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Brewers GM Hospitalized After Scorpion Sting
Do you want to know why Florida should stop worrying about losing its spring-training teams to Arizona? This. This is why....

Nate Robinson Wore Nike Air Yeezy 2s In An NBA Game, For Some Reason
There are a few things that are bizarre about Nate Robinson's decision to wear Air Yeezy 2s during last night's Bulls-Spurs game. For one, those shoes are ridiculously expensive. Although they retail at $250, the demand for the shoes has become so high that they routinely fetch prices upwards of $2...

Swiss Hockey Player Paralyzed After Hit, Criminal Charges Could Follow
Horrible news of out Switzerland, after a brutal hit during a playoff game in the second-tier Nationalliga B left defenseman Ronny Keller paralyzed. Via Puck Daddy, the 33-year-old Keller was checked from behind by Stefan Schnyder, sending him into the board head-first. This is exactly what the NH...

High School AD Accuses Opposing Trainer Of Misdiagnosing Concussion To Remove Star Player From Game
There's major controversy over an incident in a Boston girls' basketball playoff game, in which New Mission High School's star player was injured during the fourth quarter. She was examined by the other team's trainer and diagnosed with a concussion—falsely diagnosed, says New Mission's athletic dir...

Stanford-Cal Delayed 15 Minutes As Fight Results In Three Coaches Being Ejected Due To Stupid NCAA Rule
A solid Pac-12 conference season came crashing down last night as the Cal Bears found themselves on the wrong end of a 83-70 thrashing by rival Stanford. If that wasn't bad enough, a fight that broke out late in the game led to multiple ejections, six technical fouls, and three assistant coaches b...

Nebraska Stormed The Court After Beating Unranked Minnesota
It's been a "meh" season for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Tubby Smith's squad jumped out to a fantastic 12-1 out-of-conference record only to shit the bed in B1G matchups against teams like Northwestern and Iowa....

Some Of The Greatest Games in NBA History, Re-Scored Under North Korean Rules
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this post misstated one of North Korea's unique scoring rules. Scores within the last three seconds, not minutes, count for eight points. The corrected version is below....

Jamal Crawford Goes Between-The-Legs To Set Up Blake Griffin Windmill Alley-Oop
Just watch it. I could describe it for you, put it in context and all the usual jazz, but that would be time spent not watching a between-the-legs, windmill alley-oop. Why would you want to waste your time like that?...

Ottawa Senators LW David Dziurzynski Knocked Out In Fight 26 Seconds Into The Game
The fight came off the second face-off of the game and it was pretty vicious. Dziurzynski and his Toronto counterpart, Frazer McLaren, exchanged a few shots before McLaren landed the decisive blow....
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Is Jim Boeheim Retiring? [UPDATE]
It's been a weird season for Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim. From continued battles with the media to pro-gun control pressers, it's been a year that's led more than one observer to say it's time for Boeheim to retire....

Deadspin Up All Night: Meet Me In The City
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. We're clocking out for the day, but we'll be here again tomorrow. Join us, won't you?...

Life At <em>Sports Illustrated</em> Is About To Become Even More Difficult
Well, this isn't good. Sports Illustrated's parent company, Time Inc., is going to spin off from its very rich corporate overlord, Time Warner. Time Inc.'s 21 magazines—which include SI, Time, People and Entertainment Weekly—will be tossed aside into a new public company....

Mike Woodson Says Carmelo Anthony Asked Out Of The Game Before Injuring His Knee
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: The Knicks coach takes the blame for this one....

Kobe Bryant Told Serge Ibaka His Nutshot On Blake Griffin Was "Hogshit"
Serge Ibaka's karate chop on Blake Griffin's junk earned him a healthy fine and criticism from some of the NBA's elite—including Kobe Bryant, who said if the Thunder star tried the trick on him, he'd respond with a smack in the mouth....

Miami Residents Will Vote On Whether To Publicly Finance The Dolphins' Stadium Renovations
The Dolphins, who own their own stadium, want $400 million worth of upgrades. And they want Miami-Dade County taxes to foot the bill for half. The excuses are familiar—we want to host Super Bowls, we could move to Los Angeles instead—but the battleground is unique. South Florida residents were burne...

Do Not Lecture JaVale McGee On The Differences Between The Atmosphere And The Stratosphere
In the video above, you will see JaVale McGee throw down a very nice alley-oop during last night's Nuggets-Kings game. McGee enjoyed the play so much that he sent out the following celebratory tweet, in his usual house style:...

Watch The Undertaker And The Late Paul Bearer On An Old Episode Of <em>Live! With Regis And Kathie Lee</em>
Former WWF and WWE manager Paul Bearer (real name: Bill Moody) died last night at the age of 58. If you haven't already, read the essay The Masked Man wrote for us two years ago about The Undertaker. And in the meantime, check out this weird little gem from 1991, when The Undertaker and Paul Beare...

High School Coach Whose Wife Was Diagnosed With Cancer Hits Half-Court Shot For $20,000
This happened between the third and fourth quarters of last night's Lakers-Thunder game, and it's one of the best fan-makes-half-court-shot videos of the year. The fact that Heath Kufahl's perfectly executed shot is followed by everyone on the court freaking out jumping around to a Blur song makes...

Winter's Almost Over: Steve Spurrier Is Shirtless Again
Forget Punxsutawney Phil and shadows: The surest indication that spring is just around the corner is Steve Spurrier parading around Columbia without a shirt. Right on time, there's the Old Ball Coach providing us with his annual reminder yesterday at South Carolina's spring practice. Feeling warmer ...

High School Player's Grandma Adorably Comments On Newspaper Story To Explain Why He Had A Bad Game
The Washington Post has a gamer for a 4A playoff semifinal last night, where Wise HS walloped DuVal by 31 points for a major upset. It's of interest only to that very small segment of readership who follows Maryland prep hoops, and of course, family and friends of the players. So while there's only ...