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Peyton Manning Pulled A Pretty Good Prank On Eric Decker
Those Manning boys sure are having a good time in Durham, aren't they? Eli's over here causing all kinds of mischief with Chris Mortensen's hair, and now we have big brother Peyton pulling a prank on one of his best wide receivers....
What Being A Coach Should Mean In The 21st Century
Rutgers gave athletic director Tim Pernetti the boot on Friday after Mike "50 Hot Ones Comin' At Ya!" Rice was shitcanned for turning basketball practice into his own dodgeball refresher course. But because the only thing he did that was truly anathema to the big-time sports hivemind was to get caug...
A "Roller Derby Powerhouse" Breaks Down A Chicago Fast-Food Brawl
Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: "Chicago Wrigleyville Bacci Brawl." Tonight's commentator: Jamie Ramsay aka Varla Vendetta of the Windy City Rollers. (Coming next week: Steve "ESPO" Powers breaks down an arts-related...
The Art Of Screwing Up: How NCAA Refs Live With Their Mistakes
In the second round of the 2012 NCAA tournament, 16th-seeded UNC-Asheville trailed top-seeded Syracuse by three points with 38.2 seconds remaining, Orange inbounding the ball. This was a big moment for the Bulldogs, and it would prove to be a big moment, too, for a man whose name and face you wouldn...
The Story Of "Wrong Way" Willie And The Buzzer-Beater That Lost A Game
It was March 3, 1978, the sectional semifinals of the Indiana high school basketball tournament, in the teeth of what they call Hoosier Hysteria. George Washington was playing Northwest, a team it had already beaten twice that season. Washington was up, 61-60, and had the ball. A second remained. Da...
You'll Remember This Psychopath: Brady Corbet's Star-Making Turn In <em>Simon Killer </em>
When we first meet Simon, he's not unlike a lot of twentysomething guys you knew after college. Recently graduated, cash-strapped, withdrawn and sorta lost, the lead of Simon Killer finds himself crashing in Paris at a family friend's place, wanting to escape New York and the girlfriend, Michelle, w...
Tuesday Night Fights: In Which A Bieber Wannabe Gets Slapped Around In The Street
Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: the aptly named, "Street Fight." Tonight's commentator: Deadspin commenter and degenerate boxing fan Iron Mike Gallego. (Coming next week: a roller derby powerhouse exa...
Andre Drummond Air Balls Two Free Throws In A Row
OK, we should cut Drummond some slack here. This was only his second game back after missing 22 games with a back injury, so he was probably feeling a bit rusty. And hey, at least the second one grazed the net. ...
Brittney Griner's Collegiate Career Is Over After Louisville Shocks Baylor And Ends The Bears' 32-Game Winning Streak
A Louisville basketball team celebrated a big win for the second time today after the women's squad eliminated Baylor from the NCAA tournament, ending Brittney Griner's college career and bringing the Bears' 32-game winning streak to an end....
Trey Burke's 30-Footer Forced Overtime Against Kansas
Michigan erased a late 14-point Kansas lead to force overtime in Dallas when Trey Burke's mega-deep three-pointer tied the game with four seconds remaining. It's the 2013 tournament's first overtime game....
2012 Deadspin Hall Of Fame Inductees: Virgil And Oddibe McDowell's Water Bill
We are proud to present your 2012 (yeah, we know) Deadspin Hall of Fame class:...
Zombie John Harbaugh Couldn't Stand To See His Brother-In-Law's Season End
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Ohio State Hits Game-Winning Three-Pointer In Final Seconds To Advance To Elite Eight
For the second straight game in this NCAA tournament, the Ohio State Buckeyes needed a last-second shot to win as LaQuinton Ross drilled a three with two seconds remaining to down Arizona and advance to the Elite Eight....
Tuesday Night Fights: In Which A Philly Cop Breaks Down A Street Fight
Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: "Philly fight on lippincott st: Precious n Neesh." Tonight's commentator: An active-duty Philadelphia police officer, who's returning to TNF. (Coming next week: TBA.)...
Hey Look, Some Hockey Parents Decided To Beat The Shit Out Of Each Other
When we last took a dip into the world of rage-y hockey parents, we saw a guy cheer the injury of a child before making violent threats toward another spectator, all while holding an infant in his arms. Today, we get to watch an entire group of angry hockey parents (dads and moms!) lose all sense o...
Tyrone Garland's "Southwest Philly Floater" Sends La Salle To Sweet 16
La Salle's Tyrone Garland sank a floater high off the glass with 2.5 seconds remaining to seize a 76-74 win for the Explorers over Marshall Henderson and the Ole Miss Rebels....
Elvis Dumervil Signs With The Ravens
Remember when the Ravens kept losing player after player after savior? Well, after all that, they just came across a nice, crisp 20-dollar bill on the sidewalk....
Aaron Craft Hits Three-Pointer With 0.5 Seconds Remaining To Down Iowa State
Iowa State's upset dreams came to an end as Ohio State's Aaron Craft made penance for a series of missed free throws in the clutch and hit a near-buzzer-beating three-pointer to give the second-seeded Buckeyes a 78-75 win. ...
This Is The Face Of A Man Stricken With March Madness
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