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Welcome to Deadspin's first and likely last annual NHL Draft Diary. Follow along with due reverence for the most thrilling pageant in all of sport. More »
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SI has a nice profile this week of hockey's undisputed signature voice, Mike "Doc" Emrick. The story picked up some of the things that make Emrick a great play-by-player: his research, his enthusiasm, his longevity. More »
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This is what you get for slashing Dick Ebersol's $600 billion promo budget. More »
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The NHL is set to announce the terms of their renewed contract with NBC and Versus today, for upwards of $200 million a year. (Multiple sources say it's a 10-year deal.) That sounds like a lot of money, or not a lot of money, depending on who you talk to. Versus also sounds like the best home for hockey, or not the best home for hockey, again, depending on the source. More »
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Yes, it's dated and it's college hockey, but can you honestly think of a better way to kick off the NHL season than watching a rampaging polar bear from outer space destroy a mid-sized American city? Didn't think so. More »
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Nobody receives or understands rodeo/hockey channel Versus, but they will quickly solve that problem with the magic of... ugh, "user generated content" and a not very well thought out web campaign. More »
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It's a sad day here at Deadspin World Headquarters, as the Talking Dennis Miller action figure was found hanged to death early this morning by the cleaning crew. Suicide is suspected, although I blame the cat. His last words were thought to have included a snarky insult of some sort, followed by an arcane reference to the Crimean War. Such a tragic waste of $22.95. Talking Dennis Miller will be interred in my backyard, alongside the Tomb of the Unknown GI Joe. More »
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My Talking Dennis Miller Action Figure arrived in the mail today, and I'm happier than Wink Martindale on the Island of Topless Double-D Spokesmodels. Although on close inspection Talking Dennis more resembles the guy who sold me my term life insurance. So far I haven't been able to find the button that makes him talk, although I'm sure that Rupert Murdoch can show me where it is. More »
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So is it mere coincidence that Dennis Miller starts his new sports show on Versus on the same day that we open our Sports Human of the Year nominations? (lowers glasses, looks thoughtfully at reader). We weren't born yesterday, babe. Sports Unfiltered with Dennis Miller kicked off on Tuesday, and if there were any of you who thought that the first guest wasn't going to be Curt Schilling, that's ten demerits, soldier. It was a wonderful segment, after which the two exchanged American flag lapel pins and waterboarded a Versus intern. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=319799&view=rss&microfeed=true Hey there kemosabe it's me, Dennis Miller. While it's true that I've had more shows than the original Broadway run of Cats, I really don't see how one more is going to hurt. Hair plugs aren't cheap, OK babe? So pull up a footstool and check out the promo for my latest offering, Sports Unfiltered with Dennis Miller, which is set to cha-cha into your living rooms on Nov. 6. Because smarmy pseudo-punditry will be in short supply this winter what with the elections coming up! More »
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Far be it from us to imply that the NHL might have made a mistake aligning itself with a network as shaky as Versus, but ... well ... it's not a good sign when your network might be pulled off cable right before the playoffs. More »
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Perhaps realizing once and for all that having a leaf in your logo doesn't exactly make us think you're the toughest network around — as opposed to, say, SPIKE TV, DUDE! — the Outdoor Life Network is changing its name to "Versus" in September, just in time for NHL season. More »
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