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Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail

Nick Bond

We don’t know if you’ve heard this, but, according to Michael Cole (and Jerry Lawler, JBL, Josh Matthews, Matt Striker and probably Jim Ross) the WWE championship match between The Rock and C.M. Punk could be the greatest match in Royal Rumble history. On the surface this probably sounds like hype. It also looks and smells like hype. And not in good way.

Why We Watch: Paul Pierce, Fake-Out Artist

John Karalis

Paul Pierce has been toying with opponents and the game for nearly a decade and a half. It's strange how easy it is not to notice by this point, at least until you remember that getting you not to notice sets up everything else Pierce does.

Diary of a Live Tweet

Sean Highkin

We've tried live tweeting before. It did not go well. But writing a running diary as Kobe live tweets a replay of his historic 81-point game? You can count Sean Highkin (and us) in. 

Cold Mountain

Jack Moore

The Baseball Hall of Fame has plenty of problems as we saw earlier this month. But the fact that Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis is in it certainly counts as one, and says a lot about those other problems.

Sex, Lies and Honey Nut Cheerios: A Conversation With Incarcerated Bob

Robert Silverman

The man behind the Carmelo Anthony/Kevin Garnett/"Your Wife Tastes Like Honey Nut Cheerios" rumor goes by the name "Incarcerated Bob." That's about all we know about him for sure. Well, that and that he is one of the purest expressions of the Sports Internet currently walking the earth.

Harbaugh v. Harbaugh

Barry Harbaugh

I first saw Jim Harbaugh in a grocery store in Evansville, Indiana, where I was raised, his arm half-cocked, staring into the middle-distance of some 1991 defense, on a black-and-blue football card. H-A-R-B-A-U-G-H. I asked my father, lugging Busch Lite and laundry detergent, if this man was really a Harbaugh like us.

Garrincha: Rings Around the World

Fredorrarci

While he had many other skills -- including a ferocious shot -- Brazilian legend Garrincha is best known for his prodigious dribbling skills. As we approach the 30th anniversary of his death at the age of 49, many of the stories of his greatness -- both on the pitch and at the bar -- told about him sound apocryphal. But that's what made him so great: he had to be seen to be believed. 

Life Outside the Premiership

Tom Mitchell

For those lucky enough to be  born into a family of United or City supporters, life is filled with the hopes and dreams of the Champions League or sitting atop the Premiership. For those who follow those teams in the lower divisions there is only one thing to hope for: (relative) success through avoiding (abject) failure. 

On The Line: Watching Football Through A Win Probability Graph

Aaron Gordon

Advanced NFL Stats' Win Probability is football's killer stat of the moment, for good reason. But while there's no reason to watch a graph instead of a game, there's an eloquence to Win Probability Graphs, especially during the game's most improbable moments.

No One Knows

Jeremy Gordon

The Deadspin story that unraveled the tale of Manti Te'o's fictitious girlfriend was a great piece of journalism. The story itself is a wild one, and pretty great in its own right. So why does the whole thing feel so bad?