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Deadspin Up All Night: Rise Above The Rest
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Oklahoma Law Allows Schools To Sue Boosters Busted By The NCAA
On Tuesday, Oklahoma Republican governor Mary Fallin signed into law Senate Bill 425, which will allow the state’s public universities the option to sue any third-party actor that “engages or conspires with another to engage in conduct in violation of the rules of the governing authority that causes...
Deadspin Up All Night: Quicker Than A Ray Of Light
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Hilariously Rich University Presidents Don't Think College Athletes Should Be Paid
Ohio State University president Michael Drake and Stanford University president Marc Tessier-Lavigne have joined that dipshit from Notre Dame and that dipshit from Texas as the latest university presidents to say that college athletes should not be paid. Young people should not be paid for their rev...
Deadspin Up All Night: Moving In The Wrong Direction
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Deadspin Up All Night: Can You Prove Your Loyalty?
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Canadian PM Justin Trudeau: At A Bar, Flush The Urinal With Your Elbow
Friend of the program Jonah Keri landed a heck of an interview for his podcast today: Canadian prime minster/mega-hunk Justin Trudeau. Montreal-native Keri and the PM had an excellent conversation about politics and the Canadian identity (or lack of one), and how Trudeau managed to build a cabinet t...
Deadspin Up All Night: Same Trailer, Different Park
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Deadspin Up All Night: You're My Elliot Stabler
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Pro Cyclist Michele Scarponi Killed By Car Driver At Age 37
Michele Scarponi was perhaps the most seasoned rider in the professional peloton. The Italian had been racing as an amateur or a professional for almost 20 years, beginning as a domestique on some very good teams, working his way up to Grand Tour heavyweight, and then sacrificing his waning individu...
Mark Emmert Admits NCAA Accepted The "Absolute Minimum" In Its Return To North Carolina<em></em>
In speaking with the Associated Press sports editors at their annual meeting with commissioners on Thursday night, NCAA president Emmert acknowledged that HB 142 was “the absolute minimum” the North Carolina legislature could have done to earn back the NCAA men’s basketball tournament and other post...
Deadspin Up All Night: I Never Felt Better In My Life
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Polish Sausage Vs. Italian Sausage … WHO YA GOT?!
This week’s Deadcast focuses on a number of topics, including the Mike and the Mad Dog 9/11 transcripts, the Aaron Hernandez suicide, and other instances where the sports-take machinery fully breaks down in the wake of real-world tragedy. But that’s not what you came here for now, is it? No, no ... ...
Deadspin Up All Night: Come Out To Show Them
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Deadspin Up All Night: Too Scared To Say A Thing
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Aaron Hernandez's Lawyer And Former Agent Aren't Sure He Killed Himself
According to the Massachusetts Department of Corrections, former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez hanged himself this morning in his single cell, with a bed sheet tied to the window. But at least two people are wondering whether Hernandez really hanged himself: his lawyer and his agent....
Deadspin Up All Night: Stay One Day Then Run Away<em></em>
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Unlike The NCAA, Some States And Cities Didn't Bite On North Carolina's Weak HB2 Repeal
The NCAA released the sites of its upcoming postseason events through 2022 Tuesday afternoon, and as was expected, the governing body of college sports made its return to North Carolina official, announcing the Tar Heel state will host 36 men’s and women’s tournaments and postseason competitions. In...
Deadspin Up All Night: The Bottom Fell Out
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Athletic Directors Plead Their Case For The NCAA, Spew Nonsense
Five university presidents and athletic directors offering their unfiltered thoughts on why the NCAA and its members should hold fast to amateurism, a model that’s landed them all six-figure base salaries, may be the best argument for abolishing the system....