or maybe Tom's just taking a shot at a writer for ridiculous hyperbole, instead of actually making a critique on whether or not Puig's transgressions are justified. Read more

I kept stats in the D-League. We usually would check during halftime to make sure the number of assists we gave each team wasn't too off balance. If it looked out of whack we would be extra careful about how assists were recorded. Sometimes we may have had a little bit of bias, and would police ourselves, sometimes… Read more

In other words, Adreian Payne was taking part in a decidedly non-academic endeavor as a non-paid participant 1,150 miles away from the MSU campus on a "school night" after his team has been eliminated from the larger Tournament which draws enough viewers and interest to support ancillary events such as a dunk contest… Read more

Having reviewed a number of Title IX policies/procedures at a variety of universities, I can feel pretty confident in guessing that not much will come from FSU's investigation here. People often forget that Title IX contains much more than just equal numbers of teams or funding for sports — it also concerns a school's… Read more

All you clowns posting spoilers in the comments will be sent to the Wall, or dumped into the Sarlacc pit, or some other amusing topical reference. Read more

Hat? What hat? Read more

I think you're being way too hard on him. You don't know what life is like on the streets. Read more

But Deadspin *does* write headlines and articles with the word "faggot." As a gay man myself, I've taken notice. Read more

Read a lot, write a lot! Seriously, Gladwell had it right with the 10,000 hours thing. If you read and write enough words, eventually you get better at this. And the great part is there are opportunities to get discovered now. So many great publications actively seeking out up-and-coming talent. Grantland certainly… Read more

10 might be a little soon. Then again, 3 years ago I would have said impossible. Now...still unlikely, not imminent, but I have to admit, there is some chance, eventually, possibly. Read more

Other than decent basketball skills (ask Craggs...who's a baller too btw), I'm a lousy athlete. I'd say no more than 6 metres. Read more

Howdy hey! Assuming I haven't f'd this up, I'm ready to chat! Oh and please do check out my new book, Up, Up & Away, it's super fun, even if you give zero f's about the Expos. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/030…

I have been present at several flee-worthy events. It is every bit as euphoric as you might imagine. The pinnacle was an Atlanta-area high school basketball game in which two opposing stars took "turns" one-upping the other with insane in-game dunks. The final was of the fast break… Read more

I was going to write a big piece about how the entire system is corrupt because it's taking value from both athletes and students by creating the idea that athletics is more important than being a functioning human being, but you know what? Read more

One way to describe the 9/11 reference is clickbait, the other one is contextualizing. That's what journalists do. If the headline was "Report: Qatar's World Cup Expected To Take Almost As Many Lives As Cholelithiasis and Other Disorders of Gallbladder, In The United States, In 2010" nobody would have any idea what… Read more