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For Those Of You Who Can't Wait Until Tonight To See The Chinese People Go Crazy With The Fireworks
Here's a quick video montage of the opening ceremonies at the Beijing Olympics from this morning (last night? what time is it?) and it's quite as impressive and terrifying as reported: fireworks that resemble a mushroom cloud, flying Chinese fairy children, more fireworks, light displays, FIREWORKS...
I'm Sorry I Put Window Pane In Mel's Quail
You got a lot of nerve. You come in here, you lick my wife's armpit. You know... I'm going to have that image in my head for the rest of my life with your tongue in there. If you're seeing colors you don't want to see or hearing music coming from the table, then you're ready to become a Deadspin adv...
Afternoon Blogdome: LA Times Writer Bill Plaschke Is Much More Tolerable With A Mouthful Of Penis
• This probably won't be discussed on Around The Horn: LA Times writer Bill Plaschke and Chicago Tribune writer Kevin Pang sample the elegant penis cuisine of Beijing. So, if you've ever been so incensed by Plaschke's writing and wished he would just "eat a big bowl of penis," congratulations — it c...
Morning Blogdome: Jay Buhner Only Feels Complete When He's Shaving The Heads Of Elderly Women
• He will cut you: "The Everett Aqua Sox of the Northwest League must have gotten similar complaints because today they are giving out free “Buhner Buzz Cuts” by none other then Jay Buhner himself. This was an old promotion in Seattle when he played there in the 90’s (although I don’t think he actua...
Sad Old Man Greets The Jets With Lukewarm Enthusiasm
Yesterday's meet-the-newest-Jet press conference with Brett Favre gave the 38-year-old quarterback some glimpse of the intense scrutiny he'll be under the entire year he dons green and white. But considering he couldn't do anything for the last 32 days without an ESPN reporter following him to the c...
Quincy Carter saw the light: "I just decided it was time for me to grow up. I'm handling my business and I'm not looking back at the mistakes I've made and beating myself up over them. The future is ahead of me whether I play in the NFL or not. It's ahead of me whether I play in the Arena League or ...
Favre Fever Grips Manhattan
Of course, I know how it feels. But that still doesn't in anyway preclude anyone in Manhattan from punching them if they start Brett!Brett!Brett!-ing throughout the city. This individual was spotted walking along 3rd Avenue and 41st a little after 4 p.m. today. He must be stopped. The camo shorts ar...
Watch Patrick And Olbermann Make An Awkward Attempt At Recapturing Chemistry Tonight
Even though Jason Whitlock (and plenty of others) think the re-teaming of Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick is a colossally bad idea, I'm still hopeful. At the very least, some of the magical glib that made them so good the first time around must still be around, right? Hopefully, the media powerhouse...
A Quick Word On Tomorrow's (Today's, For Us) Opening Ceremony
The Olympics begin tomorrow 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, O...
Afternoon Blogdome: Jay Glazer Wins Again
• He's an army of one: Great commentary about how Fox Sports' Jay Glazer managed to outrun the ESPN Favre-chasers and get the Jets scoop before anyone else. That must have pissed a few people off. [The Big Lead] • Cuban to own the Cubs rumors continue to rumble: "CUBS FANS, get ready, this really mi...
NFL Season Preview: Houston Texans
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. This year, the previews w...
Introducing...Big Boxes At The Top Of The Page
Greetings. As you may have noticed there are giant huge story boxes at the top of Deadspin right now. This is a little jarring. Please avert your eyes if they blind you. But this is a new feature designed to give more prominence to Deadspin stories that have a shelf-life longer than a day or two. ( ...
This Is Why It's Dangerous To Shoot Live Commercial Spots
Anybody who watches ESPN for an inordinate amount of time everyday has probably seen those promotional spots for the new live SportsCenter set to launch on August 11 featuring Steve, the 25-year-old ESPN employee, being filmed in real-time in preparation for the big day. Steve beat out 100 of his fe...
Morning Blogdome: Jelena Jankovic Has Trick Shots Out The Wazoo
• Maybe this is why she has to change her underwear so often: No idea how the Serbian tennis powerhouse can pull this shot off, but it looks like she's going to be tough to beat in the Olympics. [Down The Line] • "Please Throw The Toilet Paper Into The Dustbin": It's hard to be a media member in Bei...
And Brett Favre New York Jet jerseys are already for sale: "So yeah, that didn’t take long … less than an hour after the trade was reported, the Jets site was already hawking Brett Favre Jets jerseys. Nice. As for those Brett Favre Buccaneers jerseys, you ask? Probably on their way to Nicaragua righ...
Brett Favre: Starting Quarterback For...The New York Jets
All of those reporters embedded in Green Bay, Hattiesburg, Tampa Bay, and Minnesota can climb out of their bunkers and officially catch a flight to JFK International Airport immediately because amazingly (finally) the 31-day Favre itchy-scratchy melodrama has reached a merciful end . FoxSports.com w...
HBO Pestering The Dallas Cowboys Begins Tonight
Tonight at 9 p.m. HBO unveils the premiere episode of Hard Knocks:Training Camp With The Dallas Cowboys as the NFL Films crew gets up close and personal (but not too close to Jerry Jones; the camera lights will melt his eyelids) to America's Team for the second time around. This has to be bitterswee...