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conspiracy theories
The Erin Andrews Chin Incident: A Reconstruction
What really happened on that fateful night when America's Sideline Princess was viciously attacked by flying baseballs? Just how bad were her injuries? Where was the ball boy/girl for protection? Why is there no video evidence? What are they hiding?! More »
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Comment by Bobby Big Wheel: We need a commission to investigate this. I nominate Warren Buffett to chair it. 4 Responses | Other threads
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why your stadium sucks
Why Your Stadium Sucks: Oriole Park At Camden Yards
This is a weekly feature in which I (and maybe you, too, readers) detail the various reasons for hating your ballpark. This week: Oriole Park at Camden Yards. More »
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By Tommy CraggsComment by ClintonPortishead: So, uh, why exactly does it suck? Because it inspired other, less quality copycats? And is a physical representation of... 4 Responses | Other threads
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lenny dykstra
Lenny Dykstra Gets Played Off
I'm generally unmoved by popular internet memes but, dammit, I just can't help myself when it comes to Keyboard Cat. Luckily, Gawker video samurai Mike Byhoff shares my love of The Cat and put this together for us. More »
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By DAULERIOComment by quick: Dykstra can always save money by rooming with J.R. Richard. 2 Responses | Other threads
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Deleted Scenes
The One Where Jay Mariotti Shows Off His Formidable Lady-Killing Technique
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.
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By DAULERIOComment by ScientificMapp: You know who else is displeased with people up in his grill? Donte Stallworth. 6 Responses | Other threads
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announcements
From Your Very Special Guest Editor
Last time I wrote on this page, it was with unbridled cautious optimism for Trent Edwards and the 2008 Buffalo Bills. Was I wrong? Yes and no. Well, actually, just yes.
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By yonibrennerComment by MarkKelsosMigraine: The 2009 Buffalo Bills are a matchup nightmare!! /totally delusional 5 Responses | Other threads
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erin andrews
Here's Erin Andrews Getting Angry At Someone For Pulling On Her Cords (ALSO NOT A EUPHEMISM)
This is quite a sustained grouchy face. This is also the last footage of America's Sideline Princess with her chin still intact. [YouTube]
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By DAULERIOComment by ClueHeywood: If you pull Erin Andrews's cord, she'll say "math class is tough!" 5 Responses | Other threads
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steve mcnair
Tennessean Brings Out The Dead, Asks About Exciting New Line Of Restaurants
Here's the front page of the Tennessean's weekly Davidson A.M. edition, which is one of those zoned supplements that go yellow on your lawn and contain nothing but Zales ads and the occasional fluffy interview with a dead person.
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By Tommy CraggsComment by Barry Lutz: The story quotes McNair as saying, "you should try my Iranian side dish." 5 Responses | Other threads
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balls deep
Hypospadias And You: An In-Depth Study Of Bong Dick
I live in the DC area and I have a baby boy, so it's only natural that scientists have now discovered that DC drinking water might be deforming baby boy's genitals. WOOHOO!
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By Drew MagaryComment by Galactica: My son was born with this. While it was disturbing at first, he had surgery a year after his birth,... 7 Responses | Other threads
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announcements
Now It's Time To Let Your Star Shine
So the new commenting system is live. Please hop to the bottom section and test it out. I'm sure there will be kinks, complaints, confusion and minor chaos. Feel free to contact bugs with the real boners. More »
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By DAULERIOComment by UkraineNotWeak: Folks!!! You should check out the bathroom in The Star Lounge. DOUBLE PLY!!!! 8 Responses | Other threads
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lebron james
The Dunk Was "As Good As It Could've Been Hyped Up To Be"
Ryan Miller, the would-be Zapruder whose video of LeBron getting Tom Chambered was commandeered by a Nike goon, has offered a few more details about the incident. Namely: The dunk was awesome, and Bron-Bron was kind of a prick.
