AJ Daulerio

Our Field Trip To Madison Square Garden

For the third consecutive year, in the tradition of batting against John Rocker and playing touch football with Andre Rison and Kordell Stewart, we accepted an invitation from the fine folks at "Pros Vs. Joes" to — get ready — play two-on-two hoops against Charles Oakley and Charles Smith. At Madison Square Garden. We were wearing a specialty-made Jeffrey Jordan "jersey" our father got us for Christmas; Daulerio, a brave man, donned a Tyrone Hill jersey. How'd we do? Come, join us after the jump. And by "jump," since we're talking about us, we mean "rising three inches off the floor." More »

6:43 PM on Wed Jan 23 2008
By Leitch
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OJ's Different, More Philly Lawyer

One of the nice things about these new O.J. Simpson charges, for journalists, is that it's a helluva lot easier to get Simpson's attorneys on the phone than it was 12 years ago. This is no high priced dream team; this is a guy named Yale from South Jersey, and now he's chatting with AJ Daulerio. More »

11:10 AM on Fri Sep 28 2007
By Leitch
4,272 views, 43 comments

Latest by Greek McPapadopoulos: @BigRicks: We need more Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law references. more »

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Nation Of Islam Sportsblog Is No Longer Highly Respected

I've kept mum on all of the Deadspin Hall of Fame races thus far (remember, voting ends tomorrow afternoon), and this late into the game there are still some races up for grabs. A.J. Daulerio's Super Bowl weekend is still well below the pace for enshrinement, but if he thought events from this past weekend would help him, boy is he mistaken. More »

1:20 PM on Sun Aug 26 2007
By sussman
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Latest by the notorious N.O.I.S.B.: @quick: We appreciate your offer to sit down and talk. And would relish the opportunity to expand your educational horizons with more »

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Playoff Pants Party: Eagles Vs. Giants

Seriously, it has to be frustrating. The Eagles make their mad dash to win the division and grab the third playoff seed ... and they still have to play the goddamned Giants in the first round. More »

4:45 PM on Fri Jan 5 2007
By Leitch
380 views, 47 comments

cultural oddsmaker

Cultural Oddsmaker: What Will Tiger Woods Name His Baby?

AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think. More »

2:15 PM on Fri Jan 5 2007
By Leitch
4,959 views, 102 comments

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Cultural Oddsmaker: Fun With Gender Roles

AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think. More »

2:15 PM on Fri Dec 22 2006
By Leitch
1,401 views, 57 comments

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Cultural Oddsmaker: ROCKY! ROCKY! ROCKY!

AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him and let him know what you think. More »

2:15 PM on Fri Dec 15 2006
By Leitch
976 views, 109 comments

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Cultural Oddsmaker: Who'll Be The Next Victim Of A Vicious Rumor?

AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think.

Poor Vince Carter. Even though he wasn't specifically outed as a semi-flaming bisexual, there was enough of a not-so-blind item implication that the forward is a man who likes to possibly ride the dirty turkey highway ever now and again. (Sorry Vince, I searched for photos of Mikki Moore with Tyson Beckford but couldn't find any.)

But plenty of people are victims of rumors. This girl I went to junior high with had this awful, awful story spread about her taking it doggy style on somebody's parents bed while she painted her nails and, er, making a mess of the comforter. This was in 1988 in the Bucks County suburbs, so it was somewhat scandalous. Poor girl spent the majority of her freshman year of high school with the nickname "Pooper," which, you know, is not very flattering. Years later the truth came out, and it turned out the girl was just actually painting her nails in provocative position on the bed. Kids.

But rumors about high profile athletes are inevitable and, thanks to the internet, can be tossed out there without any credibility or shards of truth. But they still become so rampant that it'll inevitably result in an awkward press conference that just makes the person even look more foolish. (See: Piazza, Mike).

So, I'll extend a heartfelt welcome, Vince, to the world of Poopers and Piazzas. You won't be the last. And that's why on this week's Cultural Oddsmaker, I'm laying odds on the next sports figures to victimized by such carelessness. Mmmhmm.

Paint your nails with me, after this jump. More »

2:15 PM on Fri Dec 8 2006
By Leitch
450 views, 150 comments

Latest by JB*: Wow... a whole email without any IM abbreviations? Are we sure it is legit from a Barbaro freak, more »

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Cultural Oddsmaker: Based On An Inspiring True Story ...

AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Let him know what you think of him. More »

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Live From SBXL: Farewell, Detroit

Deadspin s own A.J. Daulerio has been in Detroit all week, and now he's flying back tonight. This is his final report; check out all his reports right here. As for us, we're still very exhausted from yesterday and will see you tomorrow, hopefully at full strength. More »

4:45 PM on Mon Feb 6 2006
By Leitch
1,477 views, 18 comments

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