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The Main Ingredient
Over at a cool site called Forty-Sixth at Grace, check out the "For the Love of Pie" series....
Panthers Fan Gets Drenched By All Of The Rain
At least he has that thin plastic poncho keeping him damp instead of soaked....
We Have Found The Worst Thing On The Internet
Some guy kept pestering us to post this, presumably in hopes that it would go "viral." Well, it certainly deserves to. Help this guy out, Internet....
The NCAA Is Not Going To Tolerate Excess Education
Originally published at Bloomberg View....
Charles Barkley Not Amused By <em>Inside The NBA</em> Jam Session
Ernie, Kenny, and Shaq start their own mini-Stomp performance, having a ball as an unimpressed Chuck observes silently. Unlike everyone else, he is not entertained....
Swee'pea And The Shark: The Struggle For The Soul Of A Playground Hero
Originally published in the November 1992 issue of Esquire. Reprinted here with permission. An afterword from the author follows....
Deadspin 2013: All The Cool Old Stories We Republished This Year
The Stacks is Deadspin's living archive of great journalism, curated by Bronx Banter's Alex Belth. Here are the best stories we published on it this year....
Richard Ford: Stop Blaming The Game
In 1993, the acclaimed novelist Richard Ford wrote a piece for the New York Times called "Stop Blaming Baseball."...
Love Song to Willie Mays
Joe Flaherty's love song to the Say Hey Kid. ...
The Painted Screens Of Baltimore
Rafael Alvarez has more about Elaine Eff's book in the Baltimore City Paper. ...
The Inventor of Karaoke Speaks
Daisuke Inoue tells all over at The Appendix:...
SIU Coach Blasts "Mama's Boys" Players In Exquisite Rant
After Southern Illinois's 73-65 loss at Murray State last night, Salukis coach Barry Hinson tore into his team with a six-minute rant that's right up there with history's best. Give a listen:...
11 Of America's Most Scenic And Significant Basketball Hoops
Robin Layton's new book, Hoop: The American Dream, is the fruit of a cross-country trip during which she photographed basketball hoops of every style, shape, and size. A selection of her photos is below, accompanied by her commentary. ...
On-Field Idiot Kicks Player, Gets Stomped On By Two Others
In European soccer, where idiots on the field are tolerated more than they are here, sometimes the only modicum of justice can be meted out by the players themselves. At least that's what two Besiktas players must have thought when they decided to stomp out one fan who reportedly kicked their teamma...
19 People Who Should Have Been <em>SI's</em> 2013 Sportsman Of The Year
Sports Illustrated revealed its 2013 Sportsman of the Year today, giving the honor to Peyton Manning. We disagree with that choice. Here are 19 people who are more deserving....
I Can't Stop Watching This Snowflake Dive Bomb The CBS Camera
Yeah, yeah, make adjustments and play four quarters and all that stuff. Whatever. Look at this snowflake crash right into the center of the camera lens between Tracy Wolfson's and Army head coach Rich Ellerson's heads. Like a field goal. It's mesmerizing....
ESPN Broadcasters Are Talented Tweeters
Bruce Pearl and Carter Blackburn could use some creativity in the Twitter handle department. ...
CBS Sports Promo Features Georgetown Fan Flipping The Bird
CBS ran this promo for a CBS Sports Network broadcast of Elon-Georgetown leading into the halftime show during Arizona-Michigan. As you can see, right there in the middle is a backwards-hatted Georgetown fan emphatically giving someone the two-for-Tuesday salute (and providing some lip-reading mat...
The Main Ingredient: Mom's Orange Tree
In 1974, when I was three years old, my grandparents returned from a trip to Florida with a gift for my mother and my aunt. They carried it in a box, a few small branches of an orange tree. My aunt planted hers and it died almost immediately but Mom, who has a way with plants and flowers, potted the...