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By Tommy CraggsComment by thetaxman: Why am I not shocked that someone got one past a guy named Ryan Miller. 2 Responses | Other threads
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steve mcnair
Police Close The Book On The Steve McNair Case
Nashville's Chief of Police Ronal Serpas just gave a very thorough and detailed account of the death of Steve McNair and Sahel Kazemi and provided a rather convincing explanation of why investigators have officially ruled it a murder-suicide. More »
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Comment by Carl Everett, Jurassic Park Tour Guide.: Note to self: Don't date crazy. 4 Responses | Other threads
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lance armstrong
The Critic-Proofing Of Lance Armstrong
The ad you see here is the new Lance Armstrong spot for Nike, which would be merely standard-issue, inspiromatic marketing schlock if it didn't come so creepily close to suggesting that to criticize Lance now is to somehow enable cancer. More »
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By Tommy CraggsComment by MeAndChipperJones: I read the piece on Slate (linked from another non-sports site) and thought "I bet Tommy will link to his... 5 Responses | Other threads
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steve mcnair
Live-Streaming The Love Life And After-Life Of Steve McNair
McNair's best friend Robert Gaddy says, despite all glaring indications, Mechelle and Steve weren't getting for a divorce. Nope, the happy couple was buying a new home together. Now stop asking him about the 20-year-old girlfriend. More »
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By DAULERIOComment by Steve U: Bro in Backwards Hat: Someone stole our case of Coors Light! Spokeswoman: We all agree that this is a... 6 Responses | Other threads
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deadcast
Leitch And Drew On Vomiting, Dipping, Commenting, Simmons, And Other Essentials
Your Deadcast guest this week is Leitch. It's a nice departure from all those weeks of talking to, you know, interesting people. HEY-O!!!!
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Media Meltdowns
From The Desk Of Gary Belsky
Gary Belsky is the EIC of ESPN The Magazine, which you probably know as the strange, unwieldy object wedged into your mailbox every other week. Sometimes, funny things happen at Gary's magazine, and employees tell us about them.
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Comment by ScientificMapp: "And-a now, I'm-a gonna write-a you a magazine you're-a never gonna forget!" 3 Responses | Other threads
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balls deep
F—k Your Stupid Life Event: A Guide To Gift Giving
I hate buying gifts. I hate shopping for them, even online, which requires only that I click a mouse a few times, maybe fill out your address. NO TIME FOR THAT SHIT. More »
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By Drew MagaryComment by NightElfMohawk: Speaking for a good chunk of female sports fans that sick of being pandered to in the most lazy way... 8 Responses | Other threads
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steve mcnair
The Death Of Steve McNair And The War Against Cliché
The eulogies to Steve McNair are pouring in from all points on the compass, and one word seems to be showing up again and again. You know which one: "warrior."
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By Tommy CraggsComment by Civil Negligence: Pat Benatar sees nothing wrong with this. 5 Responses | Other threads
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Ten Humans
The Real Reason You Should Hate The Media (And That Includes Us)
A new media site launched yesterday that serves as a rather handy reminder of just why everyone hates the media.
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By Will LeitchComment by David Hume: Mix the 'barbs with applesauce and then wash it down with vodka, you say? Sure, I mean, I... 3 Responses | Other threads
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steve mcnair
Steve McNair's "Girlfriend" Bought A Gun
The latest tidbit of news on the Steve McNair investigation: Reports are now saying that Sahel Kazemi allegedly bought a gun just days before she and the former quarterback were found dead. That's probably not a coincidence.
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Comment by BruschisBrewsky: I'm sure this has brought a smile to the faces of all NRA members. /seriously, fuck those people 15 Responses | Other threads
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politics
Diagramming Sarah Palin's "Full-Court Press" Metaphor
Last Friday, Sarah Palin shrugged into her respectable Republican cloth coat and announced she was resigning from office. Along the way, she dropped a somewhat baffling basketball analogy, which we've helpfully diagrammed for you below, just as Palin described it.
