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David Stern Issues Late-Night Ultimatum; NBA Players Set To Reject Latest Proposal
NBA players and owners negotiated well into last night and only stopped when Commissioner David Stern got pissed and issued an ultimatum after the players rejected the latest proposal....
My Boy's Wicked Smart: Your NFL Early Games Open Thread
No time for small talk, lets get busy with week 9. As always, chat about these games, and anything else for that matter, down below....
LSU-Alabama: A Story Told By Faces
Sure, there wasn't much scoring happening on the field. But that doesn't mean CBS's cameras didn't capture a goldmine of reactions to last night's game events. So here's a chronological (roughly) box score of LSU 9, Alabama 6 as told by the fans, coaches, and players themselves. ...
Air National Guardsman Rappels From Rafters, Drops Ceremonial First Puck At Islanders Capitals Game
Feel free to ignore the "highlights" in the linked video, but do watch Staff Sgt. Matthew Zimmerman drop the puck between Washington Capitals' captain Alex Ovechkin and something called Mark Streit....
LSU-Alabama Was The Worst Game Ever
Your morning roundup for November 6, the day we learned how to make our own sea salt. Image via Mocksession. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
A Guide To The Child Sexual Abuse Charges Against Jerry Sandusky, And To Penn State's Alleged Willful Ignorance
The Pennsylvania Attorney General's office has made public the entire 23-page grand jury report that is the basis for former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky's indictment. The report is a graphic, disturbing account of the litany of sex crimes that Sandusky is accused of committing a...
Moments Later, Nick Saban Turned Green And Tore A Referee's Torso In Half
In what is turning out to be the most boring Biggest Game Evar, Alabama is tied 3-3 with LSU at the half in a game filled with hard hits and big mistakes—including three missed Crimson Tide field goals. That's not what has Nick Saban enraged (blame a missed penalty call for that) but you can see hi...
LSU Tramples Own Mascot Before Taking On Alabama
Pssst. Mike the Tiger. Look out! Poor Mike the Tiger, not that mascots are particularly deserving of respect—especially when the same school has a live, actual tiger for which you're just an avatar— but that's a rough start for somebody heading into the BIGGEST GAME EVAR....
Salty Notre Dame Fan Is Auctioning Off Unused Timeouts From USC Game
Get your bids in quick—this auction ends at about 8:45 pm. Following the October 22 game against USC, Brian Kelly came under a bit of fire for not using the timeouts, currently valued at $53.50, especially after USC players insinuated that the failure to call the timeouts at the end of game meant N...
Oklahoma's Jaz Reynolds Has Some Sticky Hands
A week after making this outstanding one-handed catch against Kansas State, Oklahoma receiver Jaz Reynolds did it again to give the Sooners a 20-10 lead over a Texas A&M defense that had given it some uncomfortable struggles in the first half....
Smokin' Joe Frazier Is Critically Ill
Deadspin's own Brian Hickey checks in with a report from Frazier's business manager and friend, Les Wolff, who says the fighter's bout against liver cancer may be nearing an end....
<i>Still</i> Waiting For LSU-Alabama: Your Late College Football Games Open Thread
There's a theme developing here. Anyway, there are more games on right now. Let's check them out and talk to one another about them down below....
Deadspin I-Team: Is The "Boom Goes The Dynamite" Guy Joining The Army?
His name is Brian Collins. He is the unfortunate soul above that we have come to know and love. First, he was a student sportscaster at Ball State University. Then, he worked at a television station in Waco, Texas, and eventually Alexandria, Minnesota. We thought the last chapter in his story was ...
Patriotic GameDay Protesters Unfurl FIRE CRAIG JAMES Banner
Math scholars will debate for centuries whether it is possible Craig James > Tebow....
Waiting for LSU-Alabama: Your Early College Football Open Thread
Here is your designated space to chat about all things college football. Please join us, won't you? 12:00 pm Michigan and Iowa kick things off for us this afternoon on ESPN. Texas Tech heard The Dude himself would be playing Austin City Limits today, along with Miranda Lambert (???). So they figure...
The Beard Is Too Mighty For Facemasks
That's San Francisco Giants closer and Taco Bell spokespimp Brian Wilson in full LSU regalia as College GameDay's guest game-picker this morning. Lee Corso got into the beard act as well. It goes without saying his appearance in such costuming did not go over well with the crowd outside Bryant-Denny...
Penn State's AD Charged With Perjury In Child Sex Case Against Former Paterno Assistant
It was bad enough that Jerry Sandusky, the man once thought to be Joe Paterno's successor as emperor of all things Penn State, was indicted yesterday on some icky sex abuse charges involving eight boys. But now, according to an Associated Press report that said Sandusky was arrested today, there is...
Steve Williams Wants To Shove Something Up The "Black Arsehole" of Tiger Woods
While attending a "caddie of the year" event in Shanghai, where he won "Celebration of the year" thanks to his ridiculous behavior following Adam Scott's win at the Bridgestone Invitational—including claiming the victory was the greatest of his career—Steve Williams was asked why he made such an ab...
Les Miles Hates The Easter Bunny
Not only that, but Bear Bryant's sporting an LSU Alumni sticker (h/t to ParadigmShift35 for it)....
Trent Richardson Is Every Synthetic Puffer's Nightmare
Signs that attempt to make phrases from ESPN are rarely clever (even when they're awesome) but this one, yet another reminder that LSU enjoys smoking fake weed, breaches the threshold....