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Jim Calhoun In Hospital, Will Not Coach Today
CBS just reported that Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun has been taken to the hospital in Philadelphia and will not be on the bench tonightthis afternoon when UConn plays Chattanooga....
NCAA Tournament Live Blog: (8) Brigham Young Vs. (9) Texas A&M
Your live blogger for this game will be Stephen from the defunct Cousins of Ron Mexico. These days he can be seen scribbling at The Big Lead and Major League Jerk....
NCAA Tournament Live Blog: (2) Memphis Vs. (15) Cal State Northridge
Your live blogger for this game will be Queens resident Ben Muschel, who — until he finally starts law school — blogs about The West Wing. Please don't tell him how it ends....
NCAA Tournament Live Blog: (8) LSU Vs. (9) Butler
Your live blogger for this game will be Chuck Myron of the NBA blog Time Stops For No One. He also works out of his own car....
The Few. The Proud. The Foolish.
Well, today's the big day. Sixteen NCAA games, sixteen live blogs. If you're stuck working today or tonight, you can, I guess, "watch" the game from here....
Last Call For The Pants Party
I haven't even filled out my bracket yet, so obviously it's not too late for you to sign up for the Official Deadspin Bracket Smashing Contest, throw in 63 guesses and seek fame and fortune....
Gus Johnson Does Not Send His Compliments To The Chef
So the whole Gus-Johnson-in-handcuffs story turns out to be a "show's over people, nothing more to see here" type of deal, it appears. The CBS sportscaster wasn't arrested, and no charges were filed....
NCAA First Round: (1) Pittsburgh vs. (16) East Tennessee State
East Region: No. 1 Pittsburgh (28-4) vs. No. 16 East Tennessee State (23-10) When: Friday, 2:55 p.m., EDT Where: University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio PITTSBURGH PANTHERS 1) Gary McGhee plays for Pitt. Well, kinda. I'll try and make this as objective as possible, but he might be the worst basketball ...
Split Open And Melt
Aaron Boone talks about his upcoming open heart surgery. [NYT]...
NCAA First Round: (8) Oklahoma State vs. (9) Tennessee
East Region: No. 8 Oklahoma State (22-11) vs. No. 9 Tennessee (21-12) When: Friday, 12:25 p.m., EDT Where: University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS 1) Bet the over In his first year at Oklahoma State, coach Travis Ford has installed a more up-tempo style of play than the Sutton ye...
The Binghamton "Bad Newz" Bearcats Captivate The World, Make More Off-Court Headlines
Binghamton winning the America East title and earning its first NCAA tournament berth is the only positive news that's come out about the school in recent months....
It's Chipper Jones Vs. The City Of Toronto. Let's Watch The Fun
If you play for the Braves and you're going to be at war with a city, it might as well be a Canadian one. On the whole, Chipper Jones would rather be in Atlanta....
NCAA First Round: (7) Clemson vs. (10) Michigan
South Region: No. 7 Clemson (23-8) vs. No. 10 Michigan (20-13) When: Thursday, 7:10 p.m., EDT Where: Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri CLEMSON TIGERS 1) Clemson Tigers, Naughty By Nature? Clemson University is a public school located in the northwest corner of South Carolina in Clemson, South C...
NCAA First Round: (7) Texas vs. (10) Minnesota
East Region: No. 7 Texas (22-11) vs. No. 10 Minnesota (22-10) When: Thursday, 7:10 p.m., EDT Where: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina TEXAS LONGHORNS 1) Foreign Point One thing Texas desperately lacked entering the season was a true point guard. Without a ball handler that could pene...
Some Positive Tennessee Volunteer News
Top high school prospect Bryce Brown signs on with Tennessee because God told him he was a Volunteer. And he's not talking about Lane Kiffin either. [Rivals.com]...
Matt Jones Released From Jail, Jaguars Roster
Matt Jones was sent home a day early from his week-long jail stint on Saturday. Jacksonville responded on Monday by sending him home from the team, permanently. [ESPN]...
Type Fast For Us During the NCAA Tournament
Aw, so you didn't get to preview the team you wanted. Guess there's nothing left to do but cry. Or you could GET A SECOND CHANCE to participate on Deadspin....
Mississippi State Just Broke Someone's Heart
The 23-12 Bulldogs win the SEC Tournament, likely knocking an at large team out of the tourney. Only one game left and both teams are already in. So now we wait. [Yahoo]...
The Lane Kiffin Era Continues Its Inexorable Slide Into Craziness
At last spring football has arrived in fair Knoxville, which surely means that rookie coach Lane Kiffin can leave all those little distractions behind and get down to some straight-up coachin', right? Right?...
It's March Madness For Mascots, Too
"[W]ith 7 seconds left and New Mexico State leading 70-69, Utah State's mascot, 'Big Blue' the bull, confronted New Mexico State's 'Pistol Pete' cowboy mascot and ripped off his fake mustache." [ESPN.com...