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Louisville fullback Brock Bolen's dad is a winner in the rodeo of life: "Their patriarch is a former Green Beret who once worked as a bounty hunter in Africa and later served as Hustler publisher Larry Flynt's personal valet. Jim Bolen has been in more fistfights than he can remember, was busted by ...

Afternoon Blogdome: But What About Your Dry Erase Board's Filthy Mouth?
• ESPN's "Steve" finally gets time to reflect on his commercial experience: "Also the karaoke to Erin Andrews. She called me out during the broadcast and said I wasn't giving her any love, so we decided to pick the most ridiculous song to karaoke (Werewolves of London) and dedicate it to her. It was...

Peter King is still talking about his colonoscopy: "So I see Gary Myers of the New York Daily News in the press box at the Meadowlands Saturday night. He tells me the doctor about to give him a colonoscopy last year says to him, "Do you know Peter King?'' Myers says yes, and the doc proceeds to tell...

Removing Vowels Make Comments Appear to Be Written in Bulgarian
To keep the comments as fresh and outstanding as they've been up to this point, Commenting Guru Rob Iracane will write a bi-weekly Comment Ombudsman column. It runs every other week. This is that week. Mr. Iracane, co-proprietor of the brilliant Walkoff Walk , is also the guy who approves comments a...

BOCOG Vice President Wang Wei Wants You to Stop Bothering Him
The Olympics are in full-swing and they're in China, so, you know, it should be a rather fascinating world event, if you're into fascinating world events. 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...

Tom Barbero Was Only Trying To Cool Off
Nothing gets a suburban small town more in a tizzy than when a "noted sex offender" moves into the neighborhood. All the rehabilitation and prison time in the world can never convince overly- protective parents this monster will ever be available for car-pool or babysitting duties. Granted, regardle...


Morning Blogdome: Heidi Watney Gets Burn-Booked On Flickr
• Heidi Hatin': Even though NESN's Heidi Watney has captured the hearts and attention-spans of male viewers in New England, there is one housewife with a Flickr account who just doesn't see what all the hype is about. [Busted Coverage] • Jessica Simpson is "good" for the Cowboys: Or so says Jerry Jo...

Welcome To The Post-Phelps Malaise
Late Saturday night Michael Phelps finally accomplished the impossible-turned-inevitable: 8 gold medals, setting hearts aflutter and cementing his legacy as an Olympic icon destined for corporate millions, milk mustaches, and being an overexposed special guest on NBC shows for the rest of his life. ...


Buzz Bissinger Seems To Be Enjoying His Summer
Is Buzz Bissinger missing a finger? Was that the result of the tussle with the College World Series security beatdown? Or is he making gang signs? Can't tell. This photo was sent to us from a reader and I'm not quite sure what it means. Either way, Roger Goodell would like to have a word with Buzz i...

Afternoon Blogdome: This Is The Epitome Of Nightmare Fuel
• So this is how he spent his Tuesdays with Morrie: I have no idea why the image of Mitch Albom getting a foot massage in Beijing is so captivating, but it is. I thought elves had little hooves for feet? [The Big Lead] • No, you're more famous!: Michael Phelps meets Tom Brady. Or "Gold Medal Swimmer...

Good Lord - I've heard about this - cat juggling! Stop! Stop! Stop it! Stop it! Stop it!
And that's it and that's the only thing I need, is this. I don't need this or this. Just this ashtray. And this paddle game, the ashtray and the paddle game and that's all I need. And this remote control. The ashtray, the paddle game, and the remote control, and that's all I need. And these matches....

Salud, Chris Russo
FoxSports.com's Peter Schrager, friend of Deadspin, possible spray-tanning victim, and an unapologetic friend of Jay Mohr, is one of many New Yorkers mourning the end of the Chris Russo era at sports radio station WFAN this morning. His words (er, eulogy) on the news of the "Mike and the Mad Dog" br...

Michael Bertin Is Your New Closer
Unfortunately, we could not wrestle away previous soccer mom David Hirshey from his other "job" even though we offered him a drum full of mustache balm and unreleased nude photos of Pele to continue with us. The man simply wouldn't budge. No fear, though, because your weekly footie fix will be fille...

Sean Salisbury Isn't Angry Anymore
And here we have the second portion of our interview. It's more of the same, but Sean does calm down (somewhat) to emphasize a few things. Even though he sounds enraged when he's telling you "he's not angry." He's wholeheartedly trying not to be, but I get the sense that he could sound enraged when ...

Morning Blogdome: John McEnroe Tossed From Tennis Tournament For Acting Like John McEnroe
• It's this type of behavior that drove Tatum O'Neal to cocaine: "The 49-year old hot head was disputing a line call when he received a code violation for using an obscenity. In typical style, John kept up the arguing and was given two more abuse of official penalties as the crowd began yelling for ...

Chris "Mad Dog" Russo Is Finally Free To Become The Big, Big Star He Always Wanted To Be
Fans of the " Mike and The Mad Dog Show" probably saw this coming months ago, but after all that speculation, it finally happened late yesterday: After 20 years partnered with Mike Francesa, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo's nasal, New Yawkishness has left the building. Francesa will remain in his current rol...