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10 Years Ago In Asian Athletic Supremacy
"Yet while population geneticists and sociologists have been battling over the meaning of times in the 100-meter dash, Asians have been making their own argument about where they fit into the world of sports. And they've been doing it through pure, old-fashioned physical superiority. The fastest man...
Chris Mullin And Dan Shulman Tried On Memphis Tams Hats, Looked Ridiculous
Your morning roundup for Feb. 13. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. ...
The Stages Of Internet Grief, As Applied To Whitney Houston's Death
0. Basic Twitter Check...
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Victor Cruz Has A Choice Seat At The Grammy Awards: Right Behind Adele [UPDATE]
We've no idea why he's there or how he scored a second-row seat, but Giants WR Victor Cruz will be disappointed to learn the Grammy Awards no longer present a Best Salsa Album award. (It was folded into the Latin Grammy Awards.)...
Deadspin Up All Night: Wake Up Feelin' Good
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All This Jeremy Lin Love Is Pissing The Shit Out Of Buzz Bissinger
Well, it had to happen, didn't it? In this day and age of instant analysis and constant coverage, overkill is only a long weekend away for most stories. Jeremy Lin captivated the hearts and minds of New Yorkers and sports fans everywhere one week, and the next, Buzz Bissinger is comparing him unfav...
High School Hockey Player Scores Absolutely Filthy Shorthanded Goal
That is a pretty sick goal. Going top shelf like that is no easy feat, but let's get to the bottom of what we're all puzzling over. What's the back story on the long hair? From tipster Mark:...
Cristiano Ronaldo Seals Hat Trick With Sublime Strike
You are unlikely to see as perfect a soccer goal as this for a very, very long time. Cristiano Ronaldo, who's hoarding goals at such a clip it's as if he's trying to make every Spanish soccer fan forget the name Messi forever, finished a natural hat trick against Levante with this shot, his 119t...
Tiger Woods Holes Out From The Bunker For Birdie, Tells Tony Romo "Fuck Yeah!"
Three consecutive bogeys in today's round of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am had critics convinced Tiger didn't quite have the swagger back, but this nifty Bob Tway-style bunker shot was vintage—as was what he said to playing partner Tony Romo afterward. [CBS]...
Legendary College Basketball Coach Lute Olson Is A Frat Guy
Lute Olson, a name often mentioned in the same breath as John Wooden, will now be mentioned in the same breath as backwards Game hats and conch shell necklaces. That's right, a press release from Pi Kappa Alpha informs us that the Silver Fox is now a member of the fraternity known collectively as t...
Here's What You Can Do To End NFL Blackouts Forever
We did a post yesterday on Richard Nixon's 1972 efforts to forever sustain the NFL's policy of blacking out teams' home games in their local markets. The NFL rejected Nixon's bargain, and so, from 1973 on, only those games with unsold tickets 72 hours prior to kickoff would be blacked out. That rule...
Great Moments In NBC Programming Synthesis, Starring The Capitals' Jay Beagle
While we were deprived any beagles in last week's Puppy Bowl, NBC viewers were treated to two of them this afternoon. Returning from break late in Washington's game against the Rangers at Madison Square Garden, NBC dropped this quick promo for the Westminster Dog Show which gets underway tomorrow ...
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When A Drag Racer Takes To The Sky [UPDATE-With Video]
Here's a fun photo essay of a car that defied gravity for one brief moment before crashing behind a retaining wall. The driver, Mike Austin, was competing in the "top alcohol dragster" category when his 200 mph-moving car soared off the race track....
Manchester United Supporters Distribute Ku Klux Klan-Inspired Fanzine Before Match With Liverpool
Even before the non-handshake took place, tension was high at Old Trafford. According to police, the Manchester United fanzine Red Issue, being distributed before kickoff, featured "a Ku Klux Klan-style mask, with the words 'LFC Suarez is innocent' printed below." ...
Creighton's Doug McDermott Learned Being The Coach's Son Sometimes Means Being Humiliated On TV
Creighton fell to Wichita State 89-68 last night—the 15th-ranked Bluejays' third loss in a row—and the slow meltdown of the perennial MVC powerhouse was made clearly evident in this incident late in the first half. Creighton star Doug McDermott's erratic play earned him a nasty tongue-lashing from...
Jason Whitlock Says He "Debased A Feel-Good Sports Moment" Because Of His Mother And Richard Pryor
The Asian American Journalists Association asks, and Whitlock delivers...something. In his short, yet somehow rambling "apology" Whitlock tells readers he fell victim to the perils of racial stereotyping due to a genetic trait passed on by his mother. Richard Pryor gets thrown under the bus, too. M...
Kentucky-Vanderbilt Featured Your Standard Kid Flipping The Bird Next To A Guy In A Fuzzy Winter Hat With A Trench Coat Shirt And Mirrored Glasses
Your morning roundup for Feb. 12, the day we occupied Palin. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. ...
Did Dirk Nowitzki Shout "Fucking Faggot" After Hitting The Shot That Locked Up Tonight's Mavericks Win?
We're not entirely sure what it is Dirk Nowitzki shouts after hitting the dagger to ensure tonight's 97-94 double-OT win over Portland, but it sure looks like the same thing that earned Kobe Bryant an unprecedented $100,000 fine last season....
