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Don't Watch Sports At Sports Bars
With the NCAA tournament winding down and football season still a long ways off, we're finally transitioning out of peak sports-bar season. Kentucky and Connecticut are going to win Saturday, and then Kentucky and the rest of us are going to win Monday, because every sporting drinker's life is impro...
Which NCAA Scorekeepers Give Out The Most Assists?
Over on FiveThirtyEight, Carl Bialik has an interesting article on how NCAA assist rates vary from court to court, since scorekeepers are given considerable leeway in deciding what counts as an assist and what doesn't. Ken Pomeroy tackled the same subject back in 2007, and both identified Sam Housto...
Wily Peralta "Takes Huge Dump" In Pre-Game Player Introductions
We would say Brewers pitcher Wily Peralta took a spill, or had a fall, as the pregame festivities continued at Fenway Park. But we prefer how ESPN's Joe McDonald put it:...
Umpires Used Instant Replay To Check The Count And I Wanted To Die
It took exactly four days for me to do a complete 180° on MLB's new replay review system. It happened when umpires lost track of the count in the ninth inning of last night's Yankees-Astros game, and spent more than three minutes using replay to count balls and strikes. I went from let's use technol...
Here Are Your Best Chicken-Thigh Recipes
Last week, we noted that chicken-thigh recipes were turning up everywhere, making them the It Piece of Spring. Of course, you already knew that chicken thighs are where it's at. And we kinda guessed that would be the case (leg men, every last one of you), so we asked for your favorite preparation. Y...
This Is Probably Around The Time You Call The Game
Yes, that is a tornado (apparently not a tornado but just a really scary stormcloud) beyond the left-field wall at yesterday's opening night for the double-A Frisco RoughRiders. It was part of a series of storms that swept the Dallas area, and resulted in the RoughRiders' game being postponed in the...
The Glam-Sissy Wrestling Odyssey Of Exotic Adrian Street
Exotic Adrian Street is a former professional wrestler and incomparable icon of style, famous for his flamboyant ring antics and provocative fashion sense years before everyone wore capes and/or makeup. Born in Great Britain in 1940, Street ran away from home (and the coal mines of Wales) to find hi...
Here's A Bunch Of Indonesian Schoolkids Singing "Meet The Mets"
I would never imply that the only reason Mets fan Ben Nathan spent six months in Indonesia teaching English was to cultivate a group of children willing to do his bidding, and create this video of them singing "Meet the Mets." Only that it was probably the biggest reason....
This Is Why Nobody Should Play For Jim Boeheim
Jim Boeheim continues to be a giant shit. On this morning's episode of SportsCenter, the Syracuse coach got on some snake shit and did what he could to damage Tyler Ennis's career. He did this because he sucks....
Keith Olbermann's Tribute To David Letterman Is Great
Keith Olbermann is never better than when he's talking about someone he respects (perhaps because there aren't many of them). Last night was one such occasion, when Olbermann devoted an entire segment to David Letterman's announcement of his impending retirement. "All I keep thinking," Olbermann sai...
This morning Pulitzer Prize-winning Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus was shot and killed in eastern Afghanistan by a local police officer. Last November, The Atlantic ran a large collection of her work from the country. Above, Afghan men fight each other with slings in Kandahar as par...
University Hires, Fires SID After Failing To Google Him
Yesterday afternoon, the University of Great Falls (Mont.) hired and fired a new sports information director in the span of two hours., after it was reported that he has a past criminal conviction. The background check UGF ran on Todd Brittingham did not reveal his criminal history. The university c...
This Adreian Payne Dunk Is Just Silly
The college dunk contest was last night, and even though Michigan State forward Adreian Payne didn't win the competition, he earned the unofficial victory thanks to this ridiculous dunk....
Brendon Ayanbadejo Implies Miami Traded Him For Taking Paternity Leave
The fuss about Daniel Murphy missing two games to be there for the birth of his son seemed like a total nontroversy—the Mets were OK with it, and their fans were OK with it. (Seriously. It's two games. And Daniel Murphy. And the 2014 Mets.) The only people upset were New York radio hosts. But the de...
Speech Competition Punctuated With Kid Blowing Chunks On Medal Stand
This happened at last week's Nebraska state speech championships, and we are so glad that it did. We don't know the identity of the kid fire-hosing the remnants of his turkey sandwich all over his hands and feet, but we do know that he is a hero. Because of him, we may now enjoy the world's first pe...
This Is The Face Of A Man Looking At The Mets Roster
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J.R. Smith Says He'll Give The Pipe To Whomever He Chooses
J.R. Smith dropped a public service announcement to his followers tonight: He won't put up with dudes who are angry because their girls follow him on Twitter. Stop blowing up his spot....
LPGA Golfers Miffed At Paulina Gretzky's <em>Golf Digest</em> Cover
Paulina Gretzky, Wayne Gretzky's daughter, was the cover model for the May issue of Golf Digest. A few female pro golfers are annoyed about it....
Missouri Basketball Player Reportedly Arrested Twice In One Day
Zach Price had a pretty bad Thursday....
Deadspin Up All Night: Who The Fuck Used My Toothbrush?
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