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Brandon Miller and Alabama just don’t get itIn the age of social media, we see people misbehaving and exhibiting an egregious lack of self-awareness every day. Alabama men’s basketball standout Brandon Miller is the latest athlete to show the world just how tone-deaf one person can be. During Saturday’s pregame introduction against Arkansas, ...

Bizarre Video: Rick Majerus Leading A "Hoes Anonymous" MeetingThis is a video of the late Rick Majerus leading something called a "Hoes Anonymous" meeting. There's a title card at the beginning of the clip, informing us of some kind of dream sequence, so this has got to be from an unfinished, or never released film, with the possible working title Never Greene...

The Jovial, Bleak, Affectionate Bully That Was Rick Majerus Simply Cannot Be Comprehended In FullToday, a week after his death, many of Rick Majerus' friends, former players and colleagues gathered to wish the basketball coach farewell from this mortal coil. Del Harris and George Karl were reportedly there, as was Glenn Rivers, whose nickname Majerus pinned on him years ago when he saw the youn...

Legendary College Basketball Coach Rick Majerus Passed Away Today

First, this, from Loyola University of Chicago's head basketball coach and onetime Rick Majerus assistant Porter Moser:...

Rick Majerus Is Retiring Due To Heart Problems, So Let's Remember His Career The Way He'd Want It Remembered

Rick Majerus will no longer be lumbering up and down the sidelines at St. Louis University: He's been forced into retirement by a heart condition. The nature of Majerus's exit has led to a bunch of staid and somber reflections on his life and career, with passsages like this, from USA Today:...

So The Fingers Don't Mean 'We're #1?'

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....

Utah Will Never Play In a Championship Bowl Game, How to Win an NCAA Pool, and Other Swell Advice from a Departing Gawker Writer

Hello Deadspin readers! My name's Foster. This is my last weekend writing for Gawker. I've written for you jockstrap-sniffing cretins before, but this will be maybe my last chance to do so. So while AJ's over there, here're some words:...

Rick Majerus, Communicator Extraordinaire

From a review of Lance Allred's Longshot: The Adventures of a Deaf Fundamentalist Mormon Kid and His Journey to the NBA: "[Majerus] had a habit of calling Lance 'cunt extraordinaire' and ... would sometimes spell out 'cunt' with his fingers to make sure there was 'no miscommunication.'" [Cleveland S...