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Think Your Kicker's Crap? You're Right
A year removed from their best season ever, NFL kickers are suffering their biggest 1-year drop in accuracy since the '70s. It's the cushiest job in sports, and they can't even find 32 people who can do it well. [NYT]...
Chan Ho Park And Chad Kreuter Are Least Likely Litigants Ever
Pitchers and catchers have a unique bond, unlike any other in sports. That still doesn't make it a good idea to lend a journeyman backstop money....
Profiles In Courage: The Michael Vick Story
The Ed Block Courage award "honors those National Football League players who exemplify commitments to the principles of sportsmanship and courage." And, apparently, Mike Vick....
Pretty Boy/Pac-Man Doping Mindgames Go Both Ways
Pacquiao's camp proposed a $10 million payment if either fighter flunks a drug test; Mayweather's people refused. At this point, they can both take horse Viagra for all I care, as long as they shut up and fight. [Examiner]...
Who Knew Greg Oden's Magical Exploding Kneecap Was Contagious?
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
'Double Crown' Just Doesn't Have The Same Ring To It
The New York Racing Association says it's running low on cash, and might have to close their three tracks. That would mean no Belmont Park. And that would mean no Belmont Stakes....
This Is Not How A Human Leg Is Supposed To Bend (Update)
Gruesome, gruesome injury for Texas A&M guard Derrick Roland tonight....
Dwight Howard's Baby Mama Has No Right To Be Proud Of Her Son
Howard is suing the mother of his child for violating their parenting agreement by posting photos of their 2-year-old on her Twitter. This sets a disturbing precedent for any future custody battle over Chris Cooley's penis. [Orlando Sentinel]...
Dennis Rodman Slays Bankruptcy, Addiction, Lousy Raffle Prizes In One Fell Swoop
Rodman is raffling off his buddy's $3 million mansion, to save that friend's credit rating. Proceeds go to a local Christian Mission/addiction treatment center. No word on if this squares any tabs he might have there. [Rodman Raffle]...
Mayweather Laughably Implies Pacquiao Is Doping
The press releases we get are usually worthless, but sometimes they are news in themselves. Like this one we just got, in which Floyd Mayweather's camp not-so-subtly accuses Pac-Man of ingesting something stronger than power pellets....
Free Skating At Fenway? It'll Cost You
Scalpers, by definition, resell tickets at multiples of face value. Boston scalpers, perhaps having failed math, have marked up ostensibly free tickets by some magic factor that turns zero dollars into: lots of money....
Let's All Thank God For Tommy Kelly's Jock Strap
And here's how we send you into this good night. Not just with a de-pantsed football player, but with a de-pantsed lineman. Click through only if you haven't eaten recently....
From One Teammate To Another
The funeral is Tuesday, but the lasting images of the loss of Chris Henry came today. On the football field, where all our memories of him were made....
When Mortal Kombat Meets Wall Street
The Shaolin Temple, birthplace of popularly known kung fu, is preparing an IPO. Shares pay dividends every time a little guy beats up five bikers in a bar. [Daily Telegraph]...
Tony Gonzalez's House Comes With Its Own Porsche
Crazy Uncle Tony's got a beachfront home, priced to move! These deals won't come around again, so act now! He'll even throw in a brand new Porsche! So do we have ourselves a deal, or what?...
Lowell's Bum Thumb Gives Thumbs Down To Texas Deal
Eleven days later, the deal's off. The upside of re-signing him after the 2007 season: keeping a World Series winning team together. The downside: it's Mike Lowell, and he was all but guaranteed to be physically untradeable. [Boston Herald]...
It's Easy To Look Like You're Making An Effort When The Defense Isn't
Week after week, it's the same thing. Some awfully crappy teams show up for just long enough to make the games surprisingly thrilling. Mediocrity is competition if everyone's mediocre!...
Your Late Games Open Thread
Read one Atlanta beat writer's odyssean attempt to make it to New Jersey for the game. Lazy blogger 1, real journalists who have to actually cover the games, 0. Discuss the snow-delayed games here. [AJC]...