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Casey Prather Pondered Life, Existence, And Why Blood Was Pouring From His Skull
Tennessee knocked off #8 Florida last night 64-58, and it was an unhappy homecoming for Casey Prather even before the final buzzer sounded. The junior Gators guard and Tennessee native earned a nasty gash to the face late in the game, in the process possibly taking on his third concussion of the se...
Stephen Curry Pulls Off Two Sublime Crossovers, Is Brilliant
With respect to the shoving party that spilled into the first row, the most entertaining thing about last night's Warriors-Pacers game was Stephen Curry crossing up his opponents with extreme prejudice. His first victim was George Hill, whose valiant attempt to play good transition defense ended w...
Hockey Coach Jailed For Tripping 13-Year-Old In Handshake Line
Chalk this up as a vote for hockey dads as the worst parents in sports; Martin Tremblay of Vancouver will serve 15 days in jail for assault, for an incident in which he tripped an opposing player after his son's youth hockey game....
Tuesday Night Fights: Lax Bruhs Are So Super Hardcore, They Brawl With Helmets And Gloves Still On
Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: "Lax Locker Boxing." Tonight's commentator: Deadspin bro Dom Cosentino. (Coming next week: TBA.)...
Brawl Breaks Out In Warriors-Pacers Game After Roy Hibbert Goes On A Shovin' Spree
Violence erupted in the fourth quarter of tonight's Warriors-Pacers game in Indianapolis after David Lee, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, David West, and Roy Hibbert got into a massive rumble that carried itself into the seating sections and resulted in Hibbert's ejection....
Deadspin Up All Night: Yeah
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. We'll be back at it tomorrow, but be sure to swing by later for another edition of Tuesday Night Fights....
<em>Washington Post</em> Photographer's Award-Winning Wrestling Photo Disqualified For Being Terribly Photoshopped
Tracy Woodward, a staff photographer for the Washington Post recently won an Award of Excellence from the White House News Photographers Association for the above photo. Well, not exactly the above photo. Move that handy slider thing all the way to the right to see the original picture, as published...
Ray Edwards Says Don't Blame Him For That Fixed Boxing Match
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: Hey, Edwards wasn't the one who took a dive....
FAU Students Stage Sit-In To Protest Stadium Deal With For-Profit Prison Operator
Some members of the Florida Atlantic University student body are not very happy about the fact that their school has agreed to sell the naming rights to its on-campus stadium to GEO Group, a slimy corporation that operates detention centers and for-profit prisons across the globe. On Monday, a grou...
First-Time Ski Jumper Flies Right Out Of His Skis, Falls Off The Face Of The Earth
Let us begin by assuring you the 11-year-old attempting his maiden flight here at California's Kirkwood Mountain Resort was not injured. OK? OK. So feel free to do exactly what we did: Watch this again and again while laughing your ass off with a clear conscience. I mean, just look as the helpless ...
Hockey Sure Is Having A Lot Of Concussions Lately
The numbers are kind of insane—there are currently 25 players out with concussions, or "upper body injuries" that include "concussion-like symptoms." (That includes Rene Bourque, whose team has "no idea" when he suffered it.)...
What Is The Most Indispensable Cheese To Humankind?
Before we get to the Funbag, one quick announcement: There will probably not be a live Funbag on Thursday. But don't despair. You'll always have your raging alcoholism to help fill the void....
Deadspin NBA Shit List: Antoine Walker, The Shimmying Chucker
A celebration of the NBA's most infuriating players, both past and present. Read other NBA Shit List entries here....
Oscar Pistorius "Wants To Get On With His Life," May Ask For Relaxed Bail Conditions
On Friday, Oscar Pistorius was freed on bail as he awaits trial for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Though the magistrate did not judge him a flight risk, despite offshore bank accounts and access to a home in Italy, he was required to turn in his passport, and to check in regularly w...
Rob Gronkowski Had Surgery For An Infection. Uh-Oh?
Rob Gronkowski was scheduled to be the NFL Network's red carpet correspondent for the Oscars, but mysteriously canceled on Friday. Busted Coverage's Gronkowski party photos, which are akin to the GPS tags conservationists use to track endangered species, haven't been updated since last Tuesday. The ...
Don't Look Now, But The NHL's Best Hockey Is Out West
You could be forgiven for feeling a twinge of nostalgia for the Western Conference yesterday, after news emerged that the NHL is nearing an agreement on radical realignment. The new setup is better almost every way: less travel, more geographic rivalries, the chance for every team to host every othe...
"She's A 10!": Brent Musburger Signs Poster Of Katherine Webb
Some lucky fan before tonight's Kansas-Iowa State game got close enough to Brent Musburger to get a picture and a cleverly autographed poster....
The Third Weird Baseball Injury Of 2013: Washington Nationals Pitcher Gio Gonzalez Got Rug Burn On His Forehead From His Dog
Not really sure what else there is to say that hasn't already been said. This is weird, an injury—technically—and it is baseball-related. Oh, and it happened in 2013. While Gio's injury is not all that serious—he was able to make his first start of the spring today and pitched relatively well—no wei...
Warren Sapp Will Draft You If You "Jump Off The Screen Like A Turd In A Punch Bowl"
Warren Sapp and the NFL Network have been dutifully broadcasting from the NFL Combine, breaking down players—including Sheldon Richardson above—working out for NFL teams....
Tonight's <em>Jeopardy!</em> Tournament Of Champions Game Winner Celebrated With D-Generation X's "Suck It" Move
Colby Burnett earned his way to Jeopardy's Tournament Of Champions by winning the Teacher's Tournament aired back in November, and in tonight's first final game he cruised to a big victory by being the only contestant to provide the correct response....