NCAA: [puts Oklahoma game on at like 9:00 in the morning]

I think this glosses over the whole part of the movie where Jerry gets called out by Rod for being an asshole (“shoplifting the pooty!”). The movie is very clear that he’s a bit of a child and that he’s being unfair to Dorothy.

GMG sites seem to do this a lot. They will pan a movie or show for having “bad” characters, despite them not being sold as heroes. It’s very odd to me.

and we’re supposed to see him as this hero who takes on the burden of illness by himself by selling drugs.

I realize that hating on enforcement of any rule of any sort is Deadspin’s schtick, but this is a no-brainer. You can’t outright state that you were doing anything bordering on actively recruiting an under-contract player without it sounding like tampering. Judge seems to understand, but that seems par for the course…

Then Paterno was removed, and O’Brien comes in. Hackenberg regresses.

Most notably, “Who’s Now?”

Don’t let facts and reason get in the way of righteous takes.

“Follow-up question,’Do your parents know you’re sexist?’”

Exactly what I was thinking. There’s definitely an art to trying to coax out attitudes in survey research, as you cannot simply ask, “are you sexist” as a predictor.

Morris’s telephone answering email reminds me of this gem of a post:

It’s Deadspin, let people make their completely unsubstantiated hot takes... /s

I think it’s more about avoiding the luxury tax this year to avoid repeater penalties should they go all out on the Harpers and Machados of the world next season.

Chase Headley, David Wright, Ryan Zimmerman

TBF, being without Justin Jackson hurt a lot (and Ivan Bender to a lesser degree).

Alabama getting in hurts...

Well, TBF, a top-5 finish is a big accomplishment in golf. Finishing second in a tournament is a really strong showing (albeit not as strong as #1), particularly in that you’re playing against the field. Combine his past dominance with how long he’s been down-and-out, then throw in the somewhat unique nature of what a…

Every time this site jumps on another’s typos, it’s ironic.

FWIW, Kobe is a very intelligent, well-read guy. Not that it changes anything about the events that transpired, but he’s not a stereotypical athlete who would be incapable of saying something intelligent.

And in cases like this, the reporters are almost always correct, given that they dont really have a vested interest in this sort of story, unlike say, Sean Miller and the University of Arizona.