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Bobby Bowden Asks ESPN Analyst If His Dead Dad Is Still Coaching
Bobby Bowden stopped by the booth during Saturday's Florida State game, and everything went well until Bowden asked ESPN analyst Chris Spielman if his father, Charles Spielman, was still coaching high school football. Charles Spielman died in 2008. Chris did his best to not make it as awkward as it...

NFL: Jets Should Have Been Called For Same Pushing Penalty As Pats
There was a lot of bitter back-and-forth between the Jets and Patriots about last week's controversial overtime pushing penalty. At first, Bill Belichick didn't seem to know what the penalty was. (He made a big deal about the "second level" in the pushing penalty—"We weren't on the second level wh...

Which TV Market's Getting Screwed Today? Your Week 8 NFL Viewing Maps
A guide to the best and worst of the NFL slate (and to which fans are stuck with the most of worst). Maps via 506sports.com....

When Should You Tweet At An Athlete? A Guide To Not Being A Dick
The Minnesota Golden Gophers upended the No. 24 Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday, giving Minnesota its first win over the Cornhuskers since 1960. The game also gave us the following teachable moment:...

Film-Themed Ohio State Band Performance Features T-Rex Eating Someone
The Ohio State band performed an impressive Michael Jackson tribute last week. Yesterday, the band played a medley of movie theme songs, which doesn't sound that impressive until you watch Harry Potter riding on a broomstick or a T-Rex walking across the field and remember, "Oh yeah, those are peop...


Here's The Obstruction Rule That Won Game 3 For The Cardinals
The Cardinals took Game 3 of the World Series on a walkoff obstruction call after Allen Craig tripped over Will Middlebrooks heading to home plate. The umpires all stood by Jim Joyce's call afterward, but what does the rulebook say? ...

Cardinals Win Game Three On Walkoff... Obstruction?
The Cardinals took a 2-1 lead in the World Series on a walkoff without ever touching home as Allen Craig was ruled safe at the plate on an obstruction call in the bottom of the ninth at Busch Stadium....

Hail Mary Play Works Right Up Until The Runner Goes Out Of Bounds
Abilene Christian is in its first year playing NCAA Division I football, and as an FCS independent the Wildcats are feeding from the bottom of the bottom of the "big time" college football food chain. Despite that, they had a chance to knock off FBS team New Mexico State tonight, & came within a fe...

Bill Sharman Became A Legend For (And By) Thanking Everyone
Your mom might've told you to write thank-you notes once upon a time, and it seemed like such a chore, an exercise in obsequiousness. Typically, it was rote. Someone slides a sawbuck into a birthday card, you're condemned to scribble out a few lines of scripted treacle: Thank you so much for the mon...

All Hail Division III For Giving Us This Must-Watch Punt Return TD
It's been a pretty lousy day for football highlights, so let's dig a bit deeper to the OAC for this wild 74-yard punt return from today's Heidelberg-Muskingum game....

Duke Wins At No. 14 Virginia Tech, May Not Totally Suck This Year
Blue Devils football, heretofore a model of futility, managed to roll into Blacksburg, Va., today and slip past a Virginia Team that was favored by almost two touchdowns. The 13-10 win made Duke bowl-eligible for a second straight year — a feat for a team that has played only nine bowl games, none o...

Deadspin Up All Night: My Heart Wasn't In It
Hope you enjoyed today's craptastic slate of college football. Maybe tonight's games will be better, and, oh, there's a World Series game. ...

Florida State's 1st Quarter Against NC State Needed A Mercy Rule
After 13 minutes of football today, Florida State was beating North Carolina State 35-0. The game was over. Here's how that happened:...


Lightweight Loses, Celebrates Anyway By Standing On His Fist
The laughing lightweight you see in the background is Scott Jenkins, who went to 10-0 with his five-round takedown of Antonio Rodriguez (5-8-4) in Sheffield, England, on Saturday....
