner with Bach. It was filled with all sorts of fun anecdotes about Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Jerry Krause, and more characters o...
Tyrese Has A Goddang Benihana In His Backyard, And It Looks Dope As All Heck
So my fellow Deadspin bloggers and I were scouring the internet for premium clickable content today when we—okay, it was just Samer—stumbled across the following video of singer/actor/philosopher/sex symbol Tyrese Gibson dancing and screaming and just generally flourishing to that one Ace Hood bange...
Kobe Bryant Ramps Up His Michael Jordan Cosplay With A New Trademark
It’s becoming pretty clear that Kobe Bryant’s pathological commitment to fashioning his image after Michael Jordan’s is going to continue into his post-playing days. To wit, Kobe has put a trademark claim on the phrase “Friends hang sometimes, banners hang forever.”...
The Canucks And Panthers Nearly Brawled After Their Game
Vancouver ended Florida’s 12-game winning streak with an OT goal by Daniel Sedin (off a feed from his twin brother Henrik), but the real action came after the final horn. It also featured, from Panthers TV guy Denis Potvin, one of the most inexplicable insults I’ve ever heard....
Nobody Did Anything Right On This Play
The Steelers extended their lead over Cincinnati with William Gay’s fumble recovery (until they didn’t, after replay revealed the officials missed a down by contact) and the Steelers’ celebration drew a flag (which the official whiffed on trying to throw) and Jim Nantz declared it a touchdown (for t...
That's Why The Lakers Need To Cater To Their Youngsters
On Tuesday Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak admitted what everybody already knew: the Lakers are prioritizing the Kobe Bryant Farewell Tour, at the expense of the numerous exciting young players on the roster....
Bob Ryan Calls Mark Jackson A "Bible-Pounding Phony"
Former Boston Globe columnist Bob Ryan was a guest on the Dan Le Batard Show this morning, and was asked if the Golden State Warriors turning into world-beaters right after firing head coach Mark Jackson was an indictment of Jackson’s coaching abilities. Bob Ryan was not shy about answering this que...
LCD Soundsystem Don't Owe You Anything, Including Silence
You could’ve seen this LCD Soundsystem reunion business coming if you’d looked hard enough—if you’d looked anywhere, in fact, for any length of time and with any degree of hardness. Hell, it was obvious to anyone who watched the full-length feature film devoted to their alleged final show, a Madison...
Daniel Sedin's Teeth Go Flying
Early in last night’s 3-2 Coyotes win, Canucks forward Daniel Sedin took a batted puck directly to the mouth. Watch the replay at the 22-second mark (or don’t!); you can see a tooth make a leap for freedom....
Dan Haren Opens Up About Pitching, Bowel Movements, And All Those Dingers
Dan Haren, the now-retired MLB pitcher who overcame his inability to throw a pitch over 90 mph in his later seasons, reflected back on his career today with candor. Most of the times he remembered were moments where he was trying not to give up a home run. Also, Haren said he used Imodium, a lot....
Report: Rafa Benítez Fired, Zinedine Zidane In As Real Madrid Manager
According to Marca, the rumors that have been swirling all day about Real Madrid manager Rafa Benítez’s job status were justified, as he indeed has been fired. Taking his place will be Real’s legendary player and heretofore coach of the reserve team, Zinedine Zidane....
Kicker Drills Self In Face
Here we see Buffalo Bills kicker Dan Carpenter doing his best impression of a Bills fan tailgating....
Mark Dantonio Doesn't Have Time For Your Stupid Questions
Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio wasn’t about to suffer multiple questions from ESPN’s Heather Cox before tonight’s Cotton Bowl playoff matchup against Alabama, so the Michigan State head coach went full Popovich and walked away. Maybe he heard about this....
Add Dan Uggla To The List Of Hoverboard-Related Injuries
Free agent Dan Uggla and his kids got some hoverboards for Christmas. Like many others who found the death machines under their trees yesterday, Uggla busted his ass on it:...
Colts Release LB Daniel Adongo After Cops Respond To Domestic-Violence Call
The Indianapolis Colts today waived linebacker Daniel Adongo, a week after police were called to investigate possible domestic violence involving him for the second time since October. Though no charges were filed in either case, the Colts’ roster move could be tied to today’s release of police repo...
How Stupid Do The 'Skins Think We Are?
On Sunday, some social media manager got his or her Twitter accounts mixed up and made it abundantly clear that the @redskinsfacts account, allegedly run by a “growing online community of passionate Washington Redskins fans and others who support the team’s use of its name and logo,” is in fact bein...
Blunder Reveals Washington NFL Team Runs Supposed Fan Account Supporting "Redskins" Name
While Washington was in a close game with Chicago, some suspicious tweeting went down. These two tweets, sent from two purportedly different organizations that have no affiliation with each other, look pretty similar. Given the exact similarities between the two tweets, this is almost certainly a co...
Report: Colts' Daniel Adongo Benched As Police Investigate Distress Call
Daniel Adongo, a fringe outside linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts, was benched by the Colts yesterday, with the reason listed as “not injury related.” According to a report from the Indianapolis Star, Adongo’s benching was because the police were called to his house on Thursday morning. As to wh...