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Mike Brown Earned His Ejection With This On-Court Meltdown
The rage came forth from Lakers coach Mike Brown in the final period of L.A.'s 96-87 loss to the Jazz tonight in Salt Lake City. It's unclear whether Brown made contact with the referee—which would earn him at least a one-game suspension—but his outburst earned him a double-technical, immediate e...
Kevin Love Got Away With Stomping On Luis Scola's Face
Kevin Love gave Luis Scola a facial—and not the kind his porn-star epithet might suggest—that somehow eluded detection by referees. The league office, though, might not be so nearsighted. [FS Houston]...
Here's The ABA's Jacksonville Giants Breaking A World Pro Basketball Record By Winning 211-84
The Jacksonville Giants smashed the ABA's scoring record tonight by beating the Columbus Riverballers 211-84, breaking the record they set last year in a 206-102 win over the Georgia Gwizzlies....
Darren Rovell Is Super Pissed About The State Of The Playboy Super Bowl Party; Playboy Bunny Strikes Back
The photo above is a picture tweeted by noted beefcake Darren Rovell as he lamented the talent assembled for Playboy's annual Super Bowl party. In his own words "Quality of Playboy Playmates last night was not what it used to be. Here's 6 of the 16 girls with @SHAQ." ...
Creighton-Northern Iowa Ended With A Bang-Bang Buzzer-Beater
Top 15-ranked Creighton fell to Northern Iowa in painful fashion today, after a tying three-pointer was overruled by a buzzer-beating three at the other end....
Deadspin Up All Night: Eat Your Wheaties
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On Eve Of The Super Bowl, New England Releases Wide Receiver Tiquan Underwood
The Patriots announce earlier this evening that they would be signing rookie DE Anthony Alex Silvestro from the practice squad to the 53-man roster. Since the Patriots already had a full roster of 53 men, Silvestro's addition required a corresponding subtraction. The Patriot way....
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John Dennis Says ESPN's Ryen Russillo Is A "Stumbling Drunk Alcoholic" [UPDATE]
A longtime Boston media beef came to another head last night, one which has WEEI broadcasting personality John Dennis blasting ESPN's Scott Van Pelt Show co-host Ryen Russillo as an alcoholic and alleging Russillo was forcibly ejected from ESPN's own Super Bowl party....
The 2012 NFL Hall Of Fame Class Has Been Announced
As per Adam Schefter, the honorees are Jack Butler, Dermontti Dawson, Chris Doleman, Cortez Kennedy, Curtis Martin and Willie Roaf. No Bill Parcells and no wide receivers....
Youth Basketball Coach Tells Kid Wrong Time To Show Up For Playoff Game Because He Stinks
Here's a messed up story and proof that those steak heads you went to high school with never, ever change. From a tipster who wishes to remain anonymous, a youth basketball league in California is about to kick off its playoff season next week and sent out a friendly reminder to coaches notifying t...
A Chuck Norris Doppelgänger Was Doing Bizarre Things On ESPN Today
I hate those faux walls they put up behind basketball announcers during booth shots. You know what I'm talking about, those screens they erect to make it look like the broadcasters are in a studio while simultaneously blocking the view of people up front who are trying to watch Quick Change or Fr...
Massachusetts Thinks President Obama Should Root For The Patriots In The Super Bowl
According to the Massachusetts arm of Obama For America, a vote for the Pats is a vote for Obama. But if history is to be our guide, Obama should be pulling for the Giants. President Obama and a New York Giants vs. New England Patriots Super Bowl are inextricably linked. Think back to just four sho...
Blood Writes: "I Have AIDS, Bitch!" Said The Man Spitting Blood Into The Young Doctor's Eyes And Mouth
My wife works in a hospital in what one would call an "under-served" community. She sees your typical gunshot wounds, stabbings, things shoved up anuses that should not be shoved up anuses. The community being what it is, impoverished, uneducated and drug addicted, many of these patients are also HI...
Someone Is Probably Lying About The Super Bowl Tickets Cancer Break Up, But Who?
By now, it's become clear that our incredible story of bitchiness and greed could not be so tidily wrapped and bowed. Sokhon Sen, the woman Jason Elia referenced by twitter handle on the Houston radio show (that portion, by the way has since been bleeped out), has come out and denied the whole thin...
Ronald Nored's Broken Tooth Is Really Nasty
Ronald Nored's injury history is lengthy and painful-sounding: a busted knee, concussions, lacerations. The Butler guard has played through nearly all these injuries, his durability adding to his legend as a shutdown defensive player....
Saturday Afternoon College Basketball Open Thread
Here is your college basketball open thread. Enjoy discoursing with one another....
Brian Cashman's Wife Files For Divorce
Mary Cashman filed papers in Stamford, Connecticut Superior Court yesterday after the latest in the Yankee GM's para-familial activities became public. The filing comes just days after Louise Meanwell—currently living it up on Rikers Island because she could not post bail—was arrested for stalking ...
This Celtics Fan Must Not Know That Boston Has A History With Kings
Your morning roundup for Feb 4, the day we learned we were elite, too. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors.....
Timofey Mozgov Mozgoved Himself
Timofey Mozgov, best known for being the most grateful person in the world to Kendrick Perkins, just suffered a painful-looking—and painful-sounding—leg injury during the Nuggets' matchup with the Lakers in Denver tonight. (We isolated the court audio so you can hear his screams of pain that much...
Now Lanny Davis Has Penn State Talking In Circles
Try to follow along: Tim Curley, the on-leave Penn State athletic director, told the grand jury investigating Jerry Sandusky that Cynthia Baldwin, Penn State's counsel at the time, was present as his lawyer when he testified in January of last year. But Lanny Davis, the attorney Penn State hired in ...