• High school football

    An Inspiring Day-After-Thanksgiving Tale Of Perseverance

    Here's Justin Weisner, the water boy for the Newton-Conover varsity football team. Weisner has Down syndrome, and even though he wanted to play football, his coaches and parents had always said no. But he somehow changed everyone's mind, his doctor gave him clearance, and this season he went out for the junior varsity and made it. And what he did at the very end of the season rocked the house. More »

    3:45 PM on Fri Nov 28 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    8,597 views, 45 comments

    Most discussed Kid Canada: Goddammit, I have so many jokes but I also have an autistic younger brother. Does that make it more okay more »

  • Cinema

    Bewildering Moments In Cinema: The Baseball Scene In 'Twilight'

    OK, who didn't know that vampires love baseball? Somehow during my extensive vampire research, which included the movies Interview With The Vampire, the Coppola version of Dracula and of course this, this fact never came up. Fortunately Twilight is here to set me straight. More »

    2:45 PM on Fri Nov 28 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    5,984 views, 53 comments

    Most discussed Pete Gaines: You know how I know you're gay? You spent $10.75 to see Twilight. more »

  • Black Friday

    Welcome To Black Friday, America's Own Running Of The Bulls

    Some of you are not old enough to remember the Cabbage Patch Riots of 1983, a dark time in our history when lawlessness ruled; where roving gangs of middle-aged women in housecoats would beat you senseless for a children's doll. Above is one of my favorite videos of all time, in which, at about the 40-second mark, a desperate clerk climbs atop his department store counter and threatens rampaging shoppers with a baseball bat.

    I hope that you survived today unscathed. At least one poor Wal-Mart employee did not. More »

    2:30 PM on Fri Nov 28 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    2,605 views, 15 comments

    Most discussed The KB: It wasn't in Arkansas...it was in suburban New York...Wal-Mart is HQ'ed in Arkansas. Everyone knows people in Arkansas aren't animals. more »

  • High school basketball

    If This Is A Fling At Racial Profiling, They're Doing It Wrong

    Community leaders are in an uproar over the situation at Danville (Ill.) High School, where the basketball coach, they say, used racial profiling when he cut eight members of the varsity team recently. Here's where they lost me, however: It's an all-black team. Racial profiling attempt in Danville, Illinois: FAIL. More »

    6:01 PM on Wed Nov 26 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    7,319 views, 19 comments

    Most discussed josereyes.theroof wishes to perform Tim Harris's sack-dance for you: How close is this to Mattoon? Could we get an on-the-scene report from the Emeritus? more »

  • Interviews

    After Abilene Christian's 93-Point Saturday Afternoon, Fans Ask What's Next?

    Stuff you may not know about Div. 1-AA II Abilene Christian University: Their quarterback, Billy Don Madison Malone, was once the heir apparent to J.P. Losman at Tulane, and some says he's better. Wilbert Montgomery, who still holds the franchise rushing record for the Philadelphia Eagles, is a proud alum. And two players on their current roster are the younger brothers of two very famous Big 12 quarterbacks. One thing you probably did know: The Wildcats beat West Texas A&M; 93-68 in an NCAA Division II second-round playoff game on Saturday. As even Christ himself might say, that's a lot of (expletive deleted) points. More »

    4:00 PM on Wed Nov 26 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    4,162 views, 7 comments

    Most discussed Pete Gaines: Another thing I don't know: Why a 1-AA team is playing in the NCAA Division II playoffs. more »

  • Boxing

    Mayweather Jr. Makes It Rain With Monopoly Money, Loses Street Cred

    Now that Pacman Jones has vowed to straighten up and fly right, who's going to toss enormous amounts of cash into the air so that random strangers can clutch at the loot in a screaming frenzy? Floyd Mayweather Jr., that's who. One glitch, however. Apparently Pretty Boy Floyd's money is fake. As in counterfeit. How could he sink so low? More »

    1:45 PM on Wed Nov 26 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    5,143 views, 24 comments

    Most discussed Afino: Wouldn't have happened in Canada. They don't throw loonies in the air. more »

  • College basketball

    Enjoy The Whimsical Coaching Stylings Of Jimmy Patsos

    In our latest edition of Coaching Tactics For The Comically Insane, we present Loyola. Md. coach Jimmy Patsos, who had a foolproof way to defend Davidson's Stephen Curry on Tuesday. Patsos rolled out the triangle-and-two, and with devastating effect: Curry was held scoreless. One problem, though. Patsos' team lost by 30. More »

    1:15 PM on Wed Nov 26 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    3,432 views, 27 comments

    Most discussed JoeyPorterAle: A very funny fellow said that Custer lost the coin toss. more »

  • NFL

    Blue Nail Polish, Cinderella Diapers And You

    Brian Urlacher's estranged lady friend, Tyna Robertson, told a Will County Court on Tuesday that she barred Urlacher from seeing their 3-year-old son because Urlacher painted the child's toenails blue and allowed him to wear Cinderella pull-up diapers. Note to Bears fans: This story includes the term "alleged effeminate antics." Proceed. More »

    12:00 PM on Wed Nov 26 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    4,628 views, 42 comments

    Most discussed the earl of weaver: Good thing I kept that receipt for my son's sequence pajamas. more »

  • NFL

    Lions Fans: Not Even Fit For The Bus

    Hard to think of a more fitting metaphor for the Detroit Lions' season than the video below: A poor, stupid Lions fan is kicked off of a bus, and is mocked by the other passengers. Poor, dumb sap. The most hilarious part to me is his final, desperate act of defiance as the vehicle pulls away. Ha. More »

    9:30 AM on Wed Nov 26 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    7,151 views, 30 comments

    Most discussed Avoid the Clap, Jimmy Dugan: That's totally the Tunnel Bus. You stay classy, Windsor. more »

  • Wake up deadspin!

    Dick Vitale Is Very Diligent About His Halftime Research

    Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to tips@deadspin.com. Subject: Morning crap.

    The reader who sent this in asked the question that I think we were all wrestling with as we tried to fall asleep last night: Was Dick Vitale trying to cop a feel from a Kansas cheerleader? My conclusion after much tossing and turning and several cups of coffee: Absolutely not. He was just holding on tightly so that he didn't fall down in the kick line. He's very old. But you can judge for yourself, below. More »

    8:15 AM on Wed Nov 26 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    7,516 views, 30 comments

  • golf

    Mmmm, Ridiculously Elaborate Golf Wedding Cake ...

    In a feat of engineering to rival the ancient pyramids or maybe even Lucas Oil Stadium, pro golfer Billy Mayfair and his lovely bride, former ASU golfer Tami Proctor, rolled out a $50,000 wedding cake at their nuptials on Saturday. It had 10 tiers, with I believe a mezzanine section and a tiny elevator. More »

    4:30 PM on Tue Nov 25 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    6,625 views, 58 comments

    Most discussed Gourmet Spud: Unfortunately, attendee John Daly crashed into it while playing air guitar to "Freebird". more »

  • Justify My Glove

    A-Rod Not In Touch With His Inner Jewishness

    Uh oh, guess who was busted for skipping his Kaballah classes? One Mr. Alex Rodriguez is in so much deep shit with Madonna it's not even funny. MSNBC is saying that the Yankee has cancelled private classes with "spiritual leader" Eitan Yardeni, who was supposed to guide A-Rod around the bases of cosmic Jewishness. Madonna is not amused. More »

    3:00 PM on Tue Nov 25 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    6,103 views, 60 comments

    Most discussed McCroskey: So a Madonna-Aubrey Huff affair isn't going to happen? more »

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