April 5, 2010 – Sandwiched betwixt Opening Day and some type of basketball competition lies grown adults dancing for charity the hell of it. Bravissimo! It could be remarkably easy to blow off live blogging DWTS simply because of all the other sports happenings today, but perhaps it's a sound idea to immerse...
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Because It’s On! Dancing With The Stars Week 2 Live Blog
March 29, 2010 – Will Erin Andrews dance again with her lower half covered in silly string? Those who follow the live blog might find this out. This whole Dancing With the Stars series has given me a new perspective on how sports leagues will eventually determine the winner. More »
Live Blogging People Dancing With What Some Consider To Be Stars
March 22, 2010 – See this lady? She's involved somehow in tonight's season premiere of DWTS (pronounced "duh-witz"), along with 10 other celebrities. So let's live blog this right. More »
Sumo Cycling: The Next Great Olympic Sport
July 25, 2009 – Perhaps Lance Armstrong would secretly like his teammate Alberto Contador to be pinned down by this extremely zealous fan, so he can win an eighth race. Or maybe he's just fine with standing on the podium. More »
Felipe Massa’s Scary, Albeit Not That Scary-Looking, Crash
July 25, 2009 – Then again, Dale Earnhardt's accident at Daytona looked pretty vanilla. Felipe Massa's condition continues to improve after a head injury threatened his life.
Marietta, Georgia Books Teen Girl Larceny Squad
July 25, 2009 – CHEERLEADER! SO AND SO! WHAT'S HER FACE! THE UNDERAGE ONE! They've all been charged with stealing $149 from two little girls. The four teens are accused of stealing a cash box from wee little lasses, ages 9 and 11, at a public pool who were selling patriotic hats and t-shirts to help raise money... More »
And Now For A Minute Of Actual Sports
July 25, 2009 – Roy Halladay is not a member of the Phillies ... yet. The Toronto Blue Jays' demands of executive bathroom privileges proved too steep for the Philadelphia bigwigs. The Jays wanted More »
Turn Your Child Into A Sabermetric Nerd This Summer
July 25, 2009 – One way you can prevent summer delinquency? "Help children track scores and favorite players' statistics." For a cookie as a reward, have them explain EqA to you.
Nate Montana Finds Better Football Situation Than Notre Dame
July 25, 2009 – Joe Montana's son has seen Rudy. He knows how this works. First you go to junior college, THEN you try out for Notre Dame. The California Kid, Nate Montana, is going to enroll in Pasadena City College and play for one year, before transferring back to Notre Dame and try to compete for the starting... More »
That’s A Terrible Bingo Card
July 25, 2009 – A reminder: Rickey Henderson goes into the Hall of Fame Sunday, which means he'll give a speech. Plan your lives accordingly. [Razzball]
Hopefully The Wilpons Have Extra Chairs
July 25, 2009 – Mets fans are sick and tired of being sick and tired. The team is playing like balls. They're gonna do something about it ... bug the executives! On an MLB.com message board, fans are trying to organize a "peaceful rally" at the home of Mets COO Jeffrey Wilpon and his wife. More »
I Know Steve Bartman And This Man Is No Steve Bartman
July 25, 2009 – See this fan? He almost grabbed the ball that DeWayne Wise caught to save Mark Buehrle's perfect game. He should feel, really, really, really bad. [Washington Times]
Yankees And Patriots Are Selling Fake Jerseys
July 25, 2009 – Okay, not the sports teams, but the more accurately described group — our soldiers — are being accused of buying fake memorabilia in Korea and reselling them. The Stars and Stripes, a paper distributed overseas for American military and its families, reports that some members of the More »
We Are Gathered Here Today To Take It To The House
July 25, 2009 – Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to tips@deadspin.com. Subject: Morning crap AJ will sheep up the place when nobody sends anything wakeup-worthy. More »
Zambrano Pitches, Hits, Uses Inverted Pyramid
July 12, 2009 – The Cubs have to be one of the most disappointing teams in the National League. It was nice for Carlos Zambrano to do, well, everything in the game today. Not only did he ghostwrite the MLB.com recap of his own article, but he got the win, hit a homer, and perhaps used some ancient warlock magic... More »
Oddly Enough, Married Athletes Are Still Foolin’ Around
July 12, 2009 – And here I thought Steve McNair's death would eradicate unfaithfulness among sports figures, the same way Charles Barkley's DUI was the last one of those to ever happen. Ideal Houston Chronicle baseball writer Jose de Jesus Ortiz could not believe his eyes, ears, and other sensory organs when a... More »
All-Star Party At Old Man Leyland’s Cancelled
July 12, 2009 – Jim Leyland's wife was going to host an All-Star Game party, but he requested a nice, peaceful night at home. (Translation: he wants to do it.) [MLive]
Oh, The Things We Could Demolish Today
July 12, 2009 – Thirty years ago today was the death of disco at Comiskey Park. A wacky promotion turned into Woodstock '79 as tens of thousands of rock and roll purists stormed the field. Thousands of albums by the Bee Gees and ... More »
His Name Is Also What the Police Did
July 12, 2009 – Kansas Jayhawks basketball player Chase Buford — son of San Antonio Spurs general manager R.C. Buford — was arrested on suspicion of driving while hammered.
