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North Dakota Women's Hockey Player: We Only Learned On Twitter That The School Was Cutting Our Team
The University of North Dakota did not tell women’s hockey players that their program would be cut before the news leaked to the media, forcing players to wait hours for a chance to hear from the school after initially finding out via Twitter....
Former Fiancée Accuses Jazz's Jeff Withey Of Domestic Violence In Police Report
Utah Jazz center Jeff Withey has been accused of domestic violence by his former fiancée, Kennedy Summers, who filed a police report in Manhattan Beach, Calif. No charges have been filed. A representative for Manhattan Beach police did not immediately respond to requests for comment, but police spok...
Chill Teen Marcus Rashford Saves Manchester United's Ass
It was a little over a year ago when we were first introduced to Marcus Rashford, then a largely unknown Manchester United youth teamer who was called on to rescue United in the Europa League. His heroic performance that day augured well for the young striker, and Rashford has only continued bolster...
Tiger Woods, Who Remains Old And Fucked Up, Has Back Surgery
The Tiger Woods comeback season lasted all of four months. In December, Woods announced that he was once again healthy enough to play golf and even played in a PGA event. Two months later, he had to withdraw from a tournament due to back spasms. Today, Woods announced that he just had back surgery a...
Why Phillies Fans Still Hate Danny Tartabull
Phillies pitcher Clay Buchholz had surgery earlier this week to fix a torn flexor tendon in his right arm. His 4-to-6 months of recovery will keep him out for the rest of the season....
Madison Bumgarner Is In Hell
In four starts so far this season, Madison Bumgarner is 0-3. The Giants have scored five runs with him on the mound and two of those were provided by MadBum himself in the form of a pair of opening day solo shots. That game, which the bullpen blew in the bottom of the ninth, at least went down as a ...
Donald Trump Celebrates His Very Good Friends, The Patriots, With A Dull Party<em></em><em></em>
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tom Brady was taking the day off....
MLB Is Still Having Trouble Getting Its Clubs To Diversify
Richard Lapchick, a researcher at the University of Central Florida, publishes annual “report cards” on gender and racial diversity in several leagues, and they’ve become the go-to index of diversity in sports. This year’s release of the report card was timed to the 70th anniversary of Jackie Robins...
This Is The Saddest Attempted Stadium Grift I've Ever Seen<em></em><em></em>
Earlier this week, the NCAA announced that the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will be returning in 2022 to Cincinnati, Ohio, for the first time in over 30 years. The bid to bring back first- and second-round games was won by the owners of the former Riverfront Coliseum, the largest indoor ...
Jack Eichel Got Grumpy And Then The Sabres Cleaned House
This morning, the Buffalo Sabres announced that head coach Dan Bylsma and general manager Tim Murray have been fired. Such a culling at the conclusion of a 33-37-12 season, a regression in the middle of what was supposed to be a rebuild, isn’t the most shocking thing to happen, but the timing of the...
11 Alcorn State Football Players Arrested After Massive Cafeteria Brawl
Eleven football players at Alcorn State have been arrested for their roles in a sprawling fight that broke out in a school cafeteria on April 10, according to the Jackson Clarion-Ledger. Police told the paper more arrests are expected to be made on Thursday. The fight was filmed by multiple students...
Florida Gators Mascot Sacrifices Big Dumb Head To Protect Kid From Foul Ball
Albert, the Florida Gators’ mascot, gave up his life for a kid’s when a foul ball came his way in Tuesday’s baseball game against North Florida....
Gender Is No Object When Royals Fans Throw Down<em></em>
TMZ obtained this video, from Tuesday night’s home loss to the Giants, of a man in a Royals shirsey absolutely decking a woman....
We Listened To One Of The "Lost" <i>Mike And The Mad Dog </i>9/11 Tapes
On Sept. 12, 2001, Mike and the Mad Dog host Mike Francesa drove to his local gas station to fill up the tank before coming into work. The station was owned by an “Arabic family,” and he said he could tell that the man working was understandably nervous given the previous day’s events, so he “gave h...
The "Food On Franklin" Podcast Is Back, With A Very Special Guest
Deadspin is home to the popular “Deadcast” podcast that is beloved by thousands of fans. But right now, it’s time for a new episode of “Food on Franklin,” another, more unofficial podcast, that’s also been known to be good. ...
Clayton Kershaw Didn't Appreciate Having His Start Delayed
Clayton Kershaw dominated the Rockies last night because he is the best pitcher in the world and striking out 10 guys in seven innings is something he can do while hungover. He’s good enough that a momentary delay at the start of the game shouldn’t bother him too much, and yet such a delay really bo...
The Bruins Can't Catch A Break
Don’t look now, but the Senators have won three straight since we all made fun of that tweet. Smart-asses that we are, maybe we shouldn’t have decided to forget, for the sake of trolling, that possession stats tend to show up on the scoreboard eventually....
It Was A (Mostly) Glorious Night For D.C. Sports
One of these things is not like the others....
Russell Westbrook Is Out Of Gas And The Thunder Are Dead
For the first time I can remember, Russell Westbrook looked tired tonight....