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Despite Slow Start, UConn Beats Top-Seeded Florida To Advance To Final
The last time Florida lost, it was to Connecticut on December 2, 2013. The Gators won their next 30 games until tonight—the last time they'll lose this season—which was, again, to UConn. Uconn beat Florida 63-53 on a night they went the first four minutes without scoring a point and found themselve...
Deadspin Up All Night: Wait
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Don Cherry Tries, And Fails, To Pronounce The Name "Jacoby Ellsbury"
The first few syllables don't even sound human....
UNC Athlete Did Not Receive A-Minus On That Awful Rosa Parks Paper
This picture, which became the thumbnail for the whole UNC academic scandal, is not a picture of an A-minus paper. It's not even a picture of a completed paper. According to Mary Willingham, the whistleblower from the Outside The Lines piece in which the paper was shown, it is probably a draft parag...
100 Of Roger Federer's Best Shots
Someone put together a nearly 30-minute video of the top 100 shots of Roger Federer's career. Now, a Top 100 of anything borders on the absurd, but that's not really the point of this video. The point is to watch a surgical tennis player doing remarkable things. ...
Worst Intentional Walk Attempt Ever Becomes Walk-Off Home Run
Auburn lost to Ole Miss on a walk-off home run in the 13th inning Friday night on a pitch that was supposed to be the first of four intentional balls. Unfortunately, Auburn's Jay Wade threw an unintentional meatball down the middle of the plate and Ole Miss won 8-5....
The Warriors Get Rid Of Another Assistant Coach
Something is going on with the Golden State Warriors. On March 24, Brian Scalabrine was demoted from assistant coach with the Warriors to a position with Golden State's D-League affiliate. Today, the Warriors have fired assistant Darren Erman after meeting with "key team officials." GM Bob Myers sai...
Indians Fan On His Redface: "It's Cleveland Pride"
Remember all that "IIIIIIIIIIII'm probably fucking up here" supposing we did yesterday? Yeah, about that: our redface dude had no problems with his behavior and was actually in the process of setting this Native American straight about his belief that Chief Wahoo is an offensive and racist caricatur...
Natty Light: The Choice Of A New, And Every, Generation
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The Ultimate Warrior's Rumored Death
The Ultimate Warrior, who is not dead, will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame tonight. In anticipation, read The Masked Man's "Dead" Wrestler Of The Week entry on the maniac from parts unknown and the man who actually did die....
Nick Swisher Hits Home Run, Spells Out O-H-I-O
Nick Swisher makes it very easy to hate him, but this just cracks me up. After hitting a two-run home run in the sixth inning of the Indians home opener against the Twins, Swisher busted out this homage to the hometown Buckeyes. The Swish just loves him some good times. ...
Rob Van Dam Flips Into Crowd At New Orleans Bar
Thanks to reader Chris, we have this video of Rob Van Dam delighting the crowd at a New Orleans bar as part of the run up to Sunday's Wrestlemania 30 at the Superdome. After the signature Rob Van Dam thumb-pointing, RVD does a summersault into the masses and surfs the crowd for a bit. Says our tips...
Pirates Fan Catches Foul Ball With Exploding Tub Of Popcorn
Here we have a Pittsburgh fan camping out underneath a foul ball off the bat of Cardinals second baseman Matt Carpenter, MacGyvering his tub of popcorn into a glove for an easier grab. I was really expecting (hoping) the ball to bust right through the bottom but it looks like it hits the side of th...
LeBron James Does Postgame Interview In Pharrell Hat
LeBron James is the main antagonist in the reboot of the John Wayne classic If Real People Start Wearing These Hats, We Have Lost Everything. ...
Jared Remy Charged With Assaulting Fellow Inmate With "Dangerous Weapon"
Jared Remy, in Middlesex County Jail awaiting trial for the August 15, 2013 murder of his girlfriend, Jennifer Martel, will face new charges connected to an altercation with a fellow inmate. The should-be recidivist, and son of longtime Red Sox broadcaster Jerry Remy, is now charged with assault and...
Deadspin Up All Night: All This Uptight Pushing And Shoving
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Let's all have a nice weekend and not be so angry at one another over inconsequential things....
Flowchart: How To Know Which <em>The Returned</em> You Are Talking About
If you want to start a really confusing conversation with someone, ask them if they have ever heard of The Returned....
The Ohio Valley Conference Is Getting Feisty On Twitter
The Ohio Valley Conference is having its moment. Last night Murray State won the CollegeInsider.com tournament while Eastern Kentucky's Marcus Lewis won the college slam dunk contest, and tonight the conference hosts the women's Final Four in Nashville. ...