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Photoshop Contest: Jim Tressel Signing Things!
We had some photos of Jim Tressel signing things at some kind of luncheon last week. Ohio State's alumni organization left Tressel in front of a matte backdrop. Easy pickings for Photoshops, plenty of source material....
Identity Of The Lady Who Bared Her Rump For All To See In The Seventies Is Finally Exposed
Your morning roundup for March 24, the day an 8.5-point underdog taps into its inner Jersey Shore, all Socs-versus-Greasers style....
Many Special People Excitedly Posed For Pictures With Jim Tressel Last Week
Sure, Jim Tressel won't be coaching Ohio State University's first couple of football games in the fall, what with breaking the rules and all. That lil mess didn't stop droves of fans from turning out for an Ohio State Alumni luncheon for the chance to stand in front of the same camera as the coach ...
Iowa Football Players Were Subjected To The Worst Workout Ever
Thirteen Iowa football players were admitted to the hospital in January with strange "undisclosed illnesses." A new report, released today to the state Board of Regents, attributes the hospitalizations to rhabdomyolysis, a rare muscle disorder resulting from an "intense, high-volume squat-lifting wo...
Bruce Pearl's First Con, And The World That Created A Monster
The first time I met Jimmy Collins was in 2004. I was working on a profile of UW-Milwaukee's ascendant basketball coach Bruce Pearl and had come to Chicago to get the other side of the story. Collins was coaching at the University of Illinois-Chicago, but by that point he was much better known as Pe...
The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Of Jay Cutler's Choice In Halloween Costumes
Not eight weeks after Chicago Bears QB Jay Cutler's manliness was called into question after a playoff injury against the eventual Super Bowl champions, tipster Jeff S. forwards this "gem" of a photo from his days at Vanderbilt. It was Halloween 2005 when tough-guy and BMOC quarterback and pal disg...
Jim Tressel's Profound Pauses Not As Profound As He Intends Them To Be: A Video Compilation
Jim Tressel, the recently/somewhat disgraced football coach at Ohio State, spoke to the press last night. Mostly, though, instead of saying actual words, he gazed out into the crowd during pregnant pauses in his speech. And Shatner he is not....
Celebrating OSU's Scandal: An Ode To College Football
It is a celebration, right? Most people, at least in our corner of the Internet, are tipping their caps to Yahoo Sports. And why not? In exactly 24 hours, they broke the news of a major NCAA rules violation and forced the school into taking action. It's the kind of scoop we all hope for and strive t...
These Are The Emails Jim Tressel Sent While Being Really Serious
So, remember that thing we just told you about Jim Tressel's incredible concern when confronted with news of possible Buckeye crimes and/or NCAA violations?...
Ohio State Suspends And Fines Tressel For Hiding NCAA Violations From School
Jim Tressel, vest-clad leader of young men, was suspended for two games and fined $250,000 today, after Yahoo! Sports reported Monday that the coach had known about NCAA violations for eight months before the university found out....
Troy "Escalade" Jackson, Not Your Typical Streetballer, Dies At 35
Troy "Escalade" Jackson, the younger brother of NBA guard Mark Jackson, was found dead in Los Angeles on Sunday morning. The Jamaica, Queens native was 35 years old. At 6'10" and 400 pounds, Jackson wasn't quick and he didn't really have leaping ability — two near requirements for streetball — but...
Three-Star OSU Recruit Is Five-Star Molester
Incoming freshman lineman Chris Carter was busted for feeling up as many as eight high school girls, while claiming to measure them for their ROTC uniforms. Points for creativity, but a night in jail for, you know, committing a crime....
Tracy Morgan Shares Naughty Thoughts About Sarah Palin With The TNT Crew
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....
David Brooks Recalls That Time When Athletes Weren't Impressed With Themselves, Which Was Never
"Joe DiMaggio didn't ostentatiously admire his own home runs, but now athletes routinely celebrate themselves as part of the self-branding process," writes Upmarket Jeff Foxworthy, who, in addressing the Tucson shootings, trains his surveyor symbols on our national immodesty. Any thoughts, Babe?...
TCU Billboards Near Ohio State Are The Best Comeback
The Little Sisters of the Poor apparently have enough money to put up billboards around Columbus, congratulating TCU on their Rose Bowl win. Take that, drivers of Central Ohio!...
Ohio State Players Who Took Discounted Stuff Will Return For Another Year Of Nominally Unpaid Labor
The Tattooed Five will be back in Columbus next year, per an agreement with Jim Tressel, who will teach the players a hard lesson about not paying for stuff by bringing them back for another year of unpaid football....
So Not The Eagles' O-Line Then?
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....
Already-Suspended Hawkeye Adam Robinson Arrested For Pot Possession
Robinson was a passenger in a car pulled over in Des Moines last night, and was charged with possession of marijuana. You'll recall he was suspended from the team earlier this month under nebulous circumstances. [KCCI]...
The OSU Punishments Are An Embarrassment To The NCAA, And Show Exactly Who Cares About Bowl Games
Terrelle Pryor and four other Buckeyes will miss five games next year, but will play in this year's Sugar Bowl. An odd punishment, one that illustrates the corporate interests at play and the apparent validity of the "I didn't know" defense....
Something Officially Went Down At Iowa
ESPN reports that two of Iowa's running backs will not play in the Insight Bowl. The Hawkeyes suspended sophomore Adam Robinson for "failing to comply with team expectations and policies," and sophomore Jewel Hampton left the team on his own volition....