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Reading Deadspin? Allow A Former MLS Player To Convince You Otherwise
This morning, I sat at my breakfast table going over the news. Checking through my inbox, I saw an email from a friend: "This is going to make you furious." It contained the link to a Deadspin article: "Getting Ready for MLS? Allow Us to Convince You Otherwise."...
When A Famed Nike Coach Tried To Steal A Race, A Track Protest Was Born
The scene was unprecedented: seven runners walking off the track hand in hand, in quiet protest against their own governing body. The women had just run the 1,500-meter race at the U.S. indoor national championships on Feb. 23 in Albuquerque. The day before, the winner of the 3,000-meter race, Gabe ...
Two Days At Sloan: How Sports Analytics Got Lost In The Fog
"You're hiding all the good numbers from me." ...
This Is How You Kill The NCAA
Originally posted at Bloomberg View....
Netting Falls At Bruins Game, Injuring Two
A section of the netting behind the glass at TD Garden collapsed after the Caps-Bruins game last night, striking two fans and sending them to the hospital with what were described as minor injuries....
LeBron Shut Down By Spurs, Blames His Mask And Sleeves
LeBron James was full of excuses, or maybe explanations. After a 6-for-18 shooting night, including 0-for-3 from three in a wire-to-wire blowout loss at San Antonio, James had a lot to say about things that weren't the Spurs defense....
Unchill UCSB Bro Confronts Opposing Coach, Player On The Court
UC-Santa Barbara students are generally known for being especially chill bros. Tonight one fan broke out of character as he rushed onto the court in the middle of the game to shout profanities at Hawai'i coach Gib Arnold, then taunted a Rainbow Warriors player. ...
Frank Martin To Player: "Answer The Fucking Question, Asshole!"
Frank Martin, the scariest college basketball coach in the world, has been suspended for one game by the University of South Carolina after being caught cursing out one of his own players during Tuesday's game against Florida. ...
Wolves Fan Gets Upside-Down Apology Letter After Jersey Screw-Up
Yesterday, Wolverhampton fan Richard Gough received his new shirt and noticed something a bit off:...
The Marlins Are "Outraged" Over The Red Sox's Spring Training Lineup
The Marlins are reportedly quite pissed that the Red Sox fielded barely any major leaguers for today's spring training matchup. I will get this out of the way so you needn't bother: Marlins fans are quite pissed that the Marlins field barely any major leaguers during the regular season....
Fan Leans In For The Kiss; Víctor Bernárdez Is Having None Of It
Hey Muma, do you think I could get a picture? [purses lips, leans in] Too...too far? Too far. ...
Oscar Pistorius Breaks Down In Court
The fourth day of Oscar Pistorius's murder trial reached an emotional climax as a witness recounted finding the track star kneeling over his girlfriend's body, praying to God to let her live. Pistorius rocked back and forth through the testimony, bowing his head and at one point appearing to cover h...
Dem Bums In Da Spring
These are some damn good pictures. There is energy here — a genuine playfulness and terrific personalities. But the real appeal of these George Silk photos from the Dodgers' spring training camp in 1948 is the singular glimpse they afford of baseball in post-WWII America. ...
Larry Brown Reminds Us That College Basketball Is So Full Of Itself
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban recently said some very smart things about the uselessness of the NCAA, suggesting that the NBA D-League is a viable alternative for developing future NBA players who would only attend one year of college before going pro because of the one-and-done rule. Larry Brow...
Nevada's Deonte Burton Throws Down The Dunk Of The College Season
It might surprise you to learn that Nevada point guard Deonte Burton is only 6-foot-1, because dudes that size aren't supposed to be busting out massive tomahawk dunks like it's no big deal. ...
Flyers Fight Dirty In Another Line Brawl With The Capitals
Bad blood from one of the ugliest brawls of the season finally spilled over in Philly last night, as the Flyers and Caps engaged in a melee that featured a player shoving another while he was done, three guys jumping one, and Wayne Simmonds holding John Erskine from behind while Vinny Lecavlier pun...
With Celtics Losing Big, Fans Cheer For Tupac Lookalike In Stands
The Celtics were thoroughly drubbed by the Warriors tonight, but Boston fans found one thing to cheer for. During a break where the Celts were down by 30, the Jumbotron showed a man wearing his bandana like Tupac, and fans began to chant for him....
Cutest Kid Ever Invades Soccer Pitch, Gets Carried Around By Players
You know how fun it looks when soccer players—and especially Brazilian ones—get together to enact one of their elaborate choreographed goal celebrations? Well, one cute little South African kid got to experience that and more first-hand when he ran onto the pitch today....
Bryce Harper Is Jacked
Via WJFK in Washington comes this photo of Bryce Harper, carrying Girl Scout cookies in his newly enormous arms. He said all winter he was lifting, and he wasn't joking....