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Week In Review: Don't Mess With Texas, You Mormon Freaks
This was a pretty hilariously awful sign posted during last night's TCU trouncing of BYU, where students name-dropped the spooky El Dorado church compound raids in order to intimidate the supposedly up-and-coming Cougars. It worked, obviously. So, there will be a couple of announcements on Monday. ...
Sarasota residents stoked by the prospect of becoming new spring training home for Red Sox are disappointed that their lawmakers are exploring other teams — like the Orioles: The Orioles are like David Hasselhoff," said Joel Parisi, barista at Pastry Art cafe downtown and a Red Sox fan. "He is big i...
Scoop Jackson Would Like To Get Real With You For A Minute
Buried at the bottom of Page 2 today is a clarification from columnist Scoop Jackson, who caused a veritable shitstorm thanks to his B.J. Upton column, when he haphazardly implied that Upton's laziness was a reason for young African-Americans to look up to him. Not really what he meant, of course, b...
Kellen Winslow: Please Stop Asking About My Junk
Good news, Browns fans. Your cantankerously talented tight end Kellen Winslow is no longer suffering from a mysterious ailment that may or may not be related to his testicular area. And...he might even suit up against the Redskins. Winslow addressed the media at practice today and let them know that...
Afternoon Blogdome: Fox's Charissa Thompson Would Like You To Know She's Not an Adult Film Star
• Damn Google:: "You’d be lying to say you don’t care about those things … there is some ignorance out there and people can say whatever they want. (Someone wrote), “Adult film star is now a Fox reporter.” My name, if you Google it, is the same (as that of an adult film star). It’s ignorance. But … ...
The Red Sox comeback, Roger Angell'd: " Postgame reappraisals among a panel of TBS television experts were divided about whether the key blow had been a two-out, seventh-inning single by Dustin Pedroia, which brought home the first Sox run, or Drew’s terminating knock, against closer J. D. Howell. T...
Brain Explosions: Tony LaRussa Reveals To Duff McKagan That He Really Wanted to Coach the Mariners
Former Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan has been online diary-ing for the Seattle Weekly, talking about all things Duff-related and this week he tackles a topic near and dear to him: Seattle's struggling sports teams. The cleverly titled "What happened to our teams?" lets Duff engage his inner W.C...
UFC 89 Preview: "Bisping V. Leben"
Each month, Deadspin will preview the upcoming UFC fight for those readers who enjoy watching two men beat the living crap out of each other in an octagon-shaped ring. "Human cockfighting", as Sen. John McCain once called it. Today, David Andrest, a contributing writer to MMA blog Five Ounces Of Pa...
Like him or not, anytime there's a Red Sox game like last night, you just have to read Simmons: "The Aaron Boone homer happened Oct. 16, 2003. The 19-8 thrashing that gave the 2004 Yankees a 3-0 lead in the ALCS happened Oct. 16. The Indians jumped to a commanding 3-1 lead in the ALCS on Oct. 16. Le...
Morning Blogdome: Evan Longoria Sees No Need For Road Beef at This Time
• This is his ladyfriend, apparently: Her name is Jaime Hanna and she's s a two-year veteran of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers pom-pom entertainment committee. She's also a dental hygienist. Likes pilates. Very limber. Or something. [SBB] • Serena Williams is not a strong surfer: There's something behind ...
Okay, That Was Kind of Insane: 8-7, Red Sox.
Well, the Tampa Bay Rays will have to wait until Saturday to clinch their first American League title because the goddamn Red Sox just pulled off the most remarkable comeback I've ever seen. For those of you who stopped watching after the Rays went up 7-0 while Kazmir was cruising, well, you missed ...
Boston Media Unimpressed With Joe Maddon's Managerial Philosophy
That's the headline in today's Boston Herald from a column written by Sean McAdam, where the columnist questions why Rays' manager Joe Maddon opted to start lefty Scott Kazmir over James Shields. McAdam says Maddon's guilty of costly over-thinking with this move and this is something the struggling...
Well, That Didn't Take Very Long
Oh the joys of Cafe Press. Luckily for those grammatically challenged denizens rooting for the Philadelphia Phillies for the World Series, you now get to have your very own T-shirt that will both show off pride in your team and your low SAT scores. There are a wide variety of styles — ring tee, long...
Afternoon Blogdome: For The Ladies...
• Handsome head shots of America's sports columnists: Unfortunately, most of these men are probably married. But there's no reason you can't admire some of God's finest craftsmanship. If you need to spend some private time alone after viewing these, I completely understand. [Joe Sports Fan] • Jeff G...
Adjust your fantasy rosters accordingly —- Larry Johnson is not playing this week. "It's unclear if this will be an official team suspension, but he's not playing either way. Johnson's pending assault charge appears to be the cause of the news, although he did practice Wednesday. It's also unclear h...