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Grabby Arena Football Fan Draws A Flag
Arena football is different. It's the kind of sport where a fan reaches out of the seats to bodily prevent an opposing player from returning a kickoff. And more tellingly, it's the kind of sport where the home team's players then go over to congratulate the fan for interfering with play....
Georgia Scheduled Boise State Because They Thought Kellen Moore Had Graduated
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: spoiler alert, the Bulldogs start the season 0-2....
Today In Very American Ledes
"A Georgia Tech football fan has filed a lawsuit after she says she was strip searched over a chicken sandwich." [WSBTV, H/T Last Angry Fan]...
If You Didn't Watch The 15th Annual Summer Redneck Games On Saturday, You Missed Out
The 15th annual Summer Redneck Games happened on Saturday, in East Dublin, Georgia, and we weren't there. This we regret. Thankfully the Macon Telegraph did attend....
Mentally Disabled Man Beaten Up At Jacksonville Publix For Complimenting UGA Shirt
Just nuke the whole region and don't look back. [WOKV]...
UGA Recruits Rob UGA Locker Room On UGA Recruiting Visit
We love this story, and you might too depending on your feelings toward SEC football and certain programs. Three people have been arrested in connection with stolen property from the Georgia locker room, and police say the suspects are recruits. That sound you just heard was the exploding heads of t...
Wally Backman Verbally Assaults His Team, Part 158
Wally's back, thanks to the creators of Playing For Peanuts, who sent over this clip of the former Mets player (then manager of the South Georgia Peanuts, currently manager of the Binghamton Mets) sharing his thoughts with his team after a loss. One thing we've certainly learned this week: Wally l...
Wally Backman Verbally Assaults An Umpire, Part 79
Former major leaguer Willy Backman knows how to curse in an umpire's face. He's extraordinarily well-versed in the F-bomb. Backman was recently hired as the manager for the AA Binghamton Mets, but a clip from a documentary series about independent minor league baseball called "Playing for Peanuts"...
NBA Player Served With Child Support Papers At Halftime Of A Game
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
OMG Puppies! And Other Highlights From Signing Day
A recruit hoisted a puppy, a mother forged her son's signature on a letter of intent, CBS made Rich Rodriguez interview his successor at Michigan, and many hats were donned. Signing day! First comes the built-up signature, next comes crushing disappointment....
Last Night's Winner: Hit A Crucial Three? That's A Nut Shot
Florida and Georgia played an excellent double-OT game last night. But if you want a recap, go to the AP. If you want video of a player getting towel-whipped in the groin by his own teammate, you've come to the right place....
Your Non-Bowl College Football Open Thread
Villanova lost on the red turf of Eastern Washington last night in the first Football Championship Series semifinal [News Tribune]. The second kicks off at noon, as Georgia Southern visits the mighty University of Delaware Fighting Blue Hens....
In Which People Get Pissy When A College Coach Tells An Opponent He's Going To Choke
Florida-Georgia is still a big deal to them, even if neither team matters this year. But a Georgia coach cursing and grabbing his throat at UF's kicker before the gamewinning FG seems to have struck a nerve....
Your College Football Early Games Thread
For potential heart-attack fetishists, there's Illinois at Michigan State. For sadists, B.C. at Florida State or Minnesota at Purdue. For the righteous/godless, Western Michigan at Notre Dame. For college-football addicts, there's Missouri at Texas A&M and Vanderbilt at Georgia....
The Guy Who Bought That Georgia Player's Jersey Is Innocent, Or Something
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: the guy who bought A.J. Green's jersey....
A.J. Green, Jersey Sales, And The NCAA's Hypocrisy In Eight Easy Pictures
UGA's top receiver just got a four-game suspension for allegations that he sold one of his game-used jerseys. Meanwhile, let's take a look at what's for sale in Georgia's official team store....
Last Night's Winner: Party In The UGA
In sports, everyone is a winner-some people just win better than others. Like the University of Georgia's freshman orientation video, which forces us to invent new words to describe it, because "awful" and "embarrassing" are no longer cromulent enough....
When UGA Frat Boys Attack (Over a $105 Tailgate-Parking Bill)
Some scene setting: The AEPi chapter at the University of Georgia recently notified alumni that the cost of tailgating at the bros' house was going up....
RIP Paul Bissonnette's Twitter
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Georgia AD Had "Red Panties Between His Legs"
Damon Evans's DUI arrest just keeps giving and giving. The police report has tears, women's underwear, a power play, and more tears....