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Hockey Fight Turns Players Into Bloody Messes
[Robert Bortuzzo and Colin Wilson go at it during last night's Penguins-Predators game. That's, um, a lot of blood. AP/Mark Humphrey]...
That Looks Totally Safe
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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....
Reporter Talking Sports Has Best Reaction When He Realizes He's Live
Tom Yazwinski of Q13 FOX in Seattle clearly didn't know that the newscast had sent it over to him for a preview of his report on mudslides. He was talking about the Rangers—Texas or New York?—with someone off-camera....
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....
Team's Pizza-Box Protest Halts 10-Year-Old Boys' Basketball Tournament
A boys' basketball tournament in Canada ended early when one team organized a protest on the court after being eliminated from the championship game for breaking a gameplay rule....
Deadspin Up All Night: Just Run 'Em Baby
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Some Genius Painted 35 Black Velvet Portraits Of Pro Wrestlers
Beginning on Friday, Gallery1988 in Los Angeles will be hosting "Velvetmania," Bruce White's show of over 35 black velvet paintings of pro wrestling icons. Finally, art for the common man....
Would You Rather Have A Celebrity Autograph Or A Celebrity Selfie?
I was at an intersection on a six lane road the other day and I had to make a left. So in the opposite lane nearest to me, a Good Samaritan stopped to let me turn. The problem was that she was basically asking me to commit suicide, because motorists in the next two lanes over gave the zeroest of f...
Torii Hunter Kissing An Alligator
Torii Hunter is scared of alligators. Even though it is totally reasonable to be scared of a wild animal whose finishing move is called the "death roll," Justin Verlander dared Hunter to confront his fear and kiss an alligator. ...
Ian Kinsler On Rangers GM: "Daniels Is A Sleazeball"
Every year, when spring training starts up, you know you're in for a certain number of stories about the aging veteran, starting over and trying to prove himself. What distinguishes ESPN The Magazine's new entry in the genre, a profile of Ian Kinsler, is that he comes off as utterly unhinged....
Still Lookin' Good, Gunslinger
Brett Favre seems to be enjoying his second career as a crab fisherman....
Title IX's <em>Other</em> Effects: Do Sports Make Women Less Religious?
How does playing a sport in high school affect a woman after she has graduated? We know from Betsey Stevenson's 2010 study in The Review of Economics and Statistics that female former high school athletes tend to go further in school and make more money. But what about the effects on a woman's socia...
Is Jimmy Graham A Tight End? It'll Cost Him $5.3 Million.
The Saints slapped a franchise tag on Jimmy Graham, allowing them to keep him for one season without negotiating a new deal. But Graham has been designated a tight end; he believes he's a receiver. This is not an academic point: there is more than $5 million at stake....
Disappointed Knicks Kid Is Just So Disappointed
The Knicks lost 96-85 to the dreadful Pistons in Detroit last night, and this poor kid was there to see it. Being a Knicks fan is hard enough, but being a Knicks fan who lives in Michigan and only gets to see his favorite team the few times they come to town is even harder....
On Wisconsin
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The NFL Is Considering 42-Yard Extra Points
There has been much hay made about the supposed impending demise of the extra point try, with even Roger Goodell coming out in favor of eliminating the vestigial gimme from the game. But no one in a position of power had offered a viable alternative–until now....
Deadspin Up All Night: 'Cause I Don't Need A Friend
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