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Finding Gillooly: What Happened To Figure Skating's Infamous Villain?
"Twenty years," said Jeff Stone, standing at the door of his home in Clackamas, Ore. "Is that what it is?"...

Gift Guide Roundup: Gifts For People Who Actually Play Sports
Another edition of the Deadspin Gift Guide Roundup here, this time updating you on the best gift ideas for people who actually play sports. Here's what passed our strenuous vetting process:...

Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts For People Who Like Music
Music. There's so much you can do with it—listen to it, make it, read about it, hate it—which is to say that it's fertile grounds for gift ideas. Leave some suggestions for presents for the music lover below in the discussion section....

I Can't Stop Watching Muhammad Ali Dodge 21 Punches In 10 Seconds
Holy shit, Muhammad Ali is the man....

Mike Shanahan Admits To Lying To The Media All The Time
Mike Shanahan was a little fired up at his press conference earlier today. That's understandable, considering the monumental shit storm that has descended on the Redskins' season. But the best part of the presser came when Shanahan, with one little admission, crystallized everything that is so dysfu...

Gift Guide Roundup: Gifts For Sports Fans Who Like Art
Previously, we asked you for gift ideas of cool, sports-related art. You didn't disappoint. Here's some of what you came up with:...

Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts For People Who Like To Read
As athletes have been reminding us for years, reading is fundamental. So, what have you been reading this year that you'd recommend as a good gift for others of similar fundamental soundness? Let us know in the discussion section below....

Gift Guide Roundup: Your Best Suggestions For Drinkers
Last week we asked you for gift ideas for people who like to drink. Here are your best suggestions....


Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts For People Who Actually Play Sports
Remember those halcyon days of yesteryear, before middle school team cuts codified who could and couldn't play, when everyone regularly played sports solely for the love? For some, those days never ended. Others need to be reminded that sport without an audience is worthwhile, too. For them, we woul...

Pay No Attention To Darnell Dockett Stomping On Hands
I guess that's what he meant by going HAM. ...

Buzzer-Beater Leads Colorado Past Kansas For First Time In Ten Years
Askia Booker's buzzer-beating three led Colorado to a 75-72 win over the sixth-ranked Kansas Jayhawks, the first CU-over-KU win since 2003. The Buffaloes had gone 0-19 in that span....

Gift Guide Roundup: Your Best Suggestions For Sad Knicks Fans
Earlier this week we asked you for gift ideas for Knicks fans in their perpetual state of sadness. Here's what you guys came up with....

Girls Basketball Players Suspended For Flashing Shocker In Team Picture
A few members of a high school girls basketball team from Farmington, Ill., thought it would be funny to slyly flash the shocker in their team picture. As you can see above, it was indeed funny, but the school administration didn't seem to think so, and the girls were suspended....

Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts For Sports Fans Who Like Art
Assuming you are older than 13, you are probably past the age where decorating your living space with sports posters is acceptable. But the need to decorate remains, so why not get some sports-inspired art? Leave your recommendations in the discussion section and we'll pick the best later....

After A Career Of Eating Headshots, Gino Odjick Is Not Doing Well
Newspapers in Canada this week have been reporting that Gino Odjick — the former left-winger for the Canucks, Islanders, Flyers and Canadiens — spent the past several days in the psychiatric unit of a hospital in Quebec. He's apparently well enough to retweet well-wishers' regards ("Sending love to ...

FOX NFL Sunday: Behind The Curtain
David Pierce takes us behind the scenes of Fox NFL Sunday over at the Verge:...

Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts For People Who Like To Drink
Some of us like to drink, some of us need to drink, and some don't care about the distinction and frankly are a little miffed at you for bringing it up in the first place. One thing we all can agree on, though, is that free sauce is always a welcome gift. Share with us your gift ideas for drinkers i...

This GIF Of Pete Carroll As A Wealthy Robber Baron Will Make You Smile
Admit it: Whenever you watch Pete Carroll do his cocksure sideline strut routine, you can't help but picture him wearing a monocle and a top hat while swinging a cane at poor people. The original is from last year, but the photoshopped gif you see above has been making the rounds for a while. Larry ...
