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Enormous Jared Lorenzen Poses With Enormous Kentucky Lineman
Jared Lorenzen is doing fine, in case you were wondering. He posted a photo of himself with Matt Elam, the behemoth of a freshman defensive lineman for Kentucky. The man who was a professional quarterback roughly seven months ago is on the left....
Kentucky DT Cory Johnson On How Much He Poops: "I Poop So Much"
This is from yesterday, but what kind of operation would we be running if we did not share with you the most urgent news coming out of SEC football? This is Cory Johnson, a recent junior-college transfer, speaking with LEX 18's Alan Cutler about his fluctuating weight. Johnson says he could weigh 29...
Wes Welker May Have Been Giving Away Money That Wasn't His At The Derby
So, about all that money Wes Welker was walking around with at the Kentucky Derby, some of which he passed out to adoring fans: Churchill Downs wants it back. ...
Behold, John Calipari As A Cake
This John Calipari cake is impressively accurate—though the nose is a little wide, the other details are spot on, like the mole on his cheek—but it would not be enjoyable to see this face peering into my window at night. Ever....
Images From The 140th Kentucky Derby
[Horses round the first turn during the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs on Saturday. AP Photo/Matt Slocum.]...
Wes Welker Was Passing Out $100 Bills At The Kentucky Derby
Broncos wide receiver Wes Welker was at the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, and he had a grand ol' time. It's pretty hard to have a bad time when you've got stacks upon stacks of cash in your hand....
Lookin' Good, Mark Sanchez!
Mark Sanchez's face is the perfect representation of a long day of Kentucky Derby celebrations....
California Chrome Wins Kentucky Derby
Victor Espinoza rode California Chrome to victory, winning the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby. Steve Coburn, one of the owners also celebrated his 61st birthday today, so, he's having a pretty good day....
Johnny Weir, Clothes Horse
The hat has a name and it is called Pegasus. ...
Rolling Bachelor Party Headed For Kentucky Derby Finds Dead Body In RV
A road trip to the Kentucky Derby sounds like a pretty cool bachelor party (for everyone except the driver, anyway). You get yourself some of your closest friends and put them in an RV with some beers and you've got yourself a weekend. This all presupposes, of course, that you don't find a corpse hi...
Tom Brady's Kentucky Derby Hat Game Is Nuts; Wilforks Similarly Fresh
Tom Brady's at the racetrack with Vince Wilfork and them today. People are taking photos of him, as is customary, and posting them to Twitter. That in itself isn't really newsworthy. That hat game, tho. Seriously, have another look:...
The Derby Winner And The Vet Who Pioneered Racing's Doping Addiction
Originally published on ProPublica, republished with permission....
Steven Levitt, co-author of Freakonomics, has his pick for the Kentucky Derby. He likes Chitu as the best value—20-1 right now—but he has some other recommendations for exotics that you should check out on his blog. Levitt also swung by Deadspin to chat horse racing yesterday, which you can read her...
Make A Mint Julep And Capture The Fake Majesty Of The Horse Track
Remember how Regressing was the best part of Deadspin until they pulled this unconscionable bullshit and we had to fire-murder poor Reuben and Kyle, who were probably decent dudes, but at a certain point, enough's enough? Well, we here at the Concourse are aiming to atone for some of our dead brothe...
<em>Freakonomics</em> For The Derby: I'm Steven Levitt. Let's Talk Horses.
Steven Levitt is one of the authors of Freakonomics and a professor of economics at the University of Chicago. He's also something of a railbird and an adviser to Derby Jackpot, a legal online horse betting website. Dive into the discussion below and ask him about handicapping tomorrow's Kentucky De...
So, Why Was John Calipari Hanging Out With Tucker Max?
It may have been the worst Tweet ever. A photo of internet ur-bro Tucker Max just chilling on a private jet with Kentucky pomade model John Calipari. How the hell did this happen? Short answer: Max paid for it....
Bill O'Reilly Questions John Calipari On "Hip-Hop, Rap Stuff, Hustlers"
Kentucky head coach John Calipari appeared on The O'Reilly Factor tonight on Fox News, and managed to keep his cool despite a series of leading questions about the ability to maintain discipline in a "coarser" age of "rap stuff," "hip-hop stuff," and "hustlers."...
Kentucky Fan Living In Louisville Dorm Is Expertly Shamed By Neighbors
This, from Reddit's college basketball subreddit, is a shining example of how college dorm residents should deal with neighbors who are fans of a rival team. Louisville may have been bounced from the tournament by Kentucky this year, but this coordinated act of shaming just about makes up for that. ...
The Last Play Kentucky Ran Was Everywhere This Tournament
Kentucky didn't really have a great shot at winning, down six with 20 seconds to go, but the play it ran to get a late look was one we've seen over and over this year. ...
UK Fan With "National Champions" Tattoo Taking It As You'd Expect
Sometimes, as with Seahawks Guy, an optimistic tattoo turns out to be prophetic. Other times (most times?) it turns out like it did for Kentucky fan Tyler Black, who went and got this "2014 Nati9nal Champions" tattoo before the tournament. After UConn defeated UK last night, let's check back in with...