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I Was There, Spring Break Edition: Breaking Stuff In Harold Reynolds's Hotel Room
In 1999, Kevin and a group of friends spent their Spring Break in Orlando, for reasons that surpasseth all understanding. ESPN's Harold Reynolds was there, too. Slapstick ensued. Here is Kevin's story:...
Are You A Racist If You Root For Cornell?
Dan Shaughnessy, wrote a boring little filler column about why Cornell is better than Kentucky. Matt Jones, who covers Kentucky, says that attitude is elitist and racist. So who is the most wrong here? WRITER FIGHT!...
Remembering Bush-Kardashian: A Video Tribute To An American Romance
Reggie Bush and Kim Kardashian are America's favorite sports figure-Bruce Jenner stepdaughter power couple. Rather, they were. People says the couple is taking a break. Like all national tragedies, this one calls for a video tribute set to Sarah McLachlan....
How Much Do Your Genitals Weigh? A Half-Assed Funbag Investigation!
I have a TV/Film peeve I'd like abolished from now on. I dunno if Ebert's film glossary has covered this yet, but I would like it added if it has not. I call it the Confession Cocktease....
Down And Out In Daytona, Part 2: Among The Fornicators
This is the second installment of Pat Jordan's dispatch from Spring Break. Jordan, the author of A False Spring, took his gun and his cigars to Daytona Beach and filed this report over the mojo wire. Part 1 is here....
Tebow Draft Rationalization Watch: The Patriots Are Capable Of Anything
As the NFL Draft approaches, many team fanbases will attempt complex logical gymnastics to talk themselves into using a first-round pick on Florida quarterback Tim Tebow. Today: What does Bill Belichick know that we don't?...
Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim: Making The Other Team The "Other" Team
Will Leitch will be previewing/musing on every baseball team each weekday until the start of the season. You can pre-order his book and follow him on Twitter. Today: The Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim....
MMA Fight Scrapped Due To A (Yikes) "Brain Irregularity"
Thiago Alves has been scratched from his UFC fight this weekend, after a brain scan revealed two words you never want to hear from your doctor. I'm not a medical (or MMA) expert....but he might need that brain later. [Yahoo/ESPN]...
Searching For...The Player Who Told Tim Tebow To STFU
One NFL hopeful shocked and delighted the world by telling Tebow to "shut the fuck up" after he requested a pre-Wonderlic prayer. But we haven't yet been able to put a name to the words. That's where you come in....
Last Night's Winner: Josh Smith
In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like the small number of people who can say that they've won a game with a buzzer-beating, put-back slam dunk. That usually makes a good story....
In Which OJ Simpsons Befriends A Gay Prison Gang
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Video: Urban Meyer Threatens Reporter Over Tebow Quotes
The Gator coach had words — and almost more — with an Orlando Sentinel reporter over what he thought was unfair treatment of Tim Tebow. For a man with stress-related health problems, this was not a good moment for Meyer....
Feds Bust KU Ticket Black Market
For years, someone in the office that allocates Jayhawk basketball tickets to boosters has been funneling them to brokers, making big bucks in the process. At least they caught it before Kansas received its Final Four tickets — oh wait....
Name Of The Year Bracket Released
Here it is, the final 64 Name of the Year nominees, and it's Nohjay Nimpson's tournament to lose. I'm just glad Dick Smallberries Sr.'s decision to pass on his name finally paid off. [NOTY]...
Marijuana 'Epidemic' Among Incoming NFL Rookie Class Is No Big Deal
The league believes that this is the deepest NFL draft pool in years. It's also one of the highest. To that, we say: so what?...
I Was There, Spring Break Edition: I Tattooed My Goddamn Neck
A very special Spring Break story, considering it's my own. Yes, your humble editor was once a student, and a fool. The Bahamas were very welcoming of both....
A Cheerleader-Eaten-By-A-Mascot Blast From The Past
Last time we checked in, we thought we were dealing with a new phenomenon. Footage unearthed today by reader Art, however, explicitly shows an '80s-era cheerleader being devoured by a mascot on something called Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters....
Beat Kansas, Win A Ten-Year Contract
Northern Iowa head coach Ben Jacobson just nailed down a new ten-year deal that nearly doubles his current salary. Also: Free corn-on-the-cob for life. [Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier]...
And the Ugliest American(s) Is (Are)...
You have spoken, and your favorite green monster(s) outside of Boston can only be described as, well, ugly. Might even be called Ugly American(s). Verdant photo of the winner(s) of a $300 AMEX gift card after the jump!...
I Was There, Spring Break Edition: "He Said, 'How Big Is Your Dick? 6, 7 Or 8 Inches?'"
In 2008, Chaz went to Panama City Beach for Spring Break with 10 friends. He found an 11th one night — a very friendly young man in a car. Chaz's story:...