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Ex-NBA big man's heart transplant a successUpdated Feb. 17: Scot Pollard received a donor heart and the transplant was a success, according to his wife Dawn....

War Games comes to Survivor Series | Deadspin Dropkick

9-Year NFL Vet Alan Ball Made A Guy Take His Pants Off On <i>Survivor</i>Are you watching the new season of Survivor? It’s not too late to hop aboard: There’s only been one episode, and this season, as many seasons of Survivor do, includes an NFL player. This time around, it’s cornerback Alan Ball, who spent five seasons with Dallas, then one in Houston, two in Jacksonvi...

On His Second Try, 9-Year NFL Vet Brad Culpepper Proved Perfect For <i>Survivor</i>

You think Survivor is a reality show, but it’s in many ways actually a sport—and former professional athletes have not been very good at it....

John Rocker Made An Ass Of Himself On <em>Survivor</em>

As ready-made Survivor villains go, John Rocker was always a bit too good to be true. A beefy dude with a hot temper, a notorious past, an empty head, and a (presumably) well-stocked bank account? Fans might have been rooting for him to stick around for hate-watching purposes, but there was no way h...

John Rocker Was Born To Be A <em>Survivor</em> Villain, And To Lose

You remember John Rocker....

Marlins President Eliminated On First Night Of <em>Survivor</em>

Miami Marlins president and inveterate asshole David Samson failed to make it through even one evening of this new season of Survivor without being eliminated after his tribe voted overwhelmingly to eject the smarmy thug from the program....

Rick Reilly's "I Had This First On Twitter": The Triumphal Dance Remix

When a live ESPN camera caught Rick Reilly ordering Stu Scott to credit Reilly's Twitter feed, it was an embarrassment for the former back-page Sports Illustrated writer. (Fellow panelist Steve Young was so disgusted he gives Reilly a "C'mon, man!" nudge.) We couldn't let it go with just the raw v...