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What The Hell Is Going On With The Grizzlies' Coaching Situation?
Lost though it may have been in the relentless beatdown the Spurs delivered last week, the Memphis Grizzlies had a great season, another tremendous step forward. Under head coach Lionel Hollins, the Grizzlies' winning percentage has increased every year: from .293 in 2008-09 (he coached the last hal...
This Is The Face Of A Baseball Player Who Just Felt His Career End
Ramon Ortiz, 40, spent all of 2012 in the minors working toward one more shot at the big leagues. He got it this year with Toronto, but he's been ineffective. Last night, after delivering a pitch, he felt his elbow go. Then, tears....
Nonplussed Pat Riley Makes For The Best Photobomb
Why are these fans so happy? Their seats to Saturday's Game 6 in Indianapolis were four rows from the very top of the arena, but they snuck down to near courtside. Right in front of a decidedly bemused Pat Riley....
Miracle Of Coogan's Bluff: Red Smith On The Shot Heard ‘Round The World
Red Smith is the most respected sports columnist we've ever had. In his prime, Jimmy Cannon, Smith's friendly rival, was certainly as well-known. Cannon, the Voice of New York, was an emotional, colloquial writer whose reputation, unfortunately, has faded. But Smith endures. What is it about his wri...
Summer Has Officially Arrived: Here's Chris Berman Sweating Like A Pig
Our friends at Busted Coverage got their dirty mitts on this shot of Boomer bumblin', stumblin', and sweatin' through his shirt at last week's Boston Strong concert. We know it had to be hotter than a pizza oven that night inside TD Garden, but it still bears repeating: Nobody brings the swamp ass l...
College Baseball Player Takes A Slider Right To The Dick
Cal State Fullerton's Austin Kingsolver only got two plate appearances in yesterday's game against Arizona State, and he probably wishes that he could have skipped the first one. In the top of the seventh inning, Arizona State pitcher Josh McAlister let a 3-2 slider get away from him and sent the p...
Seconds Out
Matt Wilson's "Second Out" series. Found via Museumuseum. ...
Maloof Family Thanks Sacramento In Newspaper Ad
Years of prayers were finally and officially answered: as of Friday, the Maloofs are no longer NBA owners. Sure, they drove the team into the ground, and sure, they did everything possible to sell the franchise to an owner who would move it from Sacramento, and sure, just two weeks ago George Maloof...
Stupid, Stupid Mother Duck Leads Ducklings Across IndyCar Track
I hope someone called Duckling Protective Services, because this is really just terrible timing to take the kids out for a swim. She's probably Canadian....
Deadspin Up All Night: I Hear You Whisper
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Kings and Blackhawks are on tonight, and if that's not your thing, there's always baseball. Enjoy your evening. We'll all be here tomorrow morning to get you through your Monday....
The Independent Review Into PAC-12 Referee-Bribing Allegations Is In
And it makes no sense. The PAC-12 "engaged" the oddly-named firm Ice Miller, LLP to conduct an independent review into allegations that former head of officiating Ed Rush bribed game officials into T'ing up Sean Miller for disputing a call at the end of Arizona's semifinal loss to UCLA in this year'...
Man, The Los Angeles Clippers Just Can't Catch A Break
One of these days the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will get the respect they deserve. ...
Matt Cooke's Dirty Hit Last Night Got A Fan Kicked Out Of His Band
In yesterday's NHL Eastern Conference finals game between the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins, the Bruins crushed the Pens in Pittsburgh, 3-0, to take a 1-0 series lead. The biggest uproar from the night, however, may have come following a vicious, illegal hit early in the second period. ...
A Treadmill Is The Vestibule Of Hell: Recovering Fatass Soundtrack
This week was the kind of week that tests even the most capital-R of Runners' dedication to not being a total waste-of-life fatass: it rained a lot and when it wasn't raining it was hotter than Mrs. Reilly tongue-bathing some shrimp vindaloo. Here's a Spotify playlist that assisted in braving the el...
Roy Hibbert Had A Bizarre Post-Game Press Conference
In one press conference Roy Hibbert dropped a "no homo" and called reporters "motherfuckers."...
The Best-Kept Secret
Another sure-shot for you—David Owen's 1982 Esquire piece on the late, great Murray Kempton: ...
Indiana On LeBron James: "He's A Flopper"
Near the end of the third quarter last night, LeBron James stepped to the free throw line for a pair of foul shots and the Indiana crowd serenaded him with a round of "he's a flopper" chants....
Dwyane Wade Wants The Ball Because He's More Than LeBron's "Help"
After the Pacers thoroughly dominated the Heat Saturday night, the Big Three are starting to show the signs of frustration we all wondered about when they initially signed together just about three years ago. When a team loses and one of its stars is struggling, there's usually only one way to fix i...