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Big East Conference Drops Last Pretense, Hires TV Executive As Commissioner

The Big East hired Mike Aresco to be its commissioner yesterday. Here are actual quotes from the presidents of two of the league's member schools, from the statement announcing the decision:...

Report: Jerry Sandusky Is Writing A Book While In Prison

Television station WJAC in Johnstown, Pa., is citing sources who say that's what Sandusky's been up to since he was taken off suicide watch sometime after being put behind bars in late June....

This Hiroki Kuroda Scouting Report Is Apparently Brought To You By His Frustrated Wife

As seen last night on the YES Network. Although, after his two-hit, complete-game shutout of the Rangers, opponents are hitting just .215 against Kuroda at Yankee Stadium....

The Raiders' Rookie Hazing Includes A Dong-Shaped Haircut From Carson Palmer

Our friends at Busted Coverage actually bothered to watch last night's Cowboys-Raiders preseason game, but by doing so they were able to make an intrepid discovery: several Raiders players sporting some spectacularly awful haircuts, which the crew at BC instantly pegged as some standard Raiders rook...

Here's The 911 Call From Chad Johnson's Arrest On Domestic Violence Charges

The call was calmly placed by the next-door neighbor of the former Dolphins receiver and his new wife, Evelyn Lozada, on Saturday night. The caller makes it clear early on that Lozada has a cut on her forehead and that "she probably is going to need stitches" because "he hit her with his head." The ...

Deadspin Up All Night: Cuckoo

Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Erik will join you shortly. Give him a minute to get settled in while you watch something other than tape-delayed Olympic events....

Former 49ers Tight End Brent Jones Has His Very Own (And Very Weird) Epic Poet

All we know about this is pretty much what you see in the video above: More than five minutes of Brent Jones autographing photographs at a sporting goods store while some guy reads aloud from a really detailed poem the guy presumably wrote about Jones's life and career. It's ... yeah, we don't kno...

Asylum-Seeking Cameroon Boxers Say They Were Threatened

We told you last week about the seven Olympic athletes from Cameroon—five boxers, a swimmer, a soccer goalie—who went missing from the Olympic village in London. At the time, it was reported that those athletes would likely seek asylum. It now turns out that's exactly what the five boxers are doing,...

Red Sox legend Johnny Pesky has died. He was 92....

Let's Play Stack The Cans On The Passed-Out Phillies Fan

It might be one of those summers in Philly for the first time in several years, but don't think for a moment that folks at Citizens Bank Park aren't still enjoying themselves. Some have too much fun. Others know when one more is always a good idea. Then another, and another......

Report: Feds Now Investigating Whether Jerry Sandusky Sent Child Porn To Others

That's according to CBS News, which said the inquiry is being conducted by U.S. Postal Inspectors:...

It's Official: Watching The Cubs Goes Hand In Hand With Getting Punched In The Balls

Fans of the Cubs have been saying it for years, and while we've always believed it to be true, we never had any actual proof. But there it is....

The Baseballs In College Summer Leagues Appear To Be Juiced

A lot of college baseball players don't go home for the summer. Instead, many make their way to tiny dots on the map like Falmouth (Mass.), Celina (Ohio), DeLand (Fla.), or Quakertown (Pa.), to play in one of a handful of summer leagues....

Miguel Cabrera Can Jump

We told you back in January about the, um, heavy record he's devouring pursuing, but Miguel Cabrera reportedly lost anywhere from 20 to 50 pounds before the season began. And it shows! Just look at him sky for that ball that caroms off the backstop! Chris Stewart never had a chance....

Hungary Forced Overtime In Women's Water Polo With A Buzzer-Beating Sneak Attack

It was all over, and then it wasn't. In the women's water polo bronze medal game, Australia looked like it had everything sewn up when goalkeeper Alicia McCormack stopped Rita Keszthelyi's long-range shot with about 10 seconds to go. The celebration began, since all the Aussies had to do was run ou...

Andre Iguodala Too Busy Eating At McDonald's To Pose For Photo With Serena Williams And Other USA Basketball Players

This photo was posted by Serena Williams, and it looks like LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Tyson Chandler, Deron Williams, James Harden, and Kobe Bryant were eager to go along. Not Andre Iguodala, however. Maybe when the photographer said to say, "Cheese," he just couldn't help himself....

Kenny Britt Posted The Fine He Got From The Titans On Instagram

Titans receiver Kenny Britt has had eight run-ins with the law since being drafted three years ago. He just met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday to discuss a DUI he recently got somehow at a military installation, and the Titans' patience with him appears to be wearing thin. Britt has h...

Deadspin Up All Night: Ba Da Ba

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Saudi Arabia Had A Female Track Athlete Run Today

Sarah Attar was born and raised in California, and she attends Pepperdine University, where she's on the cross country and track and field teams. But her father is Saudi Arabian, and she has dual citizenship, so she competed for the Saudis at the Olympics, qualifying under a clause that aims to expa...

Fan Of The Pittsburgh Pirates? Prove It By Paying Them Money To Join Their Stupid Fan Club. [UPDATED]

The Pittsburgh Pirates are at last contenders again, but they're still the Pittsburgh Pirates. They finally have fans excited again because they're actually winning. But they're still not above showing some degree of contempt for those fans by offering them something they're calling the Fan Advisor ...