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Casey Prather Pondered Life, Existence, And Why Blood Was Pouring From His Skull
Tennessee knocked off #8 Florida last night 64-58, and it was an unhappy homecoming for Casey Prather even before the final buzzer sounded. The junior Gators guard and Tennessee native earned a nasty gash to the face late in the game, in the process possibly taking on his third concussion of the se...
Stephen Curry Pulls Off Two Sublime Crossovers, Is Brilliant
With respect to the shoving party that spilled into the first row, the most entertaining thing about last night's Warriors-Pacers game was Stephen Curry crossing up his opponents with extreme prejudice. His first victim was George Hill, whose valiant attempt to play good transition defense ended w...
Hockey Coach Jailed For Tripping 13-Year-Old In Handshake Line
Chalk this up as a vote for hockey dads as the worst parents in sports; Martin Tremblay of Vancouver will serve 15 days in jail for assault, for an incident in which he tripped an opposing player after his son's youth hockey game....
LeBron James Threatens To End His Pregame Dunking
Look what we did, internet. We ruined a good thing. LeBron James's casually thunderous, between-the-legs-and-off-the-glass slam during warmups for Sunday's game went viral, shining a light on a relatively recent Heat tradition: the layup line mini-dunk contest. But people have been getting on James ...
Brawl Breaks Out In Warriors-Pacers Game After Roy Hibbert Goes On A Shovin' Spree
Violence erupted in the fourth quarter of tonight's Warriors-Pacers game in Indianapolis after David Lee, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, David West, and Roy Hibbert got into a massive rumble that carried itself into the seating sections and resulted in Hibbert's ejection....
Is This The Beginning Of The End For FC Barcelona?
In tonight's Copa del Rey, Real Madrid traveled to Barcelona and throttled them 3-1 to oust their rivals from the Spanish Cup. It was a shocking result in what many consider to be the world's greatest derby. Since former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola's hiring in 2008, Barça has dominated El Clasi...
Villanova Makes No Sense This Season
Last night in Newark, Villanova blew a three four-point lead with 16.3 seconds left and lost to Seton Hall by one. The defeat dropped the Wildcats to 18-11 overall, 9-7 in the Big East. It also solidified their status as the country's most baffling college basketball team....
<em>Washington Post</em> Photographer's Award-Winning Wrestling Photo Disqualified For Being Terribly Photoshopped
Tracy Woodward, a staff photographer for the Washington Post recently won an Award of Excellence from the White House News Photographers Association for the above photo. Well, not exactly the above photo. Move that handy slider thing all the way to the right to see the original picture, as published...
Ray Edwards Says Don't Blame Him For That Fixed Boxing Match
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: Hey, Edwards wasn't the one who took a dive....
Your <em>Slightly</em> Early Oscar Predictions For 2014
The only thing we know for certain about next year's Oscars is that: a) Seth MacFarlane won't be hosting them, and b) It's pretty stupid to be talking about them already. But being stupid has never stopped me before....
Mario Balotelli Does Thing
Via Football Italia, AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli has commissioned a life-sized statue of himself. He'll be flexing, his famous pose after scoring for Italy in the Euro semifinals. Says the sculptor:...
FAU Students Stage Sit-In To Protest Stadium Deal With For-Profit Prison Operator
Some members of the Florida Atlantic University student body are not very happy about the fact that their school has agreed to sell the naming rights to its on-campus stadium to GEO Group, a slimy corporation that operates detention centers and for-profit prisons across the globe. On Monday, a grou...
If This Is How The Eagles Are Trying To Smear Nnamdi Asomugha, It's Hilarious
The media of Philadelphia evidently can't fill the winter hours by moaning about the Phillies or their just-outside-of-the-playoffs NBA and NHL teams. They want to talk Eagles. And they don't want to talk strategy, or draft picks, or rhapsodize about Chip Kelly. Those are all silly things to do in l...
In An Alternate Universe, MLB Commissioner Hank Aaron Introduced A Salary Cap And Interleague Play In The '80s
Over at Hardball Talk, Craig Calcaterra dug up a gem from the archives. Back in 1983, Bowie Kuhn announced his resignation as commissioner. The very first person to publicly throw their hat in the ring for the job was Hank Aaron, then in the Braves' front office....
First-Time Ski Jumper Flies Right Out Of His Skis, Falls Off The Face Of The Earth
Let us begin by assuring you the 11-year-old attempting his maiden flight here at California's Kirkwood Mountain Resort was not injured. OK? OK. So feel free to do exactly what we did: Watch this again and again while laughing your ass off with a clear conscience. I mean, just look as the helpless ...
Hockey Sure Is Having A Lot Of Concussions Lately
The numbers are kind of insane—there are currently 25 players out with concussions, or "upper body injuries" that include "concussion-like symptoms." (That includes Rene Bourque, whose team has "no idea" when he suffered it.)...
Mike Woodson's Shirt Is The Best Shirt
This amazing picture comes to us courtesy of the Wall Street Journal's Chris Herring. That's Knicks head coach Mike Woodson wearing a shirt that bears his own stoic visage above the word "Coach." It's so simple yet so hilarious, and it's the best wardrobe decision that any NBA coach has ever made....
Actually, Tom Brady Is Getting A Raise
When the Patriots leaked news of Tom Brady's "three-year, $27 million" contract extension, it appeared on the face the rare instance of an athlete taking less money to make his team more competitive. We warned you that appearances can be deceiving, but without the actual contract details we were lim...
Deadspin NBA Shit List: Antoine Walker, The Shimmying Chucker
A celebration of the NBA's most infuriating players, both past and present. Read other NBA Shit List entries here....
Oscar Pistorius "Wants To Get On With His Life," May Ask For Relaxed Bail Conditions
On Friday, Oscar Pistorius was freed on bail as he awaits trial for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Though the magistrate did not judge him a flight risk, despite offshore bank accounts and access to a home in Italy, he was required to turn in his passport, and to check in regularly w...