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Photos highlighting the "adverse effects" of steroids are never pretty pictures — the images usually shown are of sad- looking empty scrotums or of pustule-filled backs that even the strongest dosages of Proactiv won't cure. But the photos of a 21-year-old German bodybuilder that turned up in a rece...
This Is Why Rock Fights Are Fun
So, there was this predictable exchange between the front desk guy in my apartment building and another guy as I went out to grab some smokes while the Phillies were down 7-1 in the 4th inning last night to the Mets. "Of course they'd come down to earth. Take 4 from the Dodgers then they get blown o...
The LPGA blowback is in full effect: "We know that professional leagues in other countries (baseball in Japan, basketball in Europe) limit the number of players from the U.S. for fear that our players will overrun the rosters. We don't operate that way. The door is open. If you're good enough, you c...
Morning Blogdome: Aaron Rodgers Still Can't Escape The Ghost
• Whatever doesn't humiliate you makes you stronger: "Not only is Aaron Rodgers filling Favre's shoes, he's also wearing his number! Of course, this was just for a drill in practice, but clearly the Packers have moved on and shouldn't expect much of a drop off, if any, this season." [Stock Lemon] • ...
Jay Mariotti: Quits Chicago Sun-Times Before Struggling Newspaper Business "Takes Him Down With It"
Wow. Based on the enormous amount of emails flooding Deadspin's inbox, you would've thought that there was an assassination of a beloved sports figure or a towering inferno at Yankee Stadium. Nope. The reason for the deluge was because Jay Mariotti, after 17 years of vituperative hackdom, has decide...
Larry Brown's 9/11 Memories Darken The Redeem Team's Triumphant Gold Medal Victory
As a Philadelphian, I will always forgive Larry Brown for many of the egotistical brainfarts he's committed in his loooong and well-traveled coaching career for the rejuvenation period he brought to the Sixers when he coached here .(His 2001 Sixers team will always be one of the most revered ones in...
Afternoon Blogdome: Chris Mortensen's Arizona Job Security In Jeopardy
• But Leinart's starting job is still safe for now: "Do we have a quarterback? ... It seems like Chris Mortensen is making the decision on our quarterback for our football team. ... But nothing has changed," [Arizona Cardinals' Coach Ken]Whisenhunt said. [Sporting Blog] • I'm sure it's pronounced "R...
LPGA To Members: Be More American, Please
A couple of years ago in Philadelphia, a national controversy erupted when Geno's steak owner Joey Vento posted a sign on the front of his order window that said "This Is America: When Ordering Speak English." Joey became somewhat of a hero to many and a despised xenophobe to some civil liberties gr...
Mike Lupica takes a break from his tepid political coverage to do what he does best — grouse about A-Rod: "And, while we're at it, let's see how much game Alex Rodriguez will bring to his first playoff run since he signed for the $300 million. If he really is going to be the kind of big Yankee he de...
NFL Season Preview: Denver Broncos
We're less than a month away from the start of the NFL season, so it's time to start the impassioned season previews from various writers, bloggers, diehard fans, cooks, TV personalities, and numerous other walks of life whom consider football the only sport worth watching. Today: The Denver Broncos...
Kevin Duckworth dead at 44: "I'll always remember Duckworth for his starring role in the most exciting basketball game IKevin Duckworth have ever seen in person: Portland's come-from-behind Game 7 win over Larry Brown, David Robinson, Rod Strickland, and the San Antonio Spurs in the second-round of ...
The Accredited Leave, Sun Still Shines (Sort Of)
The Olympics have mercifully ended and they were in China. And we are proud to welcome back our Deadspin Beijing Bureau, our own trio of correspondents living in China and reporting on everything they see, Olympics related and otherwise. They are winding down their coverage, obviously. The day after...
Morning Blogdome: Lindsay Lohan Has Impeccable Taste In Quarterbacks
• LiLo digs the Neckbeard: “Also spied dancing with an attractive blonde at Crimson Lounge: new Bears quarterback Kyle Orton — dubbed ‘’super-hot” by Lohan, Ronson and Lauper, who all admired the NFL player’s dance-floor moves.” [Sports Crackle Pop] • Shaq's stalkee might be a little crazy: "Alexis ...