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New Owner Of Chicago Arena Football Team Is A Bankrupt Convicted Felon
David Staral Jr. bought the Arena Football League's Chicago Rush in February. He replaced an owner whose tenure had lasted three months before the league "terminated its relationship" with her because of financial issues. But, look: Staral has three convicted felonies to go with even bigger financia...
How The Hell Did The Bulls Win Game 1?
How'd the Bulls win last night? The short answer—Nate Robinson's heroics and the Bulls' defensive scheme—is at least partly the wrong answer. As to the former, we'll outsource to Mike Prada at SBNation, who explains that Chicago's crunch-time success had everything to do with its refusal to play he...
TTU Footballers Urged To Be Active, And That Doesn't Count Video Games
Workout schedules for college football players can be complex, what with varying needs for strength/fitness/flexibility based on position and those ever-complicated NCAA limits on supervised activities. One thing's clear for Texas Tech players, though: video games don't count as "being active."...
1985 Bo Jackson Scouting Report: "The Best Pure Athlete In America"
Bo Jackson was already known as an extraordinary athlete in April 1985, when he was a junior at Auburn. But just how gifted did those who were paid to evaluate his talents think he was at the time? According to a baseball scouting report unearthed by a Reddit user, the answer ranged somewhere betwee...
Joel Hanrahan Fastball Punctures Hole In Sign
Joel Hanrahan is not off to a grand start as the Red Sox closer. But last night, just before he gave up a game-tying homer to the Twins' Brian Dozier, he did manage to destroy an ad behind home plate. That has to count for something, right?...
Deadspin I-Team: Who Is The Shrieking Spurs Fan?
Last night's Warriors-Spurs double-OT thriller was exciting, but many fans at home struggled to fully integrate themselves into the game experience thanks to a shrill Spurs fan whose voice came through loud and clear on TNT's broadcast....
Hey, It's 25 Years (And A Day) Since Jim Schoenfeld Told "Fat Pig" Don Koharski To "Have Another Doughnut"
Yeah, the anniversary was actually yesterday—oops. But let's say that today is 25 years from the morning-after media coverage. Had this happened today, it would have exploded the internet....
Sunderland WAG Goes The Full Al Bundy
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Red Wings Fan Vigorously Jiggles Her Boobs At Referees
This happened during a break in the action at last night's Ducks-Red Wings game, and we have no idea why....
Here's Luol Deng Cheering On His Team From A Hospital Bed
This may end up being the defining image of the Chicago Bulls' season, which has seen the team struggle to hold itself together with spit and glue while somehow making a playoff run. ...
That Warriors-Spurs Game Was Bonkers
Manu Ginobili hit the game-winning shot with 1.2 seconds left in double-overtime to put a bow on an absolutely incredible game. With less than four minutes left in regulation Klay Thompson fouled out with the Warriors up 104-88. Chris Webber said something along the lines of "luckily, they don't ne...
So, Uh, The Bulls Won?
What the hell's going on here? The Bulls just beat the Miami Heat 93-86 and, well, what in the hell is going on here? ...
Can Mario Williams Get His Engagement Ring Back From His Ex?
Ah, every annoying property/contract student's favorite hypo: the engagement ring. What happens when a really expensive gift is made in contemplation of some future occurrence that never happens? ...
Angry Groundhog Causes Mayhem At Little League Baseball Game
The trouble began the way most trouble with groundhogs tends to begin: with a group of gawking children hoping to get a closer look....
Hockey Fan Gives Great Explanation For Canceling Pick-Up Pizza Order
I mean, you can't really blame him, right?...
So, Sloane Stephens And Serena Williams Really Aren't Friends
Back in January, before 19-year-old Sloane Stephens upset Serena Williams in the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, we went through the dumbest possible pre-match story: the fake mentorship narrative. ...