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An Encounter With La Salle's Lionel Simmons, Last Of The Local Gods
He was still the coolest guy in the building. Stylish sneakers, dark jeans, a navy-colored vest puffing out from a navy-colored sweatshirt. He was a little heavier now, and his close-cropped goatee had gone salt-and-pepper, but behind his black-rimmed eyeglasses he still wore that familiar sleepy lo...

Phil Jackson's Typo-Riddled Tweet, The Most Heartwarming And Nonsensical Story Of The NBA Season, Is A Hoax.
It's a crummy commercial....

X-Pac Shares The Full Story Of His Torn Anus And Emergency Sphincteroplasty
On Monday we told you that Sean "X-Pac" Waltman had suffered a severe injury at an independent wrestling show over the weekend, ripping himself a new hole in a very sensitive spot. Now there's video of the injury, and Waltman walks fans through exactly what happened....

Reminder: Do Not Fuck With Bison
Hey there. Deadspin here to pass along some friendly advice with respect to wild animals: try not to fuck around with them, OK?...


You Need To Watch Andrew "The Canadian Jordan" Wiggins's Latest Mixtape
Meet Andrew Wiggins. He's the 6-foot-8 superfreak in the video up there, making his fellow high school seniors look like 12-year-olds as he sails past them for dunk after electrifying dunk....

This Will Be Tim McCarver's Last Season At Fox
Whoa, it actually happened. Tim McCarver's 17-year-reign at Fox (and at CBS and ABC before that, and in our autumn nightmares every year) is all over. The 71-year-old poet of the obvious will stop calling games for Fox at the end of this season, the network announced today. This is especially good n...

American Soccer Fans Get Pelted By Beers At U.S.A.-Mexico World Cup Qualifier
Even though last night's World Cup qualifying match between the United States and Mexico ended in a tie, it was essentially a victory for the American team, which came into the game with a 0-13-2 record in World Cup qualifiers at Estadio Azteca. The game left the American contingent of fans at the ...

The U.S. Walking Away From Estadio Azteca With A Draw Is Out Of This World
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Tuesday Night Fights: In Which A Philly Cop Breaks Down A Street Fight
Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: "Philly fight on lippincott st: Precious n Neesh." Tonight's commentator: An active-duty Philadelphia police officer, who's returning to TNF. (Coming next week: TBA.)...

Making Your Own Ketchup Is Idiotic
Before we hit the Funbag, one quick programming note: there won't be a Live Funbag on Thursday. Having children on Spring Break means being around your children for 150 consecutive hours, and it's unlikely that I will be of sound mind by the time Thursday rolls around. You'll understand one day....

The LA Kings And LA Galaxy Have To Share A White House Visit
Nine months later, the Kings finally get their due as Stanley Cup champions. But they won't be alone. Obama's a busy man, and it's not like Washington's a hockey town. The Kings will share the stage with the MLS Cup champion Galaxy. ...

When The Kings Visit The White House, Their Coach Will Yell At President Obama About The Keystone XL Pipeline
Does a championship team ever get much out of visiting the White House? A photo with the president? Some knickknacks, maybe? Usually it's not a whole lot. Unless you're Los Angeles Kings coach Darryl Sutter, and you own a 3,000-acre ranch in Alberta, and you seek Barack Obama's approval of the Keyst...

The Red Sox's Sellout Streak Is In Danger, So They're Lowering Beer Prices
For the first time in a few years, reason to cheer in Boston. Five-dollar beers! ...

"Dangerous" Triangular Flapjacks Banned In England, And The BBC Is All Over It
Here is a report from tonight's BBC News, and it includes the following statements:...

Sean "X-Pac" Waltman Tore Open His Anus On A Failed Bronco Buster
Sean Waltman, best known for stints in the WWF and WCW as the 1-2-3 Kid, Syxx, and X-Pac (and that horrible, horrible Chyna sex tape), is still toiling away on the independent circuit. Saturday night brought him to Minneapolis for a tribute show to the retiring Jerry Lynn. It ended in lots of blood....

Tyrone Garland's "Southwest Philly Floater" Sends La Salle To Sweet 16
La Salle's Tyrone Garland sank a floater high off the glass with 2.5 seconds remaining to seize a 76-74 win for the Explorers over Marshall Henderson and the Ole Miss Rebels....

Aaron Craft Drove Everyone Crazy Today
The shot was the shot, but what really made every person associated with college basketball go temporarily insane, was the charge Craft took with 1:41 left in the game. ...

