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The Baltimore Orioles Are Not Welcome In Korea
Back in February, the Orioles pissed off an entire baseballing nation with their pursuit of a South Korean high school pitcher. Flaunting Flouting the rules and risking an international incident is probably worth it for a young lefty with great control. Except it didn't go that way. The Korean Baseb...
After Evading The Law Twice, Zach Bogosian Should Finally Have To Face The Shanaban (Update)
In November, Bogosian dropped Cody Eakin with an elbow across the head. It was arguably clean. In December, Bogoian wrecked Pierre-Marc Bouchard face-first into the boards. It was very arguably dirty. Both times, Bogosian escaped suspension....
Blake Griffin Owes This Woman Popcorn And A Soda
A little hustle from Blake Griffin (and a little shove from Jason Maxiell) sent Griffin into the first row of the Staples Center crowd, spilling some lady's food and drink. At arena prices, that'll require a claims adjuster....
Here Is A Man Playing With His Dentures After The Lehigh-Xavier Game
Lehigh couldn't pull off another miracle, losing 70-58 to Xavier tonight in Greensboro. The Mountain Hawks' performance, though, must have left a bitter taste in this man's mouth. [TruTV]...
There's A 13-Seed In The Sweet Sixteen, And It's Ohio
For the first time since Bradley in 2006, a 13-seed is going to the Sweet Sixteen. Ohio held off USF in the final minutes of a closely-fought game, and they'll take on top-seeded North Carolina in the St. Louis regional. Here's what the final moments looked like on TBS and sounded like as called b...
Ernie Els Interview Was Equal Parts Short And Painfully Awkward
Ernie Els was in contention for at least a playoff at the end of the Transitions Championship today at Copperhead Course in Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, Florida. Then he reached the final two holes, which he would bogey. He missed a gimme putt on 18 and missed out on a playoff and the champio...
Creighton's Gregory Echenique Laid A Massive Blast On UNC's Tyler Zeller The Refs Somehow Missed
North Carolina got the best of Creighton today, earning a big 87-73 win that advanced the #1 seed to the Sweet Sixteen. They didn't get there without taking a few lumps, however, as Tyler Zeller learned at the forearm of Bluejay Gregory Echenique....
Deadspin Up All Night: See You At The Show
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. We'll be with you through the night games....
Your NCAA Tournament Open Thread Day Four: The Night Games
2012 Tourney darlings Norfolk State take on Florida at 6:10 p.m. on TNT, Ohio and South Florida tip off on TBS at 7:10 p.m., Lehigh and Xavier start on TruTV at 7:45 p.m., Purdue and Kansas follow at 8:40 p.m. on TNT and Cincinnati and Florida cap the evening at 9:40 on TBS....
Michigan State's Draymond Green Cleans The Glass, Then Floor
While Michigan State fans may question Draymond Green's help defense, his help cleaning the floor is without question as Green took to his janitorial duties late in the Spartans' 65-61 win over St. Louis today in Columbus. [CBS]...
Pau Gasol Sings The Fray Classic "How To Save A Life"
Video of Paul Gasol doing some karaoke has been going around for a few days, but this snippet here is a better quality, and really all you need to see/hear. Scroll ahead to the :54 mark if you don't want to hear Pau talk about his love for both singing and UNICEF. The event, in support of UNICEF's...
Ashley Judd Stole A Kentucky Player's Phone Last Night, Sent Handwritten Note In Apology
Did you know that Ashley Judd was a Kentucky superfan? I bet you didn't. It's kept fairly under wraps by everyone involved. So, you may not have known that Ashley was allowed in the locker room following Kentucky's 87-71 thumping in Iowa St. yesterday. Judd was so excited she apparently swiped Terr...
The Battle For Jim Thorpe's Final Resting Place
The Washington Post has a great profile on Jim Thorpe and highlights the legal battle being waged over his burial....
A Game-Winning Alley-Oop? Don't Mind If We Do
In our continuing effort to provide the best in all basketball-related madness, here's a nifty little alley-oop that beats the buzzer by mere seconds. According to the information provided by the YouTube user who uploaded the clip, the play came at the end of the Minnesota IAAA finals between Aust...
Your NCAA Tournament Open Thread Day Four: The Daytime Games
Well, here we go again. Today's action begins with everyone's favorite upset for the day, N.C. State taking on Georgetown at 12:15 p.m. The fighting Rick Majeruses of Saint Louis take on Michigan State at 2:45 p.m. and, finally—for the afternoon—Creighton and North Carolina tip off at 5:15 p.m. All...
Gary Cahill Paid Tribute To Fabrice Muamba After Scoring In Today's FA Cup Match
In a reminder that the English footballing community is a tight one, Chelsea defender Gary Cahill paid tribute to his former Bolton teammate Fabrice Muamba after scoring the opening goal of the Blues' FA Cup tie with Leicester City with a "Pray 4 Muamba" t-shirt under his jersey....
Did Tiger Woods Shred His ACL Training With The Navy SEALs?
If Tiger Woods' old swing coach, Hank Haney, is to be believed, Yes. He did. Haney, you may recall has a book, The Big Miss, coming out just in time for the Masters. Excerpts were leaked in Golf Digest a few weeks ago, but The New York Times reviewed the book yesterday and noted an interesting asse...
Shock & Awe: Faces Of March Madness, Day Three
Underdogs are on crisis alert, as only five teams from non-money conferences remain in the tournament: Lehigh, Ohio, Creighton, Norfolk State, and Xavier. (Xavier would prefer you not include them amongst those other so-called "mid-majors," so we'll call it four.) The past two years have overshadow...
Today In Jose Canseco Tweets As Motivational Posters: Kindness
This is a feature where 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....
Peyton Manning Watch: Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
Lost in all the madness of the tournament this weekend (it was lost to me, anyway) is that Peyton Manning is whittling his options down and my sources tell me he has it down to three teams: the Tennessee Titans, the Denver Broncos and the San Francisco 49ers....