<![CDATA[Deadspin: page 3]]> http://tags.deadspin.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/deadspin.com.png <![CDATA[Deadspin: page 3]]> http://deadspin.com/tag/page3 http://deadspin.com/tag/page3 <![CDATA[Page 3 Officially Bites The Dust]]> It is a sad, sad day here at Deadspin world headquarters; without even the courtesy of a press release or a proper burial, it appears ESPN.com has finally shut the doors on its ill-advised "Page 3" section.

We know, we know; we're going through tissues like crazy here too. But if you go to Page 3's front page, it automatically redirects you to Page 2. (You can even try this using any random old Page 3 story.)

We find this extremely sad, not because Page 3 is gone, but because we never got to say goodbye. Where will be without ... um ... well ... what is it they did again? Anybody who might know anything about this is encouraged to let us know at tips@deadspin.com. Because we can't accept that it's gone. Hell, we were just checking it ... er ... a few weeks ago! It's like we were just there!

Page 3/Page 2 [ESPN.com]

(Update: Yep, it's definitely all gone. "We are consolidating our pop-culture oriented content on ESPN.com into Page 2," say the suits. You know, this is no way to keep up with those hip folks at CBS Sportsline's "Spin." Just saying.)

]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=134505&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[When Bronson Arroyo's Rock Isn't Hard Enough]]> MTV channels its inner Page 3 today, looking at the worst music offerings from professional athletes. (We're going to assume "ESPN Hollywood" has done this story about six times.)

They hit all the highlights, from Shaq's "Shaq Fu: The Return" — with, sadly, no mention of the Fu-Schnickens — Bronson Arroyo's new album of cover songs (it's good to know people are still into "Plush") and Oscar de la Hoya singing a bunch of stuff in Spanish. We are looking forward to the next batch of records, including the eagerly awaited David Eckstein's "N****a Please" and the R. Kelly/Michelle Wie duet, "Shake Me Slow And Smooth (Like a Butter Putter)."

Athlete/Musicians Drop The Ball [MTV]

]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=127750&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ESPN's Page 3 Clings Desperately To Life]]> The handsome man pictured here is Jim Morgenthaler, an employee of ESPN and the "Draft Day Commissioner" of ESPN's Fantasy Game Night. Handsome fellow, we know. Why do we bring him up? Because he's currently the centerpiece of ESPN.com's Page 3, proof that the oft-forgotten page is still alive and kicking with its unique fusion of sports and Hollywood Gossip! Who says sports and entertainment don't mix? Look at that guy!

Anyway, we feel obliged to point out the dates of the last three Page 3 stories:

&#8226; September 9: Turner Fall TV Picks
&#8226; September 7: Tommy Lee, A Cornhusker
&#8226; August 31: Memoirs Of A Video Vixen

Heck, we understand, guys; it's football season, nobody expects you to publish any stories on an ESPN.com site during football season. No worries. We'd like to officially start the Page 3 Oddjack over/under: Date that they finally just remove the link to Page 3 from the front of ESPN.com to just put it out of its misery. We're going with November 11. We're fairly certain that's "over."

Page 3 [ESPN]

]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=126062&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Page 3: What More Can One Say?]]>
We don't mean to be mean. We really don't. But to pull a Tom Joad for a moment, as long as Page 3 keeps publishing stories and delaying its inevitable death, dammit, we'll be there.

Honestly, though, we had kind of forgotten to check the site for a week or so. Which was fine, of course; they haven't updated all week. The last story they ran was an inexplicable rip on the music in NCAA Football 2006. They suggest "muting the TV and listening to some real music." Which no one had ever thought of before.

NCAA Gamers, Press Mute [Page 3]

]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=116917&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Page 3 Shut Out For The Week]]> Some more numbers on Page 3 this week:

· Number of stories published by Page 3 this week: 0
· Number of stories written by Jay Mohr: 1.
· Number of people who hear a sound if a tree falls in the woods: 0.

Page 3 [ESPN]

]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=115030&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Page 3: Not Much Time Left Now]]> The impending death of Page 3 is not something from which we take much enjoyment. The closings of sites tend to make people lose their jobs, and even though the full-time staff at Page 3 is, at tops, one (and that's probably being optimistic). But still: The death bell be just about to be rung-ded.

Page 3 has lost its link off the front page of ESPN.com, which means that the only people who can now read Page 3 stories are those who have the site specifically bookmarked. Which is to say, their only full-time employee, we suspect. It's kind of sad. We're not sure we ever understood what the point of Page 3 was, and that's likely the problem: Nobody really did. So, "enjoy" the last few weeks (if that). Won't be long now.

Page 3 [ESPN.com]

]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=114277&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Page 3 Wakes Up And Publishes — Barely]]> Well, it's Friday, so that must mean it's time for Page 3's editors to remember that they're, in fact, editors and update their "page." To show they mean business, they actually post two stories today. (We know!)

Story One: Tennis Love Match Quiz. How well do you know your celebrity tennis hookups? (The appropriate way to answer that question, by the way, is by punching the dude who asked it in the face. But that's neither here nor there.) This doesn't quite count as a Page 3 story, since it's actually on the SportsNation site, but it's the signature Page 3 combination of weightless piffle, short word count and low man-hours-for-production that gives away a Page 3 story every time.

Story Two. Stupid questions? An interview that's embarassing to both questioner and questionee? Cutting interrogation like "Describe The Feeling?" Yep: This is definitely a Page 3 story. Danica Patrick sits uncomfortably in a chair and pretends that she doesn't remember her first kiss so the bad person with the microphone will just go away.

Tennis Love Match Quiz [ESPN SportsNation]
My Firsts With Danica Patrick [ESPN Page 3]

]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=109891&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Page 3 Continues To Bring You The News]]> Today's fun Page 3 Statistical Breakdown:

Stories Page 3 Has Run The Week Of June 20: Zero.
Stories Page 2 Has Eradicated From The Planet The Week Of June 20: One.

]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=109507&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Page 3: They Shoot Horses, Don't They?]]> Honestly. Could someone please put ESPN's Page 3 out of its misery?

Total number of words spelled in the Scripps National Spelling Bee: 834
Total number of words published on Page 3 this week: 1,116.

So it was close.

Page 3 [ESPN.com]
Scripps National Spelling Bee [Official Site]

]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=109011&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Page 3 Vital Sign Check]]> Number of Page 3 stories in the last seven days: Three.
Number of days since front-page photo has changed: Three.
Date for the end of Dell content advertisement that is Page 3's Top (And Only) Ad: Yesterday.

We would feel sad about the impending Page 3 death, had we not remembered that we never read the site in the first place.

Page 3 [ESPN.com]

]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=108959&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Page 3 Brain Cell Destroyer Of The Day]]> jonbonjovi.jpg
Page 3 continues its slow, underfunded, rotting flop toward death they have to be averaging like three stories a week with an interview with Jon Bon Jovi. The dramatically maned one talks about ownership of AFL's Philadelphia Soul (his co-owner is Ron Jaworski!), his gripping performance in NBC's "Las Vegas" and his existential crisis (really). Only one worthy tidbit here: Last year, Bon Jovi fired the Soul's coach. Imagine being a football coach who is fired by Jon Bon Jovi. Perhaps that's a sign for a career change.

Jon Bon Jovi: Soulful About Football [ESPN.com]

]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=108843&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Page 3 Cell Destroyer Of The Day]]> In its neverending pursuit of Finding The Way Athletes REALLY are, ESPN's Page 3 asks C-List sports stars what their favorite television shows were. (Mercifully, none of them said "Teammates." We might have had to kill someone.) It's news you can use, people. Red Sox lefthander Mike Myers loved "M*A*S*H." Cubs "closer" Ryan Dempster digged "Night Court." Reporter Louise Cornetta definitely earns her salary by learning that Red Sox righthander Matt Clement's wife "really liked 'Friends.'" We cap it all off with Mel Kiper, Jr., who was really into "Dallas." You now have experience the Internet equivalent of spinning around in a circle on your lawn for an hour.

What TV show do you miss?

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