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Belmont Bruins
1. Wait... The Atlantic Sun is Perhaps Not A Powerhouse Conference? Belmont has ranked in the top 10 nationally in three-point field goals per game seven of the last 10 years. The Bruins are fourth this year at 10.6 three-pointers per game. HOWEVUH, when it mattered (in their NCAA appearances the la...

Erin Andrews Yakkity Blah Blah You've Already Stopped Reading This Post
Erin Andrews said something in some interview recently. To be honest, I didn't pay that much attention to what was said, seeing as I just scanned the interview and looked for a picture on Google Image Search....

The Final Hours Before Selection Sunday
• A grand anniversary. • Tommy Bowden, not always so nice. • Welcome back, Battlebots. • When sleds attack. • Mark Cuban has all kinds of confusing rules. • Man, Felix Pie. • Hey, UNC beat Duke. • Enjoying Billy Crystal. For once. • Daulerio returns. (With Bill Conlin!) • Oh, Bob, Bob, Bob....

Manning Vs. Brady, Round II
OK, I might see Tom Brady wearing Ermenegildo Zegna clothing, but Eli Manning, I don't think so. Isn't he more of a Miller's Outpost kind of guy? Anyway, they were both on hand for the big Zegna store opening in Manhattan on Thursday, or so we are led to believe. Mr. Manning here actually looks very...

Dude, You Can Put Your WHIP In It
Baseball Musings reports that a technology conference — and hey, what's more fun than those? — has been giving out: baseball roach clips....

Baseball Season Preview: Atlanta Braves
For the third consecutive season, we are proud to introduce the Deadspin Baseball Season Previews. Yes, baseball is awfully close now; it's spring training, after all....

In Defense Of Billy Crystal
If you were a rich, beloved celebrity, and had the opportunity to take one at-bat against a Major League pitcher — well, Paul Maholm, anyway — goddammit, wouldn't you have to do it? Why else would someone want to be rich and famous? Crystal looked like the happiest guy on earth yesterday, like he kn...

Baseball Season Preview: Philadelphia Phillies
For the third consecutive season, we are proud to introduce the Deadspin Baseball Season Previews. Yes, baseball is awfully close now; it's spring training, after all....

ESPN Visits Can Lead To Later Visits From The NCAA
We've never actually been to Bristol, Conn., but we'll confess to being somewhat curious about a tour of the offices. Heck, apparently mascots and professional athletes hang out there all the time; that sounds fun! But careful, young basketball recruit; visiting Bristol can put your eligibility in q...

About Last Night
What you missed while test driving the 2009 Dodge Hobbit ... • NBA: Rockets may never lose again. • NFL: Eli Manning picks David Carr to be his running mate in '08. • College basketball: So it's going to be Cal vs. UCLA, round two. How will the refs screw up this time?...

Just Three Weeks Until Selection Sunday
We are less than three weeks away from Selection Sunday, and you know what that means around these parts: Time for the NCAA Tournament Preview Capsules!...

One Year Since Isiah Showed "Evident Progress"
It's a historic day, everyone, one whose importance almost slipped by us. Today, it has been one year since James Dolan saw "evident progress" from the New York Knicks and extended Isiah Thomas' contract. Boy, did that ever work out well....

Baseball Season Preview: Florida Marlins
For the third consecutive season, we are proud to introduce the Deadspin Baseball Season Previews. Yes, baseball is awfully close now; it's spring training, after all....

Mitch Williams Supports Youth Athletics, Is Not At All Insane
Former Phillies reliever Mitch Williams has never been one to see an injustice go unchallenged, even if that does mean being unceremoniously tossed from his 10-year-old daughter's youth league basketball game for screaming the F-word several times at a female referee....

Baseball Season Preview: Detroit Tigers
For the third consecutive season, we are proud to introduce the Deadspin Baseball Season Previews. Yes, baseball is awfully close now; it's spring training, after all....

Billy Crystal Signs With Yankees; Red Sox Counter With Wilford Brimley
If I were a Yankees' fan, I'd be really worried right now. Their season is beginning to shape up like a failing TV sitcom; the kind in which they try to bolster sagging ratings by bringing in celebrities for guest appearances. With that in mind, please welcome Billy Crystal, who will play in a sprin...

Please Do Not Get Smudges On The Yankees' Uniforms; They Have To Last All Season
Yankees' manager Joe Girardi disagrees, however. And Don Zimmer disagrees with the disagreement....

Baseball Season Preview: Minnesota Twins
For the third consecutive season, we are proud to introduce the Deadspin Baseball Season Previews. Yes, baseball is awfully close now; it's spring training, after all....

Erin Andrews Bares All (Textually)
Continuing to take cues from the blog world, the Chicago Tribune is the latest mainstream publication to grant a profile to the ever frothed over Erin Andrews. What cell phone number juicy tidbits would she reveal? Can you make it to the end of an article with no pictures? I'll try to cull the highl...

The Dregs Of Early March
• We returned from vacation. • See ya, Favre. • Fun with George Karl's lawyer. • Poor Felix Pie. • Yipes, Ministry. • Life as a scout is a sad, scary thing. • Juan Gonzalez! • Greatest Highlight! • Four square! • It can't be fun to broadcast a marathon. • The end of the Sonics. • ESPN tests are hard...