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Mike Francesa And His Callers Talked Michael Sam And It Was Not Good
One of the dirty secrets about Mike Francesa is that underneath his lovable, old-man-watching-sports-from-an-oversized-recliner persona is someone who's... not so great when it comes to talking about gay people. His thoughts on the topic have always been more than a little perplexed....
How I Accidentally Became Part Of The Anti-Russia Conspiracy
Here is a report from a Russian news site (Google translated version here) that claims I intentionally damaged my Sochi hotel room, and as a result have been stripped of my credentials to cover the Olympic games. This was news to me, because I've never been to Sochi in my life....
Your Guide To Evgeni Plushenko, Figure Skating's Old Badass
This weekend, Russian figure skater Evgeni Plushenko helped the Russian team win a gold medal in the new team figure skating event. Now, the 31-year-old has his sights set on a medal in the individual event. This is great news, because Evgeni Plushenko is awesome. Let us explain....
Why Doug Williams Matters
Excerpted from Deadspin's Big Book of Black Quarterbacks. This entry is by Greg Howard....
Swimsuit Issue: The Butterfinger Edition
The 50th anniversary edition of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue hit newsstands this week, which (inevitably, perhaps) evokes memories of a Golden Age when a bikini-clad blonde eating a Butterfinger was the veritable emblem of hotness....
Russian Speed Skater Narrowly Avoids Wardrobe Malfunction
Russian speed skater Olga Graf took the bronze medal in today's 3,000m event. Afterward, she understandably wanted to cool off a bit. One problem: she forgot that she wasn't wearing anything underneath her suit. Oops!...
NBC Luge Commentator Disapproves Of American Luger Kate Hansen Dancing
U.S. luger Kate Hansen's medal chances in Sochi aren't strong, but she brings the boogie wherever she goes as part of her warmup routine. NBC luge commentator Duncan Kennedy has a problem with this....
U.S. Olympian Kate Hansen Prepares For Luge Run By Dancing
After two runs, she is currently in 10th place. ...
Snowboarders Beware: "Stoked" Means "Drunk" In Russian
Sage Kotsenburg brought the United States its first gold medal by nailing a "back 16 Japan" during the men's slopestyle snowboarding event. Afterward, Kotsenburg spouted a fair amount of technical jargon mixed with standard chillbro slang during his press conference, which did not make life easy for...
Rick Reilly's Latest Self-Plagiarism Is The Worst
The most generous reading of Rick Reilly's latest column, large parts of which are lifted wholesale from a 2009 Rick Reilly column, is that he just wants to give readers something from a time he wasn't mailing things in. But that 2009 column was awful too. Rick Reilly disdains you so much that he's ...
Pistons Fire Coach Mo Cheeks; Nobody Bothers To Tell The Players
Yesterday, Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski broke the news that the Detroit Pistons had fired head coach Mo Cheeks. But Woj didn't just break the news to the NBA fans of the world, he also broke it to at least two Pistons players....
Clippers Throttling 76ers; Here's An Example Of Their Brutal Nature
It's halftime at Staples Center, where the Clippers are having their way with the 76ers 69-30. It could be worse; they were up 52-15 early in the second quarter. The L.A. weapon of destruction has been, as always, the lob—though a completely inept Philadelphia squad has been a willing participant in...
Russia Is Dominant On The Ice; Can Team USA Get It Together?
After weeks of almost exclusively embarrassing reports out of Sochi, Russia finally got some good news today, when its star-studded figure skating team handily took home the gold medal in the brand new "mixed team" figure skating event, beating out Canada and the U.S. But what does this mean for the...
Smart Suspended Three Games; TTU Claims Fan Called Him "Piece Of Crap"
Marcus Smart will sit three games as punishment for his shoving a Texas Tech fan last night in Lubbock. The Red Raiders athletic department released the above video, alongside a statement from "superfan" Jeff Orr in which he claims he only called Smart "a piece of crap."...
7-Foot-1 High School Sophomore Plays Basketball Like Kevin Durant
Thon Maker is a sophomore at Carlisle High School (Va.), and he's getting a lot of buzz as a seven-foot-one center who doesn't move around like a big man, in a good way....
Gigantic QB Jared Lorenzen Hurts Ankle, Is Carried Off By Four People
Jared Lorenzen, the former backup quarterback for the New York Giants who won our hearts as a breakout 320-lb. indoor football sensation, was injured today during the Northern Kentucky River Monsters' game against the Erie Explosion while running towards the end zone....
Butler Bulldog And Georgetown Bulldog Hang Out, Pant Heavily Together
Blue III and Jack the Bulldog met on Georgetown's campus the day before Saturday's Butler-Georgetown men's basketball game, and if you like bulldogs, this is the video for you....
Oregon Basketball Coach Says He's Victim Of ASU Student Saliva Attack
Oregon assistant basketball coach Brian Fish and athletic trainer Clay Jamieson were reportedly spit on by an Arizona State student after the Ducks' loss to the Sun Devils Saturday night, prompting the Oregon basketball staff to call out Arizona State's unique court layout....
"Go Back To Africa" Twitter Rumor Becomes Marcus Smart Story Canon
In the overnight hours after Marcus Smart shoved a fan in Lubbock at the end of Saturday's Oklahoma State-Texas Tech game, speculation ran wild about what might have provoked the Cowboys superstar guard to react in such a way. By morning, the narrative had been forged: Red Raiders superfan Jeff Or...
Jayhawks' Frank Mason Earns The Easiest Ankle-Breaker
Sometimes, the lowlight is more impressive than the highlight. Frank Mason's crossover wasn't that abrupt, but West Virginia's Gary Browne still ended up on the floor. Never mind that Mason loses his handle a split-second before pulling off the move, because Brown still turns into a sack of potatoes...