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The Truth About Race, Religion, And The Honor Code At BYU
Over the past month, BYU has been held up as a symbol of all that is decent in college sports for its unsparing treatment of Brandon Davies, the African-American basketball player who violated the school's honor code by reportedly having sex with his girlfriend. Davies was suspended shortly before t...
The Jimmer Is Too Famous To Attend The Classes, BYU Says
From the Mormons Reap What They Sow Dept.: Jimmer has had to stop attending classes on the BYU campus because his celebrity is too distracting. Seriously....
BYU And The Mid-Major Hype Cycle
Today's Sports Illustrated asks the question: Are the BYU Cougars America's Team? (They also have an awesome cover photo, by Robert Beck.) The answer is no, BYU's not America's Team, because that phrase really has no meaning beyond a marketing slogan formulated more than 30 years ago. But it speaks ...
NBA Scouts Agree: Jimmer Fredette Is Very, Very White
The best part about yesterday's foreseeable New York Times story on Jimmer Fredette wasn't the obvious notion that Fredette might make for a less-than-dominant NBA player. Far better and more obvious was the list of less-than-dominant NBA players that several front-office types used to assess Fredet...
"There Are About 3,500-5,000 Students Righthanding To Porn": BYU People Respond To Our Honor-Code Story
Last week, an anonymous BYU grad offered his take on the Brandon Davies situation. (Davies was suspended from the BYU basketball team for having consensual sex with his girlfriend.) Our source described Davies's suspension as hypocritical and a preemptive public relations strike. Our readers had a f...
How On Earth Did Jim McMahon Survive BYU's Honor Code?
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: McMahon remembers the administration's hypocrisy....
A BYU Grad On Brandon Davies, Sex, And The University's Double Standard
The more I think about what happened to Brandon Davies, the more I think it's hypocrisy. I was listening to Jim Rome and he was praising BYU for sticking to its principles. Pat Forde on ESPN was doing the same thing. But it is a double standard. If you're a regular student and you have any sort of s...
The Jimmer Young University Jimmers Are "Not Just A One-Man Team," Says Jimmer
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Jimmy-Jam deals with Brandon Davies being cast into the outer darkness....
There Is A Pau Gasol Impersonator For Hire At A Bargain $600 Per Hour
We give you Michael Fanter, a guy who has kind of made a name for himself by kind of looking like Pau Gasol....
Dicky Eklund Does The Ali Shuffle In Sugar Ray Leonard's Mug
Christian Bale won an Oscar last night for his portrayal in "The Fighter" of Dicky Eklund, the former New England welterweight champion who got hooked on crack, went to prison then resurrected himself as a trainer, most notably for his brother Micky Ward. During his acceptance speech, Bale ordered...
Enter Madness: Jimmer Fredette And Four More Will Play At San Diego State Tomorrow
The two greatest phenomena of this year's college basketball season, BYU folk hero Jimmer Fredette and 27-1 San Diego State University, will play tomorrow at 2 p.m. EST in San Diego's Viejas Arena. And not to cause one of those "ohmygodit'smaypril!" moments for you, but March begins on Tuesday, and...
After Jimmer Love-In, It's Almost Like BYU Is Some Sort Of Cult
One poor lady dared to speak ill of Fredette on her Facebook page. What happened next is a lesson in the power of Jimmer....
NBA Player Served With Child Support Papers At Halftime Of A Game
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 internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Jimmer Fredette Contains Multitudes
A brief list of comparisons people on the Internet have made in regard to America's new boyfriend, Jimmer Fredette....
Last Night's Winner: Jimmer Fredette, Folk Hero
BYU's Jimmer Fredette hung 47 on Utah last night, three of which came on the shot you see here. If you didn't love watching him already, now you will....
Terrelle Pryor Will Gank Your Sign
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 internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Today In Unfortunately Named Minor League Baseball Teams: The Sugar Land Skeeters
"The team will be known as the Skeeters, which celebrates the hometown love of warm Texas nights and an itch for baseball." They left out "one who ejaculates all over the place." God help that poor mascot. [ABCHouston]...
Matt Ryan's Either Got Skidmarks, Or It's A Heavy Flow Day
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 internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Inside The Nation’s Dorkiest Fanbase: How The Washington State Cougars Flag Gets On <em>GameDay</em> Each Week
No matter where ESPN's College GameDay films, there's always a Washington State flag in the background. It's a Cougar tradition, and it doesn't happen by magic. We got our hands on the secret manual WSU fans use to coordinate their camera-bombing....
Fans Taunt Canadian Football Team, Team Responds With Fists
A brawl broke out during an Ontario junior league football game between the Hamilton Hurricanes and the St. Leonard Cougars this weekend. Hamilton, Ont., police are not yet investigating as no charges have been filed. [The Spec; video via]...