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Marcin Gortat Wants The NBA To Allow Fighting
Kyle Weidie has a fun Q&A with Marcin Gortat (outtakes here), and the Polish center was asked about rule changes he'd like to see in the NBA. In the lighthearted spirit of the interview, he offered up that basketball could stand to be a little more like hockey....
The Best Part Of The Sloan Conference Is All The Pro Sports Gamblers
By now, we've heard about all the different kinds of geniuses and salesmen and Malcolm Gladwells at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. It's true, you'll find all kinds of wonderful nerds there. What they don't tell you is that the guys having the most fun are probably the sports bettors, wh...
Joakim Noah's Dad Stops An Interview To Cheer For His Son
Joakim Noah did his Joakim Noah thing against the Heat on Sunday, hitting the team he hates the most with 20 points, 12 rebounds, seven assists and an endless stream of shit-talking. But the highlight of the game was when Noah's father, Yannick, blew off an interview with Lisa Salters to cheer on h...
"Fuck KD" Is The Latest Chapter Of The Lil B-Kevin Durant Beef
Bay Area rapper Lil B had seemingly retracted his curse of Kevin Durant back in 2012, but the Durant hate has returned with his new track "Fuck KD."...
Yasmani Grandal: Top-Notch Video Bomber
Everything about this video bomb is perfect—the framing, Grandal's complete lack of hesitation, the timing, Seth Smith's obliviousness, the interviewer's ability to keep asking questions with a straight face—it's all so good. ...
Two Days At Sloan: How Sports Analytics Got Lost In The Fog
"You're hiding all the good numbers from me." ...
Pat Sajak: Not A Fan Of The New Cubs Mascot
A contestant on last night's episode of Wheel Of Fortune professed her love for Chicago sports, namely the Bulls and Bears. She is, to a lesser extent, also a fan of the White Sox rather than the Cubs. This pleases Pat Sajak, who is just as confused by the new mascot as the rest of us. ...
With Celtics Losing Big, Fans Cheer For Tupac Lookalike In Stands
The Celtics were thoroughly drubbed by the Warriors tonight, but Boston fans found one thing to cheer for. During a break where the Celts were down by 30, the Jumbotron showed a man wearing his bandana like Tupac, and fans began to chant for him....
Where Did The Goalies Go?
Andrew Lickenbrock has created this handy-dandy map to show movement in the days leading up to an especially goalie-heavy trade deadline. Eleven netminders were dealt—one of them, Jaroslav Halak, moved twice—and there were four separate goalie-for-goalie trades. A crazy few days for the NHL's weirdo...
Diego Costa Snubs Brazil For Spain And Could Swing The World Cup
Diego Costa is, at this moment, the best Brazilian striker in the world. The 21 goals he's scored for this year's title-challenging Atlético Madrid team are the fourth highest tally in the top five European leagues. Normally, you'd think Costa's impressive resumé would see him as one of the faces of...
Martin Brodeur Asks Out Of New Jersey. But Who Else Would Want Him?
Last night's win over the Red Wings, his 684th all-time, was either Martin Brodeur's last start as a Devil, or his last start as a Devil until Friday (when NJ takes on Detroit again in the first half of back-to-backs). So no one knew quite how to act....
Official Punched In Face During Scuffle In Avalanche-Blackhawks Game
NHL linesman Andy McElman took a punch to the face while trying to break up a scuffle in tonight's game between the Avalanche and Blackhawks....
High School Runner With Multiple Sclerosis Races Until She Collapses
Kayla Montgomery of Mount Tabor High School (N.C.) has multiple sclerosis, but that doesn't stop her from running cross-country and track, winning titles and ranking nationally as she does. Because of her disease, however, she has a unique way of finishing races....
Canucks Finally Trade Roberto Luongo, Prepare To Blow Everything Up
The NHL trade deadline isn't until 3:00 EST tomorrow, and today has already been fantastic. From the nonexistent to the impactful to the hilarious to the Bryzgalov, each deal has been more fun than the last. Now Roberto Luongo is heading back to Florida, this time to hang out with his old buddy Tim ...
I Do Not Like This Photo Of Bill Cosby In An Oregon Ducks Uniform
Nope. I don't like it at all. Not one bit....
The Dadspin Guide To The American Snow Day
It's snowing. Again. I live in an area where the arrival of half a snowflake results in the absolute cessation of all business and public transport and hospital respirators, so school is closed. For the 90th fucking time. At this rate, my children will learn to read sometime around 2085....
With Ukrainian Soccer League Suspended, Rival Fans Play Each Other
With all the political turmoil in Ukraine, officials of their top soccer league have suspended play until things quiet down. Thus, yesterday's scheduled derby pitting rivals Dynamo Kiev and Shakhtar Donetsk against each other didn't happen. Well, it did happen, just not as planned....
Now Corey Crawford's Pads Are Missing
Corey Crawford is cursed. The Blackhawks goaltender took to the Soldier Field ice on Saturday in his regular mask, because his custom Stadium Series mask just never showed up. Missing? Stolen? He wasn't sure, and neither were Reebok or FedEx. But now a set of his leg pads have also disappeared from ...
Who Was The Best Oscars Host Of The Past 25 Years?
11. James Franco and Anne Hathaway (2011). Always beware of courting the "young," particularly two young people who are basically 50-year-olds in grownup clothing. Franco, stripped of all self-referential schtick, turned into an empty suit with nowhere to hide, and Hathaway's desperate attempts to p...