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The World's Longest Basketball Shot...For Now
At least according to the YouTube Descriptions Book Of World Records. But still, that looks pretty far. Never change, bros with too much time on your hands....
Philly Will Throw Donovan McNabb A Parade. A Parade Of Boos.
The group of Philadelphians who notoriously booed McNabb at the 1999 NFL draft (they wanted Ricky Williams) are reuniting for a "Boo McNabb" parade. It would probably be more effective if they were actually at the game, but whatever. [WIP]...
Athlete Goes To School Where Athletes Get Laid
The class of 2011's top recruit has committed to Duke. I WONDER WHY....
Last Night's Winner: Pedro Martinez, The Only Tolerable Part Of Ken Burns's <em>Tenth Inning</em>
In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like Pedro Martinez, whose small bit of screen-time yesterday was the only part of Ken Burns's sad-bugle-and-Bob-Costas extravaganza that was worth a damn....
The Full Duke University "Fuck List" Thesis From A Former Female Student (UPDATE)
Update: Names redacted. Read here. So this is going to be bad. Or good, depending upon where some of the lacrosse, baseball, and tennis players rate on former Blue Devil Karen F. Owen's "Fuck List."...
Police Report Released In MSU Sexual Assault Allegations
The Michigan Messenger has put online the police report compiled after a student accused two Spartans basketball players of sexually assaulting her....
The Baby-Holding, Foul-Ball-Catching Dads Are Not Going Away
Having learned nothing, a man attending last night's Tigers-Indians match caught a foul ball off the bounce, while holding a baby that may be his and standing perilously close to a railing. Someone put a stop to these monsters. [Sportress of Blogitude]...
Samuel L. Jackson Is The New Face Of Liverpool Fans’ Anti- Gillett/Hicks Campaign
A pair of big-hitting movie industry Liverpool fans are rumoured to have roped in Samuel L. Jackson and Mike Myers to front a viral internet campaign of hate against Reds owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett....
<em>The Tenth-And-One-Third Inning</em>: The Documentary Ken Burns Should've Made (UPDATE)
Ken Burns's The Tenth Inning has a lot going for it. However, thorough as he may be, Burns missed out on one of the biggest stories of the last two decades in baseball....
Sexual Assault Allegations Against Two Michigan State Players: Why Aren't Charges Being Brought?
Two MSU players were accused of sexually assaulting a woman on campus in August. Despite a police recommendation to prosecute, and one of the accused players later corroborating the victim's account, the prosecutor's office will not be pursuing the case....
Ken Burns High-Fives People When You Cry, And Other Things I Learned While Working On <em>Baseball</em>
In 1993, Alex Belth left college and began working on Ken Burns's Baseball documentary, whose coda, The Tenth Inning, is airing now on PBS. Here, Belth recalls his time with Burns, his encounter with Carly Simon, and Roger Angell's clicking lozenge....
Kris "Vertseeg" Gets His Stanley Cup Due
Happens every year. They misspell someone's name on the Stanley Cup, and because of the sacredness of the Cup, he's forced to legally change his name. Sucks, Versteeg. [Sun-Times]...
George Will Is Once Again Inflicting His Thoughts About Baseball On America
The line of the day comes courtesy of Charlie Pierce, writing here about the piano recital and Bob Costas smarmathon known as Ken Burns's Tenth Inning: "George Will still talks like your grandmother's underwear drawer."...
Formerly Censored Dwarf Painting Restored To Full Nudity
This 16th century Italian masterpiece was finally restored to its original butt-nakedness, after having been painted over for being obscene. Oh, and it's a two-sided canvas, so there's a rear view too....
Lamar Odom, Other Kardashian, Trying Very Hard To Make America Puke
That's Lakers' center Lamar Odom getting all 7-minutes-in-heaven with his wife, Other Kardashian. They celebrated their first anniversary yesterday. She wrote about it. Excitedly. [KhloeKardashian]...
Shaun Smith's Package Grabbing: A Music Video Retrospective
Shaun Smith's humorous, ungentlemanly conduct the last two weeks has been an endless source of joy, so why not set video of Smith's junk twisting to Da Lench Mob's "All On My Nut Sac?"...
Area Man Shows Disdain For Team By Purchasing Team Merchandise
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....
Let's Unpack The Best Parts Of The Clippers' White Party
Old sack of shit Donald Sterling hosted a white party for the Clippers this weekend (he's the one person in the photo here who isn't wearing white, natch). There was a lot of fun to be had. Let's take a look....
What The Fuck Are We Supposed To Do With Judah Friedlander?
Greetings, faceless demographic. So the folks at HarperCollins are trying to promote Judah Friedlander's book "How To Beat Up Anybody" and I'm having trouble trying to figure out how to promote it. It doesn't help that the publicist lady referred to the site as "Deadpin" several times....
Carlos Boozer Is Trying To Start As Much Trouble As Possible
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: new Chicago Bull and chest hair proponent Carlos Boozer....