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By Tommy CraggsComment by Matt Sussman: Sarah passes the ball to Trig, open for three ... YES! From Down's town! 12 Responses | Other threads
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balls deep
A Special Announcement From Ballsdeepland
Announcements have been unkind to you lately. They're either telling you someone has died, or that you're gonna get banned from commenting. Well here's an announcement I hope you find a bit more welcome.
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By Drew MagaryComment by TheStarterWife: Years from now, people will not ask "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" They ask, "Which came... 3 Responses | Other threads
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competitive eating
The Nathan's 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest Is America
Is there anything more distinctly American than celebrating our independence by holding a contest to see who could consume the most processed meat? Photographer Erin Siegal and I ventured out to Coney Island to take it all in. More »
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Comment by skeleton69: chiming in on the wiener-head: i say d-bag. My gut just tells me this get-up was motivated more by a desire... 4 Responses | Other threads
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steve mcnair
The Mysterious Keith Norfleet Keeps Popping Up (Update)
So this doesn't look great for cuckolded ex Keith Norfleet: "never let anyone or anything come in between you and the one you love because when you do you lose everything." I can't wait for this guy's alibi.
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By DAULERIOComment by AnnyongAnnyong: Still actively using Myspace is a shady enough activity. 4 Responses | Other threads
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steve mcnair
And Now Let's Dive Into This Bizarre Steve McNair Situation
First it was a double homicide. Then it was murder-suicide. Now it's just tragic and sad. And TMZ has pictures of the doomed couple parasailing. More »
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By DAULERIOComment by BuddyGuyMontag: I also think this Norfleet character is full of bravosierra. If she was banging on his door early Saturday morning, and... 5 Responses | Other threads
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horrible
Steve McNair Found Shot to Death [UPDATE]
No joke. A Nashville news channel is reporting he was shot to death in downtown Nashville. A female has also been found dead. More obviously as soon as we know anything. Terrible, terrible news. More »
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By Gourmet SpudComment by Avalanche of Rockie Bronco Nuggets: Mddn crs strks gn! 6 Responses | Other threads
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Deleted Scenes
The One With People Drinking And The Return Of The Fanny Cough Yarn-Spinner
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 »
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By DAULERIOComment by Fu Manchu Not Amused aka SalFasanoForever: "p and s - lubert if you readin this i so sorry that i hit you gramma with teh horshoe.... 6 Responses | Other threads
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why your stadium sucks
Why Your Stadium Sucks: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
This is a new weekly feature in which I (and maybe you, too, readers) detail the various reasons for hating your ballpark. This week: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. More »
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By Tommy CraggsComment by Juancho: Educate me: What is that thing at the top? 10 Responses | Other threads
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Media Meltdowns
The Jay Mariotti Online Express Could Be Headed Back To Chicago
The Rumor: Jay Mariotti's death wish/dream to return to the Chicagoland newspaper universe is almost complete — he's finally heading to the Chicago Tribune. It's just unfortunate that neither he nor anyone at the paper will talk about it.
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By DAULERIOComment by The_Dark_Side_of_Oz: I see he has his official middle age douche bag uniform on, jeans and a sport coat 9 Responses | Other threads
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deadcast
Bridget Hall: Loves Shrooms, Hates Jessica Simpson
Your Deadcast guest this week is supermodel Bridget Hall. You might think a smoking hot lady like Bridget is unattainable. But today, I bring you proof she's just like us Deadspin folk! She likes guns!
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moneyball
Soderbergh's Moneyball Script Too Real To Get Made
The Sony Pictures executive who pulled the plug on Moneyball says that Steven Soderbergh changed the original script because he didn't want anything in the movie that didn't actually happen. So Billy Beane isn't a sweaty, foul-mouthed, Hooters waitress slayer?
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Comment by Steve U: Chip Lambert knows exactly what this script needs: more breasts. 2 Responses | Other threads
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Fin.
June: Fin.
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, starting with No. 10. More »
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By Ben CohenComment by Jen P: Starting with No. 10? But the first one says No. 1. I've been gone awhile--is this new Deadspin math? 5 Responses | Other threads
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steroids
Why The "New" Alleged Steroids List Is A Crock
Yesterday, RotoInfo posted this widely forwarded "rumored 2003 Steroid list," which purported to enumerate the 104 players who flunked baseball's anonymous round of drug testing that year. Don't believe a word of it.
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By Tommy CraggsComment by Matt Sussman: Another sign it's a forgery? Rich Garces is conspicuously absent from the list. 3 Responses | Other threads
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Ten Humans
Which Sports Death Would Affect Us Like MJ's?
I was as surprised by the reaction to Michael Jackson's death as I was the death itself, though I shouldn't have been. Is there anyone in sports whose death we'd react to in a similar way? More »
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By Will LeitchComment by UpstateUnderdog: I'm rooting for OJ to be next. Speaking of death, read this guys obit. Bad ass. [www.democratherald.com] 6 Responses | Other threads
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NBA Draft 2009
Where Awkward Happens: Reading The Body Language Of NBA Draft Picks
The David Stern handshake is a newly drafted player's baptism into the NBA. It is also, often as not, hilariously awkward. We asked body language maven Patti Wood to analyze some of these moments from yesterday's Draft. More »
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By Tommy CraggsComment by Thats_Juan_Lucky_Pierre: Not pictured: Toney Douglas leg humping anything in sight when the Lakers called his name. 2 Responses | Other threads
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why your stadium sucks
Why Your Stadium Sucks: Rangers Ballpark In Arlington
This is a new weekly feature in which I (and maybe you, too, readers) detail the various reasons for hating your ballpark. This week: Rangers Ballpark In Arlington. More »
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By Tommy CraggsComment by IanKinslerFan: I think the park is one of the best in the country. I've visited several in my short lifespan, and... 11 Responses | Other threads
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Deleted Scenes
Erin Andrews Digs The Taco Bar And Other Things
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 »
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By DAULERIOComment by ZombieGhostsoftheSCUpcountry: Thank God for the new cartridge in the color printer.//off to take a porcelain cruise with EA 5 Responses | Other threads
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detroit
Man Falls From Hockeytown's Roof...Reader Has Enthusiastic Report
This is unfortunate. A Tiger fan hanging out at Detroit's famous Hockeytown bar fell off the roof deck and landed on the sidewalk. We hope he's okay. But one intrepid reader was there to offer this [Sic'd/Sick?] report. More »
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By DAULERIOComment by Weed Against Speed: Heading to tonights Whitesnake Concert in Bay City, MI me and a buddy... Stop right there. Here I go again, but... 4 Responses | Other threads
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2009 NBA Draft
Not Feeling Minnesota: Rubio May Stay In Europe, Says Father
My Spanish is a little rusty, but I do believe this translates to, "Get us the fuck out of Minneapolis, Donnie Walsh."
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By Tommy CraggsComment by Hit Bull Win Steak: Isnt that the chick who was banging Bruce Willis' character in Pulp Fiction? 7 Responses | Other threads
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Softball Failures
There Are So Many Ways To Make Your Leg Turn Purple
A good portion of Americans join softball leagues this time of the year. Many do it for the social aspect alone, which leaves many teams stockpiled with players who are ridiculously awful.
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By DAULERIOComment by Gourmet Spud: Every week I can scan this feature, looking for a bruise in the shape of Jesus, as a divine sign... 3 Responses | Other threads
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deadcast
Jim Brown: All-American, Gaylord
Your Deadcast guest this week is Hall of Famer Jim Brown (listen here). And holy shit, is that man intimidating. Except when talking about rollerskating around Venice Beach. More »
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