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A-HOLE FAN DIGEST: The Muhammad Ali Autographing Incident [Balls Deep]
A-HOLE FAN DIGEST: The Muhammad Ali Autographing Incident [Balls Deep]
Earlier today, we published a story from an anonymous reader claiming that ASU baseball coach Pat Murphy accosted him at a charity event. Here's how the story ended up being complete bullshit. I've removed the story in question, because the guy who sent it in emailed me later on to tell me ...
A-HOLE FAN DIGEST: The Muhammad Ali Autographing Incident
A-HOLE FAN DIGEST: The Muhammad Ali Autographing Incident
deadspin.com — Earlier today, we published a story from an anonymous reader claiming that ASU baseball coach Pat Murphy accosted him at a charity event. Here's how the story ended up being complete bullshit. I've removed the story in question, because the guy ... (more) A-HOLE FAN DIGEST: The Muhammad Ali Autographing Incident
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Where Does ASU’s Pat Murphy Go To Get His Reputation Back?
Can't Stop The Bleeding — ... .  After Gawker Media’s sports blog received a detailed dispute of Murphy’s alleged jerkiness, the source in question recanted, leaving Deadspin editor A.J. Daulerio making a rare apology uh rather, ...

Hitting Deadspin Between The Eyes
Fanster.com — ... Regardless, most of you have probably checked out the internet’s biggest pile of sports drivel, Deadspin, to check out the “first hand account” of Pat Murphy roughing up a Muhammad Ali autograph seeker at his charity event last week and then, this morning, Deadspin’s ...

Unverified Voracity Has Tire Tracks On Forehead
mgoblog — ... Quod erat demonstrandum. Deadspin runs anonymous email from asshat that claims Arizona State's baseball coach is a vile person and SHOCK SURPRISE ALARM it turns out the asshat's email was a complete fabrication. At no point does it occur to Deadspin that they are also acting like asshats. Meanwhile, Leitch returns to write an ...

"What Were They Thinking" Picks For November 15
Sports articles at Blogcritics — ... , who forgot his Florida Gators had halftime lead and other second half scores vs. Clemson Nameless Muhammad Ali autograph seeker who falsely claimed assault by ASU coach Pat Murphy at his charity event.

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