MORE BREAKING: Blogger Has Crush On Tim Tebow

This day was chock full of Tebow news, huh? Some of it was even covered on the definitive internet address for Tebowniacs, TimTeblog.com. I'll give you one guess who is behind TimTeblog and his name rhymes with Shan Danoff. More »
#postmortems

What I've Learned

"Just a reminder, Ben Cohen is Deadspin's summer intern," A.J. wrote in May. "His time at Deadspin... is part of his educational and life experience. So consider yourselves all mentors." Well, I thought then, this should be fairly catastrophic. More »

MLB Deadline Deals: Everyone Must Go

Victor Martinez to Boston, Peavy to White Sox (coughshoulderinjurycough) Washburn to Tigers (huzzah!), Orlando Cabrera to Minnesota, Scott Rolen to the Reds for some unknown reason, and Roy Halladay isn't going anywhere. Was it good for you too? [MLB.com]
#whyyourstadiumsucks

Why Your Stadium Sucks: U.S. Cellular Field

This is a weekly feature in which I (and maybe you, too, readers) detail the various reasons for hating your ballpark. This week: The Chicago White Sox's U.S. Cellular Field. More »

NCAA Football 10 More Time Consuming Than Actually Being In College

Did you pick up EA's new college football game? Of course not. You wouldn't be reading this right now if you had. You'd be so busy designing high school uniforms for your virtual doppelganger that you'd probably forget to eat. More »

9 Days Is A Long Time To Hold A Grudge

"N.Y. Post sports writers have been told they are welcome to return to ESPN television and radio programs, effective immediately." [Watchdog/DeitschTwitter]
#opencaption

Starred Commenter Theater: Cannonball

Canada's Eric Sehn dives in the men's 10m platform preliminaries at the World Championships last week. [Reuters via The Big Picture]

Where In The World Was Matthew Stafford?

We asked where these photos of Matthew Stafford's summer vacation were taken, and boy, did we get some answers. It's just too bad they all contradicted each other. More »
#deletedscenes

The One With Assorted Handsy Photos And Absurd Complaints

We get a massive amount of tips in our inbox each week. Some are pretty interesting, but don't get published for one reason or another. More »
We produce a lot of posts every month. Most of them disappear quickly. Some of them don't. Here are the 10 most popular posts from June July, starting with No. 10. More »

American Sports Need More PowerPoint Presentations

Michael Owen—remember the "Michael Jordan of soccer" talk?—put together a 32-page brochure about his accomplishments and handsomeness to try and convince teams to give him a contract. Nothing says "dangerous goal scorer" quite like bar graphs! [DailyMirror/Decleater]

No One Is Buying The Arturo Gatti Suicide Story

Fight promoter Lou DiBella got a standing ovation at a memorial service when he said, "God knows that Arturo Gatti never quit in his life. Arturo Gatti did not quit in Brazil." Now that's how you work a crowd. More »

ESPN Dresses Subjects In Electrodes To Measure "Arousal"

At tWWL's lab, focus groups decked out in wires watch ESPN and researchers monitor their eye movements, heart rate and skin conductivity. Sounds like torture! Testers are supposed to be anonymous, but if you want to blow the whistle... [USAToday] More »

Your Weekly Throwgasm Breakdown: Pistachios, Apatow, Simmons, and Bees!

The week's ending. You need shit to do. Well, fear not. For I have compiled a list of worthy activities and/or ingestible chemicals to help you entertain yourself. More »

BREAKING: The Only Thing Not Perfect About Tim Tebow Is His Vision

The Tebow is nearsighted. He just got glasses before the ESPYs, but does not wear (or were) them during the football. No contacts, either. Yet, somehow he throws many, many touchdowns! HOW DOES HE DO IT? [Gainesville Sun]

In Which We Drink In The Hilarious Naivete Of Red Sox Nation

Michael Schur (aka Ken Tremendous) is smarter and funnier than I'll ever be. That's why I was floored yesterday to see him post this on Twitter: More »

Curt Schilling Talks To Curt Schilling About David Ortiz

Nothing really happens to the Red Sox until Curt Schilling says it happens, so the pitching maestro sat down with himself for an informative Q & A about how the David Ortiz situation affects Curt Schilling. More »

And Why Does A San Francisco Gallery Have A Nude Photo Of Joe DiMaggio On Display?

Great question. Taken around 1940, The Daily Beast informs us that the rare (NSFW) photo "reveals the naked Yankee slugger soaking wet and grinning happily." I think Joe D needs a new nickname. Please help. [TheDailyBeast]
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