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30 Paragraphs About 30 MLB Teams From The Baseball Prospectus Crew
The following is excerpted from the team chapters and player profiles of the perpetually splendid Baseball Prospectus. You can buy the book now. And be sure to head over to the BP site this weekend for free access to their content. Projected records via BP's playoff odds report....
Two Residents Of Dunk City Explain How Their Georgetown-Shattering Alley-Oop Came To Be
PHILADELPHIA—I’d like to take you back to a simpler time. Last Friday. Almost dinner. Standing outside the Wells Fargo Center in South Philly. Wondering if I should stick around to watch Georgetown blow out a tiny Florida nothing school....
How Ayn Rand Led FGCU To The Sweet Sixteen, Sort Of
Originally published in Bloomberg View...
The U.S. Walking Away From Estadio Azteca With A Draw Is Out Of This World
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The FGCU House Of Cards Is Crumbling
The Florida Gulf Coast backlash has begun. Mushnick chimed in this morning and now Sports Illustrated has unearthed a bombshell—take a look at that headline! ...
![ESPN Goes Live To FGCU Pep Rally Just In Time To Catch An Extended "FUCK-THE-GATORS" Chant [UPDATE]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/Image_Not_Found_1x_qjofp8.png)
ESPN Goes Live To FGCU Pep Rally Just In Time To Catch An Extended "FUCK-THE-GATORS" Chant [UPDATE]
We told you earlier today why Florida Gulf Coast is the NCAA tournament's most entertaining team, but it seems the student body has a few tricks up its sleeve, too. Here they are reacting to coach Andy Enfield's mention of the Eagles' Sweet 16 opponent, Florida, with a lovely and profane chant. ...
Are You Ready For FGCU To Dunk Its Way Into Your Heart? A Guide To March Madness's Most Entertaining Team
The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles are the best thing to happen to the NCAA tournament in a long time. Here's everything you need to know about them....
Thanks To The FGCU Basketball Team, Fort Myers Is Officially Dunk City
The picture above is a screencap from the official website of Fort Myers, Fla., the city that is home to everyone's favorite NCAA tournament team. As you can see in the top left corner, the city is celebrating the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles' Sweet 16 bid by officially branding itself as Dunk City for...
DUNK CITY: Here Are All Of FGCU's Postseason Slams, Compiled For Your Viewing Pleasure
FGCU performed the impossible, defeating San Diego State last night to earn the first-ever Sweet 16 trip for a 15-seed. They did it with top-notch coaching, execution, and devastating slam dunks. Here's all of Florida Gulf Coast's postseason dunks, starting with their Atlantic Sun quarterfinal agai...
FGCU Is The First 15-Seed In History To Make The Sweet 16
Relying on athleticism, crazy dunks, and opponents' belief that they must be a mirage as no school named "Florida Gulf Coast" could actually exist, the FGCU Eagles are headed to Dallas as the first 15-seed in the Sweet 16 in NCAA history....
Fun With Graphics: TBS Calls FGCU "Florida Golf Coast"
Lest you think it just a simple typo, it's there in multiple places! ...
It's A Bit Chilly In Colorado Tonight
The World Cup qualifier between the U.S. Men's National Team and Costa Rica is about to get kicked off outside Denver, and my goodness it looks cold. So cold, in fact, that Alexi Lalas and Kasey Keller are wearing ridiculous hats. (Bob Ley is hatless, because Bob Ley's balls are nuclear reactors and...
FGCU Beats Georgetown: A Schadenfreude Gallery
For the third time in two years, a 15-seed has upset a 2-seed. As the world embraces the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles, it's important to remember that for every winner, there is a loser. Even when they are lovable, they are still losers....
Georgetown Fell Victim To The "Inbound The Ball Off A Defender's Butt" Play
Georgetown will likely have a cakewalk in tonight's game against 15 seed FGCU, but the Eagles showed the kind of ingenuity that led them to an early-season win over Miami in the opening minutes of their game against the Hoyas....
Will U.S. Soccer Destroy Itself Before World Cup Qualifying Is Through?
Tonight, the U.S. will beat Costa Rica, or it will beat itself. It's game two of the Hexagonal round, in which each team plays every other, home and away. The top three qualify for the 2014 World Cup, while the fourth has to fight the Oceania region's champ for scraps. After one match, the Americans...