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Morning Blogdome: Baron Davis Appears To Be Taking The Elton Brand Trade Very Hard
• Steve Nash and Baron Davis took the brown acid, apparently: Regardless of the reason for Steve Nash and Baron Davis riding a tandem bike, dressed like idiots, on a sunny day in Santa Monica, it's still odd and unsettling. [Bar Stool Sports]...
The Unhinged, Passionate Fury Of One H.G. Bissinger Reveals Itself Again
Plenty of emails fluttered in over the past two days about Buzz Bissinger's guest op-ed column in the New York Times this past weekend (on-line only!) about his surreal visit to the College World Series with his three sons....
Week In Review: It Was An All-Star Week For Everybody
Fun week. Enjoy the weekend. For you East Coasters, it's much too hot to go outside. Instead, grab yourself an icy cold Fribble and spend it inside with Matt Sussman as he deftly handles the Deadspin weekend duties. Hopefully, he'll be able to update us on the status of Mike Lupica. He might still b...
Would You Pay $57,000 To Have These Men In Your Living Room? Rush Limbaugh's Ex-Wife Did
Everyone remembers how awful the Rush Limbaugh experiment on ESPN was. How long did it take for him to say something inappropriate? Two weeks? But Limbaugh resigned, ESPN looked a little foolish, and everyone moved on....
Afternoon Blogdome: Just Because Your Hat Is Pink, It Doesn't Mean Your Soul Isn't Red
• Attack of the Pink Hat: You tell 'em sister: " Yes, I own a fitted authentic gameday hat, proudly on display in my Blogspot picture. That's usually my Sox gear of choice. Wearing it right now, in fact... nice wide brim to cover up a hangover with. But you know what? Sometimes I don't WANT to look ...
I Was Shopping For My Wife Bonnie...
" I buy most of her clothes and Mrs Pearl was in the same shop! And it just was an accident you know, we started talking... about panty hose, she was saying... whatever that's not the point of the story but what the point is is that through this accidental meeting... it's like a Hitchcock movie you ...
Ashley Harkleroad And Her Strategically Placed Towel Photos Are Now Available For Your Perusal
Lately, there's been much clamoring around the internet about tennis steamstress Ashley Harkleroad's upcoming Playboy spread this month. With good reason, of course. Based on her recent ESPN the Mag interview about the shoot, she seems affable, confident, and very into herself:...
Morning Blogdome: Some Kids Just Get Star Struck
• Maybe she's the type that runs away from Santa?: At yesterday's White House tee-ball extravaganza, one young player was too spooked to shake the hand of President George W. Bush. Young "Emily from Kentucky" was called over to the President for the requisite post-game photo-op , but chose to high-t...
Tour de France Riders Just Can't Seem To Stop Cheating
As the riders begin the 13th stage of the Tour de France, the inevitable "doping scandal" is plaguing the sport again thanks to Saunier-Duval team rider Riccardo Ricco testing positive for the banned blood-booster EPO. Ricco won two Tour stages this year and tested positive during the 4th stage of t...
Ladainian Tomlinson campaigns in Times Square to be this year's top fantasy football pick. "You look at the numbers on average on what I've put up, and I think it speaks for itself. I don't want to seem like I'm bragging or anything, but the numbers are there ... and I'm all about scoring touchdowns...
Unfortunately, Being An Unrepentant Moron Is Not A Crime
Last week, there was a horrible story about two female St. Louis Cardinals' fans who were struck by a car while crossing the street on the way home from the Cards-Phillies series at Citizens Bank Park. One of the women died due to her injuries....
It's Lupica. L-U-P-I-C-A...I Should Be On The List
An All-Star game attendee emailed Deadspin this report from deep within the hallowed grounds of Yankee Stadium. Apparently, New York Daily News columnist Mike Lupica was having a tough time gaining access to the lower level — where the important people sit! — during Tuesday night's game. :...