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ESPN's Featured Comment Of The Day
ESPN scoured its message boards this morning to find its cleverest, boldest, most enlightening comment, and chose this one above all others ......
It's 3 A.M., And Your NCAA Pool Brackets Are Safe And Asleep ...
On Wednesday night the three Presidential candidates were asked who they thought would win the NCAA Basketball Tournament, and their answers were completely predictable. Barack Obama: North Carolina. Hillary Clinton: Would not commit, pending polling results. John McCain: Mistakenly filled out room ...
Last Chance To Join Pants Party Tourney Pool
We are just more than than hour away from the beginning of this tourney business, so, you know, if you want to join the Deadspin Pants Party Pool, this is your absolute last chance. Remember: If someone gets every game right, they get to take over Deadspin. So much more valuable than that $11 millio...
Athletes Have Fun In Different, Violent Ways
It's hardly news to report that professional athletes have a different definition of "fun" than you or we do. And we don't just mean the groupies at every stop on the road ... though that's certainly a factor too. We mean that they get to do things for amusement that the rest of humanity might find ...
King Jeremy The Wicked Needs His Chalice
The NHL Closer is written by Greg Wyshynski, of FanHouse and The Fourth Period. He is also the author of Glow Pucks And 10-Cent Beer....
Heat Forget How To Score, And The Answer Was In Philly
The NBA Closer is written by Matt McHale, who's really looking forward to Easter, the day on which Larry Bird returns from the dead to lay multi-colored eggs under a Christmas tree. When he's not wondering whether Larry knows whether he's been naughty or nice, he can be found weaving his Easter bask...
About Last Night
The NCAA Tournament is here! It's just like Christmas morning! • NBA: Allen Iverson completes perfect homecoming by nailing game-winn ... wait, what? He missed the shot? Never mind. 76ers 115, Nuggets 113. • MLB: Problem solved; the Bad News Bears Boston Red Sox are going to Japan! • NHL: If you lef...
It's NCAA Tournament Eve. Get Some Rest.
OK, everyone, it's time to go to bed. Like, right now. Because the tournament's starting tomorrow, and the earlier you go to sleep, the earlier tomorrow will get here. Even if we pretty much already know what will happen. So night night, kids. Tomorrow all the fun starts. Again....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while recovering from a horrible lap dancing injury ... • College basketball: National Invitation Tournament, first round, Alabama-Birmingham at Virginia Commonwealth (7 p.m., ET), San Diego State at Florida (9 p.m., ET), New Mexico at California (11 p.m., ET). Excuse me Cal, may we se...
NCAA Pants Party: Memphis Vs. Texas-Arlington
Memphis Tigers (33-1) vs. Texas-Arlington Mavericks (21-11) When: Friday, 9:40 p.m. Where: Little Rock...
NCAA Pants Party: Clemson Vs. Villanova
Clemson Tigers (24-9) vs. Villanova Wildcats (20-12) When: Friday, 9:40 p.m. Where: Tampa...
The Commercials That Will Be Destroying Your Soul Over The Next Few Days
Those of you with short memories are lucky, because you might not remember the Applebee's Guys from the NCAA Tournament two years ago. Those were the guys who sang a ditty about Applebee's shrimp platters to the tune of the Gilligan's Island them over ... and over ... and over ... and over. It made ...
NCAA Pants Party: Louisville Vs. Boise State
Louisville Cardinals (24-8) vs. Boise State Broncos (25-8). When: Friday, 9:40 p.m. Where: Birmingham...
Announcing The Next Book Tour Stop: Milwaukee!
Remember how we said that even though the first leg of the book tour was over, we'd be adding occasional dates throughout the summer? Well, we're announcing the first one: We're heading to Milwaukee! Thursday, May 8!...
NCAA Pants Party: Indiana Vs. Arkansas
Indiana Hoosiers (25-7) vs. Arkansas Razorbacks (22-11) When: Friday, 9:40 p.m. Where: Raleigh, N.C....
NCAA Pants Party: North Carolina Vs. Mount St. Mary's
North Carolina Tar Heels (32-2) vs. Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (19-14) When: Friday, 7:10 p.m. Where: Raleigh, N.C....
NCAA Pants Party: Mississippi State Vs. Oregon
Mississippi State Bulldogs (22-10) vs. Oregon Ducks (18-13) When: Friday, 7:10 p.m. Where: Little Rock...
Storming The Floor's West Region Preview
After our cheap, quick-hit, easy looks at each bracket, the gang at Storming The Floor take considerably closer looks, game-by-game. Here's the West Regional preview, the last of the four....
NCAA Pants Party: Vanderbilt Vs. Siena
Vanderbilt Commodores (26-7) vs. Siena Saints (22-10) When: Friday, 7:10 p.m. Where: Tampa...