Steve U: Barkley's "blond hair and good looks."
Way to fact-check there, Mariotti. I have it on solid authority that Charles Barkley is a bald, pudgy black m... more »
Weed Against Speed: "The afternoon sun was orgasmic..."
Al Gore blames the sun busting a nut on global warming. more »
The Gizmo from Pismo: Predicting that a USC QB will be good in the Pete Carroll era. Hm. THAT is why Mariotti is king. more »
Weed Against Speed: As Mariotti points out, Matt isn't even "old enough to grow more than peach-fuzz stubble on his face."
What about on his balls? Mariotti must be savi... more »
It's not uncommon for sportswriters to have man-crushes on athletes, but when you lead with this Freudian slip, you're bound to raise some eyebrows: "The afternoon sun was orgasmic. … Yet nothing was more radiant than Matt Barkley's smile."
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Since Deadspin has become an outpost for awkward, ridiculous, sexually suggestive college football team posters, I guess it was inevitable that one featuring (alleged) high school players would show up. Yay, NAMBLA.
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The screeching teenyboppers at the Wall Street Journal bring word that Matt Ryan is the most knee-meltingly dreamy quarterback in the NFL. It's true because science says so. And believe it or not, this actually sort of matters.
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The Sideline Princess shoot was fine, but those aren't even the naughtiest pictures of a Florida alum in GQ this month. The lurid full-page centerfold of a sweaty, shirtless Tim Tebow is positively filthy....and comes with drooling prose to match. More »
Yes. Purchased it. Because despite Nike's best efforts to keep this thing under wraps, another amateur videographer smart enough to not hand it over has been shopping it for weeks when it became apparent the world wanted to Witness. More »
What's that you say? You'd like to have your mind blown by Frankenstenian NBA theme-composer John Tesh rapping with all the lyrical skill of a 1989-era Fresh Prince suffering from a gaping head wound?
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So, Deadspin reader Dan sent her/us a present: "You guys might have seen these before but I thought I would give it a shot, I found them on a USC football website."
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The 2008-09 Cleveland Cavaliers have earned a reputation as being not only an excellent basketball team but also a loose, fun-loving crew. This fun apparently includes drawing fake tattoos on each others' backs.
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