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Here's The Dancing Baylor Fan Heard ’Round The World
We tweeted him out earlier in GIF form, but this Baylor fan enthusiastic that his team was within 13 (!) of Kentucky deserves the full Deadspin Video treatment—so here you are. [CBS]...
Roy Williams Used To Coach At Kansas, A Special Place
As we wait for one ex-coach to possibly face off against his old team, we've got one waiting for us in this evening's second game. Roy Williams used to coach for Kansas before returning to his alma mater, North Carolina. In case you weren't sure, here's a little taste....
Today In Jose Canseco Tweets As Motivational Posters: No Matter What
This is a feature wherein we celebrate Jose Canseco by creating motivational posters out of his actual tweets. We believe it is in this context that the world can best appreciate our favorite Bash Brother....
Meet Minor League Guy On Third, The Most Fascinating Cardinals Prospect Since Albert Pujols
My girlfriend is passionate about keeping a scorecard at the ballpark, but she doesn't bother with it when we go to Grapefruit League spring training games. There's so many roster changes and substitutions in the late innings, she says, and keeping up takes the fun out of enjoying beer & sunshine....
Rugby Player Suffers Gruesome Ankle Injury (NSFL)
This video comes from the National Rugby League in Australia and it is an absolute mess. Jharal Yow Yeh (in yellow and maroon) plays (played?) for the Brisbane Broncos and suffered a nasty compound fracture against the South Sydney Rabbitohs. That is bone sticking out. You've been warned....
Rick Pitino: Master Shit-Stirrer
After Louisville came back to beat Florida yesterday, securing a spot in the Final Four, Rick Pitino put on a clinic on how to troll an entire fanbase. With his left hand he builds, and with his right he tears down before you even notice. Asked about a potential showdown with intrastate super-rival...
Tonight's "O Canada" Before The Pens-Sens Game Was So Bad Players Were Laughing Before It Finished
The Ottawa Senators hired opera singer and judge of Canada's Got Talent Measha Brueggergosman to sing the anthems before tonight's home matchup with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and got more than they bargained for—literally....
Deadspin Up All Night: Guaranteed To Satisfy
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. We will be around for the night should anything, dare I say, exciting happen....
Houston Dynamo's Colin Clark Calls Ball Boy A "Fuckin' Faggot," Offers Weak Apology
As noted earlier today on Dirty Tackle, Houston Dynamo winger Colin Clark is under fire for blowing up on a ball boy early in last night's match in Seattle. His apology (through Twitter) was of the typical "I didn't mean to disrespect anyone" variety and suggests Clark hasn't been exposed to those...
25 Years After Run With Providence, Rick Pitino And Billy Donovan Fight Each Other For Final Four Berth
The built-in storyline for this afternoon's Louisville-Florida game is the connection between the two head coaches. In 1987, Rick Pitino coached a Providence team, lead by point guard Billy Donovan, to the Final Four by exploiting the new rules-change that created the three-point shot. There are sev...
Cornell Upsets Michigan With Overtime Goal In College Hockey's Version Of The Sweet 16
Rodger Craig backhanded the big rebound into an empty net less than four minutes into overtime. The No. 14 seed Cornell beat Michigan, the No. 2 seed overall, 3-2 to advance to the Elite Eight of college hockey. Now that's exciting!...
Today In Jose Canseco Tweets As Motivational Posters: Don't Quit
This is a feature wherein we celebrate Jose Canseco by creating motivational posters out of his actual tweets. We believe it is in this context that the world can best appreciate our favorite Bash Brother....
Emile Heskey's Elbow Thoroughly Mangled Johan Djourou's Nose
Today's Arsenal-Aston Villa match from Ashburton Grove got off to a violent start as Gunners defender Johan Djourou took Emile Heskey's elbow straight to the beak—though Djourou was as much responsible for propelling his face into Heskey as much as anything. Despite spending several minutes down o...
Joba Chamberlain's Freak Trampoline Accident Is Just Like Brien Taylor Getting In A Bar Fight
All the pieces fit, don't they? Strangely spelled first names, injured pitchers...actually, that's about it. Don't let that stop you though, Bill Madden. According to Madden, Chamberlain had a "death wish for his career." So, it makes all the sense in the world that he finally pulled it off at some...
Just In Time For Titanic 3D, It's An Iceberg Phallus: The Week In Unintentional Dongs
Well, well, well. We meet again for some pseudo-dongage. Strap in for the ride of your lives couple minutes or so on a Saturday. Our first submission is from Adam. As always, be sure to send in any would-be penises to the tips department....
Mickael Pietrus Taken Off Court On Stretcher After Scary Injury In Celtics-Sixers Game
It was a rare and terrifying scene during tonight's Celtics-Sixers game as Boston swingman Mickael Pietrus was immobilized and wheeled off on a stretcher after a hard fall directly onto his spine in the second quarter. The incident was reminiscent of T.J. Ford's 2004 injury, as it's an uncommon s...
Baylor's Quincy Acy Delivered The Highlight Of The NCAA Tournament Thus Far With An Inbound Dunk
After three and a half rounds without anything breathtaking, the payoff finally came tonight when Baylor's Quincy Acy slammed home this inbound pass and helped hold off a surging Xavier team that was down big early to the Bears. [CBS]...
Fabrice Muamba Was Alive And Cracking Jokes After Being "Dead" For 78 Minutes
From now until the end of the season, we'll be posting a number of clips from the previous weekend's English Premier League games. If there's a goal, save, dive, lip-read profanity, or hocked sputum we should know about, drop us a line at [email protected]. (You might also enjoy our better-late-than...
Deadspin Up All Night: Frolic
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. You know what to do. Open threads for the hoops. The Burke and Newell boys will keep you occupied throughout the weekend....
For Clobbering Blake Griffin, Basketball Thug Jason Smith Gets A Light Slap On The Wrist
What's the NBA penalty for deliberately knocking down a star player when he's defenseless, trying to provoke a brawl with his teammates, and then waving your arms to gloat and incite the home crowd after being ejected? Two games. File this one away for the next time David Stern gets mad about the dr...