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OK, Get Up, Walk It Off
We don't mean to imply that maybe four-year-olds shouldn't be on the field during college football scrimmages ... but yipes....
More NBA Playoffs Tonight, If You Can Handle It
It's clear, after the first weekend of the NBA Playoffs, that much of what we thought might be wrong. The Heat look in trouble against the Bulls, and the Nuggets and the Warriors appear to want to get their 1994 Nuggets on. (We want to see Baron Davis and the Beard grabbing the ball at midcourt like...
Leftovers: Early Concern In South Bend
• Should Notre Dame be nervous about Jimmy Clausen? [Loser With Socks] • Wait, you mean Floyd Landis actually blood doped? NO! [ESPN] • If the Olympic Committee read this, they'd have no choice but to give Chicago the Olympics. [Our Book Of Scrap] • $106 million just won't get you what it used to. [...
From The Desk Of Norby (Norby!) Williamson
Because network press releases can sometimes be difficult to read, Burnt Orange Nation does us all a favor and makes "a few minor edits" to ESPN's recent announcement of its NFL draft coverage....
Nothing Says Quaint And Quiet Like 200 Pounds Of Camera Equipment
Saturday is the NFL Draft — they sneak up on you, really — and one guy who won't be there is Wisconsin offensive tackle Joe Thomas, who says he has a previously scheduled fishing trip and can't miss it. No problem, says The NFL Network: We'll just bring a camera out to the lake....
NBA Blogdome: Ain't That A Kick In The Head?
What they're saying about Sunday's NBA playoff games ......
Someone Has The Mavs' Number
We find it fascinating when, for one reason or another, a less talented team/player finds a way to dominate a more talented opponent. Our favorite example is Barry Bonds and Mike Bielecki. No matter how outstanding Bonds has been — for whatever reason — he never could do anything against Mike Bielec...
This Is A Nice Little Sunday Night, Yes?
Phil Jackson was right. It was hard out there for a pimp, and it was also pretty hard out there for any Los Angeles Laker not named Kobe Bryant to touch the goddamn basketball down the stretch of that game. I think Sasha Vujacic's hands are going to be permanently frozen in the "ready to catch" posi...
They Have A Love For Nick Saban That I Can't Comprehend
Fifty-one thousand is a lot of people to show up to a college football scrimmage, and before yesterday, that was the all-time Alabama record. But you add the magnetic appeal of Nick Saban to the mix ... and all the sudden, 51,000 seems paltry. Nasty Nick drew over 92,000 people to his first spring g...
LeftoverDome...
• A fellow named Diego scored a 62-meter goal in the German Bundesliga. [the beautiful game] • Penn State fans come to their spring game dressed in orange and maroon. [Scout.com] • UNC's Brandan Wright is expected to announce tomorrow that he's going pro. [Draft Express] • That's a handsome finger, ...
Buy Yourself A Piece Of Michael Strahan... Cheap
So rarely do the worlds millionaire athletes and yard sales collide. But, you know, it's not every day that athletes get cleaned out in a divorce quite like Michael Strahan did. And this weekend, at her (formerly his) mansion, Jean Strahan sold a bunch of his shit....
Roger Federer Has Some Work To Do Before The French Open
Good news for Thabo Sefolosha. The Chicago Bulls guard has probably sewn up the title of most successful Swiss athlete in the world this weekend, because Rafael Nadal continues to own Roger Federer on clay. A stright-sets whoopin' was handed to Federer in the finals of the Monte Carlo Masters Series...
Open Thread: Suns Vs. Lakers
Somehow, this manages to be an intriguing series, despite there being really only one possible outcome. It's overwhelmingly likely that the Suns will beat the Lakers, since all those animosity and bad feelings are probably going to go to waste....
I'll Post Anything That Gets Joe Rogan This Excited
UFC fights don't traditionally get a ton of attention here on Deadspin, and that's probably not going to change anytime soon. Sorry. But I do think you'll enjoy this video of one huge man kicking another huge man really hard in the ear....
Key Playoff Figures: Doris Burke & Terrence Howard
I tried to watch all four games yesterday. I got through Raptors/Nets, Bulls/Heat, and Pistons/Magic, but I accidentally caught the final score of the Jazz/Rockets game, and decided that I wasn't going to sacrifice another hour of sleep for another 84-75 game, no matter how many emotional interviews...
Free Darko Playoff Pants Party: Suns Vs. Lakers
Because we feel that no one understands the NBA more like the way we wish we understood the NBA than the gang at Free Darko, we've asked them to write up previews of every playoff series throughout the postseason. It will help us understand what's at stake in each series, what matters, what it means...
LeftoverDome...
• An open letter from Baron Davis' beard. [Say Hey] • Rick Majerus might be getting back into the coaching business. The Billikens need him now more than ever. [FOX Sports] • Some tips on safely rooting for the visiting team at the ballpark. [LAist] • Tom Brady's not putting on another Stetson hat. ...
Open Thread: Bulls vs. Heat
This one might be my favorite of all the first round playoff series. Each team thinks they're championship worthy, and there's no shortage of hatred to go around. There's some hatred in Toronto/New Jersey, too, but it comes from the fans ... I doubt there are too many Toronto Raptors who can muster ...
Free Darko Playoff Pants Party: Spurs Vs. Nuggets
Because we feel that no one understands the NBA more like the way we wish we understood the NBA than the gang at Free Darko, we've asked them to write up previews of every playoff series throughout the postseason. It will help us understand what's at stake in each series, what matters, what it means...
Open Thread: Nets vs. Raptors
There are 4 NBA playoff games on today, and I'd like to watch at least three of them. That means that my DVR's going to get a workout, you're probably going to get a couple of open threads, and if J.E. Skeets is arrested for throwing bricks at Vince Carter's children today, it might go unreported